14-Day Annapurna Base Camp Trek from Kathmandu with Poon Hill

• As per your arrival time, our staff will pick you up at the airport and take you to your hotel. 

• Refresh and relax in the afternoon, followed by a welcome dinner in the evening. 

• In the meantime, we introduce you to your trekking guide.

• Today you will spend sightseeing around Kathmandu. 

• You will visit four world heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley: Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swayambunath (Monkey Temple), and Bouddha Nath.

Duration: 3 hours

• Your trekking guide will meet you at 6:00 AM and take you to the Tourist Bus Station. 

• You will enjoy travelling alongside the Trisuli and Marshyangdi rivers and passing by beautiful sceneries and rural villages. 

• We will check into our hotel and freshen up upon arrival at the Pokhara. Then your guide will take you boating on Fewa Lake and walking around the Phewa Lake.

Duration: by Tourist Bus - 6-7 hours

• After breakfast, we will drive you to Nayapul and commence our Annapurna Base Camp Trek the right way. 

• We will pass by Birthanthi village, where your trekking permits are checked. 

• We then continue our trek, observing beautiful waterfalls and forest scenery. Crossing the Modi Khola river, we leave for Thikhe Dhunga and Ulleri for our first overnight stay in rural Nepal. 

• As we continue our trek, we will cross another river, the Bhurungdi river. After crossing two suspension bridges of Tikhedungda, we will climb almost 3000 steps of Ulleri hill and finally step into the lodge where we stay.

Duration: 1-hour driving and 4.5 hours walking.

• From here, the trail gradually climbs, and views of Annapurna South and Hiun Chuli are seen from the top of Ulleri. 

• We pass by dense rhododendron and oak forests and the villages of Banthanti and Nangethani. 

• When we arrive in Ghorepani village, we will have to trek for another 10 minutes to reach the ridge for beautiful panoramic views of the Dhaulagiri and Annapurna ranges. 

We will stay at a lodge here.

Duration: 5-7 hours

• You will be given a wake-up call to get ready for a hike to Poon Hill (3210m). Poon Hill is an ideal sunrise spot to see the panoramic views of the Dhaulagiri and Annapurna ranges. 

• Walking in the dark with the help of torchlight, we arrive at Poon Hill after 45 minutes. 

• We will spend around half an hour and head back down to our Guest House for breakfast.

• We pack our bags and trek to Tadapani (2650m) via Deurali and Banthanti. 

• Along the trail, we will definitely see monkeys and some birds. Tadapani itself is a nice view point from which we can see a close view of Annapurna South (7129m), Hiun Chuli (6440m), and The Fishtail (6997m).

Duration: 6-7 hours

• Today, we go downhill for 2 hours. 

• We will cross a small stream and then gradually climb Gurung settlement of Gurjung. 

• We will reach Chhomrong for and take a rest for rest of the day. Chhomrong is a bigger settlement of the Gurung community.

Duration: 7 hours

• Observing a morning view from Chomrong, we continue our trekking to get to Himalaya via Bamboo and Dovan. 

• Today's walking is completely different as we walk though a deep gorge and on the banks of the Modi river. 

• Today, you will hear the noise of Modi river and the birds on the background while walking and that will concentrate your mind. 

• You will have a chance to see some wildlife including monkeys and Himalayan goats.

Duration: 5 hours

• Today, we trek towards our final destination Annapurna Base Camp( ABC). 

• You will be overwhelmed by the scenic beauty being surrounded by the snow -capped mountains. 

• In the afternoon, your guide will take you for a close view of the Annapurna I (8091m), where you will see Annapurna glacier.

• Annapurna South997200m), Hiun Chuli(6444m) and Fishtail (6793m) and Annapurna III will be standing on your back.

Duration: 5 hours

• We will wake up early in the morning and see the magnificent sun rise view. 

• You will have a chance to take photos while sun rays hitting the Himalayas. 

• By the time, breakfast will be ready!! 

• We will then return to Bamboo hiking all the way downhill. 

• You will lose almost 2000 metres in 6-7 hours when you Bamboo.

Duration:  6-7 hours

• Leaving Bamboo behind, we climb for 30 minutes to reach Khuldighar where the experimental sheep farm is. From here, the trail is gradual up first then flat and downhill until we arrive Sinuwa. 

• We trek downhill again and after crossing over the Chhomrong Khola uphill to up to Chhomrong village.

• From Chhomrong, the trail descends very steeply for 1 hour to the village of Jhinu. 

• We drop our bags here to go for taking a bath on the hot springs descending to Modi Khola river.

Duration: 5 hours

• Today is the last day of the ABC trek.

• Leaving Jhinu, we firstly descend, cross the river and follow the Flat all the way to Birethanti then returning to Nayapul. Here our vehicle will have been waiting to drive back to Pokhara.

• We check into our hotel and your “Happy Hour” starts thereafter.

Duration: 6 hours and 1 - hour drive.

• You can either drive back to Kathmandu or alternatively take a 30 min flight at an additional cost. 

• On this successful journey to ABC, we will offer a farewell dinner.

Duration - 7 hours

• As per your departure time schedule, we take you to the airport for your return journey. 

• We must say you a 'sad good bye' then!