Manaslu Trek Itinerary

1.  Aarughat – Sotikhola: ~ 5.5 hrs trekking;
2. Sotikhola – Machhakhola ~ 5 hours leisurely trekking;
3. Machhakhola – Thulo Dhungga ~ 4 hours trekking;
4. Thulo Dhungga – Philim ~ 6 hours trekking (checkpoint & 1st night in Tsum valley);
5. Philim – Chumling (Tsum valley) ~ 8 hrs trekking (800 m. net gain; gross gain ~ 1200m);
6. Chumling – Chhokang Paro (3031m ) (Tsum valley) ~ 6 hrs trekking (700 m net gain; gross gain ~ 1000 – 1200m);
7. Chhokang Paro – Mu Gompa (3700 m) (Tsum Valley) ~ 6-7 hrs trekking ( 700m net gain; gross gain ~ 1000 m);
8. Mu Gompa – Lar (3245) (Tsum valley ~ 3 to 4 hrs trekking. (stayed in Mu Gompa until early afternoon;
9. Lar – Chumling (2386 m) (Tsum valley ~ 9 hrs trekking, lunch & site-seeing;
10. Chumling – Pewa (~ 2000 m) (left Tsum valley & start Manaslu trek ~ 5 to 6 hrs trekking;
11. Pewa – Ghap (2500m) – 5 to 6 hrs;
12. Ghap – Lho (3180 m) – 5 to 6 hrs (700 m net gain; gross ~ 1000m);
13. Lho – Sama (Ryo)(3520m) – 3 to 4 hrs. (300m net gain);
14. Sama (Ryo) – Samdo (3850m) – 3 hr. trek (stop to acclimatise);
15. Rest day in Samdo – climb towards Lajyung Pass (5120m) on Tibet border;
16. Samdo – Dharamsala (4460m) – 3 hours trek (stop to acclimate) scout Larkya La;
17. Dharamsala – Larkya La (5160m) – Bimthang ( 3720m) – 7 to 9 hours. (net gain: 700 m.: net loss 1500m);
18. Bimthang – Dharapani (1860m – on Annapurna Circuit) – 7 to 8 hrs;
19. Dharapani – Chamje (1430m) – 4 to 5 hrs;
20. Chamje – Bhulbhule (840m) – 3 to 4 hrs;
21. Bhulbhule – Besisahar – 3 to 4 hrs;