Manaslu Trek Best Success Tips

Eli Litten

My friend and I had a great time trekking the Manaslu Circuit with Nepal High Trek. They made our experience the best from the moment we landed in Nepal, with our guide and driver meeting us at the entrance. They took us to a very nice hotel and helped us with our bags, gave us tea and drinks and made sure we had all the required gear for the trip. We didn’t have crampons, so our guide, Arbind, took us to a nearby store to make sure we were prepared. If you can try to request Arbind, he went above and beyond to make sure we were taken care of on the trip, whether it was lending a hand to cross sketchy mudslide areas or carrying apples and biscuits for us to eat at the tea house each night. He also made sure to take lots of videos and photos that he sent to us during the trip! The trip itself is a good challenge, high trek worked with us to fit our 11 day schedule and we were lucky in that we had a small 2 person group for the trip so we could go at our own pace. The company and our guide arranged all transportation, permits, tea house lodging, and meals/tea 3 times a day. Our guide also taught us things as we walked, we learned a few words and about the monasteries, local areas and towns and more. We got lucky with clear skies the entire trip and saw several animals from yaks to monkeys. The Manaslu circuit itself is mostly on a trekking trail, we were only on the road for the first day and it felt truly remote as we went from jungle to forest to alpine environment. Overall the Manaslu circuit was a great experience with Nepal High Trek and they absolutely deserve 5 stars!