The first three days cover the arrival, a day of Kathmandu Valley sightseeing and the overland drive to Pokhara. From there the trek runs through Tikhedhunga, Ghorepani, Poon Hill, Chhomrong and Dovan to Annapurna Base Camp, before a lower return route through Bamboo and Jhinu Danda back to the road for the drive home.
Hotels in Kathmandu and Pokhara are comfortable three-star properties with private bathrooms and hot water, while nights on the trail are spent in family-run guesthouses with twin rooms, shared facilities, a heated common room and blankets as standard, becoming simpler in facilities the higher the trail climbs. A sleeping bag is still worth packing for the colder nights near base camp.
Guides on this route know both the city sights and the mountain trail equally well, having grown up in villages the trek passes through, and the itinerary is built with enough buffer to absorb a delayed flight or a slow acclimatisation day without derailing the schedule. Permits, hotels, guesthouses and transport are all confirmed in advance of departure.
Group sizes stay small enough that the pace can flex around the people on any given trip, and a first aid kit and communications equipment travel with every group above Chhomrong.
Kathmandu Valley holds some of the densest clusters of temples and stupas anywhere in Asia, from the cremation ghats at Pashupatinath to the hilltop stupa at Swayambhunath and the ancient royal square in Patan, each reachable within a short drive of the city centre where an airport pickup meets every arrival at the start of the trip. Pokhara, the gateway to the Annapurna region, sits on Phewa Lake with the Annapurna range as a backdrop and a much slower pace than the capital.
Beyond Pokhara the trail climbs through terraced farmland and rhododendron forest into Gurung and Magar villages, eventually reaching the Annapurna Sanctuary, a natural bowl of peaks that can only be reached on foot and forms the dramatic backdrop to the final days of the trip.
Hotels in Kathmandu and Pokhara are comfortable three-star or better properties with private bathrooms and hot water, giving a proper rest before and after the trekking days. On the trail itself, nights are spent in family-run guesthouses with twin rooms and shared facilities that grow simpler the higher the route climbs.
Every guesthouse has a heated common room in the evenings, a welcome spot to warm up after a long day, and hot showers are usually available below Chhomrong for a small extra charge. Blankets are provided as standard, though a sleeping bag is still worth packing for the colder nights near base camp.
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