10-Day Annapurna Circuit Trek from Kathmandu with Thorong La Pass

• The flight into Kathmandu is breathtaking, with panoramic views of the valley and the towering Himalayan ranges. Once you land and complete your arrival formalities at Tribhuvan International Airport, our agent will greet and welcome you, then drive you to your hotel.
• Later in the evening, your guide will assist you with all your travel requirements for the trek. Once everything is ready, we will head out for dinner at a typical Nepali restaurant.

Accommodation in Kathmandu.

• You will wake up early in the morning, have breakfast at your hotel, and then we will receive you there.
• We will drive to Dumre by bus via the Kathmandu-Pokhara highway, then follow the Marshyangdi River to Besisahar, a journey of about 6 hours in total. This is where our trek really starts.

Spend the night at Besisahar.

Accommodation

B/L/D

• Eat breakfast in Besisahar and drive by private jeep to Manang for 8 to 9 hours, crossing the Marsyangdi River, waterfalls, and small villages on the way to Manang.
• Leaving Pisang behind, head west, passing several small villages and fascinating Buddhist monasteries before arriving at Manang, the largest village in the area.

Accommodation

B/L/D

• Wake up in the morning, have breakfast, go out for a hike, and enjoy a rest day in Manang. The dramatic setting of Manang makes for a pleasant rest and acclimatization day, with the added benefit of hot showers.
• The best way to acclimatize is to do some high climbing and then return to the lower altitude of Manang for sleeping.

Accommodation

B/L/D

• Wake up early in the morning, have breakfast, and then head out for your trek.
• Trek through Manang, where the altitude rises as the route snakes through the mountains and up to Yak Kharka.
• Enjoy gorgeous views of the Annapurna range during the hike and from the tea house at Yak Kharka.
• When you reach your hotel, have a rest and leave your belongings there, then go out for a short acclimatization hike before returning to the hotel and sleeping well after dinner.

Accommodation

B/L/D

• After your early morning breakfast, move out for your trek from Yak Kharka, passing pastures of grazing yak, small chortens, and streams before arriving at Phedi.
• When you reach your hotel, have a rest and leave your belongings there, then go out for a short acclimatization hike before returning to the hotel and sleeping well after dinner.

Accommodation

B/L/D

• On this day, you will wake up very early in the morning, have breakfast, take some packed lunch, and then head out for your long trekking day. This will be an adventurous day, with a tougher uphill walk to Muktinath via Thorong La Pass (5416 m). Keep a slow, steady pace and enjoy the views while hiking.
• When you reach Muktinath, you will have a lunch break. After that, you can continue to Jomsom by jeep, where you will stay overnight. This will be your last day in the mountains.

Accommodation

B/L/D

• You will have an early morning breakfast and head to the airport to catch your morning flight.
• Then you will reach Pokhara and be transferred to a hotel to take some rest, or go out for sightseeing in Pokhara.

Overnight in Pokhara hotel.

• Eat breakfast and take a tourist bus from Pokhara to Kathmandu along the countryside road for 6 hours.
• Spend the afternoon at a hotel in Kathmandu.
• Later in the evening, we will join together for a special dinner to mark the end of your adventure.

• Transfer to the international airport to board your return flight.