Manaslu Circuit Trek, Nepal Himalaya
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The first of a three part series from our 35 day trek through the Nepal Himalaya. In part one we trek the Manaslu Circuit from Arughat to Dharapani, where we join the Annapurna Circuit route (Part Two - • Annapurna Circuit Trek... ). The wonderfully diverse Manaslu Circuit trek takes around two weeks, starting at low altitude and hiking up to 5106m over the Larke Pass (Larke La/Larkya La).
The scenery is spectacular, and ever changing. Lush green rice fields, forests and waterfalls are abundant on the first couple of days, followed by snowy mountain views and the starkly beautiful Larke La Pass. The trek takes you through Tibetan influenced villages, where you can visit monasteries and experience Tibetan culture.
After some trekking on roads initially, the Manaslu Circuit trek largely follows trails, making for an ideal trekking experience (especially compared to something like the Annapurna Circuit). You are required to trek with a guide, and there are plenty of basic lodges (also called teahouses) along the way.
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Part one of our epic 35 day Nepal trek! Crossing the 5106m Larke Pass was insanely beautiful, even if I was feeling like 💩. Have you ever trekked at altitude? How did you cope?
Hey guys - you are amazing and thank you for all the info! Can I hit you with couple questions? Did you feel that having sleeping bags was a must for some stops overnight (or they all have enough blankets to spend the night without those)? Did you feel that it is ok not to pre-book accomodations but just show up and there were plenty available? Do you know if October and May weather are similar in terms of temperatures? Thank you so much!
@@YuriyYurchuk Hi, thanks for watching! Personally I would always take my own sleeping bag as the blankets don't get washed and I wouldn't want to sleep under a blanket that has been used by sweaty trekkers for weeks on end. Usually there are enough blankets, but not always when it's busy or extra cold and extra blankets are required to stay warm. Sometimes this results in local guides and porters having to go completely without blankets so that trekkers can have them, which isn't a fair situation.
It isn't always possible to pre-book accommodation, the norm is for your guide to call ahead while you're on the trek, or for places with no phone reception, sometimes the guide will arrange for someone else to go ahead and secure your bed for the night. In 2018 when we trekked there were definitely a couple of places where beds are in limited supply during peak trekking season, but I don't know if more guesthouses have been built since or if the situation is the same. We always got a bed for the night, even though we were often slow and arrived later than others.
Not sure exactly about the weather, but I suspect the temperature is similar. Perhaps a bit warmer in May? Cheers, Kim
How many Days it takes If we start from Butwal??
Excellent photography and Video.
Please don't stop sharing more with us.
Ur voice could have been little more louder .
Please also share the cost of the foods at hotels and. Accommodation accommodation
Thank you for sharing your trips with us, it is appreciated. I have a request, please slow down the editing and let us linger on and enjoy the views. In this and other films you rapidly jump from frame to frame which may be technically sophisticated but detracts from the beauty of the imagery. Let us enjoy what you have seen.
Thanks for watching and for the feedback, Andrew. We've changed our shooting and editing style in more recent months, so our last few videos have a slower pace which you'll hopefully enjoy more. I don't plan to go back to editing in this style, but unfortunately there's not much I can do to change these videos now! Cheers, Kim
I lived in these hills and mountains for 8 months coordinating the trail building after the 2015 earthquake, loved seeing this amazing short video. Had to research 2020 video's for nostalgia sake. I keep checking all the new vids and you guys have done an amazing job at this beautiful landscape. Though for me I would have loved more of the lower hills as that's where we worked hardest and shed blood and sweat for food and shelter to reach to the amazing views. I'm definitely going to wait for more videos. Did you see Blue sheep at Dharamshala? The last time I was there they sauntered down as though we were at a petting zoo. The snow on the pass was horrendous though, my wife who was with me that time suffered as we plunged through 5 feet of snow and she's a little over 5 foot.
Hi Paul, thanks for getting in touch. And thanks for your work on the trail building. That sounds like some experience you had. We can just imagine the effort it must have taken to get the trails up to the standard we found them in. We really enjoyed trekking the lower hills as well as appreciating the high altitude stuff - the great variety in landscapes was one of the things that made this trek stand out. As for blue sheep? We saw them high on the hills above Dharamshala, but missed them when they came closer - we were in the dining room but some fellow trekkers showed us their pictures. About the Larke Pass, we’ve since heard many accounts like yours - a real challenging hike. I think we got lucky. We crossed on such a still, crisp, dry day, perfect conditions really. The place had an otherworldly feel we’ll never forget. Really glad to hear you enjoyed the video. After finishing this trek we joined the Annapurna Circuit before heading north into Upper Mustang. The Annapurna video is up on our channel and the Upper Mustang one will be there soon if you fancy taking a look. Thanks again!
Absolutely stunning footage and I really appreciate the huge effort you made to produce such a long, superbly edited video.
Thanks so much! We appreciate you taking the time to comment and glad to hear you enjoyed the video! We just uploaded the final part from Upper Mustang, so the series is now complete.
Thank you for this video!!! You made me miss Manaslu. I was there 4 years ago, didn't really make any video as i was too exhausted. We went to the same place, though there was so many detours during my time there, due to the earthquake that had happened a year or so before my trip. And the relief work there was really slow because the government was focusing on Annapurna and Everest. Manaslu is so much quieter, food is cheaper and quantity can be alot more, compared to Annapurna.
Thanks for watching, Rueven! Yeah, for now I think it's still quieter on the Manaslu trail compared to those other very well known ones, although I heard the road now extends further than when we trekked in 2018 so it is changing. We enjoyed this trek very much, hope you did too!
Good video! Cant wait to go back nepal for some hikes. 🙏 stay safe on the trail.
Thanks a lot! Know what you mean, it's a place that's always calling us back.
Im heading to Nepal in 21 daystar a month. I can't help but be way more attracted to the beauty of this trek over EBC. This one calls out to me more in terms of landscape photography . Great video by the two of you and you have gained a subscriber. Cheers
Great, that’s exciting for you! Wishing you all the best for your time there. As you point out, this is a beautiful area and it has such a great variety of landscapes, as well as interesting cultural aspects. There is definitely an abundance of interesting and eye pleasing images to capture. Thanks for watching and subscribing, it’s much appreciated 😃
Nice video, thanks for showing the raw natures and lovely sights!
Thanks for watching and appreciating : )
Wow, you guys are crazy (in the best sort of way) haha. Can’t wait for part 2.
Joanna Winter haha, the kinda crazy that keeps us sane!
Wow, your Nepal Himalaya trek series is already blowing my mind! 🤯 Part One's journey through the Manaslu Circuit is truly captivating, from the lush rice fields to the snow-capped Larke La Pass. The mix of landscapes and the cultural immersion in Tibetan-influenced villages is incredible. Safe travels and looking forward to more adventures! 🚶♂🌏
Love from 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐤 𝐍𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐥.
Glad you enjoyed it! The Manaslu Circuit remains one of our favourite treks in Nepal for all the reasons you mentioned. Thanks again! 😃
Great video guys! Really informative as well.
Saurav Acharya thank you! Very glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful, you make me dream. I have never had the opportunity to do such a long trek, but I have had the opportunity to walk in altitude on several occasions and my best memory was in Choquequirao (Peru). Thank you for making us travel and have a lot of fun in Georgia ;-)
Wow, I bet the trekking in Peru is spectacular! We thought we'd be heading there this year, but Georgia distracted us! Do you cope well with altitude, or tend to get altitude sickness? Del is usually fine, but I always need lots of time to adjust.
Fantastic. Waiting for next part.
Thank you! Coming soon 😀
You guys are now in Nepal... having.moved from S.Korea to another different world. I am really enjoying all of your videos with this high quality of pictures all of them... Good luck and be safe and healthy where you go.
Hey, we're in Georgia at the moment and finally getting round to finishing all our Nepal videos. We miss South Korea though, it will always be like home to us. Really glad you're enjoying the videos and thanks for your kind words.
I love it !! great video :)
Thank you Florentin!
I will always cheer for you in Korea I'm looking forward to a great video. Have a nice day.
Thank you very much 😃
Binge watching. loving it.
Abish 😁 Thank you!
My fav channel ❤️
Thanks so much!
Wow thanks for the time to Nepal.
You're welcome. We love spending time in Nepal and look forward to visiting again in the future.
Amazing journey within spectacular exotic mountain view
It's a fantastic hike, love those views!
Very much enjoyed your video, fair play on the detail (including the less than pleasant ones) included along the way. It's been 11 years since I did the circuit with my father and a small group, but it seems amazing how much it has become more developed since. Were you supported (eg, porters etc) as your bags were a fair bit bigger than the day packs we carried, with a team of porters to get everything we needed around.
Thanks very much, glad to hear you enjoyed it. We really loved the Manaslu Circuit. It might just be our favourite out of the three we did on that trip. The area was quite badly effected in the 2015 earthquake and as far as we know the communities there received a fair bit of aid to rebuild and develop more for tourism. We hiked with a guide, which is mandatory, but carried our own bags - big and heavy but we've become used to it in recent years. Thanks again for watching.
Setting out the things I wanna do post-COVID, and wanna hit Nepal up again - thanks for sharing this, definitely gave me inspiration.
You're welcome, enjoy Nepal whenever you make it back : )
thanks for your beautiful footages of Samdo specially
Thanks for watching and appreciating!
I did Manaslu circuit in 1995, I believe. Nice to see how things have changed.
Wow, I'm sure it's changed considerably since then!
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Oh yes! At that time it was only possible with tents and coocking crew. I started trekking in Nepal in 1987 and did 7 treks until 1998, most of them off the beaten track, like Dolpo, Kangchenjunga and so on. Around Manaslu was just open for trekking at that time. We even had to take a liaison officer with us.
@@MrBabooke Oh wow, sounds like you've seen some spectacular areas of Nepal. Do you have a favourite trek you did, or they were all special in their own way?
@@GoingTheWholeHogg My favorite is Dolpo, in 1991. That area was forbidden for trekking since the 1950's. We were one of the first visitors back then. The books at the checkpost showed that only something like 30 peoples came there before us. There was very limited information available. Even for our guide and porters it was the first time they went there. That was a true adventure. Together with the Tibetan culture and the stunning views made it unforgettable.
@@MrBabooke Wow, sounds like a true adventure indeed. Dolpo is definitely at the back of our minds for a trek, especially after watching Himalaya/Caravan and reading The Snow Leopard many years ago. As you say, the Tibetan culture is really interesting and those landscapes are so spectacular. We've never done an organised camping trek though, I guess that's what pushed us towards Manaslu and Upper Mustang the last time we visited Nepal, it just seemed easier and less expensive to organise. What a wonderful experience it must have been to trek through the region at that time, no wonder it's so memorable for you.
Quite enjoyed this. Hope to do this trek in the near future.
It's a great trek, hope you can do it soon!
It would be a lovely trip if I could see some scenery.
Great views and amazing video, make me wanna go there right now 😍
Thanks! It's a great trek, one of our favourites in Nepal : )
Awesome video n awesome Nepal
Thanks! Yeah, Nepal is pretty epic
one of the great treks in Nepal
Couldn’t agree more!
Though I am from Nepal I haven't been there. Good to see foreigners coming for trek and making such a lovely n informative video. Love from Nepal 🇳🇵❤
Thanks for watching, Ranjan! Very glad you enjoyed it
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My pleasure sir. By the way what's the name of background music played at the beginning, its soothing to hear.
@@ranjanpoudel5324 The first song is Danza Gris by Lado B. Glad you liked it!
Thanks 😇
Great video you have inspired me to go here
Glad to hear it! It's a fantastic trek.
Thank u so much we sre too much happening for your beautiful Tür.
Thank you for watching : )
Good to look to see you all in my distric Gorkha.
It’s a beautiful area!
Awesome ,I’m in katmandu , leaving on sat for manaslu trek , buzzing 🙏
Brilliant! Hope you have a great trek 😃
Thank you so much for sharing.Thabk you.
Thanks for watching!
I show full vidoe of manaslu that was amazing and hopfully you guys spend very happy trip there and thanks alot for visit in nepal
Thanks for watching Arjun! Glad you enjoyed it, we had a great time on this trek : )
Inspired 1❤
Thanks!
Beautiful
Thank you 🙏
Superb
Thanks!
Nice video.😍😍
Thank you!
Building structure is very lovely and all man made structure is make from totally natural things
Yeah we appreciated that too.
Xlent to see again . I Trekked around manasalu in 2022 , planning to return this year ,flight is booked ..all going well 🙏 🏴 🇳🇵
Great, hope it all works out. Nepal has a way of making you want to return again and again. Enjoy!
@@GoingTheWholeHogg can’t wait . I travelled regularly to Nepal pre covid ,first time 1995 , honestly thought for a while there that I’d never get back , so exciting 🙏🌞🏔
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Thanks a lot 😃
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Our beautiful gorkha😍😍
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Beutiful place❤️
It sure is!
loving your videos, do visit india there are some lovely treks in himalayas.
Thank you! Yes, we would love to return to India some day, especially to Ladakh.
Wow
Thanks!
Seems like an awesome trek! Was this last October? Would like to see the upcoming Annapurna circuit video as well. Did you have trouble finding accommodations in certain places? i.e. rooms filling up because of the big tour groups? Also, as you did both, how do you rate the Larke pass with Thorung pass in terms of difficulty?
Thanks again for the video! :)
Thanks, it really was an awesome trek! We trekked in October 2018. The Annapurna Circuit video is out now so you can catch that on our channel if you haven’t already. As for accommodation, we did have issues in a few places, particularly on days when we arrived late. The trail wasn’t overly busy but there were a number of large groups taking up some of the guesthouses. We had issues in Dyang and Bimthang in particular. We still got a room but unfortunately some guides and porters went without rooms and had to sleep in the dining room. Rooms were also limited at Dharamsala, with some people sleeping in permanent tents outside. You can read more about our experience here (bit.ly/2WBSOPw) and get more detail about accommodation in this post (bit.ly/3bUWnVn). Regarding the Larke and Thorong Pass comparison, neither was particularly difficult on the way up. Both have fairly gentle and long ascents on good trails. Both have steep sections to descend after the pass, with the descent from the Larke Pass being much more tricky and needing extra care. Beyond that, we rate the Larke Pass higher in terms of the landscape and scenery. It really is genuinely spectacular. Hopefully all that helps and glad you enjoyed the video!
Very nice
Thanks 😃
did you guys missed or got the view of manaslu himal from lho village due to bad weather?its the most beautiful view of manaslu from lho village.enjoyed yr upload.thnks guys
We got a partial view of Manaslu from Lho in the morning, but it was cloudy in the afternoon and evening the day before. The best view we got was at sunrise from Samagaun, which was fantastic. Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video.
Wow, what time of year did you make this trek? I went in March of 2019 and everything after Lho was covered in snow!!! it's crazy to see how different it looks when it's all melted!
golfingomez we trekked in early October, so all the snow had gone! We’ve seen photos of the pass etc all covered in snow and we thought the exact same, couldn’t believe how different it looks! Must have been tougher with the snow!
Wow thats a daring challenge and awesome journey. Maybe problems with the accomodations but always a good bargain with the view tha comes with it.
The vlog entitled the Manaslu trek, but in the entire video, you didnt showed the manaslu mountain which if im not wrong is amongst the top 10 tallest mountain in the world with 8000+ meter high amsl.
Thanks for watching, Sarose! You can see Mount Manaslu at 7:53, we had this view early in the morning from Samagaun. Very beautiful.
Did that in 2014! Super trek
Wrote a story on it manaslu circuit no way back look it up. Btw I’m Clive Hogg ... thumbs up to you both !
Ha, good surname you've got there ; ) Agreed, an excellent trek! I imagine the infrastructure has changed quite a bit in those years, not least the road all the way to Machhakhola. Guess that's my bedtime reading sorted!
The road went a couple k past soti chola in 2015 but the top end looks remarkably unchanged including the notorious dharmasala as I called it emoji poo central
Clive Hogg ha, yeah I think this will remain a trekking trail for the most part, which is great for hikers. There are a few more prefab accommodation options at Dharamsala these days which are slightly less basic , but we still ended up in the ‘rustic’ old one some how... At least it had an atmospheric dining room!
wow! hi could you please upload high quality drone footage of Jagat village!
Thanks! Sorry, we don't have any other footage to upload : /
Very nice 👍
zo pa it’s a great trek!
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Really enjoying watching you both as you make your way through Nepal- great work.
Any chance you could detail the songs/artists? Some really great tunes but can’t find them! 🙁
Thanks.
Thanks for watching and appreciating, Joseph! I don't have access to the song list just now, but they are all from Artlist.io Maybe Shazam will work?!
Huge Thanks for exploring our Nepal. 🙏🙏
Where I can find this sound at 1:40 in free
Nepal and Nepali always welcome Guest 🙏☺️
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It’s our pleasure to explore Nepal. At that time stamp we were filming in Machhakhola, just natural sounds. Thank you for watching!
Great video, I've been up as far as Bimthang but haven't had the privilege of a trip "round Manaslu", the extra permit fees and hiring a guide put it out of my league. Still if I did hire a guide I'd be really annoyed if they did not teach me to respectfully spin prayer wheels in the correct direction (15.42). Getting it wrong is quite painful for a Buddhist to behold but then that is the essence of Samsara. I hope you get back to Nepal for more adventures soon
Thank you. We really enjoyed the views between Bimthang and Dharapani, hope you did too! I'm sure we'll return to Nepal for more trekking adventures at some point. Didn't mean to cause offence with the prayer wheels, thanks for highlighting it.
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Thinking to this trek next month combined with Annapurna circuit. Did you find the crowds on annapurna overwhelming? It will be oeak season when i go! Also onterested in nar phu valley!
Sounds like a good plan, they work great as a combination and the Manaslu Circuit remains one of our favourite treks. We also trekked in October and you can expect the Annapurna Circuit to be much busier, but if you get away from the classic route at every opportunity then it’s great, and we certainly never found it crowded in an overwhelming way. We’ve never trekked the Nar Phu valley but it looks great!
If you haven’t checked out our written guides yet:
www.goingthewholehogg.com/manaslu-circuit-trek-guide/
www.goingthewholehogg.com/annapurna-circuit-trek-guide/
And if you’re still looking for a guide (definitely needed for Manaslu Circuit) we can totally recommend Himalayan Masters: bit.ly/HimalayanMasters (mention our code HOGG5 for a 5% discount)
Awesome video guys! Did you prefer this or the Annapurna circuit? :D
Thanks Luke! We definitely preferred this over the Annapurna Circuit, which still has some great points but is a little too overdeveloped with roads seriously curtailing much of the original route. Great variety of landscapes on the Manaslu Circuit, fantastic scenery, interesting culture and people, and the hugely impressive Larke Pass 😃
Awesome footage. Did I see you with a laptop? Do you manage to carry that the whole trip around?
Thanks, Tim! Yes we did, annoying to carry but we needed it to back up and edit our footage as we went...
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Crazy, thanks for getting back on this. Did you carry it the whole weeks across the mountains? How much weight did you carry if you have weighed it by any chance? I am planing a similar but shorter trip and would need a laptop but the weight really makes me not want to bring it
@@tims.7538 Yeah we carried it the whole way. We were carrying a lot of photography and video gear as well which really bumped the weight up. I think Del probably had about 23kg on his back, way more than we'd recommend!
Hi guys
Love the videos, thank you! I’m heading to Nepal in November and can’t decide between manaslu and Annapurna. I was thinking manaslua for the lesser crowds and greater challenge, but the thought of having a guide is a bit of a downer as I love solitude! Would you recommend one hike more than the other? Thanks heaps :)
Hey, glad to hear you enjoy the videos, thanks a lot! Putting aside the guide question for now, we always side with Manaslu Circuit over Annapurna Circuit. Fewer people, more time away from roads, a greater variety of landscapes at the different elevations, interesting cultural elements and a more impressive (albeit lower) mountain pass all make it more appealing we think. Saying that, the cost of a guide and RAP (Restricted Area Permit) is not inconsequential, and there is much to enjoy on the Annapurna Circuit, particularly if you venture off the traditional route and take advantage of the NATT (New Annapurna Trekking Trails). If you do decide on Manaslu and need a guide, we’ve recently established a relationship with Himalayan Masters, and having just completed 2 major treks with them (Langtang/Gosainkunda and Everest 3 Passes), we can say that it’s been the best experience we’ve had with a guide in Nepal. The company is small but professional and is competitively priced. You can get in touch with them at info@himalayan-masters.com and get a 5% discount with the code HOGG5. Anyway, hope that helps a bit 🙂
You guys. This is incredible helpful. Thank you so very much!!! Can’t wait to get out there and experience this, and will look up the guides you recommended. THANK YOU xx
Nicely taken video. Interested in this is same or different physically to Everest Base Camp trek and secondly, more scenic than EBC?
Thanks very much. Interesting questions. This is quite challenging, a lot of up and down in the early days and a high altitude pass (5160 m) to cross. It’s certainly very scenic. In terms of EBC, we’re actually starting the Everest 3 Passes trek in about a week, and it covers a lot of the same ground initially as the EBC trek. So, no experience yet, but the EBC trek does seem to be more up, up, up, then back down again. Both are physically demanding, with the EBC trek reaching a higher altitude so that’s something to consider. We’ll be able to give our own experience soon, but personally speaking, the Manaslu Circuit is one of our favourite Nepal treks, with a wide variety of landscapes at different altitudes, interesting cultural aspects, and a beautiful pass to cross 🙂
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Thx. Yes, I did EBC and you always go up, have lunch beside the river and go up even higher in afternoon. I want to do another challenge but if Manaslu is same as EBC it's same same. I look forward to seeing your EBC videos. I was going to do Stok Kangri this year but it seems to still be closed.
Sounds like Manaslu definitely has more variety than EBC then, definitely worth considering . Yeah, heading to Lukla in 2 days now, looking forward to getting started 😃
Did you guys have a guide for the Manaslu trek? I can’t tell from your video. I heard it was compulsory for Manaslu, but not for Annapurna.
Yes we did. Exactly, you must have a guide for Manaslu, but not for the Annapurna region. We have more details about planning a Manaslu Circuit trek over on our blog - www.goingthewholehogg.com/manaslu-circuit-trek-guide/ Hope this helps! Cheers, Kim
Whats the name of the track at 5min 🙂 ?
Which month of this trip..the wether looks fantastic
This was in October
hehe the driving road is still the same Dhading to Arughat bazaar, the Chickens are role models in the videos.
It got a bit bumpy on that section, ha!
which month you had visited in Manaslu, I wanna visit there..
We hiked in October. Hope you get a chance to hike there too.
Hi, I would like to ask if the name of the guide was Surez? I have been also on Manaslu trek 2 years ago and i think we might had the same guide😁
Hope you had a great trek! Our guide's name is Dinesh, must have been a doppelganger or he likes to change his name ; )
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Thanks!
What month did you guys do and what company did you use?
We did the trek in October. For details about trekking companies please contact us directly 🙂
Hi
I have a Question.
Have you done the EBC?
I would like to do trek in Nepal,what trek is better than seeing the world's biggest mountain?
Hi, we have never hiked to EBC, so can't compare from our own experience, but it's likely to be much busier than the Manaslu Circuit trek, or other less popular ones. Depends on what you're looking to get out of your trek in Nepal I guess. Cheers, Kim
Hi , which month did you do this trek . Thanks
Hi Roshan, we did this at the start of October
Thanks for the reply, Me and my team are doing this route this September. Hopefully, the altitude sickness won't get to us 😂
hi, awesome video.
we are considering doing the Trek Manaslu can I ask you a couple of questions?
thank you so much
Thanks a lot! Sure, fire away 😃
@@GoingTheWholeHogg thank you so much.
What time of year did you go there?
how much did your backpacks weigh? what were the temperatures?
did you have a porter in addition to the guide?
thank you so much
No problem 🙂
1. We did this in the first half of October, right at the start of the main trekking season
2. My backpack was 20-23 kg, but that’s pretty heavy. I was carrying lots of camera gear and a drone and we took a lot of snacks from Kathmandu (too much 😅) to save money on the trail. We carried on directly to the Annapurna Circuit and Upper Mustang afterwards and had some extra clothes that you probably wouldn’t need if just doing Manaslu Circuit. Kim’s bag was more like 10-13 kg depending on how much water she was carrying. We reckon 15 kg is a good figure to aim for if you’re a single trekker carrying all your own gear.
3. At that time of year it was hot at the lower elevations and warm during the day when higher up and in the sun. Once you get above 3000 m or so it’s always cold at night and early morning.
4. We only trekked with a guide, which is mandatory. Recently we trekked with Himalayan Masters (bit.ly/HimalayanMasters) and found them to be a great company with fantastic guides. If you’re looking to hire a guide/and porter they are reasonably priced and you can get a 5% discount with our code HOGG5
For more info, check out our detailed guide: www.goingthewholehogg.com/manaslu-circuit-trek-guide/
And for a packing list and complete rundown of what to pack: www.goingthewholehogg.com/what-to-pack-for-trekking-in-nepal/
@@GoingTheWholeHogg thank you so much. very useful information. A friend and I would like to take a photographic trip to portray local people. Do you think this is an interesting itinerary for this idea? In other videos I noticed that the villages were almost deserted.
This is definitely a good itinerary for people photography. There are plenty of actual villages as opposed to mostly teahouse settlements for trekkers, and the Tibetan heritage of the people at the higher elevations is very interesting and the people, houses, etc are very photogenic 🙂
Do you still need a guide by goverment regulations to do the Manaslu Trek? Greetings from Germany...
Hi, yes as far as we know you need a guide for Manaslu and a restricted area permit.
@@GoingTheWholeHogg thanks for ya reply...
What month was this trip made?
It was October
Welcome to Nepal?
Thanks 😃
Who was your guide? Why he don’t appear in the video?
His name is Dinesh, he was in the video quite a few times.
Manaslu larke pass
Have to learn how eat dal batht
Ha, yeah no hands for us, prefer a fork and papad scoop ; )
Which village do you liked the most?
Hmm, probably Samagaun and Samdo. The scenery around there is spectacular!
You can get direct bus to machikhola, contact me if you want guiding support.
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Dal Bhat is the best!
Entry fee?
Yeah it's a restricted area so there are permit fees and certain rules to follow. We've got more info here > www.goingthewholehogg.com/manaslu-circuit-trek-guide/#manasluguidepermits
@@GoingTheWholeHogg thank you for caring and replying. And for that i will subscribe to your channel for being this humble!
Glad to help, and thank you!
Too fast transistion of scenes. Should have given sufficient time to enjoy the views.....
Sorry you didn't enjoy it. Our newer videos are much slower paced than this because we too now prefer a slower transition of scenes. But unfortunately I can't change this one now!
So the music, volume up and down..but guys, I like yours canal
its seti khola not soti khola
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Love it!
Which month did you trek? Any info Plz🙏
We trekked in October 👍