Annapurna Circuit Trek

Arrival at Kathmandu airport (usually in the afternoon) already marks our entry into another world... Customs formalities, baggage collection and welcome by our local French-speaking guide. Crossing the city to the hotel already offers a first discovery of the bustling and colorful capital of Nepal. Buses, trucks, bicycles and sacred cows crisscross in a friendly chaos... Depending on the arrival time, visit the surrounding area or simply settle in and rest at the hotel before your dinner at the hotel.
In case of early arrival in Kathmandu, lunch will be included in the program.

Free time 

Take the bus to Besishar (about 6 hours drive). Change vehicles, take the jeep to go Jagat (the evening stage) 3 hours of 4*4. Jagat is a small, pretty colorful village with different pretty colors. Now it is the gateway to enter the classic Annapurnas trek. There are more than 10 lodges and some local houses.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Between 6h in good road and 3h in mountains road 
Accommodation : in lodge

We start walking on the road way for 1 and half an hour. We change the stiff one. Crosses the Marsayagdi River. Steep climb for 30 minutes and walk to the balcony with beautiful scenery. 20 minutes of steep climb and arrive at a gate with the change of district. Leave Lamjung and enter the Manang district. Start to see Tal village for lunch. 2 hours 15 minutes of walking to reach the evening stage at Dharapani. It is a village where there is customs for the control of trekking permits.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Between 6h to 6h30h of walk
Accommodation:in lodge 
Height difference +1050m/-450m

After 45 minutes of walking, we arrive at the village of Bagarchap (bank of the river). This is where the course of Marsyangdi curves to take an east-west direction. Bagarchap marks the limit between the humid valleys to the south, that the wind crosses and the dry areas of Upper Marsyangdi, less affected by monsoon rains. We see seventh largest mountain in the world Manaslu 8163m. The change in vegetation is evident after the subtropical forest, we discover very beautiful expanses of blue pines, spruces and oaks. Chame is the capital of Manang district.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Between 6h to 6h30h of walk
Accommodation:in lodge 
Height difference +980m/-250m

The architecture becomes Tibetan with flat roofs. We have bypassed the Annapurnas and are now in Manangi country.
Visit Buddhist monastery which is like on the roof of the village. Beautiful view of Annapurana 2 (7937m). Stopover at the beautiful village of Pisang. There are lower and upper Pisang village. Crosses many Buddhist monuments during the day and reaches Pisang.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Between 5h30 to 6h30 walk
Accommodation:in lodge 
Height difference +630m/-120m

Discovery of the Manangi country of Tibetan culture, facing the magnificent barrier of Annapurnas 2 (7937m), 3 (7555m), 4 (7525m) and Gangapurna Himal (7455m). 40 minutes of steep climb to reach Gyaru village (3673m) after 45 minutes of walking from high Pisang. Exceptional day of this trek. Drink tea with the beau seen in Gyaru and walk on the balcony. It's a more beautiful day of trekking also to see the mountains and landscapes. Lunch in Ngawal typical village.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Between 6h30 to 7h of walk
Accommodation:in lodge
Height difference +940m/-605m

Day of rest to complete our acclimatization. We climb up to 4000m towards Gangapurna Lake. Return for lunch at the lodge. We sleep 2 nights in the same lodge in Manang. In the afternoon, visit the village (free time).

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Between 4h of walk
Accommodation:in lodge 
Height difference +/-360m

Climb towards the hamlet of Ledar also called Yak Kharka because of the presence of yaks, this Himalayan area is in fact the kingdom of the yak, a bovid of Tibetan origin raised for its meat. There are areas of the "Thar" the wild goat which lives in herds. It rises steadily.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Between 4h to 4h30 of walk
Accommodation:in lodge 
Height difference +625/-135m

Go up to Ledar (4200m) after crossing the suspension bridge. Walk towards the pass base camp which is called Thorang Phedi. The name of the pass is Thorang-la and Phedi meaning base camp. 15/20 minutes of steep climbing otherwise climbs regularly.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Between 4h of walk
Accommodation:in lodge 
Height difference +485/-140m

Departure early in the morning for a long climb on trails and moraines and then arrive at the high camp. There is also a lodge. After high camp climb regularly. There are tea shops on the road and even at the summit pass (5419m). Thorang peak, Yakuwa kang and Thorangse. Descend several times steeply to reach the other side of base camp (4200m) to eat hot food. One can see the seventh largest mountain in the world (Dhaulagiri Himal 8167m). Quick visit to the magnificent complex of Buddhist and Hindu shrines. Muktinath is a place of Pilgrimage. There are 108 faucets which represent the 108 deities in Hinduism.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Between 7h30- to 8h of walk
Accommodation:in lodge 
Height difference +980/-1700m

It’s a bus day. Between 5 to 6 hours by bus. Visit Jomsom (capital of Mustang district). Beautiful view of Nilgiri Himal and Dhaulagiri Himal. Kaligandi river. Visit a beautiful and clean Marpha village. We stop at Kalopani to see the 3rd eight thousand mountain of the trek and tenth highest mountain in the world, Annapurna 1 (8091m).

Evening stopover at Tatopani (Tato- hot, pani- water = hot water). Natural hot water.

Totally different Trekking day. Cross two suspension bridges to climb the steep climb to Ghar Khola on the ridge with beautiful terrace of fields. Typical houses, plain nature of village life. Lunch at Sikha (1920m) and then another 3 hours to climb to the stage at Gorepani via Chitre village (2350m). In spring, we see a lot of rhododendron flowers. Rhododendron forests. Gorepani is a pretty and very touristy village which is not very far from Pokhara.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Between 7h to 7h30 of walk
Accommodation:in lodge 
Height difference +1830/-200m

Early in the morning, climb Poon Hill to see the sunrise and to see the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges. Machhapuchre, Annapurna South. Return to have breakfast then descend slowly towards Ulleri and last stage of the trek at Hile.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
Between 6h of walk
Accommodation:in lodge 
Height difference +100/-2100m

2 hours and 30 minutes of walking. Take the bus from Birethanti or Nayapul. Arrive in Pokhara. Second largest tourist city of Nepal with Phewa lake. We sleep by the lake.

A free evening. Dinner at your expense. 2 hours drive.
Breakfast annd lunch are included.
Accommodation:in lodge 

By flight
Rest and visit Kathmandu

Breakfast included.

Free time to visit Kathmandu and shopping time.

Breakfast included.

Time to back to the destination (Departure)

Breaakfast included

Arrival in the destination

(End of the trek)