Mt. Manaslu located in the north side of Gorkha district along the Kali Gandaki valley. This mountain was previously known as Kutan l. 'tang' being the Tibetan word for flat place, thereby describing the mountain's general summit. It was then renamed Manaslu which comes from the Sanskrit word "Manasa" meaning "intellect" or "soul". It was first climbed by T. Imanishi & G. Norbu in 1956. Many consider the three peaks of Manaslu as Japanese peaks as they were the first to reach its summit in 1956. There exist half a dozen different routes on Manaslu today. The south face of this ‘Mountain of intellect’ is arguably the toughest in climbing history as well as peak 29 is very famous located in this area too. The main our caravan route takes off at Samagaon and Sama Gompa, where incidentally Manaslu is called Kambung - after a local God. It was here in this selfsame village back in 1954 that the second Japanese expedition met with bitter resistance from the locals. They blamed the presence of the heathen foreigners for the avalanches and pestilence on the valley. They felt that Japanese had insulted the Gods dwelling in the mountains thereby angering them into creating such adverse conditions. Nowadays the climbers attracted to climb this beautiful mountain and from summit you can see many mountains of Annapurna and Ganesh Himal range as well as Tibetan dry land.

We suggest our every climber to hire the Heli Copter Charter for transport the whole gears needed for expedition from Kathmandu/ Sama Gompa/ Kathmandu due to the caravan trail start from Gorkha. We “Cultural Treks & Expedition” will arrange the Helicopter in minimum cost for round trip.

Country/Region: Nepal
Total Days: 66
Area: Manaslu Region
Activities: Expedition
Grade Level: 5
Season: March - May, Oct - Nov.
Highest Point: 8,163m.

Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu. Transfer to Hotel on BB basis.
Day 02: Free day in Kathmandu.
Day 03: Free day in Kathmandu.
Day 04: Kathmandu - Gokhara by land transportation.
Day 05: Khanchok.
Day 06: Arughat.
Day 07: Soti.
Day 08: Nobise Khola.
Day 09: Khola Bensi.
Day 10: Jaghar.
Day 11: Aghala Ghar.
Day 12: Hungpal.
Day 13: Namru.
Day 14: Honsanhas Gompa.
Day 15: Samagoan.
Day 16: Rest day.
Day 17: Kharka camp.
Day 18: Manslu B. C.
Day 19-53: Climbing period.
Day 54: Samagoan
Day 55: Samdo Tibetan Refugee.
Day 56: Bhanjyang.
Day 57: Sangure Kharka.
Day 58: Kilte Gaon.
Day 59: Tal.
Day 60: Bahudanda.
Day 61: Khuldi Bazaar.
Day 62: Beshi Sahar
Day 63: Beshi Shar to Kathmandu by land transportation.
Day 64: Kathmandu Free day.
Day 65: Kathmandu free day.
Day 66: International Departure..........