Annapurna Circuit Trek

Upon your arrival, proceed to the outside of the airport terminal, our representative will wait for you to take you to the hotel which takes around 20 minutes.  Please look for your name which will be shown on signage.  Overnight at a hotel in Kathmandu.

The day begins with the drive to Dharpani by jeep from Kathmandu via Prithvi Highway. We go through Dumre -Besisahar – Bhulbhule – Bahundanda – Tal– Dharapani . Passing across pretty waterfalls, small streams that join the Marsayangdi River, suspension bridges, barley and potato fields, numerous overnight camps with tea houses occupy the entire way towards Dharapani Overnight stay at Dharapni. Later on we will get a sharing jeep to chame. Overnight stay at chame.

We first pass through the older part of Chame, climb up to Telekhu and continue on a long, leveled trail through forests underway to Brathang. The trails rounds a bend and once we continue ahead we need to cross back to the south bank of Marsyangdi River on a suspension bridge. Then the trail takes us on a gentle ascent over a pine forested ridge and then levels again as we move from the upper part of Manang valley to Pisang.

The town of Pisang is the start of the upper region of the Manang district. On this day, the trek climbs to Braga, a Tibetan-styled village. The houses here are stacked upon each other forming verandas with each other’s rooftops. The main attraction is the Gompa, the largest in the district, with a vast array of statues on display and perched on a high crag with the view of the entire village. After a while, we reach Manang, where we freshen up and spend the night.

As we are reaching higher altitudes, we need to acclimatize to avoid the risk of altitude sickness. Manang is the perfect spot with its beautiful natural setting and a hike up to Khangsar in the afternoon for a short detour.

As we are reaching higher altitudes, we need to acclimatize to avoid the risk of altitude sickness. Manang is the perfect spot with its beautiful natural setting and a hike up to Khangsar in the afternoon for a short detour.

Now that we are rested, we feel rejuvenated to continue on our trek. As we move past the tall trees towards the alpine grass and junipers, we reach meadows where a few horses and a number of yaks are grazing around. The serene environment with meadows and steep slopes of Yak Kharka is the perfect place for us to spend the night. We can also choose to walk for an hour to reach Ledar and spend the night there

Trekking to Letdar helps us get acclimatized to the increasing altitude as we ascend along the east bank of Jarang Khola. In some time we reach a meadow surrounded by vertical cliffs, the Thorung Phedi. Sighting of blue sheep and snow leopards have been reported a few times in the area, whereas Lammergeyers and griffons are quite common. We spend the night here.

Today we will hike for about 7-8 hours. The trail is comparatively easier having been trodden for years but could get difficult with strong winds in the upper regions. The trail is believed to have been used for hundreds of years to take sheep and yaks in and out of Manang along with other trading goods. We reach Thorung Phedi in about 6 hours. After we reach Thorung la pass, our hike will be rewarded with beautiful views of Annapurna, Gangapurna, and a heavily glaciated peak of Khatungkang. When is done with a descent of about 1600m, we view the glorious Dhaulagiri standing in the distance. After a while, the trail becomes less steep and enters grassy fields and meadows to finally reach Muktinath. In the Hindu religion, Muktinath refers to a place of nirvana that houses a temple and a number of monasteries, making it a holy site for Hindus and Buddhists alike. The main attractions of the site are the Jwalamai temple with a spring and an eternal flame as well as the 108 water spouts that pour holy water. These are visited by thousands of pilgrims from Different parts of the world every year.

From Muktinath, we follow a trail part of the Jomsom trek where we descend through meadows, streams, and fruit trees to finally reach Kagbeni. We look around the old village and then move downwards. From Kagbeni we reach Jomson, Kali Gandaki valley.

The road from Marpha to Kalopani goes via a new trail past Chokhopani village which is a traditional Thakali village. The panoramic views of the Himalayas include Nilgiri, Dhaulagiri, Tukuche, Annapurna, and many other snow-capped peaks. And then we finally reach Pokhara

We take a 6 hours drive from Pokhara to Kathmandu.

After this trip ends we will go onwards journey either booking another trip or Plan to return to home country