Duration: 18 days
Cost: USD 1150
Trip Type: Tea House/Camping
Grade: Strenuous
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Day 01: Welcome to Nepal
Welcome to the beautiful himalayan country Nepal.Our representative
will receive you at Tribhuvan Internation Airport and take you to the
hotel. If you have time you can roam around Kathmandu on the same day.
However you will have day tour the next day around Kathmandu valley.
Day 02: Sightseeing around Kathmnadu Valley
Today you will be going for a day tour around Kathmandu heritage and
religious sites. Your tour guide will come to your hotel around 9:30 Am
in the morning and you will be taken for a signtseeing. You will visit
Patan Durbar Square - one of the World's heritage site at Lalitpur,
Boudhanath Stupa, Swyambunath - from where you can see the incredible
view of Kathmandu valley and mountain ranges to the north and holy
Pashupatinath temple - pious and holy place for hindus. After a day long
tour you can arrange your trekking gears today as you will be starting
your trekking the next day. You trekking guide will brief you about your
trip for the coming days in the evening.Stay overnight at hotel.
Day 03: Kathmandu to Beshisahar/ Bhulbhule (840m)
Driving time: 6 - 7 hrs
Your trip for the day starts from early morning today. Be ready early,
after breakfast you will be heading towards Besishar today by local bus.
It is 6 to 7 hours drive to Besisahar from Kathmandu and the highway is
bit bumpy with many turns. You will see rivers, streams, farming lands,
forests, green hills and some mountains along the way. You will be
proivided basic accomodation here at Bhulbhule.
Day 04: Ghermu (1160m)
Walking time: 5.5 hrs
Today is your 1st day hike on Himalayan trial. To make your
hiking easy and enjoyable try to hike slowly enjoying the scenaries
around. We will start early morning today. After breakfast cross the
suspension bridge on Marsyangdi River and follow the bank of river all
the way to Ngadi which is flat gravelled track. From here you will be
climbing uphill around 1.5 hours to Bahundada. Bahundada is the village
of Brahmins. You will stop for lunch here. After lunch the trail goes
zigzag downhill for 15 minutes then rest of the trail goes flat until
Ghermu. Mainly you will see farming terraced lands, waterfalls,
rivelets, local villages and mountain view on the way.
Day 05: Dharapani (1910m)
Walking time: 6.5 hrs
The trail crosses west bank of the Marsyangdi river leading to Chamche
through the gravelled road. You will get sight of green hills, natural
waterfalls, deep forests, beehives, wild animals and different variety
of wild birds. From Chamche you will leave the road behind and cross the
suspension bridge to follow the graudally uphill trail through the
forest to reach the village named Tal which is border of Manag and
Lamjung.You will see some mane wall and Buddhist pray flag along the
way. You will stop for a lunch here. After lunch you will follow the
ascending trail through the forest till Dharapani. Overnight at
Dharapani.
Day 06: Chame (2670m)
Walking time: 6 hrs
If you wish you can go for Bhimthang which is part of Manaslu circuit
without special permit from Dharapani. For this you need to inform early
on to us. If not you need to follow the gravelled track that passes
through a deep narrow valley till Danaqu. From Danaqu to Timang the
trail is pretty zigzag uphill through the huge pine and rhododendron
forest. When you get Timang you will see panoramic Mountain View like
Annapurna, Manaslu and other mountains on the great himlayan range.
Continue to follow the road which is quite easy trail enjoying the cool
fresh weather that boost your energy. After hiking for around 2 hours
you will get to the headquarter of Manang district called Chame. if you
have some energy left then try to visit around the local village. Stay
overnigh at hotel here.
Day 07: Pisang (3200m)
Walking time: 5.5 hrs
After breakfast, today too you will follow the easy flat trail through
the forest for around 3 hours till you reach the suspension bridge from
where the trail climbs uphill for around 1 and half hour till Dhukur
Pokharai. You will stop for a lunch here. Today the valley become more
wide compared to previous day. After lunch you will follow the flat
trail along the meadows leaving behind the vegetations till Pisang.
Along the way you will see nice mountain views including the view of
Lamjung Himal, Annapurna 2nd and Annapurna 4th.
We recommend you to go to upper Pisang , which is 45 minutes uphill
walk, as this helps you to acclimatize with higher altitude. You will be
able to get closer with the remote village of the Manang and get
familiar with the remote lifestyle. Besides the local village you will
be able to get the beautiful mountain view.
Day 08: Manang (3540m)
Walking time: lower trail - 4.5 hrs / upper trail: 7 hrs
There are 2 trails to Manang - upper trail and lower trail. Lower trail
is easier and shorter trail along the banbk of Marsynagdi river that
takes around 4.5 hrs for you to reach to Manang. However there is
tradeoff - easy trail provides less opportunity of mountain views. The
upper trail is quite difficult and takes long time(about 7 hrs) to get
to Manang. Howerver you will be able to see the panoramic mountain view,
local villages - Ngawal and Ghyaru, variety of wildlifes and also
helps you to acclimatize. We recommend you to take an upper trail. For
this you need to cross the suspension bridge from the Pisang village and
walk about an hour by the bank of the Marsyangdi river through the
forest.After crossing another suspension bridge on the way, the trail
climbs zigzag to Ghyaru(3670m). At Ghyaru you find chortens, Bhuddhist
pray flags, Buddhist manuscripots and mane walls. There is view point at
Ghytaru from where you can enjoy the stupendous view of mountains like
Annapurna 2nd, Annapurna 4th, Annapurna 3rd,
Pisang peak, Gangapurna, Tilicho peak, Mt. Manaslu and other snowy
peaks. The trail from Ghyaru to Ngwal is flat and bumpy. From Ngwal you
have to descend down to the bank of the Marsyangdi river then follow the
bank of the river all the way to Manang.
Day 09: Acclimatization
Today you can take rest and acclimatize with the high altitude. For this we recommend you to hike to the lap of Annapurna 3rd
from where you will see Gangapurna glacier and lake very close to you.
Also you will be able to see different landscapes and valleys. You can
go for local movie house to watch documentaries about expeditions.
Day 10: Yak kharka (4020m)
Walking time: 5 hrs
Follow the narrow track through old Manang village until a small stream
and follow the ascending trail to Tanki Manang. Continue the gardually
uphill trail to Ghunsang and rest of the trail is flat till Yak Kharka.
You will leave behind the treelines and enter the grassy lands. You will
see blue sheeps, yaks and horses grazing on a pasture on the way. Also
you might feel the less oxygen as the altiutude increases hence you ned
to drink lot of waters and walk slowly. You will see better view of
mountains as we ascend to higher altitudes
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Additionally, from Manang you can go to Tilicho lake - world's highest
lake which is at 4,919 m altitude from sea level in the Annapurna range.
It will take 3 extra days in addition to your trip time. Please inform
us early on for this.
Day 11: Thorung Phedi (4445m) or High camp (4860m)
Walking time: 4.5 hrs to Thorung Phedi/ and 5.5 hrs to High Camp
From Yak Kharka the trail ascends gradually uphill all the way to
Thorungh phedi along the valley. If you still have some energy you can
hike to high camp that helps to ease your next day hike. Overnight at
Phedi or high camp depending on your choice.
Day 12: Thorong La (5416m) then to Muktinath (3800m)
Walking time: 8 to 10 hrs
Today we are ascending steeply uphill all the way to Thorang La pass.
Be ready physically as well as mentally. Put your excitement on and
gather more energy as you are going to your highest destination of your
trip. It will take around 4 and half hours and 3 and half hours to
reach to the pass from Phedi and High camp respectively. You need to
hike through the moraines and rocky trails . Put on warm and windproof
clothes as the weather is windy and much chilly around this area.Thorang
la is one of the highest popular passes in the world. You can enjoy the
closer and incredible view of mountains and mosaic landscapes. You
will stop here for some time then descend steeply downhill to Muktinath-
one of the popular hindu pilgrimage and holy site. Overnight at
Muktinath.
Day 13: Kagbeni (2800m)
Walking time: 4.5 hrs
Today you will be visiting the Muktinath temple which is sacred palcxe
for both hindus and buddhists. It is beleived that taking shower at 108
taps on the temple vicinity will wash away all your sins. Also you can
see underwater flame on the small water stream inside the temple which
is also considered as the power of god. From Muktinath you need to
descend downhill to Kagbeni. Along the way you will be able to enjoy the
beautiful sight of colorful landscapes of upper Mustang, desert valley
of upper Mustang, windy valley, local habitations, mountains like Mt.
Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri and other snowy peaks. At kagbeni you will see
oldest monastery, traditional villages, Tibetan life styles and
cultures. Overnight at Kagbeni.
Day 14: Jomsom (2720m) then drive to Tatopani (1190m)
Walking time: 2.5 hrs
Driving time: 5 hrs
From Kagbeni you need to take a trail that goes by the bank of Kali
Gandaki river till Jomsom which is also known as HImalayan yard. Jomsom
is also known as "Apple capital of Nepal". From Jomsosm you will take a
local bus to Tatopani passing through world's deepest gorge named Kali
Gandaki gorge. The road is gravelled and bumpy, please be prepared for
it. Tatopani offers natural hot spring. It is believed that taking bath
at the hot spring will ease your muscle pain and body aches. You can try
the bath here. Overnight at Taopani.
Day 15: Ghorepani (2750m)
Walking time: 7 hrs
Today you will start early morning and cross the suspension bridge at
Kali Gandaki river and climp up to Ghorepani. You need to ascend around
1560m uphill from Tatopani to Ghoerpani which is the longest uphill
trail you will walk in a day on your trip. Ghorepani is popular for
panoramic mountain view and sunrise view. The literal meaning of
Ghorepani is "horse water" where the ancient traders used to stop at
this palce for watering their horses and mules.
Day 16: Nayapul (1070 m) then drive to Pokhara (820m)
Walking time: 6 hrs
Wake up early in the morning before sunrise as you will be hiking up to
Poonhill- one of the popular sport for sunrise view. Poonhill is at
about an hour of walking distance from Ghorepani. From Poonhill you
will witness the first rays of sun striking the mountains and offers the
glittery views of mountains that will make you speechless. You can
enjoy the panoramic mountain views including the views of Annapurna
south, Dhaulagiri, Tukuche, Nilgiri range, Annapurna 1st, Hiunchuli, Annapurna 3rd,
Machhapuchhre(Fishtail) , holy peak - Fang peak, and Mt. Manaslu and
valley views. After returning back to Ghorepani from Poonhill, you will
take breakfast and take a steeply descending trail all the way to
Tikhedhunga through the dense forest of Rhododendron and pines. Rest of
the trail is gradually downhill to Nayapool. From here you will take a
taxi to Pokhara which takes about an hour and half. Overnight at
Pokhara. We will offer you 3 start level accomodation to you at Pokhara.
Day 17: Kathmandu
From Pokhara you will be ported back to Kathmndu through the tourist
bus, If you wish to take a flight to Kathmndu then you need to arrange
it at your own cost. Overnight at Kathmandu. We will offer you farewell
dinner - Nepali authentic meals and 3 star level accomodation for one
night at Kathmandu.
Day 18: Farewell
Today you will be dropped to Tribhuvan International Airport for the departure. Hope you enjoyed your trip and our service.
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My third time in Nepal is here. Santosh guide is so professional. He can make our trip to be perfect. Their team is also team work. I go abroad so many countries, only in Nepal is so easy for travel. U just have a ticket to here after that is their responsibility. Incredible Trek is the best.
Excellent trip with Incredible Treks around Annapurna Circuit. Special thanks to Santosh, Kaalu and Tilak for taking care of us during the duration of the trip. Santosh was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable about local routes and mountains.
It was our first time in Nepal and after 15 days trekking with increíble treks it is not the last. Everything was absolutly amazing. Food (dal Bhat) its simple but very testy. People we met on the way is friendly and very close.
