
Best Season: March-April-May and September-October-November
The moment we cross the Throng La we are mesmerized by the scenic deserts and celebrated pilgrimage Muktinath temple which is widespread religious place in the Himalayas. Additional to this, the downhill step will lead to the holy river Kali Gandaki, and along the trail relish with the apple garden.
Being one of the dominant trekking sites, it has more probabilities to encounter with the broad ranges of diversified culture. Mostly, the tribal inhabitants of this region are Gurungs, Magars, and Thakalis. The most prevalent religion over here are Buddhism and Hinduism: The Higher region domain is mostly occupied by Tibetan society, who follows the Buddhism and the lower part domain is occupied by the Hindus with diverse culture. Throng La (5,416m/17765 ft); the higher pass, higher mountains, and stunning glacier lakes deliver its own unique character in this area. Annapurna circuit trek not only carries Mountains and culture but it also offers the vast ranges of flora, fauna, diversified landscapes, rare Himalayan wildlife like, Snow leopard, blue sheep and Golden Eagle and domestic attraction Yak. Thus this makes this trek best trekking destination and the experience for trekkers would be breathtaking.
Itinerary
This is your 1st day of arrival, one of the employees of Going Nepal.com will pick you all from the airport and take to your respective hotels. In the afternoon you may take rest as you had traveled away long or visit our office as well. Overnight in Kathmandu.
Elevation of Kathmandu: 1300m/4264ft
Transportation: Private car/Tourist bus as per group size
Accommodation: Star hotel
Meal: Welcome dinner
We will be busy traveling around Kathmandu on our 2nd day. After having breakfast we will start our journey, especially towards the historical and spiritual attractions that are enlisted within UNESCO World Heritage sites; Durbar square, Bouddha Stupa, Swyambhunath etc. In the evening we will get introduced to fellow participants. Overnight in Kathmandu.
Transportation: Private car/Tourist bus as per group size
Accommodation: Star hotel
Meal: Breakfast
On our 3rd day after having breakfast, we will head along Kathmandu-Pokhara Highway to Dumre and finally to Besisahar. There we will stay overnight.
Elevation of Besisahar: 760m/2493ft
Transportation: Private car/Tourist bus as per group size
Driving distance: 198km/8hrs
Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge
Meal: Breakfast
We will begin our trip from Besisahar enjoying the finest view of Himchuli and peak 29 (Ngadi Chuli) and come across some local beautifully arranged wooden & bamboo bridges that stretch to Bhulbhule. We then continue our journey to Ngadi village for lunch and encountering the waterfall through the river bank before stopping at Bhaundanda (Priest hill) for overnight. This is a lovely village lying on a top of the hill and you may wander exploring the local village in the evening time and around the school area. Our overnight at teahouse.
Elevation of Bhaundanda: 1310m/4298ft
Trek duration: 4/5hrs
Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge
Meal: Full Meal Board with tea/coffee enroute
Starting trek after breakfast we descend, a short downhill walk brings you Syange village encountering fields and local villages crossing a long suspension bridge, and our trek carries on progressively uphill from the river, our last steep climb takes us to Jagat where we stop for lunch. And an hour walk on the rocky trail and elongated beautiful waterfall across the river would finally bring us to Chamje for the overnight stoppage. Here you can enjoy exploring the village as per your wish.
Elevation of Chamje: 1410m/4626ft
Trek duration: 6hrs
Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge
Meal: Full Meal Board with tea/coffee enroute
A short walk from Chamje brings you to a suspension bridge over the furious Marshyangdi river, shortly after crossing the bridge there are another 2-3 hours Climbing the meandering trail to the top of the hill where we will see the level plain of Tal, the village is situated on the gorge-valley by the side of the river Marshyangdi, ornamented with gorgeous waterfall & grimy spread river. And just beyond Tal the valley contracts and the trail becomes tough high and more meandering. The further trek follows the upstream up to the Dharapani, which is through the rocky trails and crossing few suspension bridges and small tea shops bring you at quite a large village at Dharapani for the overnight at hotel.
Elevation of Dharapani: 1860m/6102ft
Trek duration: 6hrs
Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge
Meal: Full Meal Board with tea/coffee enroute
Our trekking continues towards Chame. The path follows along the Marsyangdi upstream passing by villages of Latamanang and Koto. Half an hour advance will bring you to Chame for the overnight stay at the hotel. This headquarters of Manang district that encompasses the majestic view of Annapurna II.
Elevation of Chame: 2710m/8891ft
Trek duration: 5hrs
Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge
Meal: Full Meal Board with tea/coffee enroute
We start our trekking after having breakfast with the glittering sunshine strikes us warmly in the face. We move forward through pine woods, and the villages leading us from the other side of the river on the northern bank, with some ups and downs till we stop at an orchard village of Bhartang to enjoy the apple garden. The trails gradually take us to a bridge and from that bridge we continue on the gradual path up, little sheer climb along the pine forests, which lead us to the top of the ridge of Dhukur Pokhari for lunch. A spectacular view of Pisang peak on the north and Chulu peak with the Pisang village can be seen right from here as you walk out of tree line. A moderate descent of one hour takes you to the Pisang village for overnight stay. One can visit upper Pisang in the evening for the outstanding art on Tibetan monastery and houses, along with the panoramic view of Annapurna range and the valley.
Elevation of Pisang: 3250m/10662ft
Trek duration: 6hrs
Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge
Meal: Full Meal Board with tea/coffee enroute
Our journey starts with a pleasing walk through pine forests and the picturesque view. Gently climbing up for half an hour we will get at the top, a brief pause at a ridge to catch our first view of the Manang Valley. This majestic spot comprises the outstanding views of the valleys, of the Humde village carrying its short airstrip, and tall peaks of the Himalayas dispersing before us - Annapurna II, Annapurna III, Gangapurna, Tilicho peak (7145m) and Pisang peak on the back and Chulu east on the right. Our foot gently moves forward to Humde and the gentle walk took us up to Bagra village where we can see the traditionally built up Tibetan style houses. If the got time it is a very much captivating act to visit the monasteries that show the outstanding statues, thankas and religious manuscripts. From here a short steep climb leads to Manang for overnight.
Elevation of Manang: 3540/11614ft
Trek duration: 4hrs
Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge
Meal: Full Meal Board with tea/coffee enroute
Today is a rest day for acquainting and exploring Manang. Staying there can have many options such as crossing the river where you can see the incredible icefall coming down from Annapurna or you can climb high and enjoy the panoramic view of all the Annapurna range and Manang valley. Manang village is of about 500 flat-roofed houses which display the captivating picture setting within mighty scenario view the Annapurna II, Annapurna III, Gangapurna, Tilicho and Grand Barrier to the west – Chulu West and Chulu East. We can visit the Himalayan Rescue Association and watch related movies after exploration and relax day at Manang.
Elevation of Manang: 3540/11614ft
Trek duration: 4hrs
Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge
Meal: Full Meal Board with tea/coffee enroute
Spending delightful time at Manang, the trail advances us towards a gentle climb to Tenki Manang that brings us to the close view of Annapurna, Gangapurna and Tilicho Peak. The track offers tender wind encompassing the outstanding views and through terrains with juniper bushes which is only surviving vegetation around the region and thus three hours walk will bring us to Yak-Kharkha for overnight.
Elevation of Yak Kharka: 4110m/1348ft
Trek duration: 4hrs
Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge
Meal: Full Meal Board with tea/coffee enroute
Trek from Yak Kharkha to Throng Phedi takes about three and a half hours. We will advance our trek with our own pace slow and steady to get to Phedi throughout the walk we will have amazing views of mountains and landscapes. An hour walks takes us to Ledar and from there we continue to ascend up along the bank of Jorsang Khola and then descending and crossing the stream through the wooden bridge will take us to a small tea shop. Here we stop and enjoy the delightful scenery and have tea. Before heading towards Thorong Phedi for the overnight, we trail a narrow route across a high, rickety slope. Phedi stands as ‘foot of the hill’ which is a common name for any settlement at the bottom of tors.
Elevation of Throng Phedi: 4400m/14432ft
Trek duration: 4hrs
Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge
Meal: Full Meal Board with tea/coffee enroute
Today is the toughest as well as the longest day of the whole trip. Our trip starts early in the morning with jam-packed lunch. Our trail converts initially into the steepest and finally takes us ta the height. Walk at your own pace seeing the sunrise and the sight of mountains and that will boost our energy. It’s a 3-4 hour continue to walk to the Throng top where we will have a break with a sense of victory with great feeling perceiving the picturesque scenery and descending towards Mustang is a knee thrashing but it is compensated for its exceptional views of mountains and the Kaligandaki valley far below to the West. Eventually, crossing the rubbles we made a walk to grassy slopes and after spending 7-8 hours along the Jhong Khola Valley, we are at Muktinath. Overnight is at the lodge.
Elevation of Muktinath: 3800m/1246ft
Trek duration: 8hrs
Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge
Meal: Full Meal Board with tea/coffee enroute
With the celestial and astounding sound of bells, we wake up early and visit the renowned pilgrimage center: the Muktinath. After having breakfast we descend to Kagbeni, which is an easy trail. While descending to Kagbeni we will catch up with the theatrical dry landscape all the way. One needs to travel along both sides of Kaligandaki to reach Kagbeni. The left junction that stays up the river takes us to Kagbeni. It may be a spot for your lunch. Walking a few hours from Kagbeni we reach a big town, Jomsom: the headquarters of Mustang region. It holds an airstrip just above Kaligandaki river and also the major village on the Kaligandaki area that links the ancient Trans-Himalayan Salt Trade route to Tibet also known as Silk route. It is the Capital city of Mustang district, overnight is here and next day flight to Pokhara.
Elevation of Jomsom: 2500m/8200ft
Trek duration: 5hrs
Accommodation: Tea house/Lodge
Meal: Full Meal Board with tea/coffee enroute
Early morning bag pack and get ready for thrilling mountain flight to Pokhara. During the flight we will pass high peaks Mt. Annapurna (8,091m/26,538ft), Mt. Dhaulagiri (8,167m/26,788ft), Mt. Nilgiri and this view will fill us with enthralling moments, have the opportunity to be surrounded by Annapurna and Dhaulagiri range. Enjoy a full day at Pokhara with its natural beauty and overnight stay at a hotel in Pokhara.
Elevation of Pokhara: 827m/2713ft
Transportation: Airfare
Flight duration: 40min
Accommodation: Star hotel
Meal: Breakfast
It takes about seven hours to reach Kathmandu from Pokhara. In our journey, we will be fascinated by the beautiful greenery view throughout. On the way, we can enjoy clicking pictures. Finally, reaching Thankot ‘the gateway of Kathmandu’, will give us a feeling of being at Kathmandu city area. Overnight at hotel in Kathmandu.
Elevation of Kathmandu: 1300m/4264ft
Transportation: Private car/Tourist bus as per group size
Driving duration: 200km/8hrs
Accommodation: Star hotel
Meal: Breakfast
Our courageous expedition in Nepal comes to an end today! But this isn’t the end, rather the beginning of the new plan on our way home as we have sufficient time to our next adventurous trip in the delightful country Nepal. Though a bit sad moment shaking hands and hugging with smile and glory will make the moment cheerful as memories will always be there.
Transportation: Private car/Tourist bus as per group size
Driving duration: 30min
Meal: Breakfast
Additional Activity
Meals
Full Meal Board (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner) during a trek
Accommodation
Tea house/Lodge with twin sharing basis accommodation during a trek
Service Included
- Airport pickup and drop
- Complimentary welcome & farewell dinner in Kathmandu
- Kathmandu city sightseeing as per itinerary
- 3-star hotel with twin sharing accommodation at Kathmandu and Pokhara on BB plan
- Jomson to Pokhara fly ticket
- Kathmandu-Beshishahar by private jeep/tourist bus as per group size
- Meal on full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea/coffee) during the trek
- Twin sharing accommodation in tea house/lodge during the trek
- One trekking guide (English speaking, First Aid, and eco trained), one Sherpa porter (In every 2 members)
- Annapurna Conservation Area Entry fee with TIMS Card
- All government local taxes
Service Excluded
- Nepal entry visa fees, Intl. airfare
- Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu & Pokhara except mentioned
- Heritage sites entry fees
- Excess baggage charge (Domestic plane allow 15KG only)
- Travel and rescue insurance
- Personal expenses e.g. phone calls, laundry, hot water, hot shower, battery recharge, bar bills & extra porters
- Tips for driver, guide, and porters
Important Notes
Accommodation in Kathmandu and Pokhara on BB plan and during the trekking provide all meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and tea/coffee) plan. This trek is more designed on the lodge/tea house. The meals comprised of American, Nepali & Chinese cuisines. The meals served on breakfast during welcome and farewell dinner is included within the price. Snacks, mineral water is included but alcoholic beverages are not included in the price.
During the stay in Kathmandu and Pokhara, we provide 5 nights’ double sharing accommodation within 3-star hotels and 11 night’s double sharing accommodation within available tea house/Lodge.
Note: Single occupancy also available as per request with single supplement charge.
Trip gears suggestion:
Before starting the trip with us you need to be complete within yourself especially with the kit vital for trekking. The list is given below separating as per your body parts.
For head:
Sunblock hat
Fleece/Woolen hat (perfect to cover ears)
Sunglasses as well as reading glasses
Scarf to cover face (protect from dust and wind)
For lower body:
Underwear
Shorts needed for hiking
Lightweight walking pants
Lightweight thermal leggings
Fleece or tracksuit pants
Waterproof shell pants
For Feet:
Min 3x thin full cotton inner socks
Min 3x thick full warm wool hiking socks
Hiking boots (along with spare laces)
Walking light sneakers
Sandals
Walking poles/stick
For upper body:
Min 3x T-shirts
Min 2x lightweight thermal tops
Min 2x Merino/Fleece long shelve tops
Waterproof shell jacket(bomber)
Down tee shirt/jacket
Poncho rain cover
For hands:
Light fleece gloves
Hefty gloves
Waterproof/wind fleece gloves
For night use:
Sleeping bag
Sleeping bag liner
Pillow slip/case
Essential Medical Kit:
For this, you need to consult with your doctor for a complete medical kit.
Accessories needed for trekking:
Small torch with some spare batteries
Watch compromising of light & alarm
Bag Pack no heavier than 15kg
Day pack 33ltr with waist strap
Toiletries & Personal Hygiene:
Daily using accessories:
Dry towel, Shampoo, Toothbrush & paste, Wipes of multipurpose (face & body), Deodorant
Face & Body Moisturizer, Nail clippers/file, Small comb/brush, Clothes washing soap(decomposable), Toilet paper, Anti-Bacterial wipes (4x packs), Hand sanitizer (small bottle), Sunblock face/body high UV protection, Lip block with UV protection, Feminine hygiene products
Other additional Stuff:
Camera & extra batteries
Reading books
Map: Trail map & guidebook
Diary, Journal & Pen
Trekking Criterion:
Mostly we do arrange a trip with single supplement (except for some region most of the regions needs min. 2 persons). Before booking the trekking or initiating the trip you make sure that you do have a group and then only we will arrange the trip on a huge scale as per your request.
Physical Necessities:
Annapurna Circuit Trek seems very vigorous but necessitate to have any previous trekking or mountaineering experience. It requires any specified technical knowledge as well as an experience rather you only need to be in good physical & mentally condition and be proficient to hike for 4-6 hours over hilly terrain with a light day pack. Before booking the trip you better consult with your Medical Doctor once and as per your Doctor references initiate your trip booking process with us.
Trekking Head and Employees:
With an experience of a decade in the adventurous tourism, we do have our unbelievable teams of conductors and employees who are the backbone of this company inculcated with experiences and are highly professional with their technical expertise, proven safety measures records, solicitous judgment, and as well as support training styles and abundant personalities. Mostly we do have our field staff from the local area that covers from eastern to western Himalayan ranges, which backs the local people directly. As being local they have good knowledge of that respective region and they have good health fitness, can cope with the worst case scenario, as well as well experienced with a good team leading capabilities in the Himalayan region.
Familiarization:
The itinerary of Annapurna Circuit Trek is particularly designed in view of a high degree of depreciating AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness). Normally, elevation sickness starts from 3600m/11,808ft and this doesn’t create any problem below this standard. So, throughout your trip, the best solution is to go slowly with body adaptation. As we know, the more we elevate, the less oxygen we get in the air. For example, crossing high altitudes more than 5000 m/ 16400ft, 50% oxygen is deducted than at sea level. Your body needs several days to acclimatize during the travel in high Himalaya.
Emergency Evacuation Rescue Service (EERS) and Travel Insurance:
As we know that the trip can be canceled, or in those worst case scenario we need to be aware, so we highly recommend to purchase trip cancellation and travel insurance. This broad travel insurance offers you huge benefits including the coverage of trip cancellation and interruption, travel delays, loss of baggage and travel documents, baggage delay, medical expenses, and emergency assistance.
Climate and Weather:
A country with a diversified culture does have a diversified topography as well beginning from 60 meters to top of the planet 8,848 meters i.e. the top of Mt. Everest. We have arid season start from October until May and the rainy season (monsoon) from June to September. The month of autumn (October-November) and spring (end of February-April) for Annapurna Circuit Trek, And usually this time, the weather is very good.
Passport and Visa Necessities:
The foremost thing to confirm before traveling to this trek is to check your passport and its valid date. Passports must have at least 6 months’ validity just after ending date of your trip. We must need your copy of passport and its full details sent either by fax or scan. While staying in Nepal you will need a visa which can be gotten in advance from the Nepalese Embassy in your country or you can even get on arrival at the airport in Kathmandu (Conditions: Within a peak season you need to wait long in the airport to get your visa). The general list of Nepalese visa fee is mentioned below and you can even surf thoroughly this web link as (www.nepalimmigration.gov.np )
Fees charged while delivering a tourist visa by the Mission or entry point:
US Dollars 40 or another convertible foreign currency equivalent for 30days multiple entry visas.
US Dollars 100 or another convertible foreign currency equivalent for 90days multiple entry visas.
Notwithstanding anything written in clause (a) and (b), no visa fee shall be applicable to the passport holder of member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for 30 days.
US Dollars 25 or another convertible foreign currency equivalent thereto for 15days multiple entry visas.
Permits and Required Fees:
We need to have permission in many places in Nepal for trekking. For this region, we must require permits from Annapurna Conservation Area Protest (ACAP) entry permits along with TIMS permit and as well as world heritages site entry permits. All these relevant permits and entry fees are included in the given cost except the personal donations & contribution. Just in case of any such unassured conditions we will inform you if any additional permit fees are required or not before you make a booking with us.
Information on Health and Medical Evidence/Assistance:
We need to know about our health and the medical information during our Annapurna Circuit Trek. As mentioned earlier our squads are well-experienced travelers and are achieving the traveler’s ambition since long. We are expert in the adventurous tour and the best thing is we all are from the Himalayan region with plenty of local knowledge as we have been guiding for a decade, which stands as a key factor to enunciate the standard service that we have been delivering to our clients. The utmost thing we believe is the client’s safety and satisfaction. We deliver the extraordinary series of quality services and we even take care personally of our clients during the pour trip. Each of our guides carries medical kit bag for any kind of worst-case scenario during our trip and all of them are trained medical assistance especially the “First Aid”.
Environmental Anxieties:
Our motto is sustainable development thus we are extremely sensitive to protect our nature i.e. environment and contributing to many environmental cleanup and nature saving campaigns. We do believe in “Tourism within Nature,” thus our responsible tourism conveys a good message to the locals and we vow and train them to do’s and don’ts, how to keep environment in perfect shape, how to eliminate environmental degradation etc. and how to conveys message to save environment and leads towards environment friendly society or country. The tourism industry has an obligation to protect and preserve the natural environment for future generations as well. These days many NGOs are collaborating with many tourism agencies and are much keen to save environment form doom. For example, Kathmandu Environmental Education Project (KEEP) (http://www.keepnepal.org ) is helping to co-work with many trekking companies and this organization is also providing much useful training to our staffs and awareness program in the mountain.
Our Experience and Familiarity:
Going Nepal Pvt. Ltd. is a Govt. registered company based in Nepal and we have been working in adventurous travel in the Himalayas of Nepal. The operator of this company has more than a decade of experience in the relevant field of adventure tourism working, in fact initiating as a guide, adventure travel consultant and thus stabilizing own company. We are more dedicated to fulfilling our clients’ requirement and always sincere with client’s gratification and the utmost thing we always carry within us is the client’s satisfaction. We are also pleased to convey that many of our past clients who institute their trip in the Himalaya they wouldn’t hesitate to apprise you about our organization and about our professional organizing skills.
How to Book a trip?
If you have chosen your trip with our company, contact our head office either by email or phone to check the available dates (you may visit the updated departure date page of our sites as well, groups or any queries you have. We feel very pleased to help and reply promptly and responsively. Before your final decision, we will hold your booking.
Both advance payment and full payment are possible through the bank transfer or as per your comfort we do have a procedure pay through your Credit Card (VISA/MASTER CARD) along the details within the booking form. After you choose the process of advance payment in an appropriate way still we want a signed and completed booking form for the confirmation. Once we received a completed and signed booking form with the mentioned amount of payment, bookings will only be confirmed and we start looking forward towards our trip together.