


ANNAPURNA AROUND
Central Nepal is dominated by the Annapurna Himal and the village of Pokhara. There are three major trekking routes in central Nepal: to Jomsom, to Annapurna Sanctuary, and a circuit of the Annapurnas itself. Trekking in the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal gives you a perfect satisfaction interms of landscape , ethnical aspect , cultural aspect . This circuit is a about 200 mile journey around the Annapurna Himal, commence from the Beshisahar throught the Marsyangdi River valley to Thorong La 5445m pass, and down to the Kali Gandaki River valley until Pokhara Valley . Along the way we traveled through dense bamboo forests, arid mountain villages, high desolate alpine terrain, and saw fields, river valleys, Monasteries and monuments , small villages , and met wonderful travelers and locals.
1. KATHMANDU to BESHI SAHAR 850 m :Transfer to Beshi Sahar in private bus: KTM- Dumre- Beshi Sahar- About 7 hours of journey
2. BESHI SAHAR to NGATTI TREK 1150 m :After breakfast trek until Bhubhule, then continuation until in the village of Ngatti village About 5 hours of march
3. NGATTI to JAGAT 1314 m trek :Rise in the fields in terraces until Bahun Danda through bank of river. Coming down during 30 m about, crossing of one small river and continuation until Syange Bazaar After 2 hours of trek, the trail crosses the «Marsyangdi» and goes up until Jagat. Camp About 5 hours 30
4. JAGAT to TAL 1707 m :Rise until Tal, cascades, hanging bridges about 5 hours trek
5. TAL to CHAME 2713 m :Traversing to the village of Dharapini 2000 m, Gurung village and Manangi of Buddhist religion, then soft rise until Khudi, finally trek through forest until Chame, village Tibetain culture. Small Buddhist monastery. Source of hot water. About 7 hours trek
6. CHAME to PISANG 3185 m :Crossing orchid forest and continuation on the left strand of the Marsyangdi prayer wall . Pisang is a village shared Manangi in two parts. The village of high is typical of the valley with its houses to the roofs in terraces Very lovely view on the Annapurnas, the Pisang Peak, the Chulu. About 6 hours trek
7. PISANG to MANANG 3351 m :Rise until a narrow spur on the flanks of the Annapurna II, march to dish until Hondge, then continuation until Manang. View on the Annapurnas II, III and IV, the Manaslu, the Pisang Peak. About 6 hrs trek
8. REST to MANANG 3351 m :Rest or discovery some monasteries of village of Braga, possibility also of walking on the grazings of the Yak in direction of Chulu.
9. MANANG to THORANG PHEDI 4400 m : trek up until in the foot of Thorong Pass About 6h30 trek
10. THORONG PHEDI to MUKTINAH 3802 m : Departure very early the morning to cross the Thorong Pass 5415 m . View on the peak of Thorong, Pisang, Manang and Nilgiri. Long and difficult coming down until Muktinath. Muktinath is for the Hindus the most sacred site of Nepal. Together of temples of Hindouistes. Trek about 8 to 12 hrs , following the conditions
9. MUKTINAH to JOMOSOM 2835 m : Coming down to Kagbeni village which is gate way of MUSTANG, beautiful walled village full of Tibetain architecture & culture . Walk the long of the Kali Gondaki until Jomoson About 5 hrs trek.
(From Jomsom you can fly back to Pokhara also option to take jeep to Beni then to Pokhara also possible option)
11. JOMOSOM to TUKUCHE 2591 m : trek without difficulties through Kali Gandaki valley which is deepest george in the world. Transition to Marpha, very beautiful Thakali village then continuation until Tukuche, once main Thakali village , mostly houses made of stones and wooden. It is here that in 1950, the expedition French part to the conquest of the Annapurna established its general district About 4 h trek
12. TUKUCHE to GHASA 2012 m :Coming down to Lete and crossing of the Kali Gandaki river . View on the fall of ice of Dhaulagiri. Cascades, forestry of pines. Continuation until Ghasa About 4 h
10. GHASA to TATOPANI 1189 m :Decending along Kali Gandaki then to Tatopani (sources of natural hot water 36°C) . About 4 h trek
11. TATOPANI to GHOREPANI 28 35 m:stiff rise across a populated forest of monkeys until a rocky breach. Very lovely view on the Annapurnas I ,II, III, IV & South , Dhaulagiri . Softer rise until in the village of Chittre and pursuit until Ghorepani across a forest of rhododendrons. About 7 h trek
19. GHOREPANI to GHANDRUNG (1991 meters) : We pursue our crossing the rhododendron forest and up to the collar of Deorali 3000 m then coming decend toward the beautiful Ghandrung Gurung village Very lovely dwellings of an or two stories. View on the Southerly Annapurna, the Hiunchuli and the Macchapuchhare. About 6 h trek
20. GHANDRUNG to DUMPUS 1750 m :Decend until the Modi Khola, walk uphill toward Landrung and easy trek until Dumpus through deep forest About 7 h trek
21. DUMPUS to POKHARA 800m :Trek down about 1 to 1 1h30 to suiket fedi and Pokhara transfer from fedi . Overnight to the hotel
22. POKHARA to KATHMANDU ;End of tower of town to Pokhara then transfer to Kathmandu. Overnight to the hotel
1 Kathmandu arrival
2 Fee days in kathmandu
3 Pokhara / Jomsom flight and trek to Kagbeni: (2800m):
Easy walking along the riverside to Jomosom, the district capital of Mustang, which is the most interesting town in the area. The spectacular views of Nilgiri, Dhaulagiri, Tukuche peak and Dhampus peak will make you buy some extra rolls of film. Arrive at Kagbeni, the entry point of the upper Mustang.
4 Kagbeni to Chele: (3060m):
There is a trail along the east bank of the Kaligandaki that climbs over numerous ridges as it heads north and reaches Tangbe village. The town is a labyrinth of narrow alleys amongst whitewashed houses, fields of buckwheat, barley, wheat and apple orchards. Nilgiri peak, which dominates the southern skyline at Kagbeni, looms massively at the foot of the valley. Beyond Tangbe we reach Chhusang village and cross the river there. Continuing north, climbing up the trail, we reach a huge red mass of conglomerate that has fallen from the cliff above, forming a tunnel through which the Kaligandaki follows. The trek now leaves the Kaligandaki valley and climbs steeply up a rocky gully to Chele at 3030m. The culture changes from the Managi culture to that of the Tibetan of Lo from this point.
5 Chele to Geling: (3510m):
The climb continues through steep, treeless, waterless terrain, along the side of a spectacular steep canyon to a pass and cairn of rock at 3540m. This is followed by a long gradual descent to some chortens on a ridge before descending further on a pleasant trail to Samar. The Annapurna, still dominated by Nilgiri, is visible far to the south. Climb above Samara to a ridge, and then descend into a large gorge and to another valley field. Cross a stream and climb up to a ridge at 3800m. The route climbs over yet another pass, follows a ridge and then descends to Shyangmochen. From there gently climb to a pass at 3770m and descend to Geling.
6 Geling to Charang: (3620m):
From Geiling the trail climbs gently up to the interesting pass on NYI LA and descends below blue, grey and red cliffs across the valley to a steel bridge across the Tangmar Chu River. We then climb past what is perhaps the longest and most spectacular stretch of main walls in Nepal. Climb over another pass at 3600m then make a long gentle descent to Charang. The huge five-story white Dzong and red Gompa makes an interesting visit in which to observe collections of statues and Thankas as well as numerous paintings of seated Buddha's.
7 Charang to LO Manthang: (3890m):
The trail descends for about 100m from Charang, crosses the Charang-Chu and climbs steeply via a rocky trail to a cairn on a ridge and continues to climb. Finally, from a ridge at 3850m, there is a view of the walled city of LO. After a short descent cross a stream before climbing up to the plateau of LO Manthang.
8 Lomanthan
9 LO Manthang:
There are four major attractions, and several other places to visit, here. The Tall Champa Lakhang 'good house', the red Thugchen Gompa, Chyodi Gompa and the entrance hall are the main attractions of this town. Another attraction is the four-story building of the King Palace as well as the surrounding panoramic views of the Himalayas. Besides LO Manthang there are two other interesting valleys worth visiting: The western Tingkhar, the site of the King's summer Palace, Kimling and Phuwa as well as the Gompa of Nangyals 'The Monastery of Victory', which is the newest and most active Gompa in LO. The eastern valley contains Chosar, the site of a high school, Garphu and Nyphu Gompa.This is the main trading route to Lhasa
10 LO Manthang to Ghami via Gekar:
The trail climbs steadily to a pass marked by a cairn offering a last glimpse of LO Manthang. The trail contours past two small ridges and valleys before crossing a ridge at 4070m and descending southwards through two more valleys, meadows and a stream. The trail then makes a long rocky descent to Gekar. LO Gekar Gompa is older than Samye Gompa in Tibet and is one of the oldest Gompas in Nepal. We cross a ridge after a little climbing and drop down steeply to Thamar village. The trail descends alongside the stone walls and fields of extensive villages before climbing to a ridge. It is a short descent from there to Ghami (3490m)
11 Ghami to Samar: (3160 m):
From Ghami climb to Nyi LA and descend to Samar via the outward route
12 Samar to Kagbeni: (2800):
Return trek to Kagbeni.
13 Kagbeni to Jomsom: (2750m):
14 Jomsom /Pokhara /Kathmandu flight