Journal · Manaslu travel tips

Small things that help.

Learned over a decade of circuits.

At a glance

Arrive in Kathmandu two nights early; the drive is long and jet lag at altitude is worse.
Buy a local SIM for Kathmandu and forget about it on the trail.
Carry small notes for monastery donations and tea.
Walk clockwise around mani walls, chortens and prayer wheels.
Pack a book you have been meaning to read. You will finish it.

Trekkers crossing a snow-covered pass in the Manaslu region

A guide beside a trail signboard in the Manaslu region

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