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Kathmandu Arrival
On your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, you will be met and welcomed by our airport representative. You will be greeted traditionally with flower garlands. The representative will then take you to your hotel where you will be served welcome drinks. In the afternoon, you can take a stroll around and visit shops, restaurants and bars.
Stay overnight at the hotel in Kathmandu.
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Trip preparation and city tour of Kathmandu or Patan and Bhaktapur.
Today, you will visit popular world heritage monuments in Kathmandu including Kathmandu Durbar Square, Boudhanath, Swoyambhunath, and Pashupatinath. Alternatively, you can also choose Bhakatapur and Patan sightseeing. By late afternoon, you will drive back to your hotel.
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Final preparation day in Kathmandu for expedition.
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Early morning drive from Kathmandu to Soti Khola (730m.) via Arughat (570m.)
You drive along well paved road up to Dhading Besi along the bank of Khani Khola, Trishuli River and Thopal Khola. It is a beautiful picturesque journey passing through green hill, flowing stream, farming terraces, villages, small market and most of all mountains at far distance. Leaving Dhading Besi you continue your drive along gravel and bumpy path all the way to Arughat Bazaar. Arughat is an old market situated at the bank of Budhi Gandaki River.
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Trek from Soti Khola to Machha Khola (890m.)
The zigzag path passes through forest, villages, streams, pretty waterfalls and green valley until you reach Lapu Besi. This is a village mainly covered by Bhotia inhabitants. Now you again traverse the zigzag path to reach Machha Khola. There is a small market with a few shops and lodges.
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Trek from Machha Khola to Jagat (1350m.)
You cross the Machha Khola [Fish Stream] and head upstream to the tiny village of Khola Bensi and the hot springs at Tatopani. The trail is quite exposed and challenging in places. After a short section of forest path you reach the single teahouse at Doban. At Lauri, you cross the river on a suspension bridge, and then climb on a high path to the fields of Jagat, where you camp.
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Trek from Jagat to Deng (1860m.)
You trek over a flat leveled path mostly through forest of pine, rhododendron and others. While walking, you cross a few bridges and can see villages at a far distance. You cross a suspension bridge over Budhi Gandaki before you enter Philim. Philim is a big village mainly inhabited by the Gurungs. Trek from Philim to Deng (1860m).
From Deng, you can enjoy a pretty waterfall nearby. Deng is famous for its potatoes, buck wheat, barley, wheat, cabbage, spinach as people are mostly involved in agriculture in this area.
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Trek from Deng to Namrung (2630m.)
In the beginning, you trek almost a flat leveled path and then the trail moves uphill all the way to Namrung through forest.
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Trek from Namrung to Lho Gaon (3180m.)
You trek over a winding path moves through the inner Himalayan range. On the way, you can enjoy mountain views of Rupinala pass, Mt. Manaslu, Gorkha Himal, Dwijen Himal, Saula Himal, Lajing peak, and many other snow capped mountains and peaks. As you go up the vegetation decreases. You come across Mani walls, Chortens, prayer flags and monasteries. You can catch panoramic views of Mt. Manaslu, Gorkha Himal, Dwijen Himal, Saula Himal, Lajing peak and others from Lho Gaon.
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Trek from Lhogaon to Sama Goan (3520m.)
You follow the right bank of the river, with views of Peak 29 ahead. As you continue on the main trail you soon reach the fields of Sama Gaon, 3500m.
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Rest at Sama Gaon.
This is a day for rest at Sama Gaon to give you some acclimatization. You can hike to Manaslu Base Camp for excellent views of Samdo (Pang phuchuli), Nagdi chuli, Simnang Himal, Manaslu glacier and Manaslu ice fall. Birendra Kunda is an ice lake nearby the Manaslu Base Camp.
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Trek from Sama Gaon to Manaslu Base Camp. (4400m)
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Climbing Period Mt. Manaslu (Base Camp - Summit of 8163 m. -Base Camp).
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Garbage collection and Base Camp clean up day.
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Trek back to Sama Goan. Today is a farewell day for Base Camp staffs.
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Trek from Sama Goan to Ghap (2380m.)
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Trek from Ghap to Philim (1570m.)
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Trek from Philim to Khorlabeshi (930m.) takes 6 hours on a completely descending path.
You leave the cultivated region around Philim as you descend along the path that follows the banks of the Budhi Gandaki River. At Tatopani you can relax in the warm and rejuvenating waters of the hot spring.
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Trek from Khorlabeshi to Soti Khola (730m.) takes 6 hours.
This day you pass through some villages. You can enjoy the pristine beauty of the waterfalls on both sides of the river.
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Journey back to Kathmandu that takes around 7 hrs.
After breakfast you start today’s journey back to Kathmandu that takes around 7 hrs to reach Kathmandu. Your drive includes great views of green hills, rivers, villages and forests.
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Free day in Kathmandu for shopping and recreation.
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Departure
As per your flight schedule, our airport representative will transfer you from your hotel to the airport for your final departure.
# Note: It is possible to fly back from Manaslu Base Camp or Sama Gaon to Kathmandu by helicopter in order to save time.