Annapurna Base Camp Trek 12 Days

We will meet you at the Tribhuvan International Airport on your arrival day. If possible, we recommend spending half a day preparing for the trek and resting. Our team will escort you to the hotel. You will meet with the trekking guide and do some final preparation for the journey.

The guide will meet you at the hotel or hostel at 6:30 am. We will have a short walk to Sorakhutte tourist bus station and catch our bus. The bus leaves from Kathmandu at 7:00 am. After a short drive, we will reach Malekhu where we will have breakfast. On the way, we will drive for a while and stop for Lunch at Ghasi Kuwa. We will be following the snake road with the river and greenery views alongside. Sometimes we may encounter the white mountain. More or less a 7-8 hours drive, we will reach Pokhara lakeside, the tourism hub of Nepal. We will spend our evening in one of the beautiful cities. You will have dinner on your own enjoying the beautiful lakeside views. You can do last minutes shopping for the Himalayan Adventure Trip.

From the bus park, we will catch the sharing local bus/jeep to the trekking starting point. The one and half hour drive will take us to Nayapul. Nayapul is the gateway of Annapurna Base Camp Trek, Annapurna foothill trek, and the classic Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek. We will start our trek following the Modi river and passing through the traditional village of the thakali people, Birethanti, Gurung village Sudame, Hile, and Tikhedhunga. We will stay overnight at Ulleri.

It’s the first fresh morning on the mountain. We will wake up with a bit of local noise of donkey, goat, hen, and dog but will be impressed by the beautiful sunrise views. The morning breakfast offers us incredible views of Annapurna South and Himchuli Himal from Ulleri village. We will head toward Ghorepani following the trails with green forest, waterfall river views, dense rhododendrons forest, and an oak tree. After more or Less 4 to 5 hours of slow walking, we will reach upper Ghorepani. There are many guesthouses with views of the Himalayas. We will provide you with the best place in town for our overnight stay.

It's a chilly morning. We will wake up pretty early and hike for 45 minutes to 1 hour to Poon Hill Viewpoint for sunrise. Ghorepani Poon Hill is one of the best viewpoints in the world, as we can see 18 countable Himalayas peaks namely, Dhaulagiri, Tukuche peak, Dhampus peak, Nilgiri south, Nilgiri center, Nilgiri North, Tilicho peak, Annapurna 1, Bharha Chuli, Annapurna South, Himchuli, Machhapuchhre, Mardi Himal, Annapurna III, Annapurna IV, Annapurna II, Lamjung Himal, Manaslu, and many more other Himalayans peak. After sunrise, we return to our guest house for breakfast. Then, we will walk on one of the beautiful hiking trails through the Rododerden forest and encounter mountain views throughout the journey. We will reach Tadapani village by walking through Banthanti.

We'll say goodbye to Tadapani and ramble downhill to Sinuwa, a tiny village with views of Modi & Chhomrong Khola. We will arrive in Chhomrong, a stunning settlement nestled beneath the Gigantic Annapurna I, after a downhill hike and over a bridge over the Modi River. We'll ascend for two hours to reach Sinuwa from Chhomrong. We can gaze at the astonishing view of the mountains facing Sinuwa to the north.

After breakfast, we will start our ascent toward Deurali. The climb will take us one and a half hours to reach Bamboo. We will come closer to Deurali as we travel through a thick bamboo & rhododendron forest filled with fresh atmosphere and chattering birds. The trek's endpoint for today is Deurali. We will reach Hiku cave, where views are clear and glaciers and rivers are visible. We will arrive in Deurali after crossing several suspension bridges and rivers.

We will trek to our ultimate destination, Annapurna Base Camp, encircled by stunning mountains, and the scenery is enticing. We will move towards Annapurna Base Camp after passing through the Machhapuchhre Base Camp (3700m). Beautiful views of Mardi Himal, Dhaulagiri, and Annapurna I, can be observed throughout the route. We should take precautions while walking because pathways are vulnerable to landslides. We will reach Annapurna Base Camp, where the enormous Annapurna I is directly in front of our eyes. Both the vistas and the sunset above Annapurna Base Camp are astonishing.

After breakfast, we will return to Sinuwa via rugged trails and sparsely forested areas. We will pass across high hills covered in plants as we slowly descend hills. Since we go downhill, the hike will be a little simple. The exhaustion from the walk will drop by the expansive view of the Annapurna Range. We arrive at Deurali after a couple of hours of trek. Our journey for the day does not end here. We will walk down to Sinuwa through Bamboo and Hiku Cave.

The final day of our adventure and the trek of about two hours to get to Siwai from Sinuwa. We will ascend to Chhomrong, taking in the gorgeous vista of the mountains, cascades, and charming farmlands. Then we will walk along the beautiful trail from Chhomrong to Jhinu Danda. We will enter Siwai after leaving Jhinu Danda and crossing the Kimrong Khola on a suspension bridge. From Siwai, we will take a jeep via Nayapul to Pokhara.

After breakfast, we wave goodbye to Pokhara, a city of lakes, and head to Kathmandu. After arriving in Kathmandu, we have the rest of the time free to relax or go shopping. We shall enjoy a goodbye dinner in the evening to celebrate the successful completion of our adventure.

It is your last day in Kathmandu. Today, you will fly to your next destination. Our team will drop you at the airport and bid you our last goodbye.