Manaslu Circuit quiet and authentically enchanting. A beautiful journey with a great variety of culture and landscape from agricultural to forest and mountain scenery. It’s a peaceful trek away from crowded routes but get there as soon as you can before the road that is being built changes everything. The route is occasionally just a little exposed due to landslides caused by the recent long monsoon. A gentle acclimatisation schedule leads up to highest point at Larkya La just a little over 5000m. There are wonderful mountain views of Manaslu from a number of various aspects and distances.
Our Galapagos guides, Pepo & Paolo, were excellent communicators and very well informed about the environment of the Galapagos archipelago and mindful of the human culture and environmental history of these wonderful islands. Excellent background on the sea life and how to conserve it for the future. I want to go again!
Me and my friend hike the Langtang/Tamang heritage trail with the local operator last January. The route is absolutely amazing and the people are so friendly. For us, it was a better choice than the more famous Everest Base Camp trek where its much more crowded.
