Day 01: Kathmandu to Besisahar by Bus-(7-8hours) 850m/2,790ft
Early start to make the bus journey around 8 hours to Besisahar (850m), the starting point of the trek. Passing through many small villages on the way will fascinate you with snippets of every day living in these lowland villages.
Day 02: Besisahar to Bahundanda-(5-6hours) 1,310m/4,298ft
Walk involves crossing a few suspension bridges, waterfalls, several ups and downs hill sections, across rice paddies and subtropical forest. You eventually ascend to Bahundanda (Hills of Brahmins) for the over night, a village set on a long ridge at 1310m.
Day 03: Bahundanda to Chamje-(5-6hours) 1,430m/4,690ft
we descend through amphitheatre-shaped rice terraces, along a steep vertical cliff, lush forests, and some culturally intriguing villages. We start gradually walking up after crossing suspension bridge in the Mayshyangdi River and get Jagat where we will step for lunch. We will have one and half hours further rocky trail walk to reach Chamje.
Day 04: Chamje to Dharapani-(5-6hours) 1,950m/6,396ft
Cross a suspension bridge in Marshyangdi river just right after you left chamje and You will enter to Manang district after walking up hills before to reach tal, Barley and potatoes and then through forests of bamboo and Rhododendrons. Just right after the tal, you will across the river and continue walking through the cliffy way right above the river and reach Dharapani at late afternoon.
Day 05: Dharapani to Chame-(5-6hours) 2,630m/8,628ft
Encounter some typical Tibetan villages enroute before to reach Chame. Chame is districts headquarter of Manang. Beautiful views of the Mt. Lamjung and Annapurna II can be seen from your hotel.
Day 06: Chame to Upper Pisang-(5-6hours) 3,700m/12,136ft
Path through a very dense pine forest will bring you to the dramatic curved rock face, rising 1500m from the river. As the trail opens up you will be surrounded by Himalayan Peaks all the way to Pisang.
Day 07: Day Acclimatize-3,700m/12,136ft
We will have a rest day here. Check and set up all the gears for climbing and acclimatized. Enjoy the whole day with very nice magnificent views of all the Annapurnas, Gangapurna and Tilicho.
Day 08 Trek to Pisang Peak Base Camp-(3-4hours) 4,380m/14,370ft
Walking up towards Base camp after a day relax in Upper Pisang. From Upper Pisang village, the path ascends through sparse wood and pasture to a Kharka at (4,380m) which is considered the best place for setting up the base camp. It is in a flat alpine section along the well worn trail.
Day 09 Trek to Pisang Peak High Camp-(3-4hours) 5,400m/17,712ft
Walk for 4 -5 hours and set up our high camp at the height of 5400m after climbing to a shoulder on the south west ridge.
Day 10: Summit to the Peak and back to Base Camp-(7-9hours) 6,091m/19,980ft
Summit on Pisang Peak. From the High Camp,the well defined ridge leads to the final snow slop which is quite steep and more technical to reach the summit. will walk back down to Base Camp.
Day 11: Pisang Peak Base Camp to Manang Valley-(5-6hours)3,450m/11,316ft
Trek to Pisang village and continue trek to Manang village walking across the riverside. Here, you will notice a contrast with the landscape and vegetation. Incredible views of the towering Himalayan Peaks. Manang is a great Mt. Valley which has a rich customs & tradition and gives you an opportunity to observe a traditional lifestyle of Manangi People.
Day 12: Manang to Yak Kharka-(3-4hours) 4,110m/13,480ft
Start trek after breakfast and leave the trail off to Tilicho Lake on the left corner and continue a short walk up to Yak Kharka, a small settlement set at 4,110m/13,484ft. we will have a gradual ascent towards a little hill and way goes more right behind the hill and reach yak kharka.
Day 13: Yak Kharka to Thorong Pedi-(3-4hours) 4,600m/15,092ft
A small places although busy settlement catering to the needs of trekkers and climbers. It is situated at the bottom of the thorong la and the trails continually step up to Thorong la afterwards.
Day 14: Cross Thorong la in morning and back to Muktinath-(8-10hours) 5,416m/17,765ft
Crossing this fabulasThrong La pass {5,416m/17,769ft} will be an unforgettable experience. However, The views from the trail and from the pass itself are outstanding high Himalayan scenes. We will enjoy the top And start a long descent to another part of the Annapurna and reach Muktinath at evening.
Day 15: Trek down to Kagbeni-(3-4hours)
Easy walking day down to Kagbeni. After 30 minute walk from Muktinath, we will arrive Jharkot, a rich village which still have similar culture and tradition like Tibet. It is probably a best village to overview the landscapes and combination of dry hills with green field.
Day 16: Trek to Jomsom-(3-4hours) 2,800m/9,184ft
Walking through the sand bar of Kali Gandaki river. You can give an hour enroute to look for fossils on riverside while walking because finding a natural fossil from the Kaligandaki River. We will make this walk before the wind start blowing in Kaligandaki valley. Jomsom is the head quarter of Mustang and it is inhabitant of Thakali people with rich culture and tradition.
Day 17: Early morning flight to Pokhara-(25min flight)8,20m/2,690ft
Early morning and get ready for the Trans Himalayan flight to Pokhara. The flight transit through between two high peaks Annapurna and Dhaulagiri and give us a wonderful opportunity to enjoy with best views of surrounding Himalayas.
