Annapurna Circuit Trek

Today is your first day in the Himalayan country Nepal. One of our office representatives welcomes you to the TIA arrival gate with your name card.

Thereafter, you will be transferred to the hotel In Thamel. In the evening we will give you a briefing on your trekking package. Meanwhile, we will also introduce you to your guide.

After the morning breakfast, we will start a sightseeing day tour in Kathmandu's world heritage sites. In the beginning, we will bring you to the Pashupatinath temple. This holy temple of Hindus is situated at the bank of the Bagmati river. This place is famous to see the cremation system of the Hindu people of Kathmandu.

After sightseeing in the Pashupatinath temple we will drive to Boudhanath stupa, the biggest Buddhist stupa around the world. We will take lunch there and will drive to Patan Durbar Square later. 

Patan Durbar Square is one of the old royal palaces with the famous museum inside there with the Krishna temple. The 21 pinnacles of Krishna Mandir is a sight to appreciate.

Thereafter we will head to Swayambhunath stupa- a Buddhist stupa associated with Nepali Buddhism. This is a self-existent temple according to legend. Terminating our tour at Swayambhunath Stupa we will head to the hotel.

In the evening we will do the trek preparation and shopping. Then we will greet you with welcoming local food in a typical restaurant with a Nepali traditional cultural dance show.

We will commence the day with an early meal in Kathmandu. Afterwards, we will drive by local bus to Besishahar. The road passes through several waterfalls, rivers, farming lands, some Himalayan highlands, and mountains.

Furthermore, enjoy a glimpse of the Trishuli River. Trishuli river is a famous point for one and two-day rafting activities. After Besishahar, we will follow the river Marshyangdi till Jagat. 

Due to the poor road condition from Besisahar to Jagat, instead of the bus and car drivers, join a jeep drive. Overnight at Jagat is near North Annapurna Glacier.

After breakfast, we will join the trails which incorporate moderate and slightly uphill walks. In the beginning, we will reach Chamje, Tibetan Tiny Village. 

From there you will have two options. You can either easy trek along the road or the beautiful trekking trail after crossing to Marshyangdi River. 

The steady climb from there takes us to the delightful Tal village. In the village, you can see little farmland of Potato, Wheat, and Buckwheat. Leaving the village behind the trail will haul us through a small forest of pine.

Recross the Marshyangdi river in Koto again. Then, after covering a short walking distance, we will reach the Bigger Tibetan village, Dharapani. In the Manang Valley, Dharapani is the junction of two rivers.

We will initiate today's trek by heading in the little west direction. Several landslides and forest areas mark our way today. Then we ascend the south side of the valley.

The enchanting view of Lamjung Himal, Manaslu, and Annapurna II is the prime attraction on the way to Dharapani and Chame. Chame is the headquarters of Manang district where you can find banks, hospitals and other offices. 

In Chame, we can go to the natural hot spring at the bank of the Marshyangdi River.

We will today follow the North Bank of the Marshyangdi river. With the majestic view of the Annapurna Himalayan Ranges, we will continue the trek along the dense pine forest. First, we reach the village Bhratang.

Bhratang is popular for the Apple garden. We there taste the fresh juicy apple. From there we will continue our trekking to Dhukurpokharai which astonishingly boosts the majestic mountain views and Dhukurpokhari lake. 

We will savor delicious lunch there and head to the right way to Lower Pisang. In the evening we will opt for a sunset hike to Upper Pisang.

Upper Pisang is also a popular village because of the Mountain view and a famous Gompa or Monastery there. After little hiking to Upper Pisang, we will down to Lower Pisang and overnight there.

Two-way leads to Manang. Down way through Humde airport and upper way from Ngawal. The view from the upper way is best. Thus, during this Annapurna Circuit Trek, we follow the upper way.

In the beginning, we will walk on a gradual flat trekking trail. Thereafter challenging trek route meet us till Ghyaru. At  Ghyaru, the glimpse of a beautiful stone and mud constructed house surrounded by the farmland of wheat, Buckwheat, Potato, and beans. It's a fascinating cultural old village.

Small Chorten and rest viewpoint in Ghyaru is also a big attraction of our trekking. Then we will walk gradually uphill, flat and some down to another village Ngawal. Gompa, Juniper Trees and other ornamental natural beauty of Ngawal village heals for all the hard work you have done up to Ngawal. 

Trekking to Manang from Ngawal is quite gradually descending and flat. We will follow the trail to reach Mungi where the trekkers following the lower route meet. 

After 20 minutes of trekking, we will reach Braga. Braga is famous for the ancient largest Gompa with the oldest carving of Thanka.

Manang is just a short walk from this village. In the evening we can walk to Gangapurna lake and Chonker viewpoint which is the cynosure of Manang.

You can also visit the Himalayan Rescue Association for learning some Acute Mountain Sickness information. Every day at 3 pm you can freely talk to grab much information about AMS. Overnight at Manang.

This rest day is specially allocated to prepare ourselves for 3 days trek in a further higher region. According to your desire, we will take you for exploration around Manang. 

Either go to Milarepa cave or Ice Lake. We can also take a short walk at Annapurna III and Gangapurna. The discovery of 200rs Lama Gompa is not a bad decision either. Overnight at Manang.

Doing high altitude trekking is a challenge for trekkers. The possibility of high altitude sickness(AMS) holds the main cause. Ignoring the left way leading through the World's highest altitude lake Tilicho Lake we will join the right way heading to Yak Kharka from Manang.

According to your time duration, you can customize and modify your route there. But as per our plan, we will trek through Tanki Manang where we will continuously climb along the right side of the Marshyangdi River. The views of mountains from the way are heart-touching.

Annapurna 2 3 4, Gangapurna, Chulu Mountain, Tilicho Peak, Khangsarkang mountain bestows their charm along the trails. Proceeding the journey, we will climb to Gunsang.  Just 2 tea houses there. We can see some horses and Yak grazing in the trails. 

Big trees and forests cannot be seen here because of the high altitude. Cross a small wooden bridge and ancient mani wall during the trek. Overnight at Yak Kharka.

According to high altitude trekking rule, we just walk 500 meters today. A short day trekking with a slowly uphill and gradually flat trail. The scenery of landslides and varieties of rocks accompany us on this day. We can see some board of landslide information and Danger area.

In the beginning, the first 4 houses village namely Ledar come. From there, we cross a suspension bridge and climb for half-hour. Afterwards, we will trek on a flat way. 

The trek today ultimately takes us to Throng Phedi. In throng Phedi, we can see just 2 houses with 200 person capacity. But it closes during winter if a big snowfall occurs. 

In the afternoon we will hike to the Throng high camp for around 1 hour. We will stay overnight at Throng Phedi.

Today is the climax day of the Throng-La Pass trek. Most challenging day and the most beautiful day of our Annapurna Circuit Trek. Lifetime unforgettable experience you can make because of world-famous High pass, Throng Pass. It requires around 1000m climb up and 1600m trekking downhill. 

The mountain Yakawagang and Throngpeak middle satiate your urge of experiencing something pleasing. From here, the view of the Marshyangdi river disappears and shows up the Kaligandaki River below. To cross the pass before midday, we will start the trek early. If we delay the trek, the unpredictable afternoon weather might block our way or might cause severe harm to our health.

As we tread further from the pass, the Huge Dhaulagiri ranges caress our eyes. After a short rest and lots of photoshoots there, we can take a high-altitude tea there. Trekking through Chambarbu, join a long drop to Muktinath. 

Of Course, the mountain scenery and religious essence greet you on this day. But the pleasure of spending a night at the lower altitude rectify your joy the most.  Revered by Buddhist and Hindu devotees, the mixed temple of Muktinath shows you the mutual religious harmony of Nepal.

Thousands of prayers flags with 108 spiritual water taps and 2 ponds with the natural burning fire is the main attraction of this temple. Some Banyan and peepal trees can be seen there. Tibetan people narrate this holy place ‘CHU MIG TSA GYE’ meaning 108 spiritual places.

The road below the Muktinath leads you to the Jomsom. Before, the construction of this road, it was a famous trekking trail. Because of dust and crowd, Mission Himalaya Treks And expeditions suggest you not to trek from Muktinath to Tatopani.

We can drive today by bus or jeep along the Kali Gandaki valley or deepest gorge in the world. You will find the drive very pleasant. The impressive Kaligandaki Gorge comes to your view after passing the Apple kingdom of Nepal Marpha. Marpha is a beautiful village of stone and an agriculture centre.

Continuing the drive we will reach Tatopani. Tatopani is famous for natural hot spring showers. People believe that if you take shower there your skin disease will disappear. Further, spending some time in the hot spring, you will find yourself more fresh and relaxed.

After the morning meal, our trails uphill to Ghara stream valley which is the south side of Annapurna massif mountain. Most of the way we will follow oak forest Rhododendron and magnolia.

We pass Ghara, Phalate, Chitre, and Shikha on the way with a beautiful view of Nilgiri, Dhaulagiri and Annapurna mountain. Ghorepani is the best tourist cynosure below Poonhill.

Today we will hike in the morning for 1 hour to Poonhill to see the majestic sunrise mountain view. From the top of Poonhill, we can see 14 snow-capped mountains including, Dhaulagiri, Tukuche peak, Dhampus Peak, Nilgiri, Annapurna South and Fishtail with other lots of snowy Himalayan peaks. 

After sunrise, we will back to Ghorepani and take breakfast. Thereafter, we will trek down to Nangethanti, Ulleri, Hile, Matathanti, and Birethanti and finally to Nayapul. It is the start point of Annapurna Base camp and Ghorepani Poonhill trekking. We will finish the trek there and drive to Pokhara to complete the trekking.

It's your choice to drive or fly from Pokhara to Kathmandu. Flight is of short time duration. If a road drive is your interest, we will go to Pokhara tourist bus park to take a tourist bus to Kathmandu.

On the way, we can explore the culture of people, Farmland, Cable Car, abundant rivers, hills and riverside. After a long drive to Kathmandu, we will transfer you to the hotel. In the evening we will share your trekking experience with our office representative. Overnight at a hotel in Kathmandu.

Guest Departure After Complete Annapurna Circuit Trek.

This day we will drop you at the airport to go back to your sweet home. According to our Nepal airport rules and your check-in time, we will drop you 3 hours prior to the Flight to the airport.

Waiting for your next trip with your friend and relatives to other Nepal trekking destinations. Have a safe and wonderful journey to your home. Hope to see you again.