Annapurna Panorama Trek – 10 days

Our representatives will pick you up once you land at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. After picking you up from the airport they will transfer you to your hotel in a private vehicle.  We will welcome you in the evening with a typical Nepali dinner in a traditional Nepali restaurant. The dinner will be followed by cultural dance program.

Kathmandu has a rich history and culture that extends back centuries. It is also known as the city of temples. There are many ancient temples, monuments, stupas, and palaces in Kathmandu. You will be accompanied by a guide on a day tour of the city. Major places to visit include the Patan Durbar Square, Pashupatinath Temple, and Swayambhunath Stupa (also known as the Monkey Temple), It is about 6/7 hours total.

We will head for Pokhara today on the tourist bus. You have another two options with extra cost travel by jeep or by air. Travelling by bus provides you an opportunity to enjoy the green hills and gorging rivers that follow the road. The travel takes 7-8 hours, including an hour stop in between for refreshment. Travelling by air is shorter, takes about 30 minutes, and allows you to see the mountains from the clouds. You will, however, have to pay separately for it.

We will check into our hotel upon reaching Pokhara and visit the Phewa lakeside in the evening.

Our trek begins today, but we will have to drive for two hours from Pokhara to reach the starting point of our trek  Hile.

The first half hour of the trek is an easy and gradual walk. It starts to go gently uphill from there. We will have Lunch in Tikhedhunga. We will start by crossing the suspension bridge and ascend to Ullri, which takes 2 hours up. We will spend a night in Ulleri village. Yo can see Annapurna South and Himchuli from This Village. Ulleri is a settlement of the Magar ethnic group.

We will walk to Ghorepani today. Going from Ulleri, we will reach other traditional villages like Banthanti (2,300 m/7,545 ft) and Nangethanti (2,450 m/8,038 ft). We will reach Ghorepani Village after walking through dense Rhododendron forest in the last part of the day. The whole forest is turned red by the blooming Rhododendron forest in spring. The view of the mountains from Ghorepani is exemplary.

Poon Hill is a hilltop at a short 1 hour hike from Ghorepani. The view of the sun rising over the mountains is magical from Poon Hill. We will wake up early and reach Poon Hill before the sun rises. Poon Hill provides a wonderful view of the Dhaulagiri I, II, III, IV, V, Dhampus Peak, Annapurna South, Hiunchuli, Barah Sikhar, Mt. Fishtail, Nilgiri South and Tukuche peaks.

We will return to our hostel in Ghorepani after enjoying a blissful morning at Poon Hill. We will have breakfast and head for Tadapani. We will pass beautiful places like Thapla Dada, another viewpoint, Deurali (2,990 m/9,809 ft), and Banthanti (2,520 m/8,267 ft) on our way to Tadapani. We stop for Lunch in Banthani and after continue to Tadapani some down hill and up in the final part.

We will head for Tolkha via Ghandruk today. The downhill path goes through deep Rhododendron forest. We will get a wonderful view of the Annapurna South, Hiunchuli and Fishtail mountains before reaching Ghandruk.

Ghandruk is also known as the village of stone houses or the village of the Gurkhas. We will leave Ghandruk behind and trek down to the Modi river. We will follow the downhill part and reach Kyumi, where we will have our lunch. After Lunch, we cross the Modi River and ascend to Landruk village. After Landruk, we have an easy walk to  Tolkha. This is a small village and you can see beautiful sunset in Annapurna South and Himchulli.

Our trekking begins after breakfast. We will head uphill to Deurali, where we will have a little coffee break.  We will stop for lunch at Dhampus. Dhampus is also a popular one day hiking destination because of its closeness from Pokhara. We will proceed to Phedi after lunch at Dhampus. A vehicle will be waiting for us at Phedi and it will carry us to Pokhara.

We will return back to Kathmandu today. We again have two options to do so – a 30 minute flight or a seven hour drive. Flight provides wonderful mountain view but you will have to pay separately for it. The drive is longer but takes you to Kathmandu through green hills and riverbanks.

You will carry the memories of the Annapurna Panorama Trek with you and return to your destination today. We will bid you farewell by organizing a small traditional Nepali ceremony and drop you at the Airport.