Manaslu Cultural Circuit Hike – Self Guided Trekking Trip

More information about Manaslu Cultural Circuit Hike – Self Guided Trekking Trip

Manaslu Cultural Circuit Hike is all about exploring the Hindu, Buddhist, and related religions, rituals and livelihoods of Manaslu region. We can explore both cultures as well as the natural beauty of Manaslu region. Manaslu cultural circuit hike offers homestay experience where you will be indulging each day in different ethnic cultural programs.

In Manaslu cultural circuit hike, you can find many historical importance which are preserved by the locals. Mainly Magar, Gurung and Chhetri are the dominant populations in this village. Manaslu cultural circuit hike offers a homestay facility and serves good food where the local people use locally grown organic products.

Manaslu cultural circuit hike has a wide variety of beauty and a rich mixed religious culture that offers the real adventure for natural beauty explorers.

Manaslu cultural circuit hike indeed offers a cultural and religious lifestyle of people and their different festivals in the different months. The local residents over there celebrate festivals together. There are various festivals that are celebrated by the local people such as Dashain, Tihar, Teej, Losar etc. Usually, Chhetri, Brahmin, Gurung and Magar have similar cultures. Lower Manaslu is rich in culture, Panchhe Baja, Sorati, Rodhi, Dodori, and Ghatu are famous traditions over there.

Furthermore, the view from Manaslu cultural circuit hike provides us with opportunities to view the lofty snow-capped mountains as well as to experience culturally rich local villages. Manaslu region is magnificent with the view of different eye – appealing mountains such as Manaslu Range, Langtang range, Annapurna range, Ganesh Himal, Singri Himal, and Buddha Himal.

Similarly, the occupation or income generation ways of local people are producing local handcraft, keeping the animal, working in Army and farming and providing accommodation to the hikers.

This hike promotes the lower Manaslu ecological opinion and equally participates in promoting tourism in the local areas. While you visit this area, you will indulge in local base Cultural programs directly participating with the local people and gain an authentic experience.

Manaslu Cultural Circuit Hike Route

Start of the trek, you will take a drive from Kathmandu to Baluwa. It takes 7 hours by Private Jeep and 8 to 9 hours from the local bus to reach Baluwa from Kathmandu. The first day of your Manaslu cultural circuit hike itinerary is based on an adventure ride off road.

The walking activity starts from the next day of your drive. Day by day you will reach Baluwa to Barpak, Laprak, Singla Village, Khorla Besi and SotiKhola. During your hike, there are lots of things that will attract you such as the view of snow – capped mountain ranges, culturally and historically rich villages, Budhi Gandaki River and so on.

End of the hike, you will be taking a drive around 5 hours from SotiKhola to Kathmandu. Your hikes ends after you reach to Kathmandu

Permits for Manaslu Cultural Circuit Hike

  Manaslu cultural circuit hike is not considered a restricted region hike but exploring the near restricted trail is special. You will not need a special restricted area permit. You will only need ACAP and MCAP permit for this hike; we will give you information about the issuance of permit.  

Accommodation and Food for the Manaslu Cultural Circuit Hike

Manaslu cultural circuit hike is a tea house hike. You will be sleeping in the tea house every night. Don’t expect standard accommodation, it will be very basic with two single beds. Toilets are mostly shared and can be outside of teahouses. Central communal area in the dining area will provide a warm atmosphere. Generally rooms will be cold where you will be offered blankets and pillows.

Foods during the hike are available in teahouses. Food found in Manaslu cultural circuit hike is a mixture of Nepali and western food. You can find a menu over there from where you can choose the food as per your preference. You will stop in teahouses for lunch during the trek as breakfast and dinner are also available in the tea house.

Telephone and Wi-Fi in the Manaslu Cultural Circuit Hike

  In this hike, you may find Wi-Fi in every teahouse. If you want to communicate, there is a satellite phone available in tea houses which takes a little bit of extra money to make a phone call. If you want to take a satellite phone from Kathmandu, we will help you to get it. Local telephone hardly works on this hike. Choose Nepal Telecom over Ncell because Nepal Telecom Network is wider than Ncell in Manaslu region.  

Outline Itinerary

• Day 1 – Drive from Kathmandu to Baluwa; 780 meters, 7 hours
• Day 2 – Hike from Baluwa to Barpak; 1950 meters, 6 hours
• Day 3 – Hike from Barpak to Singla village via Laprak; 2600 meters, 7 hours
• Day 4 – Hike from Singla to Khorlabensi; 970 meters, 6 hours
• Day 5 – Hike from Khorlabensi to Soti Khola; 700 meters, 5 hours
• Day 6 – Drive from Soti Khola to Kathmandu; 5 hours