Annapurna Circuit Short Trek - 12 Days

Arrival in Kathmandu International Airport where our representative will be waiting to welcome you at the arrival gate with your/company name card. Then, you will be transferred to the hotel, room allotment, fresh up then meet at the reception for sharing trip details and other information as required.

After breakfast We will drive to Beshisahar by local bus. Then We take a local jeep from Beshisahar to Jagat. on the way we can view the Marsyangdi Khola below and rocky hills all around. This drive gives you some insight of the rural people – their lifestyle and their culture. Overnight stay Jagat.

After breakfast We will leave Jagat on foot. Our trail winds up to Chyamje  the trail takes us uphill through the Oak forest. We’ll continue walking for a while until it emerges into a valley. We pass the village of Kodo and ascend to the village of Dharapani (1960m). Overnight stay at Dharapani  

After having the breakfast at Dharapani (1960m), The trek from here will be alternating uphill and downhill until we reach at Chame (2630m) is a small town and also the headquarter of Manang district. From here, we get the breathtaking view of the Annapurna range and can enjoy the natural hot spring situated nearby where we can shower and swim.  Stay overnight stay at Chame.

This trekking includes walking through a deep forest and via narrow valley of the Himalayas. We will cross beautiful rivers on wooden bridges and suspension bridges at heights of 2,910m and 3,040m. We will have beautiful views of mountains all along to keep us refreshed. After a long walk for the day, we will reach at Pisang which is at a height of 3,300m. Overnight stay at Pisang. 

On this day, we will trek through the dried terrain of the Manang district, walking through beautiful mountain settlements, watching caravan on the way. We would have two options to trek with, a route north or another south of Marsyangdi and reach Mungji. The southern route of Hongde is easier as it involves less climbing than the northern route of Ghyaru. However, the northern route is more scenic than former. From Mungji, we will trek upwards through Bryanga (3,475m) to reach Manang (3,500m), in choosing the route; our guide will recommend you after reviewing your interest and walking spirit. You will be spending your night at Manang.

By this day we have already gained the altitude of 3570 meters, this indicates our body now needs some acclimatization hence we will consider this day at rest day or acclimatization day, having said this; we will still explore the beauty around. We will walk or go for very short hikes and we can even walk up to nearby viewpoints from where we can get great view of the Annapurna range. At the evening we will come back to the hotel and have a good dinner then go for good sleep.

From Manang, we leave after the breakfast, continually ascending through the Jarshang Khola valley. From the stream, we take a steep uphill route and walk along the grazing meadow. We reach to Yak Kharka and take a rest. If you are fit with your energy level, we can go to Ledar. Overnight at lodge.

Trekking from Yak Kharka begins with a gradual climb up Ledar. Then it goes to downhill continually to the River. Then we climb up steadily all the way to Phedi. Again, if you are fit enough to walk another couple of hours, we trek continually to Thorong High camp. Overnight at lodge.

After the early wakeup, we get ready to start early as because the afternoon is windier at Thorang La Pass which is risky compared to walking in the morning dew. After walking straight uphill for about 200 meters, you will reach Thorang and cross through the Thorang La Pass which is at the height of 5416 meters and the awaited place for the beautiful picture. This is the highest altitude we pass across, after which we will continue our trek downhill to reach Mukti Nath, the famous Hindu temple. On reaching Mukti Nath, we can visit the temple and get blessings from the priests. After spending some time, experiencing the holy temple and having lunch there we take a jeep to Jomsom which is just an hour down hill drive from Muktinath. 

After the early breakfast, you will then be transferred to the airport to catch the plane to take you Pokhara, a beautiful city of Nepal. This is a 20 minutes scenic flight over the mountains. You will be flying between gorge of the two Brobding nagian Annapurna and Dhaulagiri. On reaching Pokhara airport, our representative will receive you at the airport then transferred to the hotel. You can enjoy the afternoon on your own exploring Fewa Lake and roaming around the city. 

Tourist bus that leaves Pokhara early in the morning and drives to Kathmandu taking almost 8 hours of drive via hilly road. You will then be picked up from arriving spot and transferred to the hotel where you can takje rest for for remaining time and in the evening join the Adventure Bound management for cultural dinner provided as farewell dinner.