Manaslu Base Camp Trek - Hike to Eighth Highest Mountain of the World

Are you dreaming of world's highest mountain peaks and do you know where they lie? Yes, among the world's highest 14 mountains, 8 are in Nepal including Mount Everest - the top of the world. So, trekking and mountaineering is the best activity and most searched from all over the world. Those who want to conquer the mountains go for expeditions but those who only want to witness them very close, hike to its base camps. Either you climb the highest mountains or hike to its base camp, both the activities gives you pleasure of adventure. Climbing to the base camps of the mountains are challenging because of elevation, duration (number of days) and weather. Most of the mountains are hard to trek or trekking difficulty of these mountains are high. So, you need to care about the altitude sickness while trekking to Himalayas.

Nepal Trekking Group, Picture: Hardcore Nepal

Nepal has numerous Himalayan peaks above 6000m to 8000 but here we are discussing about the world's highest eighth mountain - Mount Manaslu Base Camp. Manaslu trekking is one of the famous trekking route in Nepal. Trekking to foothills of Mount Manaslu or circumbulating it, is the adventure trip of lifetime. Trekking to Manaslu Base Camp need a restricted route permit, manaslu conservation area project permit and Annapurna Conservation Area project permit. The elevation of Mount Manaslu base camp is 5215m from sea level and trekking to it, is a moderate trip. During trekking to Manaslu Base Camp, you can visit the Himalayan wonders like villages, valley, beautiful landscapes, monasteries and rhododendron forests.