Annapurna Explorer
An outstanding "off-the-beaten-track" wilderness camping trek.
The
ideal trip for those wishing to get "off the beaten trail".
This trip has you spending less time in Kathmandu and Pokhara and
most of it in the peace of the mountains, away from the popular
trekking trails. This Annapurna camping trek offers the best of
the glorious Annapurna region: breathtaking mountain views, remote
multi-ethnic villages, high-Himalaya wilderness, and even some trekking
on the popular trails.
After a night in Kathmandu, you depart for Pokhara and start your trek the following day. The next two weeks are spent trekking almost entirely on seldom-trekked trails, initially through pleasant Brahmin, Chhettri, Gurung & Magar villages to Poon Hill, and beyond into a pristine alpine wilderness amidst dramatic close-up views of two majestic 8,000m/ 26,000' ranges, the Annapurna & Dhaulagiri Himal. After a week in isolated high-Himalayan splendor, you meet the main trekking trail above the settlement of Ghandruk. An incomparable trek combining spectacular Himalayan wilderness with the cultural encounters of the lower hills.
Trip
Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive Kathmandu; orientation. Afternoon walking
tour of old Kathmandu.
Day 2 Morning drive (or flight) to Pokhara. Afternoon
at leisure.
Days 3-6 Drive Pokhara - Nayapul (3,450'); trek through Brahmin &
Magar settlements to camp below Poon Hill (9,190').
Days 7-10 Climb Poon Hill (10,480') early morning; descend to the main
trail and 
soon
leave it to head up Kopre Danda (ridge) (12,700');
extra day for acclimatization & exploration.
Days 11-12 Continue climb to Khaire Barahi Tal
(lake) (15,500'), return to Kopre Danda.
Days 13-14 Descend to the main trail to Ghandruk (6,600').
Days 15-16 Finish trek at Nayapul; drive to Pokhara.
Day 17 Drive to Kathmandu. Afternoon at leisure.
Day 18 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
18 days in Nepal
trek highlights
group size
trip cost
dates 2007
dates 2008
