The best time is in spring from March to May, when days are longer with sun-light hours with fine days for pleasant walks and views of high snow peaks. The other time is autumn, from September to the early month of November, most days are clear and fine but cold morning and night time. Chances of snow sometimes on higher areas but days are fine with the clear starry night sky.

Nearly all lodges on routes do have hydroelectricity power, around remote areas with private solar power, where all can re-charge electronic items needs to pay fees for per items as hour basis. The price differs from one place to another for charging your gadgets.

On this trek, the lodge accommodation is nice and cozy with twin sharing rooms having twin beds. In larger villages like Jagat, Lo, and Sama-Gaon one can find a choice of standard, budget lodges, and Inns. Around remote temporary settlements like at Dharmasala or Phedi away from main villages. Where lodges are simple and basic, but clean with nice rooms but most places have common bath and toilets, due to high cold terrain.

Foods are of good quality, where small lodges have limited food menu bigger villages with nice lodges provides a long list of food menu. Where one can choose from set meals to La Carte, from Continental, Chinese, Indian, Korean, Mexican, Tibetan and Nepalese. Some lodge restaurants have fresh bakeries also, all meals are cooked safely and hygienic.

The charm and highlight of Manaslu Circuit Trek is its picturesque scenery of rolling green hills, and valleys facing views of the high Manaslu Himalaya range of peaks includes views of Annapurna peaks and Chulu as far to Damodar Himal from high Larke-La Pass. 

The other charm is villages on route enriched with the immense culture of age-old heritage, visiting the monastery of great religious interest. Walking uphill and overlooking grand dramatic views of grand Himalayan peaks on daily walks, enchanting forest with scenic views of rolling hills and valleys.

Manaslu Circuit Trek as per the standard itinerary, normally of 14 nights and 15 days, but one can extend for a few days more on request.

The area since it was opened for foreign visitors in 1991, hardly few groups were aware of its existent. But since last decades of time slowly gaining popularity where more lodges have been built to cater to the needs of trekkers. At present drawing more trekkers each season of the year. Restricted areas with special permits make it expensive for budget trekkers, but still gaining popularity over the years.

Manaslu stands as the world’s 8th highest peak at 8,163 m / 26, 781 feet high, the first ascent by a Japanese expedition on May 9th, 1956, with Nepalese guide Gyalzen Norbu Sherpa.

As you trek each day where altitude gains slowly support acclimatization spending overnight at certain heights. Rest day in Sama-Gaon at 3,525 m high for acclimatization before heading towards the big climb to Larke-La Pass.

Larke-La passes at 5,106 m / 16,752 feet high, which forms the boundary of Manaslu and Manang valleys. Located North West of Gorkha district and far end from Manaslu valley, and North East from Manang district.