Machha Khola Camp
Camping
Day 1
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Ten days round an 8,163 m mountain, over the Larke Pass. The same circuit in nine days without the Samagaon acclimatisation day, on a shared guide and no porters.
Manaslu is a restricted area — you cannot trek it without a licensed guide and a group of at least two, by law.
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| Arughat |
| Soti Khola |
| Machha Khola |
The Budhi Gandaki gorge is narrow, hot and spectacular, with suspension bridges every few kilometres.
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| Tatopani hot springs |
| Dobhan |
| Jagat |
Somewhere around Deng the villages stop being Nepali-Hindu and start being Tibetan-Buddhist.
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| Philim |
| Ekle Bhatti |
| Deng |
The first day the mountains appear over the gorge walls.
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| Ghap |
| Mani walls |
| Namrung |
Manaslu at 8,163 m is directly ahead from Lho onward, and it does not leave the view again.
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| Lho |
| Ribung Gompa |
| Shyala |
| Manaslu |
Climb high, sleep low. The base camp walk is the acclimatisation that makes the pass work.
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| Birendra Lake |
| Manaslu Base Camp |
| Pungyen Gompa |
Samdo is the last permanent village, settled by Tibetan refugees, a day from the border.
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| Samdo |
| Tibetan border trail |
Dharamsala is a shed at 4,460 m with limited beds. It is the coldest and worst night of the circuit and everyone gets through it.
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| Dharamsala (Larke Phedi) |
Ten hours: four up to the pass in the dark and cold, then a long descent onto the Annapurna side.
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| Larke La |
| Ponkar glacier |
| Bimthang |
You join the Annapurna circuit road at Dharapani, and it is a very long day out.
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9 breakfasts, 9 lunches and 9 dinners across 10 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast and lunch on day 10.
27 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
Did this over 10 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. No hesitation recommending them.
Did this over 10 days and it was the best walking I've done in years.
Did this over 10 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Camp was pitched and the kitchen going by the time we walked in each evening. Food was plentiful and hot, which counts for a lot at altitude. Recommended.
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