Annapurna Base Camp Trek - 11 Days

On the first day, early in the morning after having breakfast, you have two options whether to use tourist bus or airplane if you wish to fly then you will see the beautiful mountains and takes nearly to 25 mins. if you choose the bus, then you will go to the tourist bus station with our guide. While traveling to Pokhara, you will encounter mysterious sights, including local villages, people and much more. Along the way, you will enjoy a traditional Nepali lunch in Malekhu, it takes nearly 4 hrs. to reach this place. which is DAL BHAT TARKARI (rice, lentil soup, and curried vegetables). The trip to Pokhara takes about 6-7 by bus. After reaching to Pokhara, you will see the beautiful Annapurna mountain if you have free time then you could join with our guide to visit Fewa lake and see handmade goods in Lakeside before retiring to your hotel.

On the second day, a tour guide will call you for a healthy breakfast at your hotel prior to your journey starts from Pokhara to Nayapul it takes nearly 1 hour by bus. You need to get trek permission from this place. On the way, you will see wonderful, scenic local village views such as Lumle, Birethanti. Also, you will enjoy the sights of natural woodlands, rivers, and experience the authenticity of Nepali culture in this area. After arriving in Nayapul, you will have lunch at Ramgaih, the walk toward Tirkhe Dhunga will include a trek through beautiful bamboo forests. When you reach your destination, accommodation will be at a local teahouse in Tirkhe Dhunga. If your trekking is faster than you could reach to Ulleri, you can experience climbing 3280 stone steps in this place. it would be easier to reach Ghorepani.

After having breakfast, you will walk nearly two hours to arrive in the beautiful Gurung village from Ulleri. You will have lunch at Nangethati. From this place, you will see a fantastic view of the Annapurna ranges and other peaks. During this hike, you will view rhododendron forests, bamboo, waterfalls, and rivers. Also, you may visit the local a health-post, clinic, government and school buildings, a stupa and several temples. Most of the trekkers ask the meaning of “Ghorepani”. In fact, the meaning came from history. “Ghore” means horse and “Pani” means water. Despite the simple meaning of its name, Ghorepani is a glorious place to view a lot of mountain ranges.

On 4th day, after waking up early in the morning at 4 am, you need to hike up to Poon-Hill viewpoint (3195) from Ghorepani and it takes one and a half hrs. From there you can see all the mountains of the Annapurna region, the Manaslu region, and the Dhaulagiri region. Surely, feels amazing by the breathtaking, beautiful views! After returning to your hotel, you can have breakfast you will depart to Tadapani, which is about a 6-hour walk. On the way, you will again see beautiful bamboo forests, rhododendron, and alpine forests. After that, you will arrive in the beautiful village Deurali and then trek down to reach Ban Thanti. Beyond that, we will reach our lodging in Tadapani village have lunch at Ban Thati.

On the 5th day, you will come across the beautiful village from Tadapani to Chhomrong, it takes nearly 6 hrs which is the Gurung village also the gateway to Annapurna Base Camp. After your morning breakfast, the journey begins. Along the way, you will see sights of beautiful oak forests along the river. Also, you can enjoy the views of the Himalayas. From Chhomrong, the path yields wonderful views of the southern of Annapurna, a splendid gift of nature. And you will have a delicious lunch at Kimrung.

On this day, you will move ahead to Dovan, a walk that takes about 6 hours from Chhomrung. The route inclines all the way through a stone staircase and passes through the Chhomrung River. This path has filled with oak trees, rhododendron, and bamboo. You will then climb on a rocky track and reach Sinuwa, 2250 m. The trek then follows a path all the way through rhododendron forests, up to Kuldi. From Kuldi, you will go down through a long, stone staircase into deep bamboo and rhododendron woods, and then move down to cross the river. Of course, before moving to Dovan you have can lunch at Bamboo.

Very morning, you will move with a guide to Deurali, on the way you could view a variety of herbs and shrubs along the route which passes by the ‘Hinku Cave’. Trekkers experience joy with the view glaciers and stunning peaks while passing through Deurali to Annapurna Base Camp. You would see a variety of herbal remedies. It takes 2 hours from Deurali to reach Machhapuchre Base Camp (3700m). Ultimately, you will arrive at the base camp and set up camp for the night at Annapurna Base Camp and takes nearly 5 to 6 hrs. from Deurali.

In the early morning at 4 pm, you would see Mt. Annapurna I (8091m), Annapurna II (7937m), Annapurna III (7535 m), Annapurna IV (7525m) Mt. Annapurna South (7219 m) Mt. Machhapuchhre (Fishtail Peak 6997 m) along with other amazing peaks from the base camp such as Gandharwa Chuli (6248m), Tharpu Chuli (5695m), Singu Chuli (6501 m), Ganggapura (7454 m), Tare Kang (7069 m), Khangsar (7485 m) After viewing and taking some pictures, we will back to the village of Bamboo within a day, by having lunch at Himalaya, and we will stay for the night at Bamboo.

On 09th day, we will trek from Bamboo, going downhill by long stone stairways, passing rhododendron and bamboo woods to reach out Kuldi. The route continues downward till Sinuwa. Right after, we will trek further down to reach the Mooi River, where you will feel a contrast from the high alpine. The trail moves up for about an hour and reaches Chhomrung, this is the place where we will have lunch at Chomrung and just after a few hours of walking then we can easily reach Jhinuwa, where we will stay for the night. if you have free time, then you take a bath in the Hot Spring where you could take an amazing bath to get healing from mental and bodily problems.you will feel fresh and light after a long walk.

On this day, we will move down on a wonderful section of trail from Landrung to Dhampus, the path becomes very much easier till Nayapul. We will cross the newly made a bridge and then we will climb up.

From Landrung, we will enjoy an advance easy stroll passing by different fields, strange oval-shaped houses, down to Tolka, a tiny community at 1710 m with a few lodges along the trails. The pathway is now in the Modi Khola Valley. The trail sets out through the forest with ferns and orchids. After crossing a stream, the trail goes up to Bichok and you will then go down through Pothana until reaching the police check posts. As soon as you reach to Campus, you will receive greetings from vistas of the mountains.

On our last day, we will move down through woods to Phedi which has an elevation of 1580 m This track takes us down steeply to Phedi (1080m) and we will make our way to the city of Pokhara by bus where we will stay for the night.

On 11th day, we will leave charming Pokhara and then back to busy Kathmandu city and stay at a hotel. You could either go by bus or on a flight. You can do some shopping in Thamel or there are many options for site-seeing around Kathmandu if you wish.