Annapurna circuit trek with Tilicho Lake - 18 Days

Namaste and Welcome. Today one of our representative will receive you at the airport upon your

arrival. You will then transfer to the hotel in Thamel.

In the evening you will meet with your guide & will be briefly described the trekking. Afterward, you are

free to explore the Thamel.

This day is the most important day because we have to make trekking permit for Annapurna Circuit trek.

In the meantime, you will have a pleasant day in Kathmandu which is also the capital city of Nepal. You will explore the world heritage sites located in Kathmandu- the holy Pashupatinath temple, Bouddhanath (Little Tibet), Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple) & monasteries, old Royal Palaces, and courtyard.

Today you will drive to Besisahar. You will pass through beautiful mountain areas, drive mostly alongside the river and will take around 6-7 hours to reach Besisahar. There is Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) office in Besisahar. You will check in here. Overnight stay in Besisahar.

Early morning after breakfast you will drive to Dharapani by local jeep via Chamje village. The trail passes through barley, rice and potato fields; and waterfalls. Overnight stay in Daharapani.

This is the first day of your trekking. After breakfast, your morning walk leads on winding a path through bush and pine forest and past Bagarchhap and Danaque village, followed by a steep climb of few hours to Timang village that offers very good views of Manaslu-Lamjung and Annapurna II.

From Timang village we walk a short downhill and bit up, eventually reaching the Chame for an overnight stop. Chame is a major city of the Manang district.

The adventure continues from Chame heading into the cooler zones and nearer to mountainous regions, because the morning walk leads into the lush alpine forest of bush and pine trees, following the Marshyangdi River. Short up- and down-hill strips bring you to Bhartang village.

After Bhartang village, we cross a bridge over the torrential Marysangdi River and head uphill through alpine woodlands with views of Chulu’s and Pisang peaks. We reach a little settlement around Dukuripokhari around lunch time. Within the afternoon we walk on flat land to the lower Pisang village for an overnight stop after passing rows of prayer wheels with nearest views of Pisang and Annapurna II peaks.

The day starts with a short walk leading us to a gradual climb into lovely forests jam-packed with pine trees and bush. We walk downhill to Hongde, a village with a small airport when that the tree lines begin to fade coming into barren and dry land.

(You might trek to the higher path via Ghyaru & Ngawal village that offers nice mountain views of Mt. Manaslu, Annapurna II, Annapurna III, Lamjumg Himal, Tilicho Himal, Gangapurna, Pisang peak, Chulu peak)

The walk continues to Manang village, giving very good mountain views. On the way, we stop for a visit to previous Braga that contains previous Buddhist relics. From there, we trek for another hour and make in Manang village wherever we will stop for the night.

After many days of continuous trekking, today you stay at Manang for acclimatization. It is important for you to acclimatize this day because the altitude is going to rise up to 4700m in coming days.

We will go for side hike to Gangapurna Lake and doing some excursions with the wonderful views around the villages. We can also visit the Himalayan Rescue Association Clinic. Overnight stay in hotel.

After a pleasant and exciting day at Manang village our trek continuous to our highlight of this trip at Tilicho Lake. From Manang Village, our route diverts from main Annapurna circuit trail to reach the last village of Manang at Khangsar located on route Tilicho Lake. From here walk uphill to reach Shree Kharka for overnight stay.

Another short day walks this morning entering into the more barren and windswept area, after a short downhill for few hours with uphill climb gaining altitude to our destination at Tilicho base camp for an overnight before the highest lake.

Early morning you will hike to Tilicho Lake. The Tilicho Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world as sometimes the reflection of the surrounding peaks are seen on the turquoise waters, at other times the lake is literally frozen. Take a break and enjoy the moment.

After a wonderful time in Tilicho Lake, you will head back to base camp. After having launch at base camp, you will then follow back the same trail to Shree Kharka for an overnight saty.

From here, now you will return back to main trail of Annapurna circuit at Yak kharka. On the way you can see a lot of yaks grazing and standing around. Walk until you cross the bridge over the river between Gumsang and Yak Kharka. Overnight stay.

Early morning after breakfast we head towards Thorang Phedi for a shortstop to catch our breath on this high altitude. We then ascend steeply on a zig-zag-shaped path for regarding one hour to reach in our highest overnight stop of the journey at Thorang High Camp at 4,925 m altitude. To sleep at the High Camp provides an excellent advantage for the crossing of the high Thorang-la pass next morning as we are able to save energy and time.

A Big Day! And also the main highlight of this overwhelming adventure! after early morning breakfast we begin our slow and long ascent to Thorang-La pass on a winding path, reaching the highest at 5,416 m Thorang-la pass. This is the highest spot of the journey which provides the wonderful views of Dhaulagiri and Thorang peak, and many more Chulus and Damodar Himal within the Mustang.

After this exciting experience, we start our long descent to a small settlement known as Phedi. From here, we continue on a pleasing path for an hour to reach Muktinath for our overnight stop.

Muktinath is a sacred place for Hindus and Buddhists. The word “Muktinath” virtually means that ‘the place for Nirvana or Liberation’. Visit the temple premises with 108 holy waterspouts whereas enjoying grand views of the North Face of Dhaulagiri.

Today our trek first go down to Kagbeni, which is a 990 meter descend through meadows, streams and fruit trees like peach orchards. Then we continue going down to Jomson (more correctly Dzongsam, or “new fort”). Overnight at Jomsom.

After the adventurous journey you will finally drive back to the beautiful city Pokhara for overnight stay. You will have a pleasure time in Pokhara.

(You can also directly go by plane to Pokhara which is just takes 20 mins.)

Early morning you will drive back to Kathmandu. Soon you reach Kathmandu you will be transfer back to your hotel and also the afternoon is free for your individual activities as you’ll wish to travel buying souvenirs or fancy the urban environment of Kathmandu after two weeks within the calm and remote mountains.

If it’s departure day for you then we will drop you to the airport as per your flight time by one of our representative.

With a sweet memories together but not as the last time, we will bid farewell hoping to see you again in future.

If it’s not a departure day then we can have a discussion about your future trip or anything else.