Annapurna Base Camp Trek

Welcome to Nepal! We will receive you the airport and transport you to hotel.

The day beings with a meeting and introducing with your trek and tour leader. After breakfast, we organize a short meeting at the hotel lobby. The meeting finalizes the preparation of the trek. In the meeting, you need to bring three copies of passport copy size photos, and travel insurance copy. Soon, the day tour will starts and on the tour visit most highlighted places of Kathmandu.

This is quite an exciting day for trekkers because, after breakfast, we reach the bus station for a drive to the scenic lakeside city of Pokhara. The drive is about 7 hours and goes through the scenic countryside of central Nepal. We stop for lunch at Gunadi at around 11:30 am and reach Pokhara in another 2 hours. Pokhara is a holiday city and looking at the lakes, hills, and mountains, it is no wonder why it is so well known. A wide panorama of the Annapurna range is clearly visible from the city, most notably Machhapuchare (Fishtail mountain) that prominently overlooks Pokhara. Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Lamjung Himal, and Manaslu also tower above.

After 1.5 hour drive from Pokhara, you reach Nayapul then short trek through the bank of the river of Modi Khola to get to Birethanti, a large village with teahouses and shops. When you reach Ramghai, we stop for lunch. After lunch, the trails continue to the north along the banks of Bhurungdi Khola. Then steadily up the trails we head to the north to reach Tikhehdunga, at an altitude of 1570m. We stop here for the day and check into a guesthouse.

After a steep climb to Ulleri at the start of the day, the most difficult part of the trek will be behind us. Ulleri is a large village of Magar ethnic group that lies at an altitude of 2070m. Now the walking path gradually ascends from the point to Banthanti through the oaks and rhododendrons forest. Banthati is a place for lunch where you reach in 3.5 hrs from Tikhedhunga. Trail heads up to Ghorepani (2840m) via Nangethanti (2460).

Get up early in the morning to hike up to Poon Hill (3210m). The stunning sunrise view over the mountains is really worth all the effort and waking up early. After spending about an hour on the hill, we head to Tadapani. The first climb takes us to Deurali, which boasts amazing view of Ghorepani against a backdrop of Dhaulagiri and Annapurna, we start heading down to Tadapani, with some uphills and downhills along the way through dense forests.

We walk further down from Tadapani through rhododendron forests to reach the Gurung village of Chhomrong at an elevation of 2,170m and set along the slope of a giant hill. We will stop here for lunch, after which we go down to Chhomrong Khola and make a small ascent to Sinuwa (2340m).

Today you will slightly climb through the rhododendron village via Kuldi Ghar (2470m). Now the trek enters Upper Modi Valley from where you can see Bamboo and Dovan below. Beyond the Dovan the trail crosses a stream then climbs up across the landslide. The climb passes a temple decorated with Shiva Trident and flowers. From there in twenty minutes later you will reach deep gorge at Himalayan Hotel.

The day begins with a climb through the forest of bamboo and rhododendron forests to Hinko Cave. We eventually reach Machapuchare Base camp, which is a stop before Annapurna Base Camp. At this point you will already be surrounded by mountains on all sides. Two hours walking from the Machhapuchhre base camp, we will reach ABC, where we encounter with even more dramatic panoramic mountain views.

We wake up early in the morning to stargaze and watch the sun rise over the mountains. It will be quite a vista to savour and definitely a highlight of the trek. We have breakfast at the guesthouse looking at the mountains and then start walking to Bamboo on descending trails. The tiny hamlet is located on the banks of Modi Khola at 1,700m.

The trail heads down to Jhinu, a natural hot spring. To get the Jhinu you follow the same trail to Chhomrong, then on to Shinwa until you reach a sheep farm through bamboo and rhododendrons forest. Once you reach the hot springs, take a dip and let your muscles and mind relax.

Once we have our breakfast in Jhinu, we start walking on the banks of Modi Khola and finally reach Nayapul through Birethanti. We drive to Pokhara city where we can relax for the evening.

After a long trip in the mountains, we will be off on a relaxing tour covering religious, historical places in Pokhara. The day tour begins after our breakfast. During the tour, you will visit Phewa Lake, Barahi Temple, Devis fall, Gupteshwor Cave, Museums and Tibetan refugee camp.

We drive back to Kathmandu on a tourist bus. The drive takes about 7 hours on a scenic route. In the evening, there will be farewell dinner in a traditional Nepali restaurant with folk music and dance performance.

The trip concludes today. Your guide will drop you off at the international airport for your departure back home.