Tsum Valley and Manaslu Larkya La Pass Trekking is one of the fantastic journeys to the cultural villages through varied landscapes and valleys dominated by the snow capped mountains. It is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the typical lifestyle of people living in remote areas and their cultural practice while enjoying a beautiful walk through lush vegetation, ancient monasteries, arid valleys and gorgeous mountain sights.
Manaslu region was opened for travelers in 1992 and Tsum Valley was recently opened in 2008. And since then, trekking to Manaslu Larkya Pass and Tsum Valley has been the favorite route for travelers and reviewed as one of the satisfying journeys of a lifetime.
The major attractions of trekking to Tsum Valley and Larkya Pass is the perfect blend of culture and adventure, as much as there are monasteries and remote social life of people to understand, there are tiring walk and long hour adventure walk in high elevation too. It is an ideal route to witness the beauty of diverse nature, varied landscapes, mixed ethnic people and their typical cultural practice.
Trekking to Tsum Valley and Manaslu Larkya La Pass starts with 7-8 hours drive from Kathmandu to Arughat Bazaar, where we stay overnight and enter Budi Gandaki Valley through colorful villages, beautiful waterfalls, lush vegetation, long mani walls, chortens and monasteries and natural hot-spring. After Jagat, we start ascending to reach the junction near Lokpa, from where we take our first course to enter Tsum Valley. We hike until Mu Gompa passing through several ancient Buddhist monasteries and small settlements encountering with local people and Buddhist monks learning about the socio-economic aspects of the area.
From Mu Gompa, we retrace our path back to Chonkang Paro and soon join to Larkya La Pass trekking route at Bhi Phedi. We continue through Buddhist villages and more monasteries along the way and reach Sama Gaon for a day rest and acclimatization. We will visit Manaslu Base Camp for acclimatization. From Sama Gaon, we slowly ascend towards Dharmasala and stay overnight before crossing the Larky La Pass (5160m). We start slowly in the very early morning for the pass and then descend towards Bhimtang village and later to Dharapani to meet the Annapurna Circuit Trails. We will try to enjoy the local jeep in uneven roads from Dharapani to Bhulbhule and next day drive to Kathmandu.
Day 1Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to Hotel Drive: 30-45 min | Accommodation: Hotel | Meals: Dinner
Day 2Kathmandu Valley Sightseeing and Preparation Day for Trekking Drive: 3-4 hrs | Accommodation: Hotel | Meals: Breakfast
Day 3Drive from Kathmandu to Arughat (600m / 1995 ft) Drive: 6-7 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 4Trek from Arughat to Lapubesi (884m / 2900 ft) Walk: 5.5 - 6 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 5Trek from Lapubesi to Doban (1070m / 3510 ft) Walk: 5.5 - 6 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 6Trek from Dobhan to Philim (1570m / 5151 ft) Walk: 5.5 - 6 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 7Trek from Philim to Chumling (2386m / 7828 ft) Walk: 6 – 6.5 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 8Trek from Chumling to Chokang Paro (3030m / 9941 ft) Walk: 5.5 – 6 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 9Trek from Chokang Paro to Nile (3361m / 11027 ft) Walk: 4 – 4.5 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 10Trek from Nile to Mu Gompa (3700m / 12139 ft) Walk: 5.5 –6 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 11Trek from Mu Gompa to Chokang Paro (3030m / 9941 ft) Walk: 5 – 5.5 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 12Trek from Chokang Paro to Ghap (2400m / 7874 ft) Walk: 6 – 6.5 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 13Trek from Ghap to Lho Gaon (3180m / 10433 ft) Walk: 5.5 – 6 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 14Trek from Lho Gaon to Sama Gaon (3530m / 11581 ft) Walk: 4 – 4.5 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 15Rest and Excursion day at Sama Gaon Walk: 5.5 –6 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 16Trek from Sama Gaon to Samdo (3875m / 12713 ft) Walk: 5 – 5.5 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 17Trek from Samdo to Dharmasala (4460m / 14633 ft) Walk: 4 – 4.5 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 18Cross Larkya la pass (5160m / 16929 ft) and descend to Bhimtang (3590m / 11778 ft) Walk: 8 – 9 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 19Trek from Bhimtang to Dharapani (1963m / 6440 ft) Walk: 7 – 8 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L, D
Day 20Drive from Dharapani to Bhulbhule (840m / 2756 ft) Drive: 2 – 3 hrs | Accommodation: Local Teahouse | Meals: B, L,D
Day 21Drive from Bhulbhule to Kathmandu and transfer to Hotel Drive: 7-8 hrs | Accommodation: Hotel | Included: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 22Final Departure | Rest Day at Kathmandu Valley | Other Travel Plan
Safety Concern
Your safety is our top concern while organizing outdoor and adventure plans. Our leaders and crew members are experienced professionals who will make sure that trip is safely coursed. We truly understand the essentiality of information flow and risk management to provide the best experience. Our trekking arrangement includes the proper clothing, supplies of equipment and gears, high altitude prevention measures and remedies to provide the carefree adventure in the Himalayas.
Room to Customize
Standard itinerary and route plans are typically designed considering the average level of fitness of travelers and level of altitude gain on the trek (and multiple other factors) which can be modified as per the interest, time and budget plan of travelers. There is always a room for customization of the given standard itinerary if it does not meet your way of interest and then please pass your opinion. You may want to stay in Kathmandu by yourself or maybe do sightseeing around by yourself; we will give you more information to do it by yourself if you ask us.
We always like to hear what you have to say. We are always happy to assist your valuable travel holidays in your manner with the best information that suits your way of traveling. It is your travel plan; you can choose what you want to do, of course with a lot of information first. Feel free to submit and share your travel ideas and we shall get back to you with more thoughts in no time.
Group Size
We, ourselves feel that the group size of maximum 12 pax is an ideal size to run the trip. However, we have also arranged the plan for large students groups, employee groups and able to organize such trip for groups upon request. All of our trekking plans are accompanied by specialized local leaders, guides, porters and assistant guides (as required) who will always ensure your safety and comfort at every part of the journey.