| Day |
Route |
Duration |
Highest Point/m |
Grade |
| 1 |
Arrival Kathmandu transfer
to Hotel |
All day |
1300 |
Easy |
|
Meet with our representative
at the airport. Drive to hotel. |
| 2 |
Kathmandu |
All day |
1300 |
Easy |
|
Sightseeing Day see Kathmandu Day
Trips for ideas of what to do. |
| 3 |
Kathmandu – Pokhara |
Drive 6 hours |
960 |
Easy |
| |
Private
or public transport to Pokhara
*Note that if you fly the afternoon is spent sightseeing.
O/N at hotel.
|
| 4 |
Pokhara - Birethanti –
Ulleri |
4 hour trek |
2070 |
Easy |
| |
Our trek begins with a
walk through the lush, green Modi river valley, passing waterfalls
with plunge pools that invite you to swim. We then ascend a
steep stone staircase to the Magar village of Ulleri. Our rewards
for the day are the breathtaking views of the valley below and
the peaks of Annapurna South and Hiunchuli. |
| 5 |
Ulleri - Ghorepani |
5 hours |
2850 |
Easy |
| |
A gentle climb through
pasture and cultivated fields that surround picturesque villages.
As the trail climbs higher, you walk up beside a cascading
river the idles through refreshingly cool oak and rhododendron
forest. Always there are glympses of the mountains which can
be truly appreciated at our overnight stop at Ghorepani. |
| 6 |
Ghorepani - Tadapani |
6 hours |
2660 |
Easy |
| |
| Fabulous panoramic views will delight us
today, stretching away to the distant plains of India
and up to the massive bulk of the Annapurnas. We wake
up in the early morning to climb Poon Hill from where
we will see the Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and Mustang Ranges.
Then we set off after breakfast towards Tadapani, through
rhododendron forest, and along a ridge trail with mountain
views of the Annapurna all the way. The trail then snakes
through dense moss-covered forest rich with bird life
to Tadapani and beautiful sunset views of Annapurna South
and Machhapuchhare. A day in the Himalaya doesn't get
much better than this! |
 |
|
| 7 |
Tadapani – Chhomrung |
5 hours |
2030 |
Easy |
| |
The morning begins with
a descent through lush maple and fern forest into the narrowing
Humla Karnali valley to a bridge over the Chhungsa Khola (or
Sale Khola). The trail now climbs to Yangar through a lovely
forest of Himalayan blue pine and spruce to our camp near the
Namka Khyungdzong Gompa (monastery) which is linked to the ancient
Shepeling Gompa near Taklakot. |
| 8 |
Chhumrung - Himalaya Hotel |
7 shours |
2920 |
Easy |
| |
We walk through the forest
to Kuldi Ghar, before the route goes steeply down a bank of
rock and then levels out, running through riverside bamboo thickets
along the base of the gorge. Then the track winds steeply up
through deep bamboo and rhododendron forest to the village of
Doban and then on to the peculiarly named village of Himalaya
Hotel. |
| 9 |
Himalaya Hotel – Machhapuchhare
Base Camp (MBC) |
4 hours |
372 |
Moderate |
| |
Our trail remains
on the west bank of the Modi Khola, now flowing through an
open alpine valley, and we eventually emerge into the Sanctuary.
Straight in front of us is the high lateral moraine of the
South Annapurna glacier - this is the site of Machhapuchhre
Base Camp and a spectacular panorama of mountains.
|
| 10 |
MBC - Annapurna Base Camp (ABC)
|
3 hours |
4234 |
Moderate |
| |
The trail begins
on abroad grassy path before the moraine of the Annapurna
glacier, and it doesn't take long to reach the British Expedition
Annapurna South Face Base Camp (4234m.) This is terrific mountain
scenery, soak it up, and take your time to imprint the majesty
of the Sanctuary into your memory. Explore around, some say
the best views are from the crest of the moraine beneath Himal
Chuli. |
| 11 |
ABC - Bamboo |
7 hours |
2300 |
Easy |
| |
We now retrace
our steps, taking time to appreciate the views that so amazed
us on the way up. Our destination is the village of Bamboo
and the nearby waterfall and Hindu shrine.
|
| 12 |
Bamboo – Jhinuwa (Hot spring) |
6 hours |
1400 |
Easy |
| |
You won't want
to see many more steps after today as we head back through
Chhumrung and then down to Jhinuwa. But here we can relax
and enjoy the small hot springs, and watch the monkeys gamble
in the trees and finches flit across the river before settling
for the night.
|
| 13 |
Jhinuwa- Pothana |
7 hours |
1900 |
Easy |
| |
After an easy
descent to the Gurung village of Landrung, the trail crosses
a pass before arriving at the tiny village of Dhampus, perched
high on a ridge. |
| 14 |
Pothana - Pokhara |
2 hours |
960 |
Easy |
| |
It’s a
short trek down to Phedi via Dhampus village with good views
of the Annapurnas, where we meet the road and drive back to
Pokhara with private transport.
|
| 15 |
Pokhara – Kathmandu Drive
|
6 hours |
1300 |
Easy |
|
|
| 16 |
Final Day end of
trek debrief and departure. |
