Altitude sickness on the Manaslu Circuit is real above 5,000m. A veteran guide covers AMS, HAPE, HACE, Diamox dosing, and honest prevention advice.
Travel Insurance for the Manaslu Circuit Trek: What You Actually Need in 2026
Confused about insurance for the Manaslu Circuit Trek? Here is exactly what altitude and helicopter evacuation coverage you actually need in 2026.
How Much to Tip Your Guide and Porter on the Manaslu Circuit Trek: Complete 2026 Guide
How much should you tip your guide and porter on the Manaslu Circuit Trek? A real, first person 2026 guide with exact amounts, etiquette, and budgeting.
Pokhara After Manaslu Circuit Trek: The Complete Guide
Pokhara After Manaslu Circuit Trek: The Complete Guide Almost every trekker who books the Manaslu Circuit Trek assumes the trip ends the same way it started, with a long drive back to Kathmandu. That assumption is not wrong exactly; it […]
Manaslu Circuit Trek from Canada: The Complete Planning Guide
Every year, more Canadian trekkers are turning away from the crowded trails of Everest Base Camp and Annapurna and choosing something quieter, wilder, and far less traveled. The Manaslu Circuit Trek, which loops around the world’s eighth-highest mountain, has become […]
Manaslu Circuit Trek Update: What the Rasuwa Flood Actually Means for Your Trek
If you have been following the news out of Nepal this week, you have probably seen the heartbreaking footage from Rasuwa district, where a sudden flash flood tore through the Nepal-Tibet border area on August 26, 2026. Our thoughts are […]
Mount Manaslu Nepal: The Complete Guide to the 8th Highest Mountain, Its History, Culture and the Manaslu Circuit Trek
Mount Manaslu rises to 8,163 meters above sea level in the Gorkha district of Nepal, the eighth highest mountain on earth and one of only fourteen peaks anywhere that clear the 8,000 meter mark. For decades it lived in the […]
Manaslu Circuit Trek for Seniors & Travelers Over 50: Complete Guide
One question arrives more often than almost any other when people research the Manaslu Circuit Trek: “Can someone my age actually do this?” It is a fair question, and it deserves an honest answer rather than a promotional one. Age is […]
Manaslu Circuit Trek: The Complete Guide From a Local Guide
Written by Kiran Basnet, Founder and Licensed Trekking Guide at Manaslu Treks and Expedition. Twenty plus completions of the Manaslu Circuit since 2018. Updated for the 2026 and 2027 trekking seasons. People write to me almost every week asking the […]
Why Is the Tsum Valley Trek Getting Popular? A Local Guide’s Perspective on Nepal’s Hidden Himalayan Valley
Five years ago, we would get maybe one or two inquiries a month about the Tsum Valley Trek. Most people asked about Everest Base Camp or the Annapurna Circuit; an inquiry, Lesley, was something we mentioned almost as an afterthought, […]
