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Few places in the world have such a
splendid variety of natural beauty as
the Annapurna region. It is a rare
combination of long arrays of
snow-capped peaks, crystal clear lakes,
turbulent rivers with deep gorges,
Tibetan monasteries, hot-springs, and
picturesque villages inhabited by simple
and friendly ethnic people.
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Day 01 |
Arrive Kathmandu and Transfer to Hotel. |
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Day 02 |
Kathmandu Sightseeing 1/2 Day
sightseeing to Monkeys Temple and
trekking permit arrangements. O/N in
Kathmandu. |
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Day 03 |
Kathmandu -Pokhara Drive or fly to 200
km. west from Kathmandu. Meet the
trekking crew in Pokhara. |
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Day 04 |
Pokhara - Lumle - Tikhe Dhunga ( 1491m)
We drive to the large village of Lumle
and the hamlet of Chandrakot. From here
the trail descends steeply to Birethanti
on the banks of the Modi Khola. We
follow the east bank of the Bhurungi
with some detours to avoid cliffs. Along
the way, various hamlets offer ample
camping possibilities but if Ghorepani
is the objective for the next day it is
better to push on to Tikhe Dhunga. |
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Day 05 |
Tikhe Dhunga - Ghorepani(2774m)
The trail ascends a steep stone
staircase to Ulleri village then more
pleasantly through rhododendron forest.
There is a hut with water and a small
camp site about 1 hr. above Ulleri, and
further, on the stream is followed,
providing water for a meal stop. Arrive
at the top of the Ghorepani pass and
Camp there. |
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Day 06 |
Ghorepani - Tatopani
The downhill trail follows the Jomsom
route. Across the rhododendron forest,
we pass some small villages and walk
along side the Ghaja Khola. In Tatopani
(Hot Spring) there are natural hot water
springs - time for a "Scrub-up". |
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Day 07 |
Tatopani - Ghasa
A lovely day walking along Kaligandaki
riverside, gradually ascending with
transition into sub-tropical vegetation.
Very interesting suspension bridges to
be crossed that makes your trek
exciting. Arrive Ghasa an ethnic Thakali
village. |
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Day 08 |
Ghasa - Marpha The trails follows the
Kaligandaki river through the narrow
gorge, passing through Thakali
traditional villages. Marpha is the main
inhabitants of the ethnic group of
Thakalis. |
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Day 09 |
Marpha - Kagbeni An easy and lovely day
walking along the riverside to Jomsom
the district headquarters of Mustang
district. This 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 Kagbeni, the
entry point of the upper Mustang for
overnight stop. |
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Day 10 |
Kagbeni - Muktinath Gradually ascend to
Muktinath one of the most important
sites for Hindus. The holy water flows
from the 108 carved spouts surrounding
the Bishnu Temple in a grove of secret
poplars. |
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Day 11 |
Muktinath - Jomsom Return trek to Jomsom. |
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Day 12 |
Jomsom - Pokhara Fly to Pokhara, free
day. |
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Day 13 |
Pokhara - Kathmandu |
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Day 14 |
Kathmandu Free day on your own in
Kathmandu. |
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Day 15 |
Kathmandu Airport Transfer After
breakfast drive to Airport for your
onward destination |
Note : We organize both
Individual
and Group Treks. But if
any one individuals or small
group wants to join with other
group then please see our Fixed
Date Departure and do inquiry
with us. But some time due to
excessive number of people in
fix date departure we may not
join you too.
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Pokhara
- Jomsom - Muktinath - Annapurna Base
camp Trekking :
This Jomsom Muktinath with Annapurna
Base Camp trekking, Nepal’s most popular
trek begins at the lakeside town of
Pokhara and leads six or seven days
northwest around the Annapurna Massif,
through dramatic changes in landscape,
climate and culture to the high village
of Jomsom, near the isolated land of
Mustang. Trekkers often continue on to
the sacred shrine of Muktianath, and
takes one through some of Nepal ’s most
lovely rhododendron forests to the
Annapurna base camp.
The Annapurna Himal is a vast massif of
several peaks above 7,000 m, part of the
range forms a natural amphi-theater
known as the Annapurna Sanctuary. Ringed
by such giants as Annapurna I, Glacier
Dome, Gangapurna, Fang and the fishtail
peak of Machapuchere . We trek through
rhododendron and bamboo forests, as we
climb towards the famous Fishtail
Mountain Base Camp. From the Sanctuary
we use the same route till Chomrong
downstream the Midi Khola before making
a worthy detour to Gandrung, a beautiful
and large Gurung village.
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Day 01 |
Arrive
Kathmandu airport. Take Nepal visa. Visa
fee per day US $ 2, Need 1 pp size photo
graphs. Collect your luggage and meet
Angel Trekking’s staff at the waiting
room and Transfer to Hotel. |
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Day 02 |
Kathmandu
Sightseeing 1/2 Day sightseeing to
Monkeys Temple and trekking permit
arrangements. O/N in Kathmandu. |
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Day 03 |
Drive to
Pokhara from Kathmandu 200 k.m. west by
bus. And in the afternoon half day sight
seeing in Pokhara city. |
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Day 04 |
Early morning take a 20
minutes flight to Jomsom and trek for
two hours to Kagbeni and stay overnight
there for acclimatize.
Afternoon we can walk around the small
Kagbeni village which is medieval -
looking village with Tibetan influenced
as closed as you can get to Lomangthang,
the capital of the legendary Kingdom of
Mustang further to the north. |
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Day 05 |
Trekking
to the Muktinath all the way is up hill.
Takes about 6 hours. Lunch break on the
way and overnight in Muktinath. Visit
Muktinath temple, monastery . |
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Day 06 |
Trek to
Marpha. 6-7 hours. |
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Day 07 |
Marpha –
Ghasa : 6- 7 hours Trek |
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Day 08 |
Ghasa –
Tatopani ( Hotspring) : 4- 5 hrs |
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Day 09 |
Tatopani
– ghorapani ( Poon Hill ) : 6- 7 hrs |
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Day 10 |
Early
morning sunrise and Himalayan range view
from Poon hill and trek to Tadapani. 5
-6 hrs |
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Day 11 |
Tadapani
– Chumrung 5 -6 hrs |
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Day 12 |
Trek to
Dovan : 6 -7 hrs |
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Day 13 |
Dovan to
Machhapurnre Base camp : 6 -7 hrs |
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Day 14 |
Hiking
to Annapurna Base camp, explore and
return to Machhapurhcre base camp |
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Day 15 |
Trek to
Bamboo. Easy walking 5 -6 hrs |
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Day 16 |
Trek to
Jhinu Danda ( Hot spring ) 5 – 6 hrs |
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Day 17 |
Trek to
Pathana – 6 hrs |
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Day 18 |
Trek to
Phadi and drive to Pokhara 3 hrs trek +
30 min drive |
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Day 19 |
Pokhara
– free day ( leisure ) or city tour |
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Day 20 |
Drive
back to Kathmandu and evening fare well
Dinner |
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Day 21 |
After breakfast transfer to airport on
your time to catch your return flight |
Note : We organize both
Individual
and Group Treks. But if
any one individuals or small
group wants to join with other
group then please see our Fixed
Date Departure and do inquiry
with us. But some time due to
excessive number of people in
fix date departure we may not
join you too.
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