Manang Braga Monastery Tour

One of our office representatives will receive you upon your arrival at the airport and will transfer you to the planned hotel. You will then be warmly welcomed with an excellent dinner that offers you authentic Nepalese cuisine rich in taste and culture. A short briefing about the Manang tour and essential permits to go to the Annapurna region.

We drive from Kathmandu to Besisahar in a tourist coach or can use a private jeep/car. We arrange an off-road jeep in Besisahar to drive up to Chame. We drive along the bank of the Trisuli River, following the Prithvi Highway up to Dumre Bazar of Tanahu district.  We reach Besisahar and have lunch. During lunch, we will transfer our luggage to the jeep and drive to Chame- the headquarters of Manang district. While driving from Kathmandu, you will get to see the terraced farms, traditional villages, and Ganesh & Manaslu snow peaks. We need to enter our entry permits at Dharapani to trek in the Annapurna region.

Today, we formally start to trek from Chame to Pisang. We walked into a steep and narrow valley. By seeing the beautiful Himalayan range, we continuously climb to the upper Pisang.  From the trekking trails, we also see stunning views of Annapurna II in the south and Pisang Peak in the northeast. Then our path descends taking us to the Manang Valley into the Pisang village. Overnight, stay at a lodge/tea house.

Today, we trek for 7 to 8 hours to reach Braga monastery. It is one of the toughest days in terms of distance and a tough trek with high challenges. The Annapurna region trek rewards us with a splendid view throughout the trek. We start to trek from Lower Pisang to Chyaru, Ghyaru to Ngawal, and Ngawal to Braga monastery. We trek from Lower Pisang to Ghyaru, which takes 2 hours. We pass through Mani walls inscribed with Mantras while trekking to Ghyaru. We halt for a few minutes to capture the stunning views and take a rest, too. Now, we trek to Ngawal from Ghyaru within thirty-five minutes. We will have lunch over there. Then, after, we trek to Braga monastery and stay overnight there. Braga is a beautiful village with a beautiful monastery. We explore monasteries around Braga village and stay overnight there.

After breakfast, we start to trek to ice lake, The ice lake is almost frozen around the year. The lake is located at 4620m and is accessed by trekking from Manang also. We explore around ice lake and have lunch over there if possible otherwise we will take pack lunch at ice lake. After lunch, we trek to the headquarters of Manang and stay overnight at Manang.

After breakfast, we start our journey to Besisahar and have lunch over there. We will drive for 6 hours to reach Kathmandu. Transfer to the hotel and take a rest.

Today, we will enjoy visiting different places in Kathmandu City. Kathmandu Valley comprises unique traditions and culture with beautiful world heritage sites. Within the valley, there are seven world heritage sites: Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swoyambhunath, Bouddhanath, Pashupatinath, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Changu Narayan, and Patan Durbar Square. You have choices among these heritage sites to visit in a day tour. Patan Durbar Square, Swoyambhunath, and Bouddhanath can be visited, or you can think of the organic town Bhaktapur and Pashupatinath, one of the greatest temples of Hinduism. Even Kathmandu Durbar Square can be visited during the evening time or in the morning time. It is near- Thamel.

The Durbar Square of Kathmandu holds many old palaces, buildings, temples, and statues from medieval times. Overnight stay in hotel.

Finally, we will assist you in reaching the international airport three hours before your scheduled flight. Wishing you a wonderful flight.