Manaslu Circuit Trek | 16 Days
Traveler rating
4.8/5
Based on 6 traveler reviews. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Quick answer
Is Manaslu Circuit Trek | 16 Days worth booking?
Manaslu Circuit Trek | 16 Days is a 384-hour experience in Kathmandu, Nepal, from $2300 per person. It scores 66 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Solid Choice”, based on a 4.8/5 rating across 6 reviews. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start time. Same-day spots are currently showing.
- Outty Ranking
- 66 / 100
- Rating
- 4.8/5 (6)
- Duration
- 384 hours
- From
- $2300 per person
The Manaslu Circuit Trek is unique due to its vast range of fascinations, including Manaslu Mastiffs, Larkya La Pass, sub-tropical forests, exotic wildlife, landscapes, green meadows, and Gurung villages with unique cult
What you get
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Breakfast
About this experience
The Manaslu Circuit Trek is unique due to its vast range of fascinations, including Manaslu Mastiffs, Larkya La Pass, sub-tropical forests, exotic wildlife, landscapes, green meadows, and Gurung villages with unique cultures and traditions. Additionally, the trek takes trekkers close to the 8th highest mountain in the world, Manaslu, providing the perfect dose of adventure with its technical aspects. Furthermore, trekkers get the opportunity to experience the natural hot spring ‘Tatopani’. With Swotah, trekkers can explore the beauty of remote Nepal along with adventures in majestic mountains while exploring different lifestyles, cultures, foods, flora and fauna, wildlife, etc.
What's included
Included
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Breakfast
Not included
- International flights
- Nepalese visa fee
- Personal expenses
- Tips for guide(s), porter(s) and driver(s).
Where it starts and ends
Hotel pickup
Pickup is included for all travelers. Pickup begins about 120 minutes before departure.
Before you book
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Every day
- Group size
- Up to 14 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- Swotah Travel and Adventure Pvt. Ltd.
Know before you go
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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What travelers are saying
Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 6 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.
The guide
4 mentionsTravelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
Traveler reviews
6 verified traveler reviews for Manaslu Circuit Trek | 16 Days. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Treking is worth doing.
Trekking is worth it, it is very nice. The Guide who accompanied us Bijay, was always very attentive at all times and very professional as a guide. We also went with two very attentive porters with us, surya and almost. Great team. Swotah travel
Response from the operator: ¡Gracias de todo corazón — leer esto nos ha alegrado el día a todos! 🙏 Nos alegra enormemente que el trekking haya cumplido con vuestras expectativas y que los paisajes de Nepal os hayan dejado ese buen sabor de boca. Hay algo en estas montañas que es difícil de describir con palabras — y vosotros lo habéis sentido de primera mano, que es lo que realmente importa. Bijay, Surya y Casi son exactamente eso que describís — un gran equipo. Pero lo que más nos llena de orgullo no es solo su profesionalidad, sino esa atención constante, ese cuidado genuino hacia cada persona que acompañan en el camino. En la montaña, saber que tienes a tu lado a alguien que realmente se preocupa por ti lo cambia todo. Nos alegra que los tres lo hayan demostrado con creces. Les haremos llegar vuestras palabras con mucho cariño — se las merecen. 🏔️ Nepal tiene muchos más senderos preciosos esperándoos — y nosotros estaremos aquí cuando queráis volver a recorrerlos. ¡Hasta la próxima aventura! 😊 Con mucho cariño desde Katmandú, 🙏 Ajay — Swotah Travel & Adventure
via Tripadvisor (translated)
Great experience in Manaslu trekking
We did the Manaslu trek in 12 days going up to the Manaslu base camp and passing through the Larkya Pass along with Bijay, Surya and Casi, great professionals. In short, a great experience, beautiful landscapes and mountains, highly recommended!!
Response from the operator: ¡Estamos muy orgullosos de leer esto — muchísimas gracias por compartirlo! 🙏 12 días por el circuito del Manaslu, llegando al campo base y cruzando el Larkya La Pass — eso es trekking de verdad. Es una de las rutas más salvajes, remotas y espectaculares del Nepal, y completarla es un logro del que hay que estar muy orgullosos. Muy poca gente se atreve con ella, y quienes lo hacen se llevan imágenes y recuerdos que no se olvidan jamás. Que Bijay, Surya y Casi hayan estado a la altura de semejante aventura nos llena de satisfacción. El Manaslu exige mucho al equipo — días largos, terreno exigente, altitudes considerables — y saber que los tres estuvieron siempre a vuestro lado con profesionalidad y buen ánimo es exactamente lo que buscamos en cada persona que ponemos en el camino junto a nuestros clientes. Les haremos llegar vuestras palabras con mucho orgullo. 🏔️ El Himalaya guarda aún muchos circuitos y cimas por descubrir — cuando el próximo viaje empiece a tomar forma, aquí estaremos. ¡Hasta pronto! 😊 Con mucho cariño desde Katmandú, 🙏 Ajay — Swotah Travel & Adventure
via Tripadvisor (translated)
Trekking Manaslu
An amazing experience with great professionals. Bijay is a very good, attentive and friendly guide. Porters Surya and Kasi the same! Thanks for these days! Recommended 100%
Response from the operator: ¡Qué alegría recibir estas palabras — muchas gracias de corazón! 🙏 Nos hace enormemente felices saber que Bijay os acompañó con la atención y la amabilidad que merece cada trekker en las montañas de Nepal. Un buen guía no solo conoce el camino — sabe leer a las personas, adaptar el ritmo y hacer que cada día en la montaña se sienta cómodo y seguro. Que lo hayáis sentido, así es el mayor reconocimiento que podemos recibir. Y qué detalle tan bonito mencionar también a Surya y Kasi. Los porteadores son el alma silenciosa de cada expedición — cargando peso, adelantándose en el camino, siempre con una sonrisa — y rara vez reciben el reconocimiento que merecen. Vuestra mención los hará muy felices, y en Swotah los valoramos inmensamente. Los tres se merecen este aplauso. 👏 Vuestro 100% de recomendación nos llena de orgullo y lo compartiremos con todo el equipo. Los Himalayas tienen mucho más por ofreceros — ¡esperamos volveros a ver por aquí pronto! 🏔️ Con mucho cariño desde Katmandú, 🙏 Ajay — Swotah Travel & Adventure
via Tripadvisor (translated)
Great trekking with amazing professionals
We have done a trek around the Manaslu through the Larkya Pass, with our guide Bijay and his porters Surya and Casi, they have done an incredible job, they have made us feel safe and very comfortable at all times, the human quality of these 3 professionals has been an experience that we will not forget. Thank you SWOTAH TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE for offering us these professionals for our trip, we will recommend 100%
Response from the operator: ¡Muchísimas gracias por estas palabras tan generosas — nos han emocionado a todos en el equipo! 🙏 El circuito del Manaslu con el paso de Larkya La es uno de los trekkings más exigentes y auténticos del Nepal — un recorrido que pone a prueba el cuerpo y el alma, pero que recompensa con paisajes y momentos que muy pocos viajeros tienen el privilegio de conocer. Habéis hecho algo verdaderamente especial. Leeremos esta reseña en voz alta ante Bijay, Surya y Casi — se lo merecen cada palabra. Mencionáis su calidad humana, y eso es exactamente lo que nos hace más orgullosos como empresa. No es difícil encontrar guías técnicamente competentes — lo que es difícil, y lo que marca la diferencia en una montaña, es esa calidez genuina, esa capacidad de hacer sentir a alguien seguro y cómodo cuando el camino se pone duro. Que los tres lo hayan logrado juntos, durante todo el recorrido, es algo de lo que estamos enormemente orgullosos. 🏔️ Vuestro 100% de recomendación es el mayor regalo que podéis hacernos — y lo vamos a transmitir con mucho cariño a todo el equipo. Los Himalayas tienen muchos más caminos esperándoos — y nosotros estaremos aquí cuando el momento llegue. ¡Hasta la próxima aventura! 🙏 Con mucho cariño desde Katmandú, Ajay — Swotah Travel & Adventure
via Tripadvisor (translated)
Wonderful time on the Manaslu circuit
A beautiful trek (14 days arrival to departure) with 9 days trekking. The scenery was truly amazing, and Nepal is such a lovely country. The days were up to 20km with up to 1300m of ascent, so not for the faint hearted. The rate of ascent and pace were really good, so that there was no issue with the altitude. By guide Bijay Gurung was excellent, really friendly and adaptable. I would happily go with him on another trek.
Response from the operator: Thank you so much for this wonderful review — we really appreciate you taking the time! 🙏 14 days, 9 days on the trail, 20km days and 1,300m of ascent — you tackled a genuinely demanding trek and came through it beautifully. That is no small achievement, and we are so glad Nepal's scenery made every steep step worth it. You have put your finger on exactly what makes a great guide — getting the pace and rate of ascent right is a real skill, especially when altitude is a factor. Pushing too hard too fast can unravel even the best-planned trek in a matter of hours. Bijay reads his trekkers instinctively, and your review is a perfect testament to that. We will share your words with him — and we suspect he will be quietly very pleased to hear that you would head back into the mountains with him again. That kind of trust is everything to a guide. 🏔️ We hope Nepal stays in your heart for a long time, and when the next trail calls — Bijay and the Swotah team will be right here. 😊 Warm regards from Kathmandu, Ajay — Swotah Travel & Adventure
via Tripadvisor
Good to know
- Duration
- 384 hours
- Free cancellation
- Up to 24h before
- Minimum age to book
- 15+
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Every day
- Hotel pickup
- Included for all travelers
- Booked in 30 days
- 2
- Verdict
- Solid Choice
Who runs this experience
Operated by Swotah Travel and Adventure Pvt. Ltd., who run 5 experiences we rank across 1 city, with an average Outty Ranking of 63.0.
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Manaslu Circuit Trek | 16 Days: questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Kathmandu.
How much does Manaslu Circuit Trek | 16 Days cost?
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Prices start at $2300 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Kathmandu usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Manaslu Circuit Trek | 16 Days take?
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Plan for about 384 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Kathmandu is not rushed.
Is Manaslu Circuit Trek | 16 Days worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 66 out of 100, which we label "Solid Choice". That score blends traveler sentiment (4.8/5 across 6 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable last minute in Kathmandu, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.
Can I cancel or reschedule Manaslu Circuit Trek | 16 Days?
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Yes. Cancel free up to 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Inside that window the booking is non-refundable, and no-shows are not refunded.
Is Manaslu Circuit Trek | 16 Days suitable for kids and families?
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The operator sets a minimum age of 15. Older children generally do well here, and families should factor in the 384-hour running time when deciding.
How far in advance should I book Manaslu Circuit Trek | 16 Days?
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Around 2 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Kathmandu can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Kathmandu and add a light layer if any part of the 384-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Manaslu Circuit Trek | 16 Days start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Kathmandu within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Kathmandu?
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On Outty we rank every Kathmandu experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Private Kathmandu Sightseeing Tour | UNESCO World Heritage sites, Manaslu Circuit Trek, Classic Everest Base Camp Trek. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Kathmandu?
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Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Kathmandu?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
Do I book through Outty or through the operator?
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