Quick Overview
Starting point: Kathmandu
End: Pokhara
Duration: 12 days
Best Season: Feb-June and Sep-Dec
Introduction
Another fascinating trek to enjoy both challenges as well as nature, Annapurna Base Camp Trek is the most popular and one of the best trekking destinations in Nepal which takes you through the captivating forests and the snow-covered landscape in Annapurna Region of Nepal. This trek is a perfect mixture of majestic mountain vistas, terraced fields, diverse landscapes, quaint Gurung villages, warm hospitality, local culture and a wide variety of flora and fauna. It is an astonishing multi-day tour with walking around 6 hours roughly every day. Trek to Annapurna Base Camp offers spectacular views of incredible Annapurna I (8091 m), Annapurna South (7219 m), Hiunchuli (6441 m) and Machapuchhre (6993 m). Apart from spectacular mountains, natural hot springs are the other main highlights of this trek where you can take a bath with heals all of your muscle pain. During the walk, there will be several viewpoints where you can witness mesmerizing sunrise and sunset view over snow-clad mountains.
The thrilling trek to Annapurna Base Camp starts from Nayapul in the foothills of the Annapurna and goes through charming villages inhabited by Magar and Gurung. After reaching Chhomrong, we follow Modi Khola and pass through colorful forest of rhododendron trees and bamboo to reach Dobhan. 5- hours of walk from Dobhan takes you to Machhapuchhre base camp and the very next day after reaching there, we hike to our main destination, Annapurna Base Camp (4,130m) and explore mesmerizing beauty around it. On our way back Pokhara, we can also enjoy natural hot spring water at Jhinu Dada. If you are hungry for adventure and want to create memories for a lifetime, you should definitely go for this trek.
Trek Highlights
- Annapurna Base Camp
- Gurung village, culture, and tradition
- Mountains: Annapurna South, Hiunchuli, Fishtail, etc
- Natural hot spring water
- Walk through rhododendron and pine forest
Food:
Teahouse run by local people are available in most of the places where all types of delicious food are available such as al Bhat, Pasta, Cereals, Eggs, Noodles, Potatoes, Vegetables, Fried rice, Soup, etc and other Nepali food, Chinese Food, American food, Indian food, Continental food, Local food and many more dishes you like to have from menu card. We always recommend you to have organic and local food, vegetable from their own garden.
However, you will stay in 3-star hotels in Kathmandu and Pokhara with breakfast, lunch and dinner service. You'll also find plenty number of cafes and restaurants who provide a variety of dishes in the cities. You can go and explore them for a unique and local taste for lunch and dinner. In the mountains, you can eat in the same place you stay overnights.
Accommodation:
During Annapurna Base Camp Trek, you will have two types of accommodation. During your days in Kathmandu valley and Pokhara, you will stay at a 3-star hotel and during the trek, you will stay at tea houses. These tea houses are run by local people with proper services and clean beds. The room will be private rooms with a twin and triple sharing basis and attach bathrooms in most of the places. In high-altitude, there won't be any teahouses, so we have to set up a camp for overnight stay.
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