Annapurna Sanctuary
The classic trek to the Annapurna Base Camp.
On
this classic and popular trek, we hike up the Modi Khola gorge past the
village of Landrung and on into the vast natural amphitheater of the Annapurna
Sanctuary, where you are literally encircled by a panoply of 7,000m -
8,000m / 23,000' - 26,000' Himalayan summits. Standing at the foot of
the Annapurna Himal, the massive 6km long wall of Annapurna I rises 4,000m
into the skies, a dominating presence anywhere within the bowl of the
Sanctuary. On the way back, we retrace our steps as far as Chhomrong and
visit the charming Gurung settlement of Ghandrung before detouring to
Ghorepani through a marvelous expanse of oak-rhododendron forests, one
of the largest in the Central Nepal. An early morning climb up Poon Hill
is rewarded by a spectacular view of the elevated country from where we've
just returned. The trek ends by the road head at Nayapul.
Trip
Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive Kathmandu.
Day 2 Morning drive to Pokhara. Afternoon at leisure.
Day 3 Drive Pokhara - Phedi; trek to Pothana (6,460'). Day 4 Himalpani
(New Bridge) (5,050').
Day 5 Chhomrong (6,730').
Day 6 Dobhan (8,550').
Day 7 Machhapuchhare Base Camp (12,150').
Day 8 Annapurna Base Camp (12,925') - Machhapuchhare
Base Camp.
Day 9 Bamboo (7,700').
Day 10 Ghandruk (6,600').
Day 11 Tadapani (8,930').
Day 12 Ghorepani (9,430').
Day 13 Poon Hill (10,480'); Tirkhedhunga (5,180').
Day 14 Finish trek at Nayapul (3,450'); drive to Pokhara.
Day 15 Drive to Kathmandu.
Day 16 Departure.
Options & Extensions
Hotel
Selection
Flight
Pokhara - Kathmandu
Mountain
Flight to Everest
Kali Gandaki
rafting (3 days, PKR - PKR)
Royal Chitwan National
Park safari tour (3 days, KTM / PKR - KTM)
Lhasa Overland fly-in
drive-out Tibet tour (8 days, KTM - KTM)
trip overview
16 days in Nepal
trek highlights
group size
trip cost
dates 2007
dates 2008
