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Annapurna Circuit Trek

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Duration
23 days
Max. Elevation
5416m
Group Size
Min 2 (Single Supplement $150)
Level
Moderate
Transportation
Ground or Air 
Best Season
March to May & September to November
Accomodation
Tea Houses Lodges during Trek
Meals
Breakfats, Lunch and Dinner during Trek
Starts at
Kathmandu
Ends at
Kathmandu
Trip Route
Besishahar-Dharapani-Chame-Manang-Thorong-la-Pass-Muktinath-Jomsom-Tatopani-Ghorepani-Nayapool-Pokhara

Highlights

  • Enjoy the adventure around the northern side of massif Annapurna Himalayas.
  • Explore the lovely traditional Manang villages steeped with age-old cultures.
  • Following the most popular and world renowned route of Annapurna circuit trail.
  • Walk on picturesque Manang valley enclosed by towering snow-capped peaks.
  • Crossing high Thorang-La Pass facing exceptional views of peaks and landscapes.

Overview

Annapurna Circuit Trekking is one of the demanding trek which takes you around the entire Annapurna massif reaching the summit at Thorong La Pass from where you can see the valley of the upper Manang, home of Tibetan Buddhists, down to the Hindu pilgrimage site, Muktinath, and the Kali Gandaki valley, the world’s deepest river gorge before heading down to Pokhara.

Annapurna Circuit Trekking gives you the fabulous mountain views from Poon Hill and see the diverse Annapurna region. We can experience different geographical variation during the trek. Also, Annapurna Circuit Trek takes us to Manang, Jomsom and the Muktinath region which gets you familiar with the diverse Nepalese landscape and culture. During the trek you will see beautiful villages of Tibetan style, people with different ethnic background and many other excited things. This trek has been proved as a spectacular trekking route in the Annapurna region since it opened to in 1977.

The trek to Annapurna Circuit starts from Besishahar and goes along the Marshyangdi River, with the great view of Manaslu and Himal Chuli to the east. This wonderful trek leads you to the village inhabited by a wide diversity of people from different ethnic groups and also offers majestic view of the white Himalayas. As the trek continues to the north of the main Himalayan range, the scenery is equally breathtaking. The total day for Annapurna Circuit Trekking will be 17 days. During the whole trek you can enjoy beautiful rhododendron forests, mountains and villages. You will also see the world’s highest mountains while encountering temples and monasteries.
Once you visit Annapurna region you will be mesmerized!
We are sure that, once you visit Annapurna region you will be mesmerized by its beauty and hospitable people that you see everywhere with huge smile on their face. Don’t delay, you can make Treklanders Adventures  your preferred choice for adventure holidays.

Important Note

Trip Summary:
Mode of Trek:         Best available lodge / guest house on treks.
Trekking Grade:     Moderate to Adventurous.
Trekking Region:     Around Manang district Northern side of Annapurna’s. 
Start and End of trek: From Dharapani to Jomsom with drive and flight. 
Highest elevation:    On top Thorang-La Pass at 5,416 m /17,697 feet high.              
Trek duration:         19 Nights and 20 Days with drives and flights to Pokhara. 
Total Trip:             22 Nights and 23 Days, from arrival to departures.

Best Seasons for Annapurna Circuit Trek:
The best season for Annapurna Circuit Trek is late spring April and May. Including autumn/fall begins from September to early November. 

Springtime is bright and beautiful, most days are clear with sunny days, can be cloudy afternoons. Bringing cold chill in the late afternoon, and night till morning this is the time when wildflowers are in seasonal bloom.
 
The next best season is autumn/fall, where days are clear with sunny days for views and walks. But shorter days due to limited sunlight hours, cold morning and night time can expect snowfall sometimes. But an enjoyable day for pleasant walks with clear views of the beautiful snow mountain range. 
 
Culture & Religion: 
The Manang district is populated by Manang Gurung tribes, quite different to Gurung of Southern Annapurna and Lamjung Himal areas. The Manang people of Tibetan origin with similar Buddhism culture and religions. But beyond Manang crossing high Thorang-La pass around Mustang areas of Kaligandaki Valley dominated by Thakali people. The tribes of Lower Mustang of Mongolian origin, interwoven to Buddhism. Follows similar culture to its neighbors of Upper Mustang and Manang people and Tibetan predecessors. Where trekkers will come across religious monuments of prayer walls, spinning wheels, Stupas, and monasteries. All houses are adorned with Buddhist prayer flags, as well on top of the Thorang-La pass. Which is a symbol of respect, the abode of gods and goddesses and holy mountain spirits. Traditionally the native of Manang are farmers and cattle herders, raising and breeding livestock.

Trip Itinerary

After your arrival at Kathmandu airport you will be transferred to hotel where you can relax and get rid of jet lag. You will be welcomed by one of our representative at the airport and the same day you will be given a brief schedule about our trekking.

Our agency will prepare the required things such as getting permits and trip preparation. So basically, you can explore this beautiful city Kathmandu and visit very ancient temples in the valley. Boudhnath, Swayambhunath, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu Durbar Square are the major highlights of the city. Overnight in Kathmandu.

Included meals: Breakfast

Today we will drive to Syange on jeep from Kathmandu via Beshishar passing through beautiful landscape, rivers and the waterfalls. You will enjoy driving on the jeep alongside the bank of river Trishuli and Marsyangdi. We will be spending a night at a guest house in Syange. Overnight in Syange.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Today is an official day from where we start our trekking. We will follow the beautiful Marsyangdi river. We will trek for about five hours slightly ascending and coming across the beautiful waterfall on our way. Our destibation will be Tal where we will be spending a night over. Overnight at Tal.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner


After spending a night over at Tal we will proceed our trekking to Danaque. This day we will be more exciting as we move our trail to witness Annapurna, Pisang peak, ancient villages where you can take photos for your memories. After walking for almost five hours we will be stopping at Danaque to spend a night over. Overnight at Danaque.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner


After early morning breakfast, we will continue to walk on our journey enjoying the beautiful views of mountains, valley and meeting the people residing on that region. This day will be easy day as we will be walking less than previous days. We will be concluding our trek at Chame, the headquarter of Manang. Overnight at Chame.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner


After breakfast we continue to walk on our route to Upper Pisang. We will pass through dense forest, flora and fauna and come across the beautiful meadow land and mountains. We will also be able to see the gigantic Paungda Dada rock faced curved in a bowl shape. After six hours of walk we will be able to reach our final destination for the day from Chame. Overnight in Pisang.

Included meals:Breakfast Lunch Dinner


We wake up early in the morning and watch the sunrise on Annapurna. After breakfast our trail continues to trek towards Ngawal from Upper Pisang. On your way you will be able to witness very rare flora and fauna. We will trek for almost five hours and spend a night at Ngawal. Overnight at Ngawal.

Included meals:Breakfast Lunch Dinner


We continue walking through high hills filled with beautiful flora and fauna. After early morning breakfast, we proceed our trek from Ngwal to reach Manang via Bhraka. This day will be full of expedition and exploration. Overnight at Manang.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner


We spend a day acclimatizing in Manang by doing some walks and sightseeing around the village. We can visit the monastery and visit Gangapurna Glaier while exploring the village. You will be able to be the part of day to day lifestyle of people residing there for long time. We will spend a night at a guest house in Manang. Overnight in Manang.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner


After spending a day at Manang for rest day we will be more recharged to go back and continue our destination. Our destination for the day will be Yak Kharka. We will leave Manang after breakfast for Yak Kharka following the beautiful landscape and breathtaking scenary. We ascend through Tenk Manang leaving the Marsyangdi behind. Overnight in Yak Kharka.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner


After ascending for two hours, our trail descends to cross the river then climbing to Thorong Phedi, we will walk for almost five hours to reach the destination for the day. We will spend a night and rest at a guest house in Thorong Phedi. Overnight in Thorang Phedi.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner


Today is regarded as the most longest trekking day as we will be walking for 8 hours to reach to Muktinath from Phedi via Thorung La pass. We should be very careful on our way because we will be passing through steep where you will be able to see the pass marked by the Chortens and prayer flags all on your way. We will spend a night at Muktinath. Muktinath holds an important place for both Hindu and Buddhist devotees. Overnight in Muktinath.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner


This time is like we are almost half way through our trekking journey. We leave Muktinath to reach our final destination of the day, Marpha passing via Lubra Pass. We continue our trek by walking alongside the bank of Kali Gandaki river. We descend most of the time gazing the view of stupas, ancient gompa, ang gigantic scenary. Overnight in Marpha.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner


Our trek will descend through valley following Kali Gandaki river. On our way will be able to view Annapurna from very close and pass through beautiful landscape. We will be walking for almost seven hours on this day to reach Kalopani from Marpha. Overnight in Kalopani.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner


We leave Kalopani after spending a night over there to reach the final destination Tatopani. We will encounter the world’s deepest gorge, Kopchepani on our way. Tatopani is famous hot springs and most liked destination by tourist. You can relax your body after a long tiring day. Overnight in Tatopani.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner


You can enjoy your day spending by exploring Tatopani and natural hot springs. Overnight in Tatopani.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner


After acclimatization at Tatopani we will again gear up and walk for our journey. We will walk about seven to eight hours today to reach our destination Ghorepani passing some Magar and Gurung villages creating memories. We will be fortunate to see South Annapurna, Himchuli, Tukuche Himal and many more on our way. Overnight in Ghorepani.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner


We start our hiking very early in the morning to Poonhill, very famous place for sunrise over the Himalayas. We will not spend much time at Poonhill as we have to reach our destination Tikhedhunga by the evening. We will walk for almost five hours to reach Tikhedhunga. Overnight in Tikhedhunga.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner


After short trekking from Tikhe Dhunga we will reach Nayapul. We will not spend a night at Nayapul. Since we rech there before time so we will drive to Pokhara and spend our night there. Overnight in Pokhara.

Included meals: Breakfast Lunch


This day we will explore beautiful city Pokhara. The places we visit are Fewa Lake, Begnas Lake, Devi’s waterfall, museums, Tibetan refugee settlement and Gupteshower cave etc. We spend night at the hotel in Pokhara. Overnight in Pokhara.

Included meals: Breakfast


We will drive back to Kathmandu by tourist bus. It takes around seven hours to reach Kathmandu. You can enjoy the beautiful mountain scenery on your way back. Upon reaching Kathmandu you will be transferred to your hotel where you can relax. Overnight in Kathmandu.

Included meals: Breakfast Dinner


On this day our trip officially concludes. We will be bidding you farewell. Our airport representative will drop you at the airport for your departure.

Included meals: Breakfast

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Includes

  • Pickups and drops from hotels and airport
  • 3 night accommodations in 3 star hotels in Kathmandu and 2 night in Pokhara; and teahouses during the trek
  • Breakfast in Kathmandu and Pokhara. All meals during the trek
  • All ground transportation as per the itinerary
  • Guided city tour in Kathmandu by private vehicle
  • An experienced English-speaking trek leader (trekking guide) and all necessary porters ( 2 trekkers- 1 porter)
  • All necessary paper work and permits (ACAP, TIMS)
  • All government and local taxes

Doesn't Include

  • Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu and Pokhara
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel and rescue insurance
  • Excess baggage charges

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