TREKKING IN NEPAL

ITINERARY W06 – ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT

This area in the west of the country is one of the best trekking areas in Nepal. The start point of the trek is at 750 m. (2460 ft.) above sea level and the destination point is at 5415 m. (17,765 ft.) Every day the scenery changes as you trek through terraced fields, villages and forests.

The local people you will meet may be Gurung, Magar, Brahman or Sherpa, with some Tibetans also, and the religions practised will be mainly Hinduism and Buddhism. There are marvellous views all the way, and the visible peaks include those of the Manaslu, Lamjung, Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges.

The summit of the trek is at the Thorong La Pass (5415 m., 17,765 ft.), after which you descend to the township of Muktinath. Muktinath is a very important place for Hindus, perhaps the most sacred Hindu site in Nepal, and every year in September the Yartung festival takes place here, when pilgrims come from all over India and Nepal, and even from further afield. An eternal flame of natural gas burns inside the Hindu temple here.

Along the way you will see many monasteries and temples, and you will also be able to visit a school and talk with students and teachers. All the people are very friendly, and in some places they invite you to join them in song and dance.

Near the end of the trek you come to the hot spring at Tatopani. This is a wonderful place to have a bath.

Two days before you reach your final destination, you reach Ghorepani, where you stay overnight. The following morning before dawn you climb Poon Hill, a very popular spot for its fantastic views of the sun rising (or setting) over the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges.

At the end of the trek you go to Pokhara, Nepal's second city and its most beautiful, with its lakes, mountains and green hills.

I hope you're ready, because I'm waiting to take you there!

Day	Itinerary	Altitude
01	Arrive in Kathmandu, transfer to hotel.	1324 m., 4344 ft.
02	Guided sight-seeing tour of Kathmandu city.	1324 m., 4344 ft.
03	By bus to Besishahar.	737 m., 2417 ft.
04	Besishahar to Ngadi.	920 m., 3017 ft.
05	Ngadi to Jagat.	1494 m., 4902 ft.
06	Jagat to Tal.	1679 m., 5510 ft.
07	Tal to Danaq.	2079 m., 6822 ft.
08	Danaq to Chame.	2329 m., 7642 ft.
09	Chame to Pisang.	2999 m., 9840 ft.
10	Pisang to Manang.	3439 m., 11,283 ft.
11	Rest day for acclimatisation.	3439 m., 11,283 ft.
12	Manang to Yak Kharka.	4199 m., 13,776 ft.
13	Yak Kharka to Thorong Phedi.	4449 m., 14,596 ft.
14	Phedi to Thorong La Pass and Muktinath.	5415 m., 17,765 ft.
15	Rest Day.	3759 m., 12,332 ft.
16	Muktinath to Marpha.	2974 m., 9758 ft.
17	Marpha to Ghasa.	2009 m., 6592 ft.
18	Ghasa to Tatopani.	1190 m., 3903 ft.
19	Tatopani to Shikha.	1980 m., 6495 ft.
20	Shikha to Ghorepani.	3439 m., 11,283 ft.
21	Ghorepani to Hile.	1519 m., 4985 ft.
22	Hile to Pokhara by bus.	1091 m., 3045 ft.
23	Pokhara to Kathmandu by bus or plane.	1324 m., 4344 ft.
24	Free day in Kathmandu.	1324 m., 4344 ft.
25	Flight home.

Go to other Trek Itineraries:

[WEST]	[EAST]
W01 Royal Trek	E01 Everest Panorama
W02 Poon Hill	E02 Everest Base Camp
W03 Annapurna Panorama	E03 Mera Peak
W04 Annapurna Pilgrims' Trek	E04 Arun Valley
W05 Annapurna Base Camp (Sanctuary Trek)	E05 Everest BC Chola Pass
W06 Annapurna Circuit	E06 Kanchanjunga Trek
	E07 Jiri Everest Base Camp
[NORTH]
N01 Gosaind Kund
N02 Helambu
N03 Langtang