Full Itinerary

• Day 1

  Arrival day in Kathmandu (1335 meters)

  A representative of the company’s display board will greet you outside the arrival terminal and transfer you to your Hotel. The trek leader will meet the group for a meeting and provide a detailed briefing of the trek. All the required information regarding the trek will be provided.

   

  (Hotel)
• Day 2

  Drive to Besisahar

  After breakfast, a private vehicle (car/bus) will pick you at your hotel. We will drive to Besisahar via the Prithvi Highway, following Trishuli River for most of the driving time. It takes around 6 hours to reach Besisahar.

   

  (Jeep, Bus) (Lunch, Dinner) ( 830 meters) (Teahouse)
• Day 3

  Drive to Chame

  We will take a local Jeep and drive to Dharapani on a secondary road. Parts of the road passes through the settlements of the old Annapurna Circuit Trail. It keeps following the Marshyangdi River for the whole day. This bumpy and exciting ride will take around 7 hours.

   

  (Jeep) (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ) (2670 meters) (6-7 Hours) (Teahouse)
• Day 4

  Trek to Pisang

  The trek continues on the road by the Marshyangdi River and goes through small ancient looking houses at Bhratang. The road passes under an interesting huge rock face and continues to move into the valley following the river. After crossing the river, a brief climb leads to Dhikur Pokhari and offers an amazing view of the rock face of the Paungda Danda, standing more than 1000 meters from the river. An easy walk with the picturesque views of the valley ends at Pisang.

   

  (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ) (3200 meters) (6 hours) (Teahouse)
• Day 5

  Trek to Ngawal via Gyaru

  The trail leaves the road, crosses the river, and moves on the alternative route. This less travelled route undulates through a thin forest, a small pond with the reflection of Annapurna II (7937 meters) and Annapurna IV (7525 meters), some mane walls and crosses a suspension bridge in the morning. A good steep climb leads to the Gyaru Village, one of the two medieval villages on the day’s route. The views of the valleys and Annapurna II (7937 meters), Annapurna IV (7525 meters) can be thoroughly enjoyed during the whole day. More undulating trail follows as the way also crosses through some ruins of forts and reaches the second medieval village of Ngawal.

   

  (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ) (3670 meters) (6 hours) (Teahouse)
• Day 6

  Trek to Manang

  We will start by descending down to the valley and an easy terrain joins the trail back with the road near Mugje. After passing through Mugje, the road leads to the village of Braga. Braga has two contrasting parts, an ancient looking village with a monastery just a few minutes away from the road and new modern facilitated teahouses on the other side of the road. An easy walk on the road and a final brief climb ends the day at Manang. The road also ends at Manang and the trek will only get back on road after the Thorang La.

   

  (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ) (3540 meters) (4 hours) (Teahouse)
• Day 7

  Acclimatization day at Manang

  There are few options for the acclimatization day at Manang. If one wishes to have a full day of good trekking, Ice Lake and Milarepa Cave are the best options. If one wishes to do both in a day, it will feel like a very long and busy day. A short hike near towards Gangapurna Glacier is another easier option.

   

  (3540 meters) (Teahouse)
• Day 8

  Trek to Tilicho Base Camp

  The trail now separates from the regular Annapurna Circuit and heads into a different valley. A descent leads to the river and turns into an ascent for the next few hours until Khangsar. In the latter part of the day after the Khangsar, the trail gets narrower and goes through a scree. A flat grassy area with a small stream finally leads to the Tilicho Base Camp.

   

  (Breakfast) (3734 meters) (6-7 hours) (Teahouse)
• Day 9

  Trek to Tilicho Lake and trek back to Tilicho Base Camp

  The day starts with a steep climb and then turns into an easier ascent. More majestic views of mountains start to appear in every direction as the trek slowly and continuously keep on climbing. Gangapurna (7455 meters), Annapurna III (7555 meters) and several unnamed peaks start to show themselves as the climbing keeps on going. The huge lake finally starts to appear as the terrain slowly starts to turn easier. Tilicho Lake is the highest lake in the world and is located at an altitude of 4949 meters. We will start coming back to Tilicho Base Camp.

  (4990 meters) (6-7 hours) (Teahouse)
• Day 10

  Trek to Yak Kharka

  The route changes again as the trail now heads towards the Thorung La. A steep climb crosses a ridge and the trek now starts to descend down to a small stream at the bottom of the valley. Another climb follows at the other side of the river leading to the Yak pasturelands of Yak Kharka.

   

  (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ) (4018 meters) (6-7 hours) (Teahouse)
• Day 11

  Trek to Thorung Phedi

  The day begins with a gradual uphill as the valley starts to get more and more narrowed hour after hour. The trail passes through some teahouses at Ledar and drops into the river only to climb again on the other side of the river. The trek continues to undulate and enters into a rocky moraine. The valley keeps getting more narrowed and finally ends at Thorung Phedi. Thorung Phedi is enclosed by huge rock faces and is located on a sloped rocky moraine.

   

  (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ) (4450 meters) (4 hours) (Teahouse)
• Day 12

  Cross Thorung La (5416 meters) and trek to Muktinath

  An early start of the day will lead us to a steep climb that continues to the top of the pass. The top offers magnificent and panoramic views of Annapurna IV (7525 meters), Annapurna III (7555 meters), Chulu West (6419 meters), Chulu East (6584 meters), Tilicho (7134 meters) and many more. A steep descent starts from the top and continues to the very bottom of the pass. Couple of teashops at the bottom finally marks the end of the steep drop. The terrain is now easier but still continues to go steadily downhill. The day finally ends at Muktinath, one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites of Hindus. This is also one of the longest day of the trek.

   

  (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ) (3800 meters) (7-8 hours) (Teahouse)
• Day 13

  Trek to Jomsom via Lubra Village

  After a late breakfast, the trek keeps on going to Lubra village; is about three hours walk directly from Muktinath avoiding Kagbeni – Eklebhatti route. And about two hours walk to Jomsom through the Kaligandaki Valley.

   

  (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ) (2800 meters) (6-7 hours) (Teahouse)
• Day 14

  Fly to Pokhara

  We take an early morning flight to Pokhara. The airplane passes through a gorge between Annapurna and Dhaulagiri mountains making the flight itself an amazing experience. After arriving in Pokhara, we can spend the rest of the day in leisure. Overnight in Pokhara.

   

  (Breakfast ) (827 meters) (25 Min) (Hotel)
• Day 15

  Drive to Kathmandu

   

   

  (Breakfast) (1300m.) (6-7 hours) (Hotel)
• Day 16

  Final Departure

  A representative will check your flight tickets and transfer you to the airport two hours before your flight with the deep hope of seeing you very soon.

   

  (Breakfast) (900 meters) (6 hours) (Hotel)
• Note

  Customize your trip

  ALL ITINERARIES CAN BE CUSTOMIZED AT YOUR REQUEST. CHECK OUT “EXTENSION” FOR SOME SUGGESTIONS.