Detailed Itinerary

Day 01: Kathmandu Arrival – 1400 mToday is your arrival day in Kathmandu. Once you finish the custom and visa process and come outside at the airport in Kathmandu, you will find a person waiting for you with our company sign board. Follow him to the car and you will be driven to your hotel. Check in, relax and spend some leisurely time.

Day 02: Kathmandu Sightseeing Tour

We will take you for a historical and cultural sightseeing tour of Kathmandu after breakfast today. The tour will take you to some of the cultural heritage sites in Kathmandu valley. Those sites are Pashupatinath to see the Hindu cremation rituals on the bank of a holy river, Boudhanath which is the largest Buddhist stupa in the world, Swoyambhunath famously known as monkey temple and Kathmandu Durbar Square which is a medieval palace square where you visit the temple of living goddess, Kumari.

Day 03: Kathmandu – Syange 1101m

We take breakfast and check out the hotel to start our long day drive. It will take us approximatedly 9 hours to reach Syange to the west of Kathmandu where we are going to stay overnight today. The drive will introduce us with the countryside and rural life of Nepal. The incredible charm of nature and the mountains will make our drive even more enjoyable although the drive gives us some good work out even when we are on our bus seat as the result of the bumpiness of our highways. Reach Syange and check into a tea house and relax.

Day 04: Syange – Dharapani 1860m/6103ft: 7 – 8 hours

Today is the first day of the trekking on the trail that goes around Annapurna mountain range. The trek will take us through beautiful terraced crop fields, charming local villages and some waterfalls. Sweating on the mountains will be highly rewarded by some of the most beautiful scenes on earth. Before reaching Dharapani which is the stopover for tonight, we will have already experienced so much of mountain charm to make us forget the tiredness of walking long hours.

Day 05: Dharapani – Chame 2650m/8694ft: 5 – 6 hours

The walk today to Chame from Dharapani is spectacularly stunning as we will be able to have full-fledged view of some of the mountain peaks in the Annapurna range. The majestic view of Annapurna II, Annapurna IV and Lamjung Himal is the day maker. Despite the challenge of walking on some tricky mountain trails, we will enjoy the view to its fullest.

Stay overnight at Chame.

Day 06: Chame – Pisang 3250m/10663ft: 5 – 6 hours

We are trekking to Pisang today and the trek starts after breakfast at the tea house. About 6 hours of walk today will lead us through some scenic places in the route. We will be rewarded with the magnificent view of Annapurna II and Pisang peak and also be captivated by the spectacular Himalayan mountain landscape.

Stay overnight at Pisang.

Day 07: Pisang – Manang 3519m/11545ft: 6 – 7 hours

The walk from Pisang to Manang via upper Pisang gives us the opportunity to have spectacular view of Annapurna, Pisang and several other high soaring mountain peaks. A more or less 6 hours of walk via Geru takes us to Manang where we are staying overnight today. We will also pay a short visit to the biggest monastery, Barge monastery, in the district.

Day 08: Acclimatization Day in Manang

Today, we will stay in Manang as an extra day to help ourselves adjust with the high mountain climate. We can go for a side hiking trip to a higher elevation and come back to Manang for overnight stay. There are several options to go for hiking today. We can choose to do one of them. The hiking and staying overnight at the same place as previous night should prepare us to go to higher elevation tomorrow.

Day 09: Manang – Siri Kharka 4060/13320ft: 4 – 5 hours

Today, we will take the route to go towards Tilicho Base Camp to visit Lake Tilicho, the highest situated lake in the world at the elevation of 4949 meters above sea level. The first half of the trek today goes downhill to the river and later passes through forested area. To reach Siri Kharka, we need to walk on an uphill trail with an excellent view of some spectacular mountain peaks.

Stay overnight at Siri Kharka.

Day 10: Siri Kharka – Tilicho Base Camp 4140m/13,583ft: 5 – 6 hours

An approximately 6 hours of walk takes us to Tilicho Base Camp today. Although the walk today is not strenuous, we can feel a little tired as we have to walk through some tricky trails with several landslides. We have to be extra careful to walk on these kinds of narrow and loose mountain trails.

Stay overnight at Tilicho Base Camp.

Day 11: Tilicho Base Camp – Lake Tilicho 4919m/16138ft – Siri Kharka: 5 – 6 hours

We are going to visit Lake Tilicho today. Lake Tilicho is highest situated lake in the world at the elevation of 4949 meters above sea level. The very first part of the day is a tough steep climb uphill on the trail before reaching the lake. Once we reach the lake, we feel overwhelmed with the majestic beauty of the lake. There is another lake called “The Great Ice Lake” on the other side of Lake Tilicho beautifully cuddled on the lap of Tilicho Peak.

We will trace our way back down to Tilicho Base Camp and walk even further to Siri Kharka for overnight stay.

Day 12: Siri Kharka – Yak Kharka 4010m/13156ft: 4 – 5 hours

We are walking to Yak Kharka today after breakfast. A descend welcomes us to start the hike for the day. Walking past Khangsar village, we follow a trail on rocky wall to reach Thorang Khola. An uphill trail welcomes us again to take us to Yak Kharka for our overnight stay today.

Day 13: Yak Kharka – Thorang Phedi 4450m/14600ft: 3 – 4 hours

A relatively shorter walk today takes us to Thorang Phedi, the base of Thorang La pass. Although a shorter walk, its mostly uphill walk today all the way up to Thorang Phedi. The trek today brings us a spectacular view of several mountain peaks including Thorung peak, Mt. Khatungkan, and Mt. Syagang. On reaching Thorang Phedi, we will check into a tea house and relax to get ready for the ascent of Thorang La pass early morning tomorrow.

Day 14: Thorang Phedi – Thorang La 5416m/17760ft – Muktinath 3,700m/12,139ft: 7 – 8 hours

We start the day very early today to ascend the trail toward Thorang La, the highest elevation on the trip. The day is also the highlight of the trip as it takes us to the highest elevation on the trip. A slow paced four hours’ walk up the mountain brings us to the incredible Thorang La pass. We feel the thrill of joy taking over us; pose in front of Thorang Pass sign for pictures and then head down towards Muktinath on the other side of the pass. Reach Muktinath, relax and be happy on your achievement on the Himalayas.

Day 15: Muktinath – Tatopani 1190m/3904ft: 6 – 8 hours

Today is not a trekking day. Instead, we are driving to Tatopani on a rough yet incredibly scenic mountain road. The drive starts after visiting the Muktinath temple, a highly spiritual and sacred place, which is considered as the place to achieve the spiritual liberation.

Stay overnight at Tatopani.

Day 16: Tatopani – Ghorepani 2860m/9383ft: 7 – 8 hours

We walk to Ghorepani village today, a beautiful village just below Poon Hill. The walk today is mostly uphill through amazing villages and farmlands. We walk past Sikha and Chitre villages to enter a forested area covered mostly with rhododendron trees. The whole forest looks colorful when the rhododendrons are in bloom during March to May, the season for flowers and Himalayan trekking. We will also be able to have some spectacular views of the Himalayan range.

Stay overnight at Ghorepani.

Day 17: Ghorepani – Poon Hill 3210m/10531ft – Tadapani 2600m/8,530 ft: 6 – 7 hours

Wake up early for a rewarding hike to Poon Hill this morning. Our effort early this morning to hike uphill to Poon Hill will be rewarded with the spectacular panoramic view of the Himalayan range and an incredible sunrise over the mountains on a clear day. Sip your cup of tea and be enthralled by the incredibility of the mountains from the top of Poon Hill. Hike down to Ghorepani after sunrise; take breakfast and get ready to start the trek to Tadapani. The first part of the trek takes you uphill almost to the height of Poon Hill on the other mountain just opposite to it and then the trek descends for the lunch break of the day. After lunch walk further down just to go for another short step walking uphill to Tadapani. We will be welcomed by a close up view of Annapurna South and the soothing breeze coming from the grace of this stunning mountain.

Day 18: Tadapani – Ghandruk – Pokhara 827m

Take the breakfast at tea house and start the trek of the day to Ghandruk, a beautiful Gurung village about four and half hours away from there. The trail passes mostly through forested part today before reaching Ghandruk village. Upon reaching Ghandruk village, we can explore sometime around to know more about the Gurung culture and life style. We can also enjoy a very close up view of the Himalayan peaks from here.

Take a jeep ride for one hour to Nayapul and another one and half hours’ drive to Pokhara on a different vehicle.

Stay overnight in Pokhara.

Day 19: Pokhara – Kathmandu: 6 – 7 hours

We will drive to Kathmandu today by tourist bus. It will keep us on the highway for 7 hours before reaching Kathmandu. We also have an option to fly for 25 minutes at an extra payment for the flight.

On reaching Kathmandu, we will check into hotel, freshen up and have some relaxing time before we go for celebration and farewell dinner tonight.

Day 20: Departure Day

Get ready at the hotel lobby 3 hours prior to your flight time and we will transfer you to airport for your departure flight.

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