The path becomes narrower as it passes past hillsides covered in thick forest, some of which are home to little abandoned settlements. Walk along the narrow, sandy route that leads to Machha Khola (Fish Stream) as you pass Lapbesi town and descend into the steep valley sides. We set up a camp for the night at the neighbouring Maccha Khola.

As we move from Jagat to Deng. The hike to Deng village, which consists of only four dwellings, takes around seven hours. From Jagat, we make our way down stone steps that go to the river. From there, we climb Saguleri, a terraced hillside, and stop for a while to take in the unique view of the Sringi Himal (7187m). Then, after a few more river crossings, we hike up to Deng, where we spend the night camped.

The path we take is first level, but after a while it starts to climb, taking us all the way to Namrung. We stroll across a woodland. At Namrung, there are amazing views of the lush valley, ridges, and Mount Manaslu. There are monasteries, mani walls, chortens, and prayer flags flying in the sky, all characteristic of this Buddhist community. Spend the night in Namrung.

From Namrung, you will go through Banjam, Lihi, Sho, Lho, and Sayla before arriving at Samagaun. You will pass a monastery on the route that is known as the best in the area before you get to Lho. There are around 200 monks studying in this monastery, all of them are male. Walking up the steep trail towards Lihi, you can see the north Himchuli, the Naike mountain on the right, and the Ganesh Himal on the left. As we proceed in the direction of Sho, we come across two paths in the corner: one leads to the Hinayang monastery, and the other to the Manaslu Larkya Pass. It takes one hour and thirty minutes to get from Sho to Lho, and it takes two hours to trek to Sayla from Lho. It will take one hour to get to Samagaun from Sayla. You may see a broad view of Nike Peak, Saula Himal, Siringi Himal, Nike Peak, north Manaslu, and Nadi Chuli Manaslu from the Syala. Genuine yak views are also rather satisfying. It is the largest settlement, having come from Tibet about 200 years ago. It is a well-known location for trade and the path leading to Manaslu Base Camp.

Today, we travel northward to the point where the Larkya glacier’s face provides us with views of Cho Danda and Larkya Peak. We then start climbing the trail to go to Larkya La Pass. The highest point of our whole journey, it’s the ideal spot to take in the splendour of Nepal, highlighted by the peaks of Cheo Himal, Himlung Himal, Kangguru, and the towering Annapurna II (7,937m). We can see Bhimthang ahead of us on the steep descent. Today’s walk is somewhat longer because we need to cover a little more ground to get to Bimtang, where we will spend the night.

Our path falls to Dudh Khola today. We travel through a forest of rhododendron and pine to Dharapani, where we spend the night.