Journal · Trek planning

Choosing your journey.

How long you have, how high you want to go and how much time you want in the villages are the three questions that decide everything else.

Two weeks gives the full circuit. Ten days gives a compressed circuit for strong legs, or the Tsum Valley with no pass. Three weeks joins the two.

Book five to six months ahead for October; spring departures fill more slowly.

Snow peaks of the Manaslu range above green forest

Dolkar standing beside a still glacial lake in mist, green pasture and cloud behind her

Also in Journal

A trekker walking a forest trail in the lower Manaslu valley

Preparation & Packing

Lodges provide beds and meals, so you carry a daypack and porters carry a duffel of up to 12 kg. Warm layers matter more than gear.

Stone houses and terraced fields of a village above the Budhi Gandaki

Practical Guides

The everyday questions, answered plainly.

Trekkers crossing a snow-covered pass in the Manaslu region

Altitude & Safety

Headache, nausea, poor appetite, unusual tiredness and broken sleep are the early signs. They are common and usually pass with a rest day. The rule is simple: never ascend with symptoms.

A stone hut in the mist of the Budhi Gandaki gorge

Culture & Stories

Stories from guides, lodge owners, monks and nuns along the Budhi Gandaki.

Yaks grazing on high pasture below Manaslu

Manaslu Travel Tips

Learned over a decade of circuits.

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