Tsum Valley Trekking

Tsum Valley trekking known in sacred Buddhist texts as the hidden valley of Happiness, was opened only 3 years ago for tourism. Tsum valley peopl follow tibetan culture and traditionally loks like. too. Barely a lodge exists, and tourists are still welcomed as respected guests. Beginning on the main route into the Manaslu Conservation Area, you curve for days through a steep-sided gorge where the sun arrives mid-morning and departs well before sunset. Waterfalls abound, monkeys appear, and slate roofs top mud houses as you gradually climb 4000ft (1200m).

After 4-5 days, you will reach a narrow canyon sided by sheer boulders. This is the entry to Tsum, painted with the ubiquitous Buddhist blessing and mantra Om Mani Padme Hung in 3-feet Tibetan letters. One side has been blasted out to create a trail, but it’s clear the earlier route which skirted the high edge of the boulder on a few pieces of precariously placed wood is part of what kept this valley hidden. Beyond the gateway you will find the villages of Tsum at 8,000-12,000ft (2400-3700m). Trade with Kathmandu was so difficult that most goods came on yak caravans over the mountains from Tibet, rather than up from the hills of Nepal.

Tsum valley trekking can be done as a home stay trekking. In the tsum valley, some lodge are building but currently should have home stay. Some where can be stay in monasteries and get local food loke potatos, noodles, rice and curry. Some lodge trying to prepared food for tourist but which is not enough originally made it. So, if clients want to eat better food and sleep then need to be organized camping trek. By the way, Manaslu round trekking where can get fine lodge and food.