Annapurna Circuit with Tilicho Lake

We meet you in your hotel and bring you to our office. After short introduction with guide we will discuss about trip regarding equipment and other trip related matters. A short briefing about trip will be completed and we drop you to hotel.

Over Night Hotel on your own.

Chamje

Your Annapurna Circuit Trek starts from today. Our destination today is Chamje, which is an 8-hour drive from Kathmandu. You will be able to witness breathtaking views of the Manang region along the way.

Dharapani

The destination for today is Dharapani. Starting from Chamje in the morning, a short hike brings you to a suspension bridge over the raging Marshyangdi river. After crossing the bridge it’s another steep climb for another 3 hours to Taal village. The village is situated on a gorge by the side of the Marshyangdi, decorated with beautiful waterfalls and the sandy spread river. The trek further follows rocky trails and suspension bridges upstream up to Dharapani. You will pass through small teashops to finally reach the village of Dharapani.

Chame

Today, you will walk from Dharapani to Chame. The trail today follows the river Marshyangdi upstream passing by the villages of Latamanang and Koto. Walking further up for about half an hour brings you to the village of Chame, the headquarters of the Manang district. The village blesses you with extraordinary views of Annapurna II and the Annapurna range, so make sure to take it all in.

Pisang

The trails leads from the other side of the river on the northern bank passes through pine woods and small villages with few ups and downs till you reach the orchard village of Bratang for apple garden. We continue on the gradual path up to a bridge, from the bridge a short steep climb through the pine forest brings you at the top of the ridge of Dhukur Pokhari for the lunch. After walking out of the tree line a great view of Pisang peak on the north and the Chulu peak can be seen with Pisang village below you, from this top a gentle descent of one hour brings you to windswept village of Pisang for overnight. Evening visit upper Pisang for the Tibetan style of houses and monastery with panoramic view of the Annapurna range and valley.

Manang

The trek commence with pleasant walk via pine forest and the scenic view. The walk climbs gently up for half an hour and reaching the top, stop at a ridge to get our first view of the Manang valley, This grand spot offers a spectacular views of the valleys, Humde village with it is short air-strip and the great peaks of Gangapurna, Annapurna II, III, Tilicho and on the right Chulu east, on the back Pisang peak. The walk gently forward to Humde and pleasant walk up to the Braga village for traditionally built up Tibetans style of houses and if can be visited the monastery, it has an outstanding display of statues, thankas and the religious manuscripts. From here it is only an hour walk to Manang for the overnight.

Manang

Today is rest for acclimatize and explore Manang village. The village of about 500 flat-roofed houses is the picturesque set amongst some spectacular scenery -Annapurna II, Annapurna III (7,555 meters), Gangapurna (7,454 meters) to the South – Tilicho (7,132 meters) and the Grand Barrier to the West – Chulu West (6,583 meters) and Chulu East (6,059 meters) to the North. After explore and relaxing day at Manang, visit Himalayan Rescue Association and if needed go for movie show.

Khangsar Village

After acclimatizing at Manang, we continue our adventure towards the Tilicho Lake, situated on the west end of Manang following the path down to the river. After crossing the Khangsar Khola, we reach Khangsar and head towards the village region, still very traditionally Tibetan and known as the Last Village of Nepal.

Tilicho Base Camp

We continue from Khangsar on a large path, passing a Gompa (monastery). The route ahead goes on a recently constructed path up toward a high ridge.

At one point there is an intersection. One path maintains the altitude, traversing the slopes towards a place where the valley is narrow; the other continues to ascend towards the line of the ridge. The former is the old path and is much more difficult as it goes on really steep; the latter is the new path that goes a completely different way.

We continue along the new path, reach a high crest, and descend on carved-out through slopes to the sides of the main valley. At its bottom is a brook. On the other side of it is a building known as the Tilicho Base Camp at an elevation of 4,150 m.

Tilicho Lake

Our journey starts early in the morning at around 6 am as we try to avoid the wind. From the Base camp to the Tilicho lake takes another 3-4 hours. Tilicho Lake is a cold barren place in the afternoon and is the highest located lake of the world.

After we spend some time around Tilicho Lake, we will return the same way back to Base Camp as there are no accommodation facilities at Tilicho Lake area.

Yak Kharka

Continuing on from Manang, the trail ascends to Yak Kharka. We make the climb steadily through Tenki Manang, leaving the Marsyangdi Valley. Continuing along the Jarsang Khola Valley, we reach Yak Kharka at 4,050 m. Herds of yaks and vegetations appear to thin out.

Thorong Phedi

We start our trek with slow pace to get to Phedi. We still have same amazing view of mountains and landscapes. After an hour walk reaches at Ledar and continues to climb along the east bank of the Jorsang Khola, then descends and crosses the stream on a wooden bridge to get a small tea shop. We stop for wonderful view and tea breaks, we follows a narrow path across a high, unstable slope before heading to Thorong Phedi for the overnight. Phedi, which means ‘foot of the hill’, is a common Nepali name for any settlement at the bottom of a long climb.

Thorong La

Today we have longest and hardest day of the whole trip. We start our walk early in the morning at around 3 AM with packed lunch and the trail becomes steepest initially and reaches at high camp. Walk on your own pace viewing with sunrise and glimpse of the mountains. We continuing walk to the top that takes 3-4 hrs to the Throng top and with a great feeling of victory take a short breaks for picturesque scenery and down to the Mustang part of mountains and the Kaligandaki valley far below to the West. Finally, we made to Muktinath after 7-8 hrs long walk and overnight at lodge.

Recent day, motor road has been extended from Beni to Jomsom under the plan of connecting district HQ by Nepal government so it is not a fun to trek Jomsom Tatopani part. We will drive from Jomsom to tatopani changing jeep twice & travel with local will be unfortable experiences of your trip.

Ghorepani

The trek to Ghorepani takes us past the villages of Ghara and Sikha and their terraced farmlands, through Phalate and Chitre, and through beautiful rhododendron, brich, and magnolia stands. The surrounding peaks look wonderful, almost ominous, as they tower above.

Poonhill

An hour ascent of Poon Hill (3,210m. /10,531ft) early morning takes us to the top to witness a spectacular moment in time: sunrise over the whole Annapurna and Dhaulagiri massifs. Poon Hill is equated with “a photographer’s paradise”. We are reluctant to leave and trek through rhododendron forests to Ulleri and continue downhill trek to Nayaul. The scenery has remained dazzling throughout the entire day. Drive to Pokhara by car. Transfer to Hotel on your own. You may stay Pokhara few days or return Kathmandu next day depending on your time availability.