Day 01 - Arrive Kathmandu. Transfer to hotel.
Day 02 - A day in Kathmandu. Morning guided sightseeing. The afternoon is free for you to explore the city. Overnight hotel Marshyangdi.
Day 03 - Fly to Pokhara (35 mins), where our trekking crew will be waiting for us. Drive to Phedi, which takes around 2 hours. From here we begin our trek with a walk to the village of Dhampus. (2 to 3 hours walking.) Overnight Lodge.
Day 04 - From Dhampus a trail climbs to Bichok Deorali (2100m). A steepish descent takes us to the suspension bridge at Bheri Kharka. From here we follow a level trail to Lhandrung. (4 to 5 hours walking.) Overnight Lodge.
Day 05 –This is a short walking day allowing time to explore Lhandrung and Ghandrung. We descend to the Modi Khola river and cross on a large suspension bridge. The rest of the day is free to explore and visit ACAP. (2 hours walking). Overnight Lodge.
Day 06 – From Ghandrung the trail ascends to Tadapani. (4 to 5 hours walking.) Overnight Lodge.
Day 07 - Continuing the ascent we arrive at Ghorapani in time for lunch. (4 hours walking.)
Day 08 –We walk to the top of Poon Hill (3192m) before breakfast. After breakfast we begin our descent to the Kali Gandaki river valley, which we will then follow to Jomsom and Muktinath. (5 to 6 hours walking.) Overnight Lodge.
Day 09 – We now follow the Kali Gandaki north. Continuing along the valley through the large village of Dana we arrive at the long village of Ghasa. (6 hours walking.) Overnight Lodge.
Day 10 – The trail climbs to Lete and Kalopani before crossing to the west bank and the trail to Larjung. (6 hours walking.) Overnight Lodge.
Day 11 – We take a detour from Tukche towards the Dhampus Pass. We descend to re-join the Kali Gandaki valley in Marpha. (5 to 6 hours walking.) Overnight Lodge.
Day 12 –Continuing along the Kali Gandaki river-bed we arrive at Jomsom. (4 to 5 hours walking.) Overnight Lodge.
Day 13 –From Kagbeni the trail climbs to Jharkot and continues to Muktinath. (3 hours walking.) Overnight Lodge.
Day 14 -Today we make an optional excursion to the base of Thorung La pass, high above Muktinath. Overnight Lodge.
Day 15 – From Muktinath we descend down the Kali Gandaki Valley. We follow the valley floor most of the way to Jomsom. (4 hours walking.) Overnight Lodge.
Day 16 – We take the early morning flight back to Pokhara. Here we check-in at the Fishtail Lodge hotel on Phewa Lake. Overnight Fishtail Lodge hotel.
Day 17 - Mid morning we will fly from Pokhara to Kathmandu (35 minutes). Transfer to hotel and rest of day free for sightseeing and shopping. Overnight Hotel Marshyangdi.
Day 18 –Final Deaprture. |
Flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara we begin our trek across the foothills of the Himalaya, through small villages, terraced hillsides, rhododendron and bamboo forests, ascending to Ghorapani and Poon Hill for splendid dawn views of Dhaulagiri and Annapurna. At Tatopani, famous for its hot springs, we enter the spectacular Kali Gandaki River valley, the deepest gorge in the world. The mighty Kali Gandaki River passes between the mountains of Annapurna 1 and Dhaulagiri, both over 8000 metres high. The Kali Gandaki Valley was the main trading route with Tibet and the system of lodges and tea-houses here is well developed. The Thakali people who inhabit this area are renowned for their hospitality and for being obliging hosts. Our trail follows the Kali Gandaki River valley from the Hindu lowlands in the south to the Buddhist villages and people in the upper valley. At Tukche we head off the main trail and head to the spectacular Dhaulagiri icefall where we are treated to superb views of the icefall and across the deep valley to Annapurna. As we continue north towards Mustang and Tibet the scenery changes dramatically, the landscape becoming much drier and the river bed widening. At Muktinath we have time to explore the famous temples and make an excursion to the base of Thorung La Pass before descending to our treks end at Jomsom and a spectacular mountain flight to Pokhara. Here we stay at the delightful Fishtail Lodge on Phewa Tal Lake before taking the scenic flight back to Kathmandu.
