Day 01 Arrival day in Kathmandu
Altitude: 1,300m/4,264 ft
Accommodation: Hotel in Kathmandu
Meals: Welcome Dinner
Upon your arrival at the Tribhuvan intl. airport our representative welcomes you and assists to transfer in your hotel in Kathmandu. After time to get refreshed, we meet and brief your upcoming trek with us. Evening we host welcome dinner at one of the typical Nepalese restaurant with local music and ethnic dance. Over night at Kathmandu.
Day 02 Sightseeing of Kathmandu Valley &Trek Preparation day
Altitude: 1,300m/4,264 ft
Activities: Sightseeing tour
Accommodation: Hotel in Kathmandu
Meals: Breakfast
Today, after breakfast at the hotel, we start our guided city tour of Kathmandu capital; we visit the main highlighted and most interesting part of the city which is recommended by the UNESCO Heritage sites of Nepal. We visit Pashupatinath Nath (Greatest Hindu Temple), Bouddha Nath (Biggest Buddhist Stupa of the world- a prime Stupa of Buddhist pilgrimage), Kathmandu Durbar Square (Historical part of the city) & Monkey Temple- has a great 260 degree views of Kathmandu valley (Buddhist and Hindu center- a place of religious harmony). Afternoon, return back to the hotel, refreshed up, check your trekking equipment (hire or buy as per required), trekking preparation. Overnight at Kathmandu.
Day 03 Kathmandu- Besisahar
Altitude: 800m/2624 ft
Activities: 6-7 hrs drive
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive to Besisahar via local highway, it is approx of 220 Kms, takes about 6 hours to reach this mountain town, from where our real adventure to Annapurna begins!
We will walk another a 2 hours via local villages, riverside walk, green lands onward to Khudi. Overnight at Khudi. Khudi offers the first glimpse of gorgeous Manaslu range mountains.
Day 04 Khudi- Ghermu
Altitude: 1150m/3,772 ft
Activities: 5-6 hrs walks
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Today after breakfast, we will continue walking along with riverside, several suspension bridges involve crossing, today is an opportunity to explore with farming lands, enjoy with several waterfalls en route. The walk onward leads to the big hill of Bahundanda, the first ascent, then walking becomes easier as we will mostly down onward to the village of Ghermu for overnight. You may explore hydro-electricity power station and the waterfalls as an evening excursion.oday after breakfast, we will continue walking along with riverside, several suspension bridges involves crossing, today is an opportunity to explore with farming lands, enjoy with several waterfalls en route.
Day 05 Ghermu- Taal
Altitude: 1700m/5807 ft
Activities: 6-7 hrs walks
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
We cross the Marshyangdi River to Syange then continue our walking onward hill up gradually via sub-tropical forest till reaching to Chanje where we will have a lunch break. After here, we gradually walk down to the river again, cross the small wooden bridge then continue walking onward opposite hill, gradual up again.
The final trail leading up to Taal, an hour is demanding up, Taal uplift the gorgeous river valley, it is a great village at the riverbank, amazing peoples and its marking landscape. Overnight at Taal.
Day 06 Taal- Chame
Altitude: 2650m/ 8690 ft
Activities: 3-4 hrs walks
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Walking is again along with the Myarshyangdi Rivers ride for another 2 hours brings you to the village called Dharapani, from which is the villages that the trekking of Manaslu comes to meet at Annapurna. Another half an hour walking brings you to your lunch place at Danaque.
From here, we do have two ways to walk to Chame; Approx of 3 to 4 hours. We suggest the upper way, it involves an hour uphill but the views from after this is just amazing, the views of Annapurna is just unbelievable as it is on your level of the eye. You can also follow the down trail, not much mountain views but walking is through the interesting riverside, pine forest. Overnight at Cham.
Day 07 Chame – Pisang
Altitude: 3,200m/10498 ft
Activities: 5-6 hrs walks
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Walking to Pisang, for the first half an hour, we walk easy and local areas, after Bhratang, walking involves with a steep and narrow path through a very dense forest, bring us to the dramatic curved rock face, rising 1500m from the river, pretty interesting walking here along with pine forest. Upon on reaching to the hilltop, vegetation is ended, walking is a straight and wide range of river valley starts. From here, the entire views of the Annapurna Range are majestic, entirely surrounded. Pisang is a really interesting village with riverside. Evening you can take a half an hour walk to Upper Mustang if you want. Overnight at Pisang.
Day 08 Pisang-Manang
Altitude: 3540m/ 11,614 ft
Activities: 5-6 hrs walks
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
From Pisang, there are two routes to Manang, Upper Route & Lower Route. If you want to go through upper route (we recommend), the route through Upper Pisang via Geru, the sceneries are outstanding. It feels like we are horizontally in front of the majestic peaks. The panoramic views of the mountain peaks, such as Annapurna, Pisang peak, and several others will definitely allure us. We notice the contrast in the landscape and vegetation from today. The cold, dry climate creates a much harsher environment. We will retrace back to Braga village for the lunch, take a short look to Barge monastery, the largest Buddhist monastery of Manang village. Another half an hour brings us to the Manang for overnight.
Day 09 Manang: Rest & Acclimatize
Altitude: 3540m/ 11,614 ft
Activities: Explore the area
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After a week walks, you must be pleased to have a relaxing day at Manang. A day, mainly for acclimatize, we have some recommended hikes for today as an acclimatization hike. Walk to Gangapurna Glacier Lake, and take an hour uphill to the tea stop at the lap of Gangapurna, you would have a great overlook of Manang, and it’s surrounding villages. Either walk uphill above Manang onward to the cliff where there are 100 rupees, BABA, he blesses you for the success of Thorong-la. Very interesting cliff gumpa here, views of entire Annapurna’s and Tilicho is on horizontal. Pretty Windy. Overnight at Manang.
Day 10 Manang – Yak Kharka
Altitude: 4,050m/13,284 ft
Activities: 3-4 hrs walks
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Today we leave Manang; trail crosses a stream, climbs to a village of Tenki above Manang then continue through meadows where horses and yaks graze to reach yak Kharka. Overnight at Yak Kharka.
Day 11 Yak Kharka - Thorong Phedi
Altitude: 4450m/14,599 ft
Activities: 3-4 hrs walks
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Today, we are walking on the foot of the world highest pass, Thorong-la Phedi, it is a small busy settlement catering to the needs of trekkers who must have to overnight here before heading to the pass. It is like a base camp overnight before heading to the pass of 5416m. Peoples who are fit and want to shorten the hike of the nest day, they can hike up to high camp for another hour and half for overnight. However, we overnight at Thorong Phedi for the safe and sound sleep.
Day 12 Thorong Phedi – Thorong- La Top- Muktinath
Altitude: 5,416m/17,765 ft at Throng La
Activities: 7-8 hrs walks
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
The Ultimate destination of our Annapurna Circuit Trek! Cross to Thorong-la, 5416m- the highest passes of the world. An early start is essential thus we would start our walking in the morning approx of 4 to 4.30 depending on seasons and weather conditions. It takes about 4 to 5 hours to attempt the top, the initial first hour is pretty tough as it is straight uphill till to high camp, then gradual walk onward, however, each minute is hard and memorable. Altitude can be a problem, so slow and continuous walking is required.
Reaching the top is an achievement. The dramatic views of entire mountains are just amazing. Enjoy your time here then prepare for the long descent all the way down to Muktinath at an altitude of 3800m, you would love to be back to this altitude as you doing a lot of ups and downs. Muktinath is an important pilgrimage place for both Hindus and Buddhist. The area hosts a Vishnu temple and a Monastery nearby. Muktinath itself demonstrates the religions harmony in Nepal. Overnight at Muktinath.
Day 13 Muktinath - Marpha
Altitude: 2,670m/8,760 ft
Activities: 6-7 hrs walk
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
We believed that you would have a late morning sleep, no problem! Breakfast in the morning at 08: AM then slowly started the day walking. All the way down, deserted hills, takes 2 hours around to reach Kaligandaki River Valley then walking mostly through the river valley, cross Jomsom- the headquarter of Mustang, airplane ground is available to fly back to Pokhara. Another hour walking on a sand bar with windy afternoon brings us to Marpha for overnight stay. Marpha village is a symbolic village of Mustang, all houses are attached to each other, once can round the village from the roof.
Day 14 Marpha- Ghasa
Altitude: 2,120m/6,955 ft
Activities: 6-7 hrs walk
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Walking till to Kalopani is along with widening river valley, sands bar, required to cross Kali Gandaki river several times thus several suspension bridges involves! After Kalopani, the vegetation gets changed; we are again into the green and low valley. Walking till to Ghasa is via local subtropical pine forest and into the narrow mountain valley. Ghasa is an interesting place as it lies between two big hills. Nice settlement of Thakali peoples. Overnight at Ghasa.
Day 15 Ghasa- Tatopani
Altitude: 1,200m/3937 ft
Activities: 4-5 hrs walk
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Pretty ward day today. Take a descent walk all the way to the Ruptse to Dana, cross the deepest valley of the world, busy settlement of local peoples, mixed ethnic peoples, and cultures, walking all the way to Tatopani is almost the same. Tatopani is a great low land mountain village, looks like a mountain town. It has a great hot spring spot at the riverside. Evening, visit this natural hot spring place; relax with its naturally heated water. Return back to the hotel for overnight.
Day 16 Tatopani- Ghorepani
Altitude: 2,850m/9,350 ft
Activities: 5-6 hrs walk
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Today, we need to walk up again to the big hill, after walking easy riverside for 30 min, prepared to walk an hour hill up, hard work. While we walk, we observe the lifestyle of the people in the midland villages of Central Annapurna. Ghara and Sikha are the villages with terraced and inclined farmlands. We gradually walk steep up to ascent Ghorepani. Passing through the Palate and Chitre, we walking through a no-habitation area through rhododendron, birch, and magnolia and some meadows.
Ghorepani is the top of the hill; it has an amazing panorama of entire Annapurna range mountains view. It is an interesting blue rooftop local houses village. Richest cultural and traditions of Poon who are the permanent inhabitant of this hill is one of the remarking things to see. Overnight at Ghorepani.
Day 17 Morning, Hike to Pun Hill, Trek to Tadapani
Altitude: 3210m/10,531 ft
Activities: 5-6 hrs walk
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Morning, we start our hike up to Poon Hill, one of the panoramic views of this Annapurna. En-route offering the glimpse of aurora walking through the pleasant rhododendron forest. Pun hill named after the hill tribe Pun, inhabitants of Ghorepani/Shikha village. This is a wide range of panoramic scenery from the far western Himalaya of Dolpo, Mt. Dhaulagiri, and Annapurna including Mt. Machhapuchre (Fish Tail) and all the way to Manasalu Himalayan range. It is picturesque Himalayan scenery and good memorable moments spending an hour to the top. After a great time return back to Ghorepani for breakfast and continue trek to onward destination, the walk passes through the Rhododendron, Pine and fir forest with up and downs hill and finally you will reach at Tadapani for overnight at a local teahouse. This is a great place surrounding by rhododendron forest with the closest view of Mt. Fish Tail.
Day 18 Tadapani to Ghandruk
Altitude: 1,950m/6,397 ft
Activities: 5-6 hrs walk
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Enjoy with sunrise views of Mt. Annapurna south, Himchuli & Fishtail while having breakfast- these three mountains are very closed from Tadapani thus you would have the most amazing sunrise view of these mountains from here at this morning. Today walk is pleasant through the dense rhododendron hill. It is all descent downhill to Ghandruk. Ghandruk is one of the biggest local villages of this area; it is an impressive Gurung village. Explore remaining time with Gurung museum and local hillside.
Day 19 Ghandruk- Nayapul & drive back to Pokhara
Altitude: 820m/2700 ft
Activities: 4-5 hrs walk & 1 Hour drive
Accommodation: Hotel in Pokhara
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Descend all the way to Modi River then the walk is pleasant most of the way following the Riverside till to Birethanthi and back to Nayapul. Our trek ends here and drives back to Pokhara lakeside for the overnight stop. Remaining time explore the surrounding lakeside area and simply relax at the heart of Lake Town.
Day 20 Pokhara- Kathmandu
Altitude: 1,300m/4,264 ft
Activities: 5-6 hrs drive
Accommodation: Hotel in Kathmandu
Meals: Breakfast & Farewell Dinner
After breakfast, we drive to back to Kathmandu by tourist bus and transfer to your hotel in Kathmandu. Refreshed up; evening we meet again, take feedback of your trip. We host a Farewell Dinner at one of the finest Nepalese restaurants. Overnight at Kathmandu
Day 21 Departure from Kathmandu
Altitude: 1,300m/4,264 ft
Meals: Breakfast
Today the journey comes to an end. There's nothing to do but trade emails with your new friends, organize all your photos and finally depart from Nepal. Or get ready for the next adventure with us!
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