The flight into the Himalayas offers breathtaking views of the major peaks Mt. Dorje Lakpa (6,966 m), Mt. Ganesh (7,422 m), Mt. Purbi Chhyachu (6,637 m), Mt. Langtang (7,227 m), etc. (weather permitting), taking you directly into the Himalayan capital of Kathmandu. After immigration formality on arrival, as you exit the airport terminal you will be greeted and welcome by a Sampurna Adventure personal & transferred to your hotel, Spend the rest of the day at leisure for personal activities following your program briefing or you may familiarize with the narrow lively, and endless streets around Thamel town (Touristic center), where you will find all kinds of good restaurants, ATMs and exchange money, full of typical Nepali handicrafts, fine jewelry, clothing, and trekking gear stores.
Your journey will start through the countryside drive up to Bhulbhule 830 m. the trail goes through green hills, rivers, villages with winding roads by the Trisuli River, from Mugling, and you will follow along the road toward Pokhara, from Dumre the road follows to north towards Besisahar, after lunch 2 hrs.
Breakfast, departure by local jeep to Koto Kyupar. The route through the Marshyangdi, we will cross the beautiful Jagat villages, beyond Chamje and Dharapani, it is a small, picturesque village.
We continue the route through pine and oak forests, passing through Danagyu enter the wonderful Timang village, we will enjoy the views of Manaslu, the Annapurna ll, an impressive sight that convinces us that we are in the depths of the Himalayan mountains, Koto is the gateway to its region,
Breakfast, early departure on a long and somewhat challenging day, passing through beautiful forests, small cave shelters, resting places for pilgrims. Emerging from a narrow canyon, we pass under a waterfall, from where the forests become thinner and the views wider. The last stretch in Meta involves climbing a steep hill, from here we have an incredible view of some of the giant snow-capped peaks in the area.
Meta is located on a large, open plain,
Leaving Meta along the route we find unique colorful Tibetan Buddhist Chorten, which are famous Nar and Phu, along the route we have a view of the magnificent Nar Phedi monastery, in another hour we arrive through picturesque gorges, we arrive to a monolith that protects the steep path to Phu.
From here, we have a view of the three villages in the area, also the old "Dzong" (Tibetan-style fortress) and some in ruins, take a short walk to the famous Tashi Lakhang Gompa to pay homage to Lama Karma Sonam Rimpoche, who came to Nepal with the Dalai Lama in 1959.
Due to high altitude, for acclimatization we take rest at Phu. We explore the small alleys of the village and Himlung Himal base camp. Phu itself is an interesting village, and it's a great time to sit with the villagers as they spin their yak and sheep wool, grind mustard seeds into a paste for oil, or go about their other daily chores.
Exploring the Mt Himlung 7,125 base camp takes us through a glacial valley, this peak was recently opened for climbing. On the way up you will see herds of blue sheep skilfully climbing up the cliffs,
Leaving Nar Phedi and follow a winding road up a hill towards Nar. We pass a line of beautifully painted, bamboo-roofed chortens on the way to the ancient village. Nar is a bit more sociable and livelier than Phu, where during the day you'll find the towns "square" filled with women chatting at their looms weaving woolen cloth, rugs and blankets.
Today is an acclimatization day, as we are at the altitude and the next day, we have to cross the Kang La pass, we rest in Nar to acclimatize and explore the nearby villages.
Today is a long day, so we get up before sunrise and trek to Kang La Pass, which leads to the popular Annapurna Circuit route. It is not a difficult pass, but it can be a long day as we will feel the effects of the altitude. Once at the top of the pass we can enjoy the incredible view of Annapurna II, Gangapurna and Tilicho Peak. From the pass we have steep downhill trail so slow and steady will take us to Ngawal.
Today you will have outstanding sceneries, feel like horizontally in front of the majestic peaks. The panoramic views of the mountain such as Pisang peak, Annapurna gives you unforgettable views, from today you will find the contrast with the landscape and vegetation, with the cold and dry climate. On the way you can visit the largest monastery of Manang, “Barge monastery”, Manang, itself as similar as Tibetan tribe with many Chorten and Mani walls,
Explore around the village, today you will have short walk exploring surrounding nearby village to get acclimatized with the altitude. Should be prepare for next day’s demanding and challenging trek with rapid gain in altitude. We could explore Bhojo Gompa / village monastery, Gangapurna Lake for acclimatization and the Himalayan Rescue Association.
From Manang we continue trek towards Tenki village and climb up to the Marshyangdi Valley passing Jarsang Khola. We will cross a few pastures land with a scrub of juniper trees passing through meadows where horses and yaks graze but there are quite often spotted of 'blue sheep' nearby. On the trail we pass an ancient old Mani wall in a pleasant meadow and cross a suspension bridge and reach Ledar village, in the afternoon we could have time for an excursion from camp in search of local wildlife.
Today we have another short an uphill trail to Thorong Fedi / Thorong High Camp, our trail ascends further passing through towering cliffs before reaching Thorong Fedi, the last village before Thorong La pass. From here we have the best views of Thorong Peak and other peaks, as it is a base camp which will help us better acclimatization to cross Thorong la pass next day. It is a small busy settlement catering to the hikers and climbers,
Today you will reach on top of our Annapurna circuit trek; we will start our trail early morning to cross the Thorong-La due to high wind, every moment at the icy high-altitude trail is difficult and demanding. It would be an unforgettable experience crossing the famous high pass, Thorong La (5416M). Here we stop for an outstanding high Himalayan range in 360* amphitheater views of all ranges of Mt. Annapurna region. Later we trek downhill towards Muktinath by the afternoon. Muktinath is an important pilgrimage site for both Hindus and Buddhist.
In the morning explore around the sacred Muktinath temple “salvation” and Monastery, later commence trek downhill steep and barren hillside toward Kagbeni and then to Jomsom through desert mountain trails along a plateau above Kali Gandaki, the world`s deepest gorge.
It is barren landscape of this area resembles Tibet.
Early morning, we take 20 minutes flight with the most enchanting views of Mt. Dhaulagiri, Tukuche Peak, the three Nilgiri and Annapurna, arrival in Pokhara and transfer to hotel, this trek gives you the great experience of the Mountain village and their lifestyle. Rest of the day at leisure for relax or exploring surrounding Pokhara city.
Breakfast, transfer to Pokhara airport and we take an exciting half hour flight to Kathmandu, viewing the Annapurna ranges, on arrival at Kathmandu you will be transferred to Hotel, Later, we visit transfer to Pokhara airport and we take an exciting half hour flight to Kathmandu, viewing the Annapurna ranges Swoyambhunath Stupa with its 2,500-year history. Later visit to Kathmandu Durbar Square, Hanuman Dhoka, the ancient royal residence, Kasthamandap, Mahadev & Parvati Temple, Kumari palace sacred for Buddhists and Hindus and old bazaars.
In the afternoon, visit Patan Durbar Square, the old Newar City with the Golden Gate, the Temple of Taleju, Golden Temple and surrounding beautiful monument, In the evening, a Nepali farewell dinner, we rejoice and express our gratitude to our Sherpa team who accompanied us to make our great trip successful!!
Breakfast, In the morning free for personal activities, we can explore the narrow lively and endless streets of Thamel town where we will find all kinds of good restaurants, full of typical Nepali handicraft, fine jewelry, clothing and trekking gear store, later at the arranged time, transfer to the airport for final departure.
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