Manaslu Circuit & Base Camp Trek

Brilliant trip, fantastic scenery and expertly led by Haka and the rest of the World Expeditions team.

This trip was my second with World Exp. Again it was a fantastic experience. Also my second time having Harka Rai as trek leader. He is an exceptional leader, who along with his staff, provided a memorable experience.

A fantastic experience

Some of the highlights of our trek was being able to engage with the local people, all thanks to Samde, our guide. Our group of 8 watched a lady weaving, met a shepherd who proudly showed us his woollen coat, made by his wife and visiting a monastery where the nuns (some in their eighties) were sitting together having tsampa. I think it is these people that make a trek so memorable. Samde likes photography, so we had lots of opportunities to stop and look at bharals, marmots and birds of prey. Our campsite Pung Gyen Gompa, chosen by Samde, was such a beautiful area and our group of 8 had the place to ourselves. We watched the sunrise from the foot of Manaslu, it was spectacular. There is so much more to see and do, but you will have to see it for yourself. As always, the crew looked after us so well and they work very hard. THEY ARE AMAZING!

Everything from start to finish was completely flawless! Our whole team were all incredibly friendly and always happy to answer any questions we had. They also always made us all feel safe and comfortable! The tents were so nice and spacious with a very cosy sleeping bag! The food was always divine and featured some seriously impressive dishes such as cake or pizza! (I don’t know how this is possible at altitude) Lastly our lead guide Sam-de was a true and utter legend! He was always very professional and respectful with the team and with us always so professional and smiling all the way! He was great at allowing us the opportunity to interact with locals when we passed through villages. He was also great at telling us about the history and fun facts of the area and had a very keen eye for all the wildlife! Overall I would not change a single thing about this trip! Every day was filled with excitement, learning and beauty.

Another great trek from World Expeditions. The trip took us up through diverse and fascinating changes in scenery and cultural backgrounds. Highlights were: the “small change in itinerary” to do a side trip up to Pung Gyen Gompa (with a glacial valley surrounded by giant peaks all to ourselves for the night); a hard day over Larke La but spectacularly views to ease the pain; and the many friendly interactions with the locals giving insight into lives that are very different to mine. Samde ably led the trek and shared his great passion for people and environment of Nepal. Many thanks to guides Ram, Min and Sabin for looking after us, Sirdar Nima for keeping everything running smoothly, Bhaktar and the cook boys for performing miracles daily and the porters for doing difficult job with smiles on their faces. I can’t wait to come back.

Brilliant trek. Highly recommended. Our guide, Samde Sherpa was excellent - very knowledgeable, calm and inspired a great deal of confidence. Food was excellent. Highlight was camping at Punyeng Gompa - off itinerary but at our guide’s recommendation. Scenery was breathtaking. Our guide was able to engage us with local people along the way. Already planning our next WE Himalaya trek….

Awesome experience. Not really wilderness camping. Suggest this trek becomes a tea house trek

Samde Sherpa was the best guide anyone could wish for. It was difficult managing 16 people ( too many in my opinion) camping. With the new road and more tea houses being built, the time of the camping trip has ended.

Manaslu trek is a must for anyone who has seen other parts of Nepal and want to experience another base camp trek, One word...rewarding