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Annapurna Circuit

Annapurna · Trek

Terraced farmland to high desert, closing over the Thorong La.

Duration
16 days
Difficulty
Challenging
Max altitude
5,416 m
Best seasons
Spring, Autumn
Group size
Max 12
Region
Annapurna

Overview

The journey

The classic circuit, and still the most varied trail in Nepal — rice terraces and rhododendron give way to pine, then to the arid, Tibetan-feeling upper valleys, before the long dawn climb to the Thorong La at 5,416 m and the drop into Mustang.

Day by day

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Besisahar to Chame

    2,670 m

    The road up the Marsyangdi, then the first walking day into pine forest.

  2. 5

    Manang

    3,540 m

    A rest day in the old trading village, with an acclimatisation walk to the ice lake.

  3. 9

    Thorong Phedi to Muktinath

    5,416 m

    A pre-dawn start for the pass, then the long drop into Mustang.

  4. 13

    Jomsom and the Kali Gandaki

    2,720 m

    Apple orchards and the deepest gorge on earth, on the way out.

Good to know

Frequently asked

Parts of the valley floor now carry a road, so we route you onto the NATT walking trails wherever they exist — you barely see it.

Long rather than technical. It is a five-to-six hour climb from Phedi starting around 4am, on a clear path, with the altitude doing most of the work.

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