The Manaslu Honey Hunting Tour begins in Kathmandu, where you prepare for the trip. Then, a long drive takes you to Machhakhola. Next, you follow the local trail across off-road tracks to reach Khorlabesi walking 45 minutes. Further, natural path takes you to a beautiful stream and waterfall alongside hunting spot cliff walking 3 kilometer approaximately takes 2 hours . Spending two days there with honey hunting activities then drive back to Kathmandu.
Background
Manaslu Honey Hunting Tour is one of the very adventurous Tours that includes the amazing and surprising scene of Manaslu with it. Extracting honey from rock bees that live in steep slope is an age-old tradition of Gurungs communities in Khorla Besi. Among many mountain cliffs in Nepal, the Budigandaki valley and the Cliffs in Manaslu region have a notable presence of wild bee which makes hive on the vertical slopes of these cliffs. Hunting cliff honey is a dangerous activity and most of the cliffs are named and remembered by the names of honey hunters who died during honey harvesting.
Experience and excitement of honey hunting proceeding by local community and team at Khorla besi Clif .
Enjoy the beginning part of Manaslu trekking trail through Budi Gandaki River and remote gurung villages as Arughat, Sotikhola and Machhakhola.
Adventurous drive to Machhakhola.
Test local honey .
Catch the majestic panoramic view of Manaslu (8169m.) and Ganesh Himal
January
-5°C to 10°C
February
-3°C to 12°C
March
0°C to 15°C
April
5°C to 18°C
May
10°C to 19°C
June
12°C to 22°C
July
12°C to 22°C
August
12°C to 22°C
September
10°C to 20°C
October
5°C to 18°C
November
0°C to 15°C
December
-3°C to 12°C
4 Days Manaslu Honey Hunting Tour Day-to-day-Itinerary
Day 1
Public bus to Khorlabesi
Public bus to Khorlabesi
Four -Wheel drive to Khorlabesi
Four -Wheel drive to Khorlabesi
Waterfall
Waterfall
Shangrila Home, Khorlabesi
Shangrila Home, Khorlabesi
Drive to Machha Khola – Hike to Khorlabesi
Day 1 Facts
Trekking Time Average
190km Drive to Machhakhola (Avg 10hrs)
Accommodation
Shangrila Home Resort or Similar category
Altitude
(690m./2277ft.)
Included meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Your exciting journey starts with a drive bus/Jeep along the Prithvi Highway from Kathmandu. A smooth drive on a black-topped road takes you to Dhading Bensi from where the road turns upward to Gola Bhanjyang and then slopes down to Ankhu Khola. At Arughat, you cross the Budi Gandaki River and drive further to reach Sotikhola. We continue to drive two hours to reach Machhakhola. This Ten-hour long drive rewards you with scenic villages, rivers, terraced farms, and a good view of Mount Manaslu and Ganesh. You will walk 45 minutes to reach Khorla Besi. Overnight in Khorla Besi.
Day 2
Bamboo Rope
Bamboo Rope
Preparing honey tools
Preparing honey tools
Hunting spot
Hunting spot
Waterfall together with Hunting cliff
Waterfall together with Hunting cliff
Honey hunting preparation
Day 2 Facts
Trekking Time Average
Visiting hunting spot
Accommodation
Shangrila home resort or Similar category
Altitude
(690m./2277ft.)
Included meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Join with honey hunting local team for preparation whole day. Local will prepare the Lader, ropes, Face net, Globes, Basket, Jugs, Knives and other necessary equipment. It is interesting to watch preparation and explore around the village.
Day 3
Local Honey Hunting in Gorkha Manaslu
Local Honey Hunting in Gorkha Manaslu
Full day honey Hunting
Day 3 Facts
Trekking Time Average
Hike to Hunting spot and retrace - 03 hrs.
Accommodation
Shangrila Home Resort or Similar category
Altitude
( 1150m./3795ft.)
Included meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Take early breakfast and head toward honey hunting spot 02 hours. The cliff is situated with a beautiful waterfall and Mighty Manaslu. Whole day enjoy Honey hunting with local team and hunter. Walk back to hotel after accomplish.
Day 4
Drive to Kathmandu
Day 4 Facts
Trekking Time Average
180km Drive to Kathmandu (Avg. 10hrs)
Altitude
(1295m./4273ft.)
Included meals
Breakfast, Lunch
Leaving himalayas behind, saying goodbye to mountain, your return journey starts with a bus drive along the Budi Gandaki River and Salyantar joins a smooth drive on a black-topped road takes you to Dhading Bensi from where the road turns upward to Gola Bhanjyang and then join Prithibi highway to reach kathmandu.
What do you get in the Trip?
Included
Tribhuwan International Airport (Airport – Hotel – Airport ) transfer in Kathmandu .
All meals during the tour (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Lodge accommodation during the tour.
One English speaking, friendly and government authorized local trekking guide and his food, accommodation, salary, insurance and transportation .
Compensation for Local team and honey hunter .
Overland transport as per mentioned in itinerary.
Public Liable Insurance.
Government tax and service charge.
Not included
Hotel accommodation and meals in Kathmandu.
Hard and soft table drinks such as tea/coffee, coke, fanta, mineral water, beer, hot shower, battery charge, boiled water , phone bill and laundry. .
Personal Travel insurance.
Tips for guide and local team .( Highly suggested ).
The given rates are per person with guaranteed departure schedules. If the given dates are not appropriate for you, please feel free to contact us for requesting a new dates, we will gladly personalize the itinerary and schedule of the trip that fits for you.
We don’t provide any hotel accommodation facilities in Kathmandu . Make sure you take care of that by yourself. But, during the tour, we provide meals 3 times a day. And, you also provide a proper lodges.
Best time to visit
This events are fixed on the date of 21st and 22nd. of May every year. You visit this place during this time you will be able to trek on a clear day and enjoy the scenery.
Difficulty of Trip
This tour is a easy trip. In addition, the landscape of the place is quite dangerous but you won’t try to climb. You will just watch. The trail to hunting spot is quite rough and tricky to be cautious.
Transportation
The transportation is done by driving a bus on the first and the last day. So, between the trek, we only travel on foot. Similarly, we also provide a private jeep service for the tour from Kathmandu.
Tour availability
The tour is available in 20th.May. fixed departure from Kathmandu. This timeframe is considered to be the best seasons for the harvesting honey. Similarly, you can travel here with friends and family.
Tour Duration
The tour duration is for 4 days only. Therefore, enjoy as much as possible during the tour. During this time, you will have a lifetime experience. So, enjoy yourself as much as possible. Similarly, while on this trek you will get to experience the vast biodiversity of the place.
We thank our guests for trekking with us, reviewing our services, and making us eligible for the prestigious awards. We also sincerely thank our dedicated staff for their unwavering commitment and continuous support of our company. Without their hard work, dedication, and passion, the awards and achievements we have received wouldn’t be possible.
My friend and I were lucky to find Tej online before visiting Nepal. We knew we wanted to do a trek, but we weren’t sure exactly which trek. Tej sent us a bunch of itineraries for different treks and we chose the Manaslu circuit. When we arrived our guide, Kumar, was waiting for us at the airport and Tej was able to get us all our permits for the trek done in less than 2 hours which was great. The manaslu trek was absolutely amazing! We were super happy with our whole trip and we were lucky to be able to make the pass even though we saw dozens of other people who had to turn back because of the weather. We are already looking forward to going back next year at the same time to trek Everest and we will definitely use Tej again!
“Nepal Alternative Trek addressed my needs according to my schedule and agenda. I stayed most of the time at his home-stay, shuttling between home and the places that I wanted to visit. Tej, the boss behind Nepal Alternative Trek, helped to make my stay in Kathmandu comfortable and productive. He walked me to the monasteries that I wanted to visit and even picked me up when I needed a ride back home.
The home-stay is hosted by his wife and I got to experience living with a Nepalese family, sharing their food, space and laughter.
For the home-stay:
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4) Free WIFI
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7) Mountainous forest behind home
8) Walking distance to beautiful monasteries
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Goal was achieved 4130 meter and 0 degree celsius, Annapurna Base Camp Trek. It was 6 months of preparation. It was challenging target for us. We had dense forest, mountain, and completely wilderness above the treeline, it was windy and terrain . There is a huge support team. Without them it would not be possible. We can do it , we just have to give time and practice. Mr. Gurung Ji, you with your entire 7 of team were wonderful. They were always ready to help us.
Thanks Mr. Gurung ji for all the support, and guidance that made the trip successful. While all of us focused on Mountain, big thing but there were so many beautiful things along the way, stream, flowers, flora, so many birds I took pictures. So, in summary, phenomenal, success and our confidence there. We know, we can do more and higher in next what bigger thing.
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We love nepal and made 3 time visit to this beutiful country and rich culture. This time last year we came with 6 pax and visited Kathmandu , Pohkara and chitwan with a stay of 2 night in each place. We flew to Pohkara and got the van to chitwan and flew to Kathmandu. Tej arranged all transports overland and flights for us. We did not asked for a local guide but it was all smooth and no problem. We are happy with the service provided by Tej and he made all efforts to make us happy. His company performed professional with the very reasonable pricing. We encountered some small problem with the van transporting us back from nagarkot to kathmandu airport. This van was quite small and it came to pick up quite late that we almost missed the flight to pohkara. We told Tej about this and he must take care of this outsourced van company. Anyway the van in pohkara and to chitwan was excellent , big and comfy. So he has corrected the mistake.
Part 2 was our trek to EBC and chola pass for 21 nights. Tej arranged for flight and guide plus porter. For this trekking it was only me and my wife travelling together. We are about 50 years and used the service of 2 porters cause we bought a lot of dry food plus chocolate. We are difficult persons in terms of foreign food. Our guide Ammer and 2 porters are fabulous. They took care of us very well like we are part of their family.
Overall we strongly recommend this company. They are good and not high expensive tag. We will use their service again in June to trek in Langtang. Rocky
We had a fantastic experience on the Annapurna Circuit with Nepal Alternative Treks. Tej, the manager, was helpful, professional and efficient in dealing with our requirements and amendments, the arrangements worked smoothly and the information provided to us was excellent. Our guide Kul was brilliant. He was friendly, knowledgable and experienced and took changes in our itinerary in his stride. Our trekking experience was much better with his help in everything from planning the stages of the route to organising our food and accommodation. Just one warning: he is an ace card player and will probably beat you hands down!
A wonderful & interesting trek overall. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances ( heavy snow fall & Lie ping with a bad cold) we were unable to cross the Ganja la pass. However, our guide Simbir offered us as alternative trek which took us on a difference journey of Nepal. We had the opportunity to visit & stay in many local villages and meet Tamang, Gurung people experience, their lifestyle and culture. We visited our guide’s home town of Chalishgaun and timed it right to join in with Diwali celebrations!
Attempting Everest base camp trekking for me & my group was taking it to the next level. Before this, our limits were Kedarnath, MadMaheshwar & Tunganath with max distances of 18-19 kms spread over 2-3 days. Moreover, these tracks are such that people doesn’t necessarily have to trek. They have the option of ponies. EBC involves a lot for people like us (acclimatization to altitude, strength etc.), but above all, you need someone to provide logistical support, moral support that it can be done. This is where Nepal Alternative Treks does a great job. They organized it very well, guides and porters provided were very reliable and cost is reasonable when you compare to others. They can customize your travel plan according to your need.
A few weeks ago we went on a trip to Nepal, accompanied by a couple of friends who were on their second trip with Nepal Alternative Trek. Our first goal was to trek to the village of Chalish in Ruby Valley. We decided to go with the services of Nepal Alternative Trek to take us up there. We went there partly by jeep, partly walking through the cultivated terraces, meeting the inhabitants of the different communities who worked there.
I must say that the service that Tej offered us was perfect on all lines. First of all, before our departure, months before, Tej always answered our many questions (luggage, temperature, route to be revised, etc.) Always within 24 hours, he answered with a lot of patience.
All the equipment we thought we would need was available at his office.
Our guide Ammar led us to destination with confidence and professionalism. He knew all the trails, and especially all the shortcuts to avoid us having to go up or down too much along our road. He has managed all the difficulties we have encountered: due to personal reasons, we had to change and our itinerary, and our calendar, and he made everything possible. The whole team adapted to our changes. Our guide contacted Tej who orchestrated the changes without us even having to deal with anything.
The porters were attentive and were always in front of our needs.
Our journey continued towards Bandipur with the driver who made us know the various interesting points, from sunrise to sunset, making detours to take us to the most famous places. Then a 2 days stay in Chitwan, and return to Kathmandu again where the driver carried us without calculating from one place to another – God knows that traffic in Kathmandu, Bakhtapur and Patan can be complicated.
Thanks to Tej, and the whole Nepal Alternative Trek team. We will remember forever that amazing experience.
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