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ABOUT NEPAL
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OUTSIDE NEPAL
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ANNAPURNA BASE CAMP TREKKING
Duration: 18 Days
Difficulty: Medium
Maximum Elevation: 4095 meters
Season: March / April / May / September / October / November / December
This is highly recommendable trek bringing one to the base camp of Annapurna. This route provides an interesting variety, ranging from lowland villages to outstanding high mountains. The route passes through picturesque Gurung villages, fields and forests.
ITINERARY
Day 01 ARRIVAL
Arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Day 02 KATHMANDU
Half-day sight seeing of Kathmandu valley. Sightseeing places are: Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhanath Stupa and Kathmandu Durbar Square. Rest of the day preparing for the trek to Annapurna Base Camp.
Day 03 POKHARA
Transfer to Pokhara at 0800 hrs after breakfast. Drive to Pokhara is 6 to 7 hrs. On the way we stop for lunch break. Upon arrival check in hotel.
Day 04 PHEDI TO TOLKA
Early morning after breakfast drive to Phedi. A day's walk (In a north- west direction) from Phedi (1180m) Tolha (1810m) passes through numerous hamlets. The trail includes views of Annapurna south. Tolka and small furents is a tiny settlement with good accommodation facilities.
Day 05: CHHOMRONG
Going northwards through forests, streams, and fields we come across Gurung villages like Landruk (1620m), Naya Pul (1340m) and Jhinu Danda (1750m) before the trail bends west towards Chhomrong. Chhomrong, a Gurung village, has two parts Old Chhomrong (2060m) and New Chhomrong (2040m).
Day 06: BAMBOO LODGE
The trek now proceeds in the north-east direction along the western bank of the Modi Khola river. Bamboo Lodge is at an altitude of 2340meters
Day 07: HIMALAYA
Himalaya (2900m) lies a little northeast to the Bamboo Lodge after a steep climb through Bamboo and Rhododendron forests.
Day 08: MACHHAPUCHHARE BASE CAMP (MBC)
Trekking from Himalaya to Machhapuchhare Base camp (3720m) passes through Himko (3160m), Deurali (3230m) and Bagar (3310m). The trail crosses ravines, major avalanche tracks, moraines and streams. The mountain views from Machhapuchhare Base camp are strependons; the panorama includes Hinchuli, Annapurna I (8091m), Annapurna III (7555m) Gangapurna (7454m) and Machhapuchhare (6997m).
Day 09: ANNAPURNA BASE CAMP (ABC)
Trekking to ABC (4095m) takes about two hours we will start the trek in the morning.
Day 10: DEURALI
Descend down to Deurali normally takes a day.
Day 11: DOBAN
Doban is situated between Himalayan Hotel and Bamboo Lodge.
Day 12: CHHOMRONG
Return to Chhomrong in the southwest from Doban
Day 13: GHANDRUK
This is the fastest route when returning to Pokhara. When returning to Ghandruk from Chhomrong we pass from Kaummnu, and Ulri.
Day 14: NAYA PUL
The journey from Ghandruk to Naya Pul follows the southeast direction of the Modi Khola River. The walk takes for about 5 hours. We take our vechiles waiting for us from Naya Pul to Pokhara.
Day 15: POKHARA
Pokhara sight seeing: Devi's fall, Mahendra cave, Seti River Gorge, Bindabasini Temple, Tibetean Refugee Camp and Boating in Fewa Lake.
Day 16: KATHMANDU
After breakfast take a flight to Kathmandu which is 30 minutes flight. Upon arrival receive and transfer to the hotel. Sight seeing in Kathmandu valley. Sight seeing places are Patan Durbar Square, Swoyambunath, Budanilkanth and Bhaktapur Durbar Square.
Day 17: KATHMANDU
Day in leisure or shopping.
Day 18: DEPARTURE
Departure as per flight schedule after breakfast.
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