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10 days: HIMALAYA: Annapurna Sanctuary

DETAILED ITINERARY:

DAY 1: ARRIVE KATHMANDU
Our driver will meet you at the airport and
transfer you to your hotel. Later you will meet
your guide for your pre-trek briefing.

DAY 2: FLY TO POKHARA - NAYA PUL- TREK TO
JHINNUNDANDA
Elevation: 830m 2050m

You will take a morning flight to Pokhara, with its
magnificent views of Dhaulagiri, Manaslu,
Machhapuchre, five peaks of Annapurna and
many others. You will then drive for one hour to
NayaPul where you start your trek. You follow
the south bank of the river, passing through sub-
tropical valley forests and crossing the Modi Kola
on a high suspension to the village of
Tikhedhunga. You continue to ascend on this trail
until you reach the village of Jhinnundanda
where you will spend the night.

DAY 3: TREK TO DOVAN
Elevation: 2560m

The day starts with a gentle gradual ascent
through thick bamboo, oak and rhododendron
forests up the side of the gorge. You cross two
streams over small bridges. Keep a look-out
though as you may be lucky and spot wild pig,
deer or even a snow leopard on this section of
the trail.

DAY 4: TREK TO MACHHAPUCHHRE BASE CAMP
Elevation: 3700m

Today you start your trek to Machhapuchre Base
Camp (MBC), this is quite a strenuous hike but
well worth the effort as the spectacular view of
Machhapuchre unfolds before you.

DAY 5: TREK TO ANNAPURNA BASE CAMP,
DESCEND TO BAMBOO CAMP
Elevation: 4130m - 2310m

On the way to Annapurna Base Camp from
Machhapuchre Base Camp, the vegetation
disappears and you will be trekking amongst
glacial morraine. Your first view will be of
Annapurna's near vertical south face towering
above you. Annapurna Base Camp boasts one of
the most awe inspiring 360 degree views in the
Himalaya. You will literally be surrounded by the
peaks such as Machhapuchre, Annapurna south,
Annapurna I, Hiuchuli.

You then descend from Annapurna Base Camp to
Bamboo retracing your steps through
Machhapuchre Base Camp, Deurali, Dovan on the
way, finally reaching Bamboo. Heading back
down to the valley is much easier than climbing
up. You will see the waterfalls that drop down
from a high point to the rocks below.

DAY 6: TREK TO CHOMRONG
Elevation: 2170m

You will trek down through the village of Chuile
and then descend to Lower Chomrong, before
climbing the thousand stony steps taking you to
Upper Chomrong.

DAY 7: TREK TO GHOREPANI
Elevation 2750m

The name Ghorepani in Nepali means "horse-
water" owing to its role as an important campsite
for traders before it became a trekker's stop.
Ghorepani is an interesting place with small shops
and stalls for selling local products and craft. The
town has two parts: one in a saddle and the other
a few hundred feet lower.

DAY 8: ASCENT OF POON HILL, TREK TO POKHARA
Elevation: 3200m

You will set off in the dark this morning to ascend
Poon Hill a famous icon of the Annapurna
region. The trail climbing to Poon Hill's viewpoint
is steep, but it is well rewarded again with
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10 days: HIMALAYA: Annapurna Sanctuary
spectacular views of Machhapuchre, Dhaulagiri,
Nilgiri, and the Annapurnas. A final chance to say
goodbye to the stunning Annapurna range
before you trek back down to Pokhara.

DAY 9: FLIGHT TO KATHMANDU

You take a morning flight to Kathmandu.

DAY 10: DEPART KATHMANDU

Our representative will take you back to the
airport for your flight home.

SUMMARY

An amazing trek into the very heart of the
Himalaya. The Annapurna Sanctuary is a natural
amphitheatre from which you can view some of
the Himalayan giants over 7000m -
Machhapuchre, Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri, and the
Annapurnas.

You start your trek with a short drive from
Pokhara to NayaPul from where you will start
your trek. From here you trek for several days
following the gorge carved by the river, crossing
and recrossing on suspension bridges before
reaching Machhapuchre Base Camp and
Annapurna Base Camp for a 360 degree view of
the Annapurna range.

You then retrace your steps along the valley back
to Ghorepani, ready to make your ascent of Poon
Hill for your final view of the breathtaking
Annapurna range. You will then trek back out of
the Annapurna Sanctuary to Pokhara to take a
short flight back to Kathmandu.

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Base Camp trek visit our website
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