Annapurna Two Passes Trek

Your Arrival Time (?) Our office representative will meet and greet you at Kathmandu Airport and transfer to your hotel in Kathmandu.

At 06:00 PM: In the evening we will meet for a coffee and will brief you the details of your trek program.

At 10:00 AM: You will visit for a full day sightseeing of Kathmandu Durbar Square and Swayambhunath, Boudhanath and Pashupatinath. Besides sightseeing, you can do the required shopping for your trek.

At 06:30 AM: Have your breakfast at the hotel and be ready for your drive to koto. We will start our journey through Prithivi highway and move towards Besi Sahar from Dumre. Driving through the Marshyangdi river we will reach Chamje. Mamansu and some other mountains can be seen from here and gradual up and down to koto.

At 07:00 AM: After breakfast, We will start our journey towards Phu village. Today we enter the restricted area of Nar Phu valley with pack lunch. Following the Nar Khola and Greenland forest. The trail is adventurous with rocky trail and a long walk to Meta. We walk through a steep and constrictive path through the dense forest, after crossing the river the trek leads to pass the beautiful pine forest with wide waterfall before arriving Meta village. You can also see mesmerizing mountain views like Annapurna II and Lamjung Himal.

At 07:00 AM: Will enter a narrow gorge and then descend down to the river. We will follow the trail that heads north. We will climb steeply before descending gently towards a series of deserted buildings and large chortens. Pass a line of wonderfully painted, bamboo-topped chortens on the way into the ancient village. From here we will cross a suspension bridge to arrive at the village of Nar. we will see some mountains of Annapurna ranges. Even though Nar is not far from the main Annapurna trail, it is rarely visited by trekkers and is about as picturesque as it gets.

At 06:00 AM: Today we start early to cross Kang-la Pass (5320m). On our way to Kang-La, we may come across some yak herder’s camps. We will climb towards the top of the pass that is decorated with many prayer flags. From the top, we will have good views of Annapurna III and IV, Machhapuchhre (Fish-Tail), Tilicho Peak and the entire Manang valley. We will descend from the top to reach the village of Ngawal. Ngawal is a wonderful old village with a Buddhist school to teach monks, prayer wheels and beautiful architecture.

At 07:00 AM: Leaving Ngawal we will follow the trail that descends to flat fields along the banks of Marsyangdi River. We will trek through forested area passing through Mugji to arrive at the 500 years old village of Braga and then continue trekking to reach Manang. Manang is a wide U-shaped valley which hangs between two lines of snow peaks. This grand spot from a ridge offers scenic views of the valleys, Hongdre village with its short air-strip and the great peaks of Gangapurna, Annapurna II, III, Tilocho, Chuli, and Pisang.

At 07:00 AM: We will follow the trail that turns north and then climb a stone wall with a gate that stops domesticated livestock from leaving the grazing grounds of high pastures. From there we will gradually descend towards a suspension bridge over the Ghyanchang Khola. The trail heads up in the barren windswept terrains with juniper bushes along the way. From here an hour’s moderate walking will lead us towards Yak Kharka.

At 07:00 AM: The trail from Yak Kharka leads to a slow climb up to reach the last settlement of Ledar. The trail then winds up offering grand views of Annapurna II, Gangapurna, Tilache and the close-up view of Chuli peaks.  After around one hour of trekking from Ledar, we will descend towards the wooden bridge over the Kone Khola. You will continue along a zig-zag track towards Upper Phedi or High Camp.

At 05:00 AM: We will start early for the crossing of the challenging Thorong-la pass, to avoid the strong winds at the pass after midday. We will climb steeply up towards a watercourse before climbing through another large gully formed by the melt of Thorong Peak. From there we will continue climbing across undulating moraine towards the top of the Thorong-la pass. After reaching an altitude of 5,416 meters at Thorong-La, you can catch the best views of the northern Annapurna, Damodar, Bhrikuti and Dhaulagiri range of mountains from Thorong La. From the top, we will descend steeply towards the grassy meadows and further to a very important pilgrimage site for Hindus and Buddhists – Muktinath. This will be the longest day in terms of trekking. You will trek 7-8 hours this day.

At 07:00 AM: Muktinath temple is the ultimate destination for Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims. The temple is home to waterspouts where freshwater pours out channelled from the streams above the temple. After spending time at Muktinath temple, we start our journey towards Kagbeni where we will have our lunch. Kagbeni is a village that has many memorial stupas and a small monastery. After a lunch break at Kagbeni, we will move towards Jomsom. The trail to Jomsom from Kagbeni cuts through windy areas on the Kali Gandaki Valley Jomsom is the main administrative centre and headquarter of Mustang.

At 07:00 AM: After breakfast, We will start our journey towards Pokhara. The road follows the Kaligandaki River all the way to Beni Bazar. You cross the Marpha, Kalopani, Ghasa, Tatopani than reach Beni Bazar which is also the headquarter of Myagdi district. After about 2 hours of the ride, we will reach Kushma which is the headquarter of Parbat district. After Beni Bazar, the road is black covered so it’s a nice drive to Pokhara within 4-5 hours. Upon yours arrive in Pokhara transfer to hotel in Lake Side area.

*Optionally you can choose a flight from Jomsom to Pokhara which cost additional 100$ per person.

At 07:00 AM: It takes approximately six to eight hours drive to reach Kathmandu from Pokhara. We drive over the Prithvi Highway which offers scenic hilly zigzag roads while driving along the banks of Trishuli River. The daily activities of the local people can be seen along the road when we pass through numerous villages and towns before finally arriving back to Kathmandu. You will get shopping time in Kathmandu and we will have a farewell Nepali dinner together.

*Optionally you can choose flight from Pokhara to Kathmandu, which cost additional 80$ per person.

You will be free until your flight time; We will drop you at Kathmandu Airport 3 hour before your flight.