Annapurna Base Camp Trek
Annapurna Base Camp Trek
Annapurna Base Camp Trek
14 Days Starting and ending in Kathmandu
Visiting: Kathmandu, Pokhara, Ulleri, Nayapul Trekking Starting Point, Ghode Pani, Tadapani, Poon Hill Sunrise Viewpoint, Chhomrong, The Himalayan Hotel, Annapurna Base Camp, Bamboo Lodge Restaurant, Jhinu Danda, Syauli Bazar Guest House
Tour operator:
Tour code:
ATH3222
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Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
1 - 15
Age range:
10-75
Special diets catered:
Vegetarians, Vegans, Meat
Tour operated in:
EnglishTrip Styles:
Active, Adventure Tours, Small Group, Walking Hiking and Trekking
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Tour Overview
Annapurna Base Camp Trek is one of the most popular treks in Nepal. This trek combines some of the most spectacular mountain scenery, providing a fascinating insight into the modern hill life of Nepal. This trek is also known as Annapurna Sanctuary Trek because of the combination of views of mighty Himalayan peaks and great culture. Annapurna Base Camp at 4130 m has very unique and incredibly spectacular settings. It is surrounded by the majestic peaks of Annapurna I (8091 m), Annapurna South (7219 m), Machapuchhre (6993 m) and Hiunchuli (6441 m). This trek is extraordinary in terms of height and depths and the varied ecosystem it provides. The base camp itself is the main attraction of this trip. It is fully covered with beautiful snowy landscape and glaciers there will surely take your breath away. The trail goes through green forest filled with rhododendron, rice paddies, and the terraced farmland treats you to unparalleled mountain scenery surrounded by enormous mountains giving you an inside experience into the Nepalese life and culture. This trek will indeed make you feel you are in one of the most unique journeys in the whole world.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Arrive In Kathmandu (1,400 M)
Location: Kathmandu
Accommodation: Hotel
Our airport representative will be receiving you at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu and s/he will be displaying an Ace the Himalaya signboard outside the airport terminal. You will be then transferred to your respective hotel in our private tourist vehicle.
Note: If you happen to arrive after 4 pm you would be briefed about the trip by our guide, this will be the pre-trip meeting for you, so please make sure that you ask all the questions. But if you arrive earlier than 4 pm, your pre-trip meeting would be on that very day at our office.
Day 2 : Guided Sightseeing In Kathmandu
Location: Kathmandu
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
After a hearty breakfast, at 8.30 am your sightseeing trip will start. You will have a private vehicle and a professional tour guide at your disposal. Today we will visit 3 World Heritage Sites: Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhanath Stupa and Bhaktapur Durbar Square.
The rest of our time in Kathmandu is free for further exploration and some last-minute shopping in Thamel area for trekking essentials.
Day 3 : Drive To Pokhara (900 M) In A Tourist Bus – 7 To 8 Hours
Location: Pokhara
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Our trekking staff will pick you up from the hotel at 6:30 am and escort you to the tourist bus station. The bus to Pokhara leaves at around 7:30 am. A beautiful valley set on the banks of the Phewa Lake, Pokhara is also known for its panoramic views of Annapurna and Machapuchare (shape of fish tail) in the north, Dhaulagiri in the west and Lamjung Himal and Manaslu in the east. It is smaller and much less hectic than Kathmandu, hence providing the perfect starting point for our trek.
Day 4 : Drive To Hile (1,430 M) - 2 To 3 Hours And Trek To Ulleri (2,020 M) – 1.5 To 2 Hours
Location: Ulleri, Nayapul Trekking Starting Point
Accommodation: Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
We will take a drive for 3 hours from Pokhara to Hile before starting the trek. The road until Nayapul is paved in concrete. It takes about 1.5 hours to reach there. Beyond this point until Hile, the drive for 1.5 hours will be in dirt and unpaved road. It will be a bumpy ride, so be prepared mentally for the challenge. We will rest for a while and then start our trek to Ulleri, a large Magar village. Today’s walk provides a short and relatively easy day and the journey familiarizes climbers with the experience of trekking in Nepal.
Day 5 : Trek To Ghorepani (2,840 M) - 5 To 6 Hours
Location: Ghode Pani
Accommodation: Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
We move on towards our destination Ghorepani, a popular scenic village at an altitude of 2,840 m. The trail ascends more gently from Ulleri, through fine forests of oak and rhododendrons, towards Banthanti at 2,250 m. Then we trek towards Nangethanti at 2,460 m. After an hour walk we arrive at Ghorepani.
Day 6 : Hike Up To Poon Hill (3,210 M) And Trek To Tadapani (2,610 M) - 7 Hours
Location: Tadapani, Poon Hill Sunrise Viewpoint
Accommodation: Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today, very early in the morning, we start an hour hike to Poon Hill at an elevation of 3,210 m, a brilliant mountain range spectacle; this vantage point provides an unobstructed view of the sunrise over the high Himalayas. There we spend about 1 hour and returning to Ghorepani, we take a hot breakfast. Then we make a climb along ridges, and through pine and rhododendron forests, towards Deurali (2,960 m). After that, we descend to the Banthanti, then turn off to Tadapani.
Day 7 : Trek To Chomrong (2,140 M) – 4 To 5 Hours
Location: Chhomrong
Accommodation: Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
The day starts with a steep downhill through rhododendron forests. Leaving Tadapani, we descend through the forests and then the trail eases as we reach Gurjung which is the village of Gurung people. From here it is an easy walk to Chomrong at an elevation of 2,140 m.
Day 8 : Trek To Himalaya Hotel (2,950 M) - 5 To 6 Hours
Location: The Himalayan Hotel
Accommodation: Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today the trail drops down to the Chomrong Khola and again we continue climbing to Khuldighar at 2,380 m where there used to be an ACAP (Annapurna Conservation Area) check post. There is a clearing in the forest a little further on, from which, the route travels very steeply down a rock bank, then levels out, running through thickets of bamboo at the bottom of the gorge, keeping always on the west side of the river. We walk through bamboo and rhododendron forests to the Himalayan Hotel.
Day 9 : Trek To Annapurna Base Camp (4,130 M) - 6 To 7 Hours
Location: Annapurna Base Camp
Accommodation: Lodge, Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today the trail climbs on past the Hinko Cave, Deurali and then Machapuchare Base Camp, which isn’t really a base camp since climbing Mt Machapuchare is not permitted. Since it is totally surrounded by mountains, this area is known as the Annapurna Sanctuary. Two hours trek from Machapuchare Base Camp takes us to the Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) at elevation of 4,130 m. There, we will view unobstructed views of mountain scenery, which is very spectacular.
Day 10 : Trek To Bamboo (2345 M) - 6 To 7 Hours
Location: Bamboo Lodge Restaurant
Accommodation: Lodge, Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
We follow the same trail down today. The trail drops by 1,700 m to the bank of Modi Khola to Bamboo at 2,345 m where there are a few teahouse/lodges available to stay at.
Day 11 : Trek To Jhinu (1,780 M) - 4 To 5 Hours
Location: Jhinu Danda
Accommodation: Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
We follow the same trail until Chomrong. Once we have passed Khuldighar, there is an experimental sheep farm. The trail continues through rhododendron and bamboo fields. From Chomrong, the trail descends very steeply to the Jhinu, where we can bath in natural hot springs.
Day 12 : Trek To Syauli Bazaar (1,220 M) And Drive To Pokhara – 6 Hours
Location: Syauli Bazar Guest House, Pokhara
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
From Jhinu wa walk on the right side of the Modi Khola (River) for 3.5 hours until Syauli Bazaar, the end point of our trek. Today’s walk can be considered one of the best and most relaxing walks of the entire trek. We will rest for a while in Syauli Bazaar and then take a drive to Pokhara. The road until Nayapul is unpaved and uneven as it was recently made. We will have a bumpy and challenging drive. This section lasts for 2 hours of the total drive. From Nayapul onwards, the road is paved in conrete and is more maintained than the previous section. But it is still a mountain road, so we need to be careful. In 1.5 hours from Nayapul, we will reach Pokhara.
After checking into the hotel, we will then walk to the Fewa Lake for our boating trip to Barahi Temple.
Day 13 : Drive Back To Kathmandu (1,400 M) In A Tourist Bus - 7 To8 Hours
Location: Kathmandu
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
We will be driving back to Kathmandu in the morning.
If you are interested in extending the trip, there are many options such as Chitwan jungle safari, river rafting adventure, Kathmandu shopping tour, mountain biking and other activities.
In the evening, we host a farewell dinner in a fine restaurant. (Your guide(s) and an office staff will accompany you).
Day 14 : Transfer To The International Airport For Your Final Departure
Location: Kathmandu
Meals Included: Breakfast
The trip concludes today. Our airport representative will drop you at the international airport in Kathmandu for your flight departure from Nepal.
What's Included
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Accommodation
Standard twin-sharing accommodation in a three-star hotel in Kathmandu (3 nights only) and Pokhara (2 nights only) and guesthouse accommodation during the trek in twin-share and dormitory-style rooms (8 nights only)
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Airport Transfers at Destination
2 airport transfers during arrival and departure
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Entrance Fees
Entrance fees during the guided sightseeing in Kathmandu and Pokhara
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Meals – Breakfast Only
During the hotel stay in Kathmandu and Pokhara
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Meals – Full Board
All three meals (Breakfast, lunch and dinner) during the trekking days only
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Fully Guided
Authorised city guides during sightseeing and licensed trek guides during the trekking
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Porter
The required number of local staff and porters to carry your luggage during the trek (We assign one porter for every two guests.)
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Food, accommodation, salary, insurance, equipment and medicine for all staff
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Permits
TIMS permit for trekking and ACAP permit to enter Annapurna Conservation Area
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Down jacket and sleeping bag by Ace the Himalaya (which need to be returned after the trek)
What's Not Included
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Country Entry Visas
You can obtain the visa easily upon your arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu (Tourist Visa with Multiple Entries for 15 days can be obtained by paying US $ 30 or equivalent foreign currency.
Similarly, Tourist Visa with Multiple Entries for 30 days and 90 days can be obtained by paying US $50 and $ 125 respectively.
Please bring 2 copies of passport size photos.
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Tipping and Gratuities
Tipping is expected.
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Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu and Pokhara
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Travel insurance which covers emergency high-altitude rescue and evacuation
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International Travel
International airfare and airport departure tax
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Alcoholic, hot and cold drinks
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Personal trekking equipment
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Any other expenses that are not mentioned in the Price Includes section
Check out our Q&As
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Do you require a visa for this holiday?
Yes.
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Are vaccinations required for this tour?
Yes
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Can you assist with pre or post tour accommodation?
Yes
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