Annapurna Base Camp Trekking (Sanctuary)

Upon arrival at Kathmandu, our companionable representative will meet and greet you at the airport and will assist with you to transfers to your hotel in Kathmandu. After some rest at the hotel we will be roaming around Thamel Bazar. If we got enough time we will have briefing program about the trip.

As kathamdnu is temple of the city. We take you to the famous Hindus temple Pasupatinath and famous Buddhist temple Buddhanath.

Pashupatinath Temple:Situated east of Kathmandu City, Pashupatinath temple is one of the holiest temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. Situated amidst a lush green natural setting on the bank of the sacred Bagmati river, the temple built in pagoda style has jilted roof and richly carved silver doors. Visitors will be permitted to view the temple from the east bank of Bagmati River, Pashupatinath is the centre of annual pilgrimage on the day of shivaratri which falls in the month of February/March. Behind the temple are the cremation grounds. Temple is famous for its two-tiered golden roof and silver doors.

BoudhanathStupa:This Stupa, east of Kathmandu City, is one of the biggest in the world of its kind. It stands with four pairs of eyes in the four cardinal direction keeping watch for righteous behavior and human prosperity. This Buddhist Stupa was built by King Man Deva at the advice of the Goddess Mani Jogini. It is built on an octagonal base inset with prayer wheels. The shrine is ringed by houses of Lamas or Buddhist priest. It’s especially colourful on Saturdays, when Tibetan refugees flock here to pray. The chhorten embraces the authentic philosophy of Mahayan the faith of which is known as Lamaism in Sikkim, Ladakh, Bhutan and Tibet.

After your tours back to our office late afternoon and check your last gear .overnight at Hotel.

You will enjoy your breakfast in the hotel and our bus will pick up from the hotel to drop at airport for scenic flight to Pokhara. Pokhara is a small, beautiful city situated in the lap of the Annapurna massif - parallel to the central Himalayas. The flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara is roughly 25 mins. As soon as we land on Pokhara we will be driving to Nayapul which is some 40 km or 1.30 hrs drive.

From Nayapul, we will have a short walk along the banks of the Modi Khola river to reach Birethanti (1015m), a large village that has many shops and teahouses. From here, the trail continues along the north bank of the Bhurungdi Khola before climbing steadily up the side of the valley to Hille (1495m) before reaching Tikhedungha at 1570m. Today's walk is a short and relatively easy climb to allow you to get used to the experience of trekking in Nepal. Overnight in guesthouse.(Lodge)

Morning breakfast will be served at the hotel. Leaving Tikhedhunga, we continue with our journey with a steep climb to Ulleri from where you will be greet by the mighty Annapurna South, Himchuli and tip of Fishtail top. Ulleri is a large Magar village at 2070m. The trail then continues to ascend more gently, through fine forests of oak and rhododendrons towards Banthanti at 2250m. Then we trek towards Nangethanti at 2460m before arriving at Ghorepani at 2840m. Ghorepani is a relatively large village with excellent views of the Annurpurna range, Nilgiri and Dhaulagiri. Here you can stock up on supplies such as drinking water, snacks etc. Overnight at Lodge.

The day start with a pre-dawn hike to the top of Poonhill to view the spectacular sunrise ove the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges. An excellent vantage point, Poon Hill provides an unobstructed view of the high Himalayas. Here we spend some time on the top before returning back to Ghorepani for breakfast. Leaving Ghorepani, we climb along ridges and through pine and rhododendron forests toward Deurali (2960m) and to Banthanthi for Lunch and gradual for short time than descent steep down to the stream and climb up  to Tadapani for Overnight at Lodge.

After breakfast with view of mighty Himalayan peaks: Annapura South, Fishtail and Hiunchuli, we start our walk. The day starts with downhill trek to a river, from then on after we cross the suspension bridge, we walk uphill to Chhomrong. We pass through beautiful forest and small settlements of Gurung people on our way, giving us new perspective on Himalayan lifestyle. We spend the night at local lodge in Chhomrong.

After breakfast you follow the trail down to a river, which brings us to an uphill track again after crossing the bridge above Chhomrong Khola. You pass small villages of Sinuwa and Bhanuwa on your way uphill to Sinuwa. After you walk in the beautiful stretch in the forest and past Khuldighar, walk small downhill to reach Bamboo for lunch. After lunch, you walk about an hour an half to reach Dovan – small place located in a deep gorge with few guest houses to stay overnigh. Overnight stay at local lodge in Dovan.

We will start our day in the morning upward from Dovan. We will start walking in a slow pace throughout the day as we are gaining height and altitude begins to work on our body. Trail to Deurali goes through beautiful forest of Rhododendron and bamboo with views of mesmerizing waterfalls on both sides of the river. overnight at a local lodge in Deurali.

We start our day early in the morning given the landscape you will be traveling. In winter months and early spring months this section is bit dangerous with avalanches. With increase in altitude the alpine landscape starts to appear. We walk along river to reach Machhapuchare Base Camp (3700m). 

We can stop in the place for a tea. We then walk on a slow pace keeping in mind the height that we are gaining, and we are now at the altitude sickness prone zone. One need to acclimatize the body by walking slowly at this height. Reach Annapurna Base Camp where you stay the night and enjoy lunch and walk around the place.