Annapurna Base Camp Trek

achhapuchare Himal ‘Fish Tail’, having breakfast then drive beyond Pokhara to begin our first day walks. A short drive facing views of Annapurna past farm villages and towns and then at Bhirethati village, as drive leads further to start walking from low warm farm areas and then on stone steps with an uphill climb to reach a large Gurung village at Ghandruk often spelled and as Ghandrung also.

Here with short break downhill into cool forested trails to reach Kimrong River and nice farm village, from here climb starts for an hour or more to reach a hilltop. After a climb on the gradual path to at Chomrong with short descends to reach our overnight at Chomrong.  A large Gurung village is similar to Ghandruk which is the last permanent human settlement on route to Annapurna Base Camp and Sanctuary.

re walk leads into deeply forested areas on winding ups and downhill to reach a place called bamboo within Modi River gorge, a small settlement with many good lodges from here an hour walk to reach at Dovan for overnight stop in a small isolated spot having few lodges.

Our adventure leads close to our highlight, as walk leads into the forest past Himalaya Hotel, located next to large Hinko cave, beneath Annapurna South and Huin-Chuli peaks. From Himalaya Hotel downhill to near Modi River and then a short climb to Deurali where tall tree lines stop for short alpine bushes, walk uphill following Modi river right up to Machhapuchare base camp for an overnight stop, located beneath North Face of Machhapuchare Himal ‘Fish Tail’.

Enjoying lovely and pleasant scenic times at Annapurna base camp a long walk of near six hours leads you downhill with short ups to reach at Bamboo and back into tall tree lines and lush vegetation, after being on arctic zone climate at Annapurna base camp and sanctuary

illtop our route diverts to another fresh new trail to reach at nice hill village at Jhinu located on a ridge with grand scenery of rolling hills and mountains. Jhinu provides refreshing natural hot-spring for interested people which is a mere distance downhill of half-hour to the hot spring with two nice warm pools close to raging Modi-River.

Our last day of trek to Siwai 4hrs and drive to Pokhara 2hrs, where morning leads to a nice pleasant walk downhill within low and warm farm areas, where the interesting drive takes you at a scenic and beautiful Pokhara for overnight stops by famous serene Lake Phewa.