Introduction
Travel Duration: 18 days
Trip Grade: Moderate/Difficult
Annapurna Trek runs at least once a week
This is the route that attracts the highest number of trekkers in Nepal. As the name suggests, the trail goes around the Annapurna range of mountains.
Tour Cost
Includes: 3 star Hotel in Kathmandu. Conservation Fees, Entrance Fees. During trekking well experience guide with porter. Best Lodges available during trekking. Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu. All meals (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) during trekking period. Insurance covering serve accident & death for trekking Guide & porter. Trekking crew food and salary.
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Detail Itinerary
Attracting the highest number of trekkers to this destination, the complete trek circles the Annapurna range.
An assortment of vegetation, change in elevation and diversity in culture and traditional values, the trek offers a great variety from subtropical plains through trans-Himalayan lifestyle.
With the initial stage of the trek going along the Marshyangdi valley before ascending to Thorung Pass, the highlight is the Great Himalayan Divide. The route then leads to Kali Gandaki, famous for its barren beauty comparable to the Tibetan plateau. On the Thorung Pass, the next stop is Muktinath, temple of the Lord of Salvation. And after many days of wandering and discovery, you eventually arrive to the ever-amazing landscape of Pokhara.
Trekking for 18 days around the Annapurna range. Starts from Besisahar, ends in Pokhara.
Deepest point: Besisahar, 760 m
Highest point: Thorung La, 5416 m
Main difficulties:
- High elevation between Manang and Muktinath.
- Snow on the Thorung La after bad weather
Equipment: Lodges and tea houses on the whole way. Light mountain shoes or simple mountain shoes to cross the Thorung La and down-jacket or fibre-filled jacket, warm dress and sun glasses.
Best time: October – November; March – May
Object of interest: Dasain and Tihar festivals in the Hindu areas of the lower Marsyangdi valley and around Pokhara (October).
Gompas in Pisang, Braga, Muktinath, Marpha.
Hindu temple in Muktinath.
Caravan road in the Thak Khola.
Rhododendron flower at Ghorepani Deorali (April – June).
Unbelievable ethnical and climate varieties.
Starting point: By bus from Kathmandu to Besisahar.
| Day 01: | By bus from Kathmandu to Besisahar 760 m) |
|---|---|
| Day 02: | Besisahar to Ngadi 12.4 km (930 m) |
| Day 03: | Ngadi to Syanje 9.5 km (1160 m) |
| Day 04: | Syanje to Tal 10.4 km (1700 m) |
| Day 05: | Tal to Lata Manang 14.2 km (2400 m) |
| Day 06: | Lata Manang to Chame 6.1 km (2620 m) |
| Day 07: | Chame to Pisang 12.5 km (3190 m) |
| Day 08: | Pisang to Manang 14.4 km (3540 m) |
| Day 09: | Manang acclimatization day 0.0 km (3540 m) |
| Day 10: | Manang to Thorung Pedi 15.4 km (4450 m) |
| Day 11: | Thorung Pedi over Thorung La to Muktinath 11.6 km (3760 m) |
| Day 12: | Muktinath to Marpha 24 km (2670 m) |
| Day 13: | Marpha to Kalopani 16.4 km (2530 m) |
| Day 14: | Kalopani to Tatopani 18.5 km (1190 m) |
| Day 15: | Tatopani to Ghorepani with climbing of Poon Hill (3193 m) 17.3 km (2750 m) |
| Day 16: | Ghorepani to Birethanti 12.8 km (1025 m) |
| Day 17: | Birethanti / Nayapul to Pokhara by bus (820 m) |
| Day 18: | Pokhara to Kathmandu by bus |
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