On arrival at Kathmandu, Nepal international airport, our guide and staff receives you with warm welcome, and then a short drive to your hotel located in the hub of Kathmandu city. After checking into your nice rooms, with refreshing rest and then meet members for Annapurna Base Camp Trek, our guide will provide briefing with information regarding the trek, local lodge on route, culture and sightseeing tour around Kathmandu heritage sites. Evening enjoy a group welcome dinner in a typical Nepali restaurants includes folk cultural program as entertainment along with dinner.
A free day in Kathmandu, allowing member to get familiarized with local cultures, as well for trek preparations. On this day enjoy guided sightseeing tour at places of interest, our guide takes you around historical and cultural places listed in World Heritage Sites. After a wonderful day visiting places of great historical and cultural wonders, then back to hotel final preparation for Annapurna Base Camp trekking.
Morning having early breakfast or on the way, a drive either in a car, coach or taking regular tourist bus to Pokhara. Whatever the options drive leads beyond Kathmandu valley, on the busy main highway of Kathmandu and Pokhara. Enjoy the exciting ride overlooking beautiful landscapes of rolling green hills and valleys, as drive continues past farm villages and towns. Includes lovely views of snow clad peaks towards north-west, as drive follows Trisuli River a popular river for rafting. On leaving the Trisuli River and town of Mugling, drive head west then finally reaching at Pokhara. At Pokhara transfer to respective hotels by the beautiful Phewa Lake, rest of the afternoon enjoy a stroll around the lake side facing grand views of Annapurna, Machhapuchare Himal with Manaslu range of peaks. Pokhara a popular tourist holiday destination, located on a verdant valley with close views of Annapurna Himalaya.
(From Kathmandu option for flight to Pokhara, takes 30 minutes with grand panorama of Himalayan Mountain range)
From Pokhara our adventure starts and ends, morning after breakfast enjoy a scenic drive of few hours. An interesting ride heading beyond Pokhara city and the valley with exciting views of Annapurna Himalaya range. Drive leads through nice farm villages and terraces of paddies. After 2-3 hours of scenic ride on main road, our route diverts on rough dirt tracks on reaching the starting point of the trek. Start the walk uphill through nice hill village of Jhinu, where we will be staying overnights, on return journey. Climb on stone steps past few hamlets and farm fields then reaching on top of a ridge, with short descend to Chomrong.
A large village, populated by Gurung the hill tribes of Annapurna Himalaya follows Buddhism religion with their own ancient cult of pre-Buddhism.
A lovely villages with views of Annapurna peaks towards north above the rolling green hills. This is the last permanent village on route to Annapurna base camp, other places beyond are temporary settlement with lodges for trekkers.
After an overnight at Chomrong, morning walk down to Chomrong River, after crossing a small bridge, climb takes you on top Sinuwa ridge a small place with 2-3 lodges and shops. From here on winding uphill trail within cool forest of rhododendron and pine trees. Walk continues with short descend to a place called Bamboo, a small settlement with good lodges for overnight as well for lunch stop. Located within a bamboo and pine forest close to raging Modi River. From here trail follows on a river gorge, covered in dense tree lines as climb continues for few hours then reaching at Dovan a small quiet area with few nice lodges, to spend overnight, situated above Modi River.
From Dovan, morning walk climbs on stone steps amidst forested path, heading above the river then reaching at small place of Himalaya Hotel, which is close to Hinko Cave. After a short rest head downhill on landslide rocky section with steep short climb to Deurali a nice settlement for lunch stop. Afternoon walk follows Modi River upstream as tree lines drops for small bush, steep climb leads to Machhapuchare Base Camp for overnight stop. A nice place on top of a ridge also called MBC for short. Located beneath majestic Machhapuchare Himal the famous Fish Tail Peak.
Morning walk takes you to our main destination at Annapurna Base Camp, after a pleasant overnight at MBC. A short day taking less than 4 hours to reach at Annapurna Base Camp, the highest spot of our adventure.
Walk begins with slow steady climb, then reaching a wide open field on entering at Annapurna Sanctuary, a plateau surrounded by array of high towering snow peaks. From here on nice gradual up to Annapurna base camp.
On arrival check into a warm cozy rooms in one of the good lodges, the only base camp in Himalaya range with facilities of a lodge. After lunch rest of the day free at leisure for short hike or just relax and enjoy the dramatic scenery of snow mountains the surrounds this beautiful scenic spot at base camp.
After a marvelous time at Annapurna base camp and the sanctuary, return journey on the same route downhill to Deurali, with short climb past Himalaya Hotel and Dovan then reaching our overnight halt at Bamboo place.
Enjoy breakfast with sound of a river, morning starts with short climb to reach on gradual path, as walk continues to Sinuwa Danda, having a short refreshing stop downhill to a river, with last climb to Chomrong village for lunch.
Afternoon an easy walk downhill to Jhinu village for last overnight around the high hills of Annapurna Himalaya. On checking into your rooms, take a short walk down to hot spring, by the Modi River, enjoy the hot dip and a bathe at Jhinu hot spring.
From Jhinu village, our adventurous walk completes, with short descend to a road-head, then taking a jeep or similar type vehicles for few hour drive back to Pokhara for lunch and overnight stop on this beautiful and scenic city by the serene Lake Phewa.
Depart from the hotel in Pokhara after breakfast for interesting drive to Kathmandu, as ride leads towards Trisuli River. Following the river for few hours and then drive heads on winding uphill, then reaching the outskirt of Kathmandu valley and city. Finally drive reach you back to your hotel, afternoon free at leisure for individual activities and shopping souvenirs.
Last day in Kathmandu, depart from the hotel as per your international flight time our staff and guide will transfer you for short drive to the airport for final departure from Nepal, after a great wonderful experience with memorable adventure on Annapurna Base Camp Trekking.