The Tsum Valley Trek explores one of Nepal’s most culturally distinctive Himalayan valleys, long regarded as a sacred Buddhist region and once closed to outsiders. Hidden to the east of the Manaslu Circuit, Tsum is known for its ancient monasteries, meditation caves, yak pastures and traditional stone villages that still follow a slow, community-focused way of life.
Instead of focusing on a high pass, this journey emphasizes culture, monasteries and daily life in the high Himalaya. Trekkers move gradually from lower river valleys into open highland terrain, visiting places like Chumling, Chhekampar, Rachen Nunnery and Mu Gompa. Prayer flags, mani walls, chortens and cliff-side hermitages line the trail, giving a constant sense of Tsum’s spiritual heritage.
Eagle Trail Escapes designs this trek for travelers who want time to slow down, meet local families and understand how a living Buddhist valley functions at the edge of Nepal and Tibet. We work with locally operated teahouses and lodges so that your presence in Tsum supports small village economies, monastic communities and traditional land use, rather than bypassing them.