15 days
Kathmandu/Kathmandu
Autumn, Spring, Summer
1+ people
Accommodation | Hotel + Lodge + Hotel |
Transportation | Private Vehicle/Tourist Bus |
Trip Style | Trekking and Tour |
Meals | Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner |
Annapurna Base Camp Trekking makes one of the most sought-after trekking trips in the Himalayas of Nepal. This adventure takes you deeper into the Annapurna Sanctuary and you find yourself standing amidst the towering snow-capped mountains.
During this trekking adventure, you follow the well-trodden trail along the Modi Khola valley and through several beautiful cultural villages. Peaceful yet adventure trek, Annapurna base camp trekking brings you quite unbelievable views of the Himalayas and other beautiful landscape to your sight. As you walk deeper and higher into the sanctuary, you feel the majestic power of the mountains.
This amazing Himalayan adventure is a wonderful experience of mountain cultures, beautiful scenery and breathtaking Himalayan view. Serenity of the mountains, abundance of peaceful energy and sweating trekking adventure make this trip a wonderful memory of life time. Annapurna Base Camp Trekkin can be your next ideal adventure trip to make your life full of awesome memories.
It is the first day of trip and your arrival day in Kathmandu Nepal. When you land at the airport in Kathmandu and come out at the arrival lounge, our company representative will welcome you with a warm smile. Then, we will drive you to the trip hotel where you can spend relaxing time. We will have a meeting in the evening to talk about the trip in details.
After you take your breakfast, a beautiful day sightseeing tour of heritage monuments in Kathmandu valley is due today. Visit Swoyambhunath – the monkey temple; Patan Durbar Square – the medieval palace square; Pashupatinath – the open cremation ground for Hindus; and Boudhanath – the biggest Buddhist stupa.
Take your breakfast early and check out the hotel to travel to Pokhara today. We will drive to 200 kilometers west of Kathmandu to reach Pokhara, a charmingly beautiful city. About seven hours of drive will let us absorb the beauty of the Nepali rural settings. There will be a break on the way for the lunch. On reaching Pokhara and checking into our hotel, we will have some time to explore around the town on the lake side.
Early morning drive for one and half hours to Nayapul on reaching Nayapul, the trekking crew will organize your luggage to carry on their back and we formally start our first day of trekking towards the Annapurna base camp. Trek along the bank of Modi Kholaand head towards Birethanti and towards Tikhedhunga thereafter. The walk today is actually on a dirt road. After about 5 hours with the lunch break, you reach Tikhedhunga, a small but beautiful place on the foothills, to spend the night today.
The very first half of the trekking today is a steep uphill walk for about 2 hours on nicely paved stone steps up to the village of Ulleri. The snow-capped Himalayan peak peeking from between green mountains will make your early morning uphill trekking effort worthy. After a short but deserved break, start trekking further up towards Ghorepani. Walk through a forested area mostly of the rhododendron trees and head towards the destination of the day. Reach Ghorepani to be welcomed by fresh breeze blowing from the high Himalayas and stunning view of the Himalaya on a clear day.
Wake up early for a rewarding hike to Poonhill this morning to enjoy panoramic view of the Himalaya and a spectacular sunrise over them. Sip your cup of tea and be enthralled by the incredibility of the mountains from the top of Poonhill. Later, hike back down to Ghorepani; take breakfast and get ready to start the trek to Tadapani. The first part of the trek takes you uphill almost to the height of Poonhill on the other mountain just opposite to it and then the trek descends for the lunch break of the day. After lunch walk further down just to go for another short step walking uphill to Tadapani.
In the morning, enjoy your breakfast with the view of Annapurna South, Fishtail and Hiunchuli peaks. After breakfast, trek through the steep downhill trail, passing through tiny settlements and rhododendron forest. After crossing a river on a suspension bridge, walk fairly gradual uphill to Gurjung that is populated by the Gurung people. Then we walk some more uphill and easy gradual trail to Chhomrong.
Overnight at lodge.
After breakfast in the morning, walk downhill to the Chhomrong stream and trek up to Khuldighar (2380m) and head towards Sinuwa. Now, the trail becomes a bit tougher through the rocky slope to a place called Bamboo. The destination for today, Dovan, is another few hours of effort on the trail towards Annapurna Base Camp.
Overnight at lodge.
The trek enters into the high-altitude range, so the walking in leisurely pace is always a wise action. You have to be careful to avoid the altitude sickness; should take in enough water to prevent from dehydration. Again, the trek goes through the rhododendron and bamboo forest along with the view of waterfalls. After about 4 hours of amazing mountain walk, you reach Deurali for overnight stay closer to Machhapuchhre base camp.
Start the trek early today towards the top and highest point of the trek that is Annapurna Base camp. On the way, you walk past Machapuchare Base Camp (MBC) that is located at 3700m. Keep your walk on an easy pace so as to acclimatize with the increasing altitude. The Annapurna base camp or Annapurna sanctuary boasts an undisturbed Himalayan attraction around.
Overnight at lodge.
Early in the morning, enjoy the sunrise over the snowcapped Himalayan peaks. Hike to the sunrise point above the base camp. You can see the memorial Stupas and prayer flags around there along with glacier. You can also see the panoramic views of the Himalayas. The place looks like a little heaven. Later, hike down to lodge for breakfast before starting on the trek back down to Bamboo for overnight stay.
Overnight at lodge
From Bamboo, walk back to Chomrong down the same trail that you used to trek to the Annapurna Base Camp a few days earlier. You will trek all the way down to Jhinu Danda, which is a nice place to spend an overnight. You can enjoy the natural hot spring bath there, located on the edge of the glacial river that is 20 minutes’ walk down from the lodge.
Overnight at lodge.
From Jhinu, follow the ridge above the Modi Khola on its right bank to finish the last day of trek. It is an easy day of walk as the trail doesn’t traverse as steeply as the other days. You can see beautiful waterfalls, green farming terraces and bee hives hanging on cliff. You pass various tiny villages on your trek before reaching Nayapul. Once you reach Nayapul, you take a drive back to Pokhara and enjoy the evening in the lake city.
Overnight at hotel.
Take a drive back to Kathmandu on the same highway you took to go to Pokhara earlier. Another six hours on the highway will give you time to observe the villages and towns on the way from a different angle. After reaching Kathmandu and checking into hotel, you will have some free time to wander around the streets of Thamel.
We will drive you to airport for the departure flight three prior to your flight schedule.
Since beginning of conversations, Saurav Shrestha has been quick responding and quite helpful to us. Everything was very well organized beforehand and we were well taken care since the moment we were in Kathmandu. We booked the ABC trek as described on their website. our Guide Kumar and Kanchha dai our porter, always happy, was like a second guide to us. He is passionate about nature and never hesitates to stop to tell us something about a plant or an animal we came across. Sometimes he would even stop to show us pictures taken from his mobile, to let us see how the landscapes we were walking by looked like a few weeks ago when the clouds were not there! Many thanks to the ABC and EBC Nepal Trekking Adventure Pvt. Ltd. team for ensuring that our dreamed trip to ABC went smoothly and sucucesfuly. Looking forward to come back. All in all, if you decide to go through an agency, this one is a safe bet for your journey.
On 24th - 30th Nov, I went to Nepal trekking with my friend and our porter-Bishal. It was so lucky that the weather through out the trip is excellent. We can successfully see the sunrise Poon Hill as well as ABC. Thanks to our professional porter-Bishal, the trip is far more easier and smooth. He has good knowledge about each checkpoint and the traveling time in between. We don’t have to be worried about going to the wrong direction and location. Mostly importantly, he help us booked the best inns with wonderful views and food which saves a lot of time. Especially in ABC, it is essential to book the hotel beforehand as it is a famous trekking route for people around the world. Bishal really helps us solve a lot of problems like language boundary.
I just had a joyful time with my porter Bishal in abc route. He speaks fluent English and is very helpful. During the 8 days, Bishal took care a lot of me and my friend. He booked the lodge in advance to ensure we have room. Besides, he know the route very well which make us very confident in him. I would definitely recommend Bishal to those who want to trek in abc route !
It was an memorable trip to us, everything is well organized and there always has a follow-up. There’s a car to pick up us in the hotel and send us back after the trekking. The guide named Raju can speak good English, patient enough to explain the trekking to us in advance. He was very nice and supportive during the trip, we felt confortable all the time. I should mention that the restrooms in the mountain are clear than we expected, no bad smells. The pricing of the food is reasonable. All that makes this trip memorable and satisfied.