• Maximum Altitude: Kathmandu – 1,350 m
• Overnight Altitude: Kathmandu – 1,350 m
• Activity: Expedition briefing, documentation and equipment check
• Meal: Breakfast
• Accommodation: Three Star Hotel in Kathmandu

Today is dedicated to final preparation for the Manaslu Expedition. Your climbing equipment, high-altitude clothing and personal expedition gear are checked carefully before leaving Kathmandu.

The expedition leader explains the approach route, acclimatization plan, high-camp system, communication procedures, oxygen strategy and the flexible nature of the summit schedule. Any last-minute gear adjustments or rentals can also be completed today.

Permit documentation and expedition formalities are finalised while the climbing and logistics teams prepare the equipment that will travel toward Manaslu Base Camp.

• Maximum Altitude: Around 1,350 m during the journey
• Overnight Altitude: Machha Khola – around 900 m
• Drive Duration: Around 7–9 hours
• Drive Distance: Around 160–170 km
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Teahouse / Lodge in Machha Khola

You leave Kathmandu and travel west toward the Gorkha region before continuing into the Budhi Gandaki Valley. The journey gradually leaves the busy highway and enters increasingly rural hill country.

Terraced farmland, river valleys, roadside settlements and forested hills accompany the drive as you move toward the starting point of the trekking approach.

The final sections can be rough and travel time depends heavily on road conditions. By evening, you reach Machha Khola and settle into a local lodge beside the lower Budhi Gandaki Valley.

• Maximum Altitude: Jagat – around 1,340 m
• Overnight Altitude: Jagat – around 1,340 m
• Trek Duration: Around 6–8 hours
• Trek Distance: Around 20–22 km
• Altitude Gain: Around 440 m net gain
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Teahouse / Lodge in Jagat

Your first trekking day follows the Budhi Gandaki upstream through a narrow valley of forest, cultivated slopes and small settlements.

The route crosses several bridges and passes sections where the trail rises above the river before descending again toward the valley floor. The day involves frequent short climbs rather than one continuous ascent.

By the time you reach Jagat, the surroundings already feel more remote than the lower trailhead. Jagat is an important checkpoint and gateway into the restricted Manaslu region.

• Maximum Altitude: Deng – around 1,860 m
• Overnight Altitude: Deng – around 1,860 m
• Trek Duration: Around 6–7 hours
• Trek Distance: Around 18–20 km
• Altitude Gain: Around 520 m net gain
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Teahouse / Lodge in Deng

The trail continues north through the Budhi Gandaki Valley as the surrounding hills become steeper and the settlements more widely separated.

You pass through cultivated areas, forest and river crossings while gradually gaining altitude. The character of the valley also begins to change as you move closer to the high Himalayan region.

Deng is a relatively small settlement and marks another step toward the Tibetan-influenced communities of upper Manaslu.

• Maximum Altitude: Namrung – 2,630 m
• Overnight Altitude: Namrung – 2,630 m
• Trek Duration: Around 6–7 hours
• Trek Distance: Around 17–19 km
• Altitude Gain: Around 770 m net gain
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Teahouse / Lodge in Namrung

You continue through forest and mountain villages while the trail steadily gains altitude toward Namrung.

The landscape becomes noticeably more Himalayan today. Cooler temperatures, pine and rhododendron forest and increasingly dramatic mountain scenery replace much of the warmer vegetation seen lower in the valley.

Namrung is an important upper-valley settlement and provides the first strong sense that the expedition is moving toward the high Manaslu massif.

• Maximum Altitude: Lho – 3,180 m
• Overnight Altitude: Lho – 3,180 m
• Trek Duration: Around 4–5 hours
• Trek Distance: Around 10–11 km
• Altitude Gain: Around 550 m
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Teahouse / Lodge in Lho

The trail climbs through alpine forest and traditional settlements toward Lho. Mani walls, chortens, prayer flags and Tibetan Buddhist influence become much more prominent along this section of the route.

As you gain altitude, the Manaslu massif begins to dominate the landscape. Lho is particularly known for its open views toward Manaslu and the surrounding high peaks.

The shorter walking day also helps with the gradual acclimatization process before reaching Samagaon.

• Maximum Altitude: Samagaon – 3,530 m
• Overnight Altitude: Samagaon – 3,530 m
• Trek Duration: Around 4–5 hours
• Trek Distance: Around 8–10 km
• Altitude Gain: Around 350 m
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Teahouse / Lodge in Samagaon

You leave Lho and continue through the broadening upper valley toward Samagaon. Mountain views remain close throughout the walk as the vegetation becomes increasingly sparse.

The trail passes traditional settlements, cultivated highland fields and religious monuments before reaching Samagaon beneath the Manaslu massif.

At 3,530 m, Samagaon becomes an important staging point for the expedition. You will spend additional time here before moving directly to Base Camp.

• Maximum Altitude: Around 3,700–4,000 m depending on the acclimatization walk
• Overnight Altitude: Samagaon – 3,530 m
• Activity Duration: Around 3–5 hours
• Activity: Acclimatization hike and recovery
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Teahouse / Lodge in Samagaon

Rather than remaining completely inactive, you use the day for a gradual acclimatization walk around the upper valley.

Depending on conditions and the expedition leader’s plan, the team may walk toward Birendra Tal, higher viewpoints or another suitable location above the village before returning to Samagaon.

The purpose is to gain moderate altitude during the day while sleeping lower again at 3,530 m.

• Maximum Altitude: Samagaon – 3,530 m unless a short acclimatization walk is made
• Overnight Altitude: Samagaon – 3,530 m
• Activity: Recovery, equipment preparation and Base Camp logistics
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Teahouse / Lodge in Samagaon

A second day in Samagaon provides additional acclimatization before the move to Base Camp. After several consecutive trekking days, the quieter schedule also allows the body to recover.

Expedition equipment is checked and reorganised while the support team completes arrangements for Base Camp. Climbers prepare the clothing and equipment they will need once the trekking phase changes into the climbing phase.

A short walk can be taken if useful, but the main priority today is recovery and preparation.

• Maximum Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Overnight Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Trek Duration: Around 5–6 hours
• Trek Distance: Around 6–8 km, depending on the seasonal camp location
• Altitude Gain: Around 1,300 m
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Expedition Tent at Base Camp

You leave Samagaon and begin the significant climb toward Manaslu Base Camp. Although the distance is not particularly long, the large altitude gain makes this a demanding day.

The route climbs through increasingly exposed moraine and high alpine terrain while the landscape becomes dominated by glacier, rock and snow.

Base Camp is generally established around approx. 4,800–4,900 m, although the precise position can vary according to glacier conditions and the season’s expedition setup.

• Maximum Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Overnight Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Activity: Base Camp setup, recovery and puja ceremony
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Expedition Tent at Base Camp

Your first full day at Base Camp is deliberately kept light. The support team completes the camp setup while climbers settle into their tents and adapt to sleeping close to 5,000 meters.

The traditional puja ceremony is held before the main climbing phase. Climbing equipment is blessed and the expedition team gathers together before beginning work on the upper mountain.

Communication equipment, medical supplies, oxygen systems and climbing loads are also organised for the rotations ahead.

• Maximum Altitude: Around 5,000 m depending on the training area
• Overnight Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Activity Duration: Around 4–5 hours
• Activity: Technical training and climbing-system review
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Expedition Tent at Base Camp

The team reviews the technical systems that will be used above Base Camp, including crampon movement, fixed-rope ascending, descending, harness attachment and glacier procedures.

Even experienced climbers benefit from practising with the exact equipment and rope systems being used on the expedition.

The remainder of the day is used for rest, hydration and preparation for the first acclimatization rotation.

• Maximum Altitude: Up to the Camp I approach – around 5,400–5,700 m depending on conditions
• Overnight Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Climbing Duration: Around 5–7 hours round trip
• Climb Distance: Route-dependent and variable with glacier conditions
• Altitude Gain: Up to around 800–900 m
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Expedition Tent at Base Camp

The first movement onto the mountain is intentionally controlled. You climb above Base Camp toward the Camp I route, gaining your first real exposure to the glaciated terrain.

The objective is acclimatization and familiarity rather than reaching a fixed point at all costs. Depending on conditions and how the team is adapting, you climb to the planned high point before returning to Base Camp.

• Maximum Altitude: Camp I – approx. 5,600–5,700 m
• Overnight Altitude: Camp I – approx. 5,600–5,700 m
• Climbing Duration: Around 4–6 hours
• Climb Distance: Route-dependent and variable with glacier conditions
• Altitude Gain: Around 800–900 m
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and High-Altitude Dinner
• Accommodation: High-Altitude Tent at Camp I

You leave Base Camp again and climb toward Camp I for the first overnight stay on the mountain.

The route crosses moraine and increasingly glaciated terrain, with crevasses and changing snow conditions requiring careful movement. Fixed ropes may be used where the seasonal route requires them.

At Camp I, the priority is to settle into the high camp, hydrate and rest rather than expend unnecessary energy.

• Maximum Altitude: Camp II area – approx. 6,300–6,400 m
• Overnight Altitude: Camp I – approx. 5,600–5,700 m
• Climbing Duration: Around 6–8 hours round trip
• Climb Distance: Route-dependent and variable with glacier conditions
• Altitude Gain: Around 700–800 m to Camp II
• Meal: High-Altitude Meals and Expedition Rations
• Accommodation: High-Altitude Tent at Camp I

The section between Camp I and Camp II is one of the more technical parts of the normal route. The terrain includes steeper snow and ice, glacier features and fixed-rope sections.

You climb toward Camp II or the day’s planned acclimatization high point before returning to Camp I. The purpose is to expose the body to a substantially higher altitude without immediately sleeping there.

• Maximum Altitude: Camp I – approx. 5,600–5,700 m
• Overnight Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Climbing Duration: Around 3–4 hours
• Climb Distance: Route-dependent
• Altitude Loss: Around 800–900 m
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Expedition Tent at Base Camp

After the first overnight rotation, you descend from Camp I to Base Camp.

Returning lower gives your body time to recover from the increased altitude. Once at Base Camp, the focus shifts to food, hydration, sleep and allowing the acclimatization gained during the rotation to take effect.

• Maximum Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Overnight Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Activity: Full recovery day
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Expedition Tent at Base Camp

Today is reserved for recovery after the first rotation. You remain at Base Camp, eat well, hydrate and allow your legs and respiratory system to recover.

The expedition team also reviews route conditions and prepares supplies for the next, higher rotation.

• Maximum Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Overnight Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Activity: Rest, weather review and equipment preparation
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Expedition Tent at Base Camp

A second lower-intensity day gives the team additional recovery before moving above 6,000 meters for the next rotation.

Weather information, route conditions and each climber’s acclimatization are reviewed. Equipment and high-altitude food are reorganised for the climb to Camp II.

• Maximum Altitude: Camp I – approx. 5,600–5,700 m
• Overnight Altitude: Camp I – approx. 5,600–5,700 m
• Climbing Duration: Around 4–6 hours
• Climb Distance: Route-dependent and variable with glacier conditions
• Altitude Gain: Around 800–900 m
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and High-Altitude Dinner
• Accommodation: High-Altitude Tent at Camp I

You begin the second main acclimatization rotation and return to Camp I.

The route is now familiar, allowing you to concentrate on efficient movement and energy conservation rather than learning the terrain for the first time.

• Maximum Altitude: Camp II – approx. 6,300–6,400 m
• Overnight Altitude: Camp II – approx. 6,300–6,400 m
• Climbing Duration: Around 4–6 hours
• Climb Distance: Route-dependent and variable with glacier conditions
• Altitude Gain: Around 700–800 m
• Meal: High-Altitude Meals and Expedition Rations
• Accommodation: High-Altitude Tent at Camp II

You climb from Camp I toward Camp II through one of the more demanding sections of the standard route.

Steeper snow slopes, glacier terrain and fixed ropes require steady technique and careful pacing. Reaching Camp II places you well above 6,000 meters for the first planned overnight stay at this altitude.

• Maximum Altitude: Up to Camp III area – approx. 6,800–6,900 m
• Overnight Altitude: Camp II – approx. 6,300–6,400 m
• Climbing Duration: Around 5–7 hours round trip
• Climb Distance: Route-dependent
• Altitude Gain: Up to around 500 m
• Meal: High-Altitude Meals and Expedition Rations
• Accommodation: High-Altitude Tent at Camp II

From Camp II, you climb higher toward Camp III or the acclimatization high point selected by the expedition leader.

The terrain generally becomes less technically complex than the section below Camp II, but the altitude now has a much stronger effect on climbing speed and recovery.

After reaching the planned high point, you descend to Camp II for another night.

• Maximum Altitude: Camp II – approx. 6,300–6,400 m
• Overnight Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Climbing Duration: Around 5–7 hours
• Climb Distance: Route-dependent
• Altitude Loss: Around 1,500 m
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Expedition Tent at Base Camp

You descend through Camp I and continue toward Base Camp, completing the second major acclimatization rotation.

The return to lower altitude provides a substantial improvement in recovery. Once back at Base Camp, you begin a longer rest period before the summit phase.

• Maximum Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Overnight Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Activity: Full recovery day
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Expedition Tent at Base Camp

After several nights on the upper mountain, your body now needs genuine recovery rather than additional altitude.

You spend the day eating, sleeping, hydrating and taking care of equipment while the climbing team continues monitoring the condition of the route.

• Maximum Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Overnight Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Activity: Summit preparation, weather review and final equipment check
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Expedition Tent at Base Camp

The expedition now begins looking seriously for the summit window. Forecast wind, snowfall, temperature and route conditions are compared with observations from the mountain.

Your down suit, summit gloves, goggles, headlamp, oxygen system, food and other essential equipment are prepared for the final rotation.

The following climbing days represent the planned summit sequence, but they may shift forward or backward depending on weather and the condition of the team.

• Maximum Altitude: Camp I – approx. 5,600–5,700 m
• Overnight Altitude: Camp I – approx. 5,600–5,700 m
• Climbing Duration: Around 4–6 hours
• Climb Distance: Route-dependent
• Altitude Gain: Around 800–900 m
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and High-Altitude Dinner
• Accommodation: High-Altitude Tent at Camp I

With the summit window approaching, you leave Base Camp and begin the final climb through the established camps.

Because you have already travelled this route during the acclimatization rotations, the emphasis is now on moving efficiently while conserving as much energy as possible for the upper mountain.

• Maximum Altitude: Camp II – approx. 6,300–6,400 m
• Overnight Altitude: Camp II – approx. 6,300–6,400 m
• Climbing Duration: Around 4–6 hours
• Climb Distance: Route-dependent
• Altitude Gain: Around 700–800 m
• Meal: High-Altitude Meals and Expedition Rations
• Accommodation: High-Altitude Tent at Camp II

You continue through the technically demanding section between Camp I and Camp II.

Fixed ropes and careful crampon movement are used where required. Once at Camp II, the priority is to eat, drink and recover for the higher stages rather than spend unnecessary time outside the tent.

• Maximum Altitude: Camp III – approx. 6,800–6,900 m
• Overnight Altitude: Camp III – approx. 6,800–6,900 m
• Climbing Duration: Around 3–4 hours
• Climb Distance: Route-dependent
• Altitude Gain: Around 400–600 m
• Meal: High-Altitude Meals and Expedition Rations
• Accommodation: High-Altitude Tent at Camp III

The climb from Camp II to Camp III takes you farther into the extreme-altitude environment of Manaslu.

Although the terrain may be less technical than the section below Camp II, movement becomes noticeably slower as you approach 7,000 meters.

Supplemental oxygen may begin around this stage according to the confirmed expedition plan and individual climbing strategy.

• Maximum Altitude: Camp IV – approx. 7,300–7,450 m
• Overnight Altitude: Camp IV – approx. 7,300–7,450 m
• Climbing Duration: Around 4–7 hours
• Climb Distance: Route-dependent
• Altitude Gain: Around 550–650 m
• Meal: High-Altitude Meals and Expedition Rations
• Accommodation: High-Altitude Tent at Camp IV

Today you climb from Camp III toward Camp IV, the final summit camp.

The combination of steep snow, fixed lines and extreme altitude makes this one of the most physically demanding stages of the expedition. Every movement takes more effort and recovery becomes increasingly limited.

Once you reach Camp IV, you rest, hydrate and prepare immediately for the summit attempt, which normally begins during the night.

• Maximum Altitude: Manaslu Summit – 8,163 m
• Overnight Altitude: Camp III or Camp IV depending on descent progress
• Climbing Duration: Around 10–14 hours for the summit climb and descent, depending on conditions
• Climb Distance: Route-dependent and variable with the established summit line
• Altitude Gain: Around 700–850 m from Camp IV
• Meal: High-Altitude Expedition Rations
• Accommodation: High-Altitude Tent

The summit attempt begins during the night or very early morning from Camp IV. Wearing full high-altitude clothing and using supplemental oxygen according to the expedition strategy, you begin the final climb toward 8,163 meters.

The upper route follows snow slopes and fixed-line sections toward the summit ridge. Progress is slow at this altitude, and weather, wind and the condition of the route remain important throughout the climb.

Near the top, the route reaches the exposed summit area of Manaslu. The final approach is made carefully, with the expedition leader and climbing Sherpas managing spacing and movement according to the conditions.

After reaching the summit, the priority changes immediately to descent. You return toward Camp IV and, if conditions and energy permit, continue farther down toward Camp III.

The summit is never guaranteed. Turnaround decisions are based on weather, climbing speed, individual condition and the ability to descend safely.

• Maximum Altitude: Up to Manaslu Summit – 8,163 m if required
• Overnight Altitude: Depends on the active summit schedule
• Activity: Weather contingency, summit attempt or descent
• Meal: Expedition Meals and High-Altitude Rations
• Accommodation: High-Altitude Tent or Base Camp depending on progress

This day provides flexibility within the summit window. If weather delayed the planned summit attempt, the climbing sequence can be shifted and today may become the summit day.

If the summit was completed as planned, the day is used to descend through the high camps and move toward safer, lower altitude.

The actual schedule is determined by mountain conditions rather than the printed day number.

• Maximum Altitude: Variable according to the summit schedule
• Overnight Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m when descent is completed
• Activity: Final summit contingency or mountain descent
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner according to location
• Accommodation: Expedition Tent

A further reserve day is kept available in case the summit schedule has been affected by wind, snowfall or slower-than-expected movement through the high camps.

If no additional summit time is required, you continue descending through Camp II and Camp I toward Base Camp.

The objective is to bring the climbing team safely back to lower altitude before beginning recovery and expedition cleanup.

• Maximum Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Overnight Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Activity: Recovery after summit rotation
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Expedition Tent at Base Camp

After the final rotation, you spend the day recovering at Base Camp. Returning below 5,000 meters provides significant relief after several days high on the mountain.

Climbers rest while expedition staff begin consolidating equipment and organising the loads that will be taken down from Base Camp.

• Maximum Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Overnight Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Activity: Camp dismantling, cleanup and equipment packing
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Expedition Tent at Base Camp

The expedition begins closing Base Camp and preparing for the journey out of the mountain.

Equipment is packed, remaining loads are organised and the campsite is cleaned according to expedition and environmental requirements.

The team also confirms the conditions of the return route through Samdo and Larkya La before leaving Base Camp.

• Maximum Altitude: Manaslu Base Camp – approx. 4,800–4,900 m
• Overnight Altitude: Samagaon – 3,530 m
• Trek Duration: Around 3–5 hours
• Trek Distance: Around 6–8 km depending on Base Camp location
• Altitude Loss: Around 1,300 m
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Teahouse / Lodge in Samagaon

You leave Manaslu Base Camp and descend back toward Samagaon, exchanging glacier and moraine for the broader valley below.

The large loss in altitude is immediately noticeable after the weeks spent on the mountain. Back in Samagaon, you return to a lodge and begin the final trekking stage of the expedition.

• Maximum Altitude: Samdo – 3,860 m
• Overnight Altitude: Samdo – 3,860 m
• Trek Duration: Around 3–4 hours
• Trek Distance: Around 8 km
• Altitude Gain: Around 330 m
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Teahouse / Lodge in Samdo

Instead of retracing the entire Budhi Gandaki approach, you continue north from Samagaon toward Samdo.

The trail follows a broad, increasingly dry high-altitude valley where Tibetan cultural influence remains strong. The walking day is relatively short after the expedition phase.

Samdo sits close to the Tibetan border region and serves as the final major settlement before the Larkya La crossing.

• Maximum Altitude: Larkya Phedi / Dharamsala – around 4,460 m
• Overnight Altitude: Larkya Phedi / Dharamsala – around 4,460 m
• Trek Duration: Around 4–5 hours
• Trek Distance: Around 6–8 km
• Altitude Gain: Around 600 m
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Basic Teahouse / Lodge at Dharamsala

You leave Samdo and continue toward the base of Larkya La. The trail becomes more exposed as the route climbs away from the permanent settlements.

At Dharamsala, also known as Larkya Phedi, you prepare for the following day’s pass crossing. Accommodation is simple here, but the location allows an early start for the long journey over Larkya La.

• Maximum Altitude: Larkya La Pass – around 5,160 m
• Overnight Altitude: Bimthang – around 3,590 m
• Trek Duration: Around 8–10 hours
• Trek Distance: Around 15–17 km
• Altitude Gain: Around 700 m to Larkya La
• Altitude Loss: Around 1,570 m from the pass to Bimthang
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Teahouse / Lodge in Bimthang

You begin early for the crossing of Larkya La, the highest point of the Manaslu Circuit section of the journey.

The route climbs gradually across a cold, exposed landscape before reaching the pass at around 5,160 m. After weeks spent much higher on Manaslu, the altitude itself is familiar, but the day remains long and physically demanding.

From the pass, you descend toward Bimthang with broad views across the surrounding Himalayan terrain. Reaching the greener valley around Bimthang marks a clear transition away from the high expedition environment.

• Maximum Altitude: Bimthang – around 3,590 m
• Overnight Altitude: Tilije – around 2,300 m
• Trek Duration: Around 6–7 hours
• Trek Distance: Around 16–18 km
• Altitude Loss: Around 1,290 m
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Teahouse / Lodge in Tilije

The trail leaves the open landscape around Bimthang and descends toward lower forests and river valleys.

After the dry, icy environment of the mountain and Larkya La, the return of dense vegetation and warmer air creates a noticeable change in the character of the journey.

You continue through settlements and forest before reaching Tilije for the night.

• Maximum Altitude: Tilije – around 2,300 m
• Overnight Altitude: Dharapani – around 1,960 m
• Trek Duration: Around 2–3 hours
• Trek Distance: Around 5–7 km
• Altitude Loss: Around 340 m
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Teahouse / Lodge in Dharapani

The final walking day is relatively short after the long expedition and Larkya La crossing.

You descend through villages toward Dharapani, where the Manaslu Circuit joins the Annapurna trekking corridor.

Reaching Dharapani marks the end of the trekking section of the 45-day expedition.

• Maximum Altitude: Dharapani – around 1,960 m
• Overnight Altitude: Besisahar – around 760 m
• Drive Duration: Around 4–6 hours
• Drive Distance: Around 65–70 km, depending on the road used
• Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Accommodation: Hotel / Lodge in Besisahar

You leave Dharapani by road and follow the Marsyangdi corridor toward Besisahar.

The mountain road can be rough in sections, so actual travel time depends on weather, traffic and road conditions.

By the end of the day, you reach the lower hills and spend the night in Besisahar before returning to Kathmandu.

• Maximum Altitude: Kathmandu – 1,350 m
• Overnight Altitude: Kathmandu – 1,350 m
• Drive Duration: Around 6–8 hours
• Drive Distance: Around 175 km
• Meal: Breakfast and Lunch
• Accommodation: Hotel in Kathmandu

You continue by road from Besisahar toward Kathmandu, leaving the expedition region behind and returning to the capital.

After several weeks of trekking, high-altitude climbing and expedition camping, the return to Kathmandu marks the practical completion of the mountain journey.

Once you reach the city, you transfer to your hotel and have the evening free to rest.

• Maximum Altitude: Kathmandu – 1,350 m
• Overnight Altitude: Kathmandu – 1,350 m
• Activity: Recovery or contingency
• Meal: Breakfast
• Accommodation: Three Star Hotel in Kathmandu

This day is kept available as a recovery and schedule buffer after the expedition.

If weather, road conditions or the climbing program caused delays earlier in the journey, the day can absorb part of that change without immediately affecting your international departure.

If the expedition has remained on schedule, you can simply rest, organise your equipment or spend time in Kathmandu.

• Maximum Altitude: Kathmandu – 1,350 m
• Overnight Altitude: Kathmandu – 1,350 m
• Activity: Final contingency and free time
• Meal: Breakfast
• Accommodation: Three Star Hotel in Kathmandu

A final reserve day remains in the itinerary before international departure. This provides additional flexibility after a long 8,000-meter expedition where summit timing and transport cannot always be predicted several weeks in advance.

If no contingency time is required, the day is free for rest, shopping, sightseeing or spending time with the expedition team in Kathmandu.

• Maximum Altitude: Kathmandu – 1,350 m
• Activity: Airport transfer and international departure

Your 45-day Manaslu Expedition comes to an end today.

Depending on your international flight time, you may have some free time in Kathmandu before a Nepal Royal Tourism Holiday representative transfers you to Tribhuvan International Airport for your onward journey.

You leave Nepal after completing the full journey from the Budhi Gandaki Valley and Samagaon to Manaslu Base Camp, the high camps and the 8,163-meter summit attempt, followed by the return across Larkya La and back to Kathmandu.

Important Expedition Note: The climbing schedule above is a planned framework rather than a fixed calendar. Acclimatization rotations, camp movements, supplemental oxygen use, summit timing and contingency days may be adjusted according to weather, snow conditions, route safety, individual acclimatization and the expedition leader’s assessment. Camp elevations are approximate because seasonal glacier and snow conditions can change the exact positions used on the mountain.