Annapurna Circuit, 21 day trek


Annapurna Circuit 21 day Trek

*What is Annapurna Circuit...?* The Annaprunas are a well known set of mountains set in the Himalayan Kingdom, which lie just about in the centre of Nepal. The trek basically takes you around a set of mountains in a circuit which is about a 200 mile journey around the Annapurna Himal, up the Marsyangdi river Valley to Thorung La, pass, and down to the Kali Gandaki river valley. You also can go up to the Annapurna Sanctuary, a high bowl in the middle of the Annapurna Himal surrounded by over 7000 and 8000 meter peaks on all sides. Along the way you travel through dense rhododendron and bamboo forests, arid Mountain villages, high desolate alpine terrain, and see fields, river valleys, temples, towns, and meet wonderful locals and travellers. *AnnapurAna Circuit trekking itinerary:*
Day	Destination and description of the day
Day 01	Kathmandu to Besi Sahar which is about an 8 hour drive by bus depending on the season and the traffic. Besi Sahar is where the road ends and you will not see motorized vehicles for the next three weeks.
Day 02	Besi Sahar to Bhandanda- approximately 7 hours and 500m ascent but you get some nice views of nearby villages, waterfalls and look back at Besi Sahar and the terraced rice fields. The trail winds through rice paddies and thick forest, occasionally crossing small and large bamboo bridges.
Day 03	Bahundanda to Chamje- 6-7 hours and over 400m ascend
Day 04	Chamje to Bagarchhap-about 1000m ascend-Tal, which is Nepal for the Lake. There is a natural dam on the river Marshyandi that formed a small lake with an actual beach, and a nice waterfall on the other end of the Town
Day 05	Bagarchhap to Chame about 500m ascend--Chame is a pretty major town with a bank, health-post, electricity and beautiful view of Lamjung Himal and more than that it also has got hot spring where you can get in and
Day 06	Chame to Pisang-over 600m ascend-
Day 07	Pisang to Manang-about 400m ascend. More nice views of Lamjung Himal and fantastic view of Annapurna and prayer walls.
Day 08	Manang (Acclimatisation and side trek around Manang)
Day 09	Manag to Letherung-700m ascend
Day 10	Lether to Thorung Phedi-about 250m ascend through the old Manang village
Day 11	Thorung Phedi to Muktinath -1040m ascend and 1600m descend (Thorung Pass is the highest point of the whole trek which is 5416m high), Muktinath is one of the famous holy places of Hindu's and Buddhist's and rich in Tibetan culture
Day 12	Muktinath to Jomsong-about 100m descend. After morning sight seeing we head towards Jomsong along the Kali Gandaki river to Jomsong, where you can fly out from to Pokhara.
Day 13	Jomsung to Tukuche-about 300m descend. We follow along the windy Kali Gandki river through Marpha village, the apple garden, where you can test the apple brandy. And finally we arrive in Japanese friendship village (with rich Thakali culture) Tukuche.
Day 14	Tukuche to Ghasa - 5-6 hours walk along the Kali Gandaki river and excellent view of Dhaulagiri Mountain and its icefall.
Day 15	Ghasa to Tatopani - 6-7 hours trek down along the Kali Gandaki river, the deepest gorge of the world, and though the small villages and pine forest.
Day 16	Tatopani - Easy and rest day after weeks walk, enjoy the hot spring here on the bay of Kali Gandki.
Day 17	Tatopani to Ghorepani - 7-8 hours climb up to Ghorepani though the Gurung and Poon villages and rhododendron forest. Excellent view of Dhaulagiri and other side of Annapurna.
Day 18	Ghorepani to Tadapani - In the early morning, climb to Poon Hill for sunrise and amazing view of whole Dhaulagiri and Annapurna mountain range.Tadapani to Landrung - 5-6 hour trek through forest and X-Gorkha's village Chandrung. The trail crosses Modi Khola and l takes us to Landrung village
Day 19	Landrung to Dhampus -4-5 hours excellent view, gradual climb up to the Deurali and climb down to Dhampus where we spend our last night of our trek.
Day 20	Dhampus to Pokhara- Climb down to Phedi and by bus/ car to Pokhara and spend rest day and over night in Pokhara.
Day 21	Pokhara to Kathmandu - By tourist bus about 7-6 hours drive
Our price for this trek is between US$ 37.00 and US$ 45.00 per person per day, depending on the member of the group, your requirements and the kind of trekking you want. We can be very flexible and we provide the most reasonable price that we can: Price is per person, based on twin share basis and includes Transportation from and to Kathmandu airport Trekking staff, specially a guide and porter/s Trekking equipment for the trekking Accommodations on the trekking Three meals (Breakfast, lunch and dinner) in a day
The price excludes the following: Any type of drinks. Personal or travel insurance. Personal expenses. Food in Kathmandu. Tips etc.
Items you should have for this trek: Good walking boots- well broken in. Remember it is not a day walk. A rucksack and a day bag. Sun hat and sun block - very important to protect against sunburn. Sunglasses. Scarf and gloves - it can get very cold out of the sun. Iodine or purification tablets - for purifying water (bottled water is expensive and bad for the environment). Map and compass. Torch-light Basic first aid kit - including headache tablets. Camera with sufficient film.

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P.O Box 10342
Thamel, Kathmandu
Nepal
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