ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT TREK – 8Days/7Nights at INR 29,999

YOU WILL MEET YOUR HTC’S TREK LEADER 1 MONTH BEFORE THE TRIP FOR TREK PREPARATION. BY TRAINING REGULARLY TOGETHER, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO WALK 10 KMS IN 2 HOURS WITHOUT DIFFICULTY HAVE YOUR BMI UNDER 29 AND GET CLEARED BY AN ALLOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. YOUR PHYSICAL FITNESS AND TREKKING KIT WILL BE CHECKED AND MONITORED 3 DAYS BEFORE THE JOURNEY. YOU WILL MEET HTC’S TREK LEADER BY 6 A.M AT GONGABU BUS STOP, KATHMANDU. YOUR TREK LEADER WILL CHECK ALL YOUR EQUIPMENT, FITNESS AND TAKE A CALL FOR THE ONWARD JOURNEY. WE SHALL REACH BESISAHAR BY EVENING. WE’LL CHECK IN AND FOLLOW UP WITH A HEALTHY EVENING WALK EXPLORING THE TOWN.

WE SHALL TAKE UP ONE OF THE MOST THRILLING ROAD DRIVES IN THE WORLD ALONG WITH OUR PERSONAL PORTERS(OPTIONAL AT ADDITIONAL COST), WE SHALL DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO THE BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE OF CHAME. THE DRIVE IS BASED ON ROAD CONDITIONS AND IS NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED DUE TO THE SHEER DROPS. IF NEED BE, WE MAY HAVE TO WALK SOME PART OF THE JOURNEY. WE WILL REACH CHAME BY EVENING.

ALONG WITH OUR PORTERS, TODAY’S JOURNEY TAKES US FROM CHAME THROUGH STUNNING PRECIPICES. THE FIRST VIEW OF THE EASTERN END OF ANNAPURNA AND CHAME PEAKS GIVES US CONSTANT COMPANY. AN EASY 5 HOUR TREK IS FOLLOWED BY SOME STUNNING VIEWS OF THE LANDSCAPE.

A VERY SIMILAR STUNNING DAY FROM THE PREVIOUS! THE WALK FROM PISANG TO MANANG TAKES US FROM THE VIEW OF ANNAPURNA III TO ANNAPURNA I (8001 M). THE STORIES SURROUNDING THIS GREAT MOUNTAIN GIVE US COMPANY FOR THE 5 HOUR WALK TODAY. THE ALTITUDE IS SIMILAR, OUR BODIES ARE BETTER ACCLIMATIZED AND THE WALK IS MORE FUN. REMEMBER THAT WE ARE STILL WELL BELOW THE HIMALAYAN SNOWLINE OF 4500 M IN NEPAL.

MANANG IS THE GATEWAY TO TILLICHO LAKE AND TILLICHO PEAK BASE CAMP. OUR ROUTE IS DIFFERENT, WE WALK UP TO YAK KHARKA.THE TREK PICKS UP BY a 500 M OF ALTITUDE GAIN IN 4 HOURS. THE SHORT TREKS AND HALF DAY RESTS GIVE US ENOUGH TO ACCLIMATIZE FOR WHAT COMES AHEAD. TODAY YOU’LL FEEL THE FRESHNESS OF MOUNTAIN AIR AND WATCH THE CLOUDS DANCE AROUND YOU, FEW BIRDS VENTURE THIS HIGH.

THIS SLOW 3 HOUR JOURNEY TAKES US FROM YAK KHARKA TO THORUNG PHEDI THROUGH SOME OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST VIEWS. WE LEAVE THE IMPOSING VIEW OF THE ANNAPURNA AND MOVE HIGHER TOWARDS THORUNG LA PASS. A WELL DESERVED REST AND A NIGHT WATCHING THE MILKY WAY GALAXY FOLLOWS.

AN ALTITUDE GAIN OF 1000 M+ WITHIN A HALF DAY IS A DAUNTING TASK FOR MOST PENINSULAR TREKKERS. THIS IS THE CHALLENGE WE’VE PREPARED FOR. BUT BEFORE THAT, WE’LL NEED TO ACCLIMATIZE BETTER TO EXECUTE IT. AT 4420 M, JUST AT THE EDGE OF THE HIMALAYAN SNOWLINE OF NEPAL, WE SHALL DO SMALL TASKS THROUGH OUT THE DAY, PLAY SIMPLE OUTDOOR GAMES AND GET OURSELVES FIT FOR THE TREK TOMORROW. WE WILL ALSO RECHECK OUR GEAR AND MAKE REPAIRS WHERE NEED BE. BASED ON CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, WE WILL ACCLIMATIZE AT ANY SITE FROM MANANG TO THORUNG PHEDI.

TODAY WE MOVE FROM MARSHYAGANDA VALLEY TO KALIGANDAKI VALLEY. THIS INVOLVES AN ASCENT OF 965 METRES (4 HOURS) AND A DESCENT OF 1650 METRES (5 HOURS) TO MUKTINATH. THIS TREK IS BETTER MEASURED BY ALTITUDE THAN DISTANCE. WITH THE PREPARATION WE’VE DONE THROUGH THE MONTH, WE SHALL ENJOY THE WALK THROUGH THE WORLD’S LARGEST PASS, THORUNG LA (5416 M). AN EXPERIENCED TREK LEAD/GUIDE IS A MUST FOR THIS TREK. A DRIVE FROM MUKTINATH TO JOMSOM TAKES US TO THE END OF TREK.