A wild blend of culture and scenery makes this trek one of the world's best
This adventurous trek, opened to foreign trekkers in 1991, takes in the entirety of the colossal Manaslu (8,163m/26,781ft), the eighth highest mountain in the world. Although, first ventured by westerners in 1950, this region still remains largely unexplored. The trail follows the rough Budi Gandaki Valley through subtropical countryside, passing Gurung and Tamang villages, before leading up to Nupri, an alpine valley of Tibetan people, and finally culminating in the crossing of the mammoth Larkya Pass.