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Day 1: 24 August
Inbound Flight
KLM (Royal Airlines): KL 0427
Amsterdam (AMS) 14:30 to Dubai (DXB) 23:30
Stay in Hilton Garden Inn Dubai AI Muraqabat
Day 2: 25 August
FlyDubai: FZ 0575
Dubai (DXB) 12:30 to Kathmandu (KTM) 18:35
Stay in Hyatt Regency Kathmandu
Day 3 to 8: 26-31 August
Quarantine in Hyatt Regency Kathmandu
Day 9: 1 September
Drive to Aarughat Bazar, Ghorka (~570 m)
Day 10: 2 September
Trek to Soti Khola (~730 m)
Day 11: 3 September
Trek to Machhakhola (930 m)
Day 12: 4 September
Trek to Before Jagat (1370 m)
Day 13: 5 September
Trek to Philim (1570 m)
Day 14: 6 September
Trek to Deng (1540 m)
Day 15: 7 September
Trek to Ghap (2165 m)
Day 16: 8 September
Trek to Lho (3180 m)
Day 17: 9 September
Trek to Samagaon (~3480 m)
Day 18: 10 September
Day at Samagaun (~3525 m)
Day 19: 11 September
Trek to Samdo (~3690 m)
Day 20: 12 September
Trek to Base Camp (4750 m)
Day 21: 13 September
Manaslu Base Camp (MBC) (4750 m)
Day 22-32: 14-24 Septermber
On the mountain: building Camp 1 (~5500 m), Camp 2 (~6400 m) and Camp 3 (High Camp, ~7300 m)
Day 33-40: 25 September to 2 October
Manaslu summit (8163 m) and return to Manaslu Base Camp (~4750 m)
Day 41: 3 October
Trek to Samagaun (~3525 m)
Day 42: 4 October
Trek to Namrung
Day 43: 5 October
Trek to Philim Village
Day 44: 6 October
Trek to Machhakhola
Day 45: 7 October
Trek to Soti Khola
Day 46: 8 October
Trek to Aarughat
Day 47: 9 October
Drive to Kathmandu (1300 m), stay in Hyatt Regency Kathmandu
Day 48: 10 October
Outbound Flight
FlyDubai: FZ 0576
Kathmandu (KTM) 19:30 to Dubai (DXB) 22:45
Day 49: 11 October
KLM (Royal Airlines): KL 0428
Dubai (DXB) 00:55 to Amsterdam (AMS) 06:00
Map of Manaslu alternative itinerary