14-Day Annapurna Base Camp Trek with Poon Hill Sunrise

• Arrive in Kathmandu at any time. We will welcome you and explain the program further.

• There are no planned activities for the day, so check into the hotel and enjoy an overnight stay.

• Take an early morning flight or drive to Pokhara, the beautiful lake city, and catch great views of the Himalayas.

• Enjoy a free afternoon walk along the lakeside.

• Overnight stay at the hotel.

Drive to Nayapul from Pokhara in about 1.5 hours, then trek to Tikhedhunga in around 4 hours.

• Depart from Pokhara in the morning by private car after breakfast. The road winds through the scenic countryside for about 1.5 hours to Nayapul, where the trekking trail begins. This is the confluence of the Modi River, draining Annapurna Base Camp, and the Burungdi River.

• Follow the Burungdi River upstream, climbing gradually for about 4 hours to Tikhedhunga. Tikhedhunga is a small, charming village full of lodges, where we spend the night.

• After breakfast, start the day's walk with a steep climb to Ulleri village. There are about 3,000 stone steps to Ulleri, which take about 2 hours to climb.

• From Ulleri, the trail climbs gradually through the forest for another 4 hours to Ghorepani at 2,800 m. Ghorepani is a mountain pass overlooking the deep Kali Gandaki Valley, wedged between the two eight-thousand-meter peaks of Dhaulagiri and Annapurna.

Poon Hill is the most beautiful viewpoint in the Annapurna region.

• Hike for about 50 minutes to Poon Hill at 3,200 m for sunrise views over the Himalayan peaks. You can see about 15 different peaks, including Dhaulagiri I (8,167 m / 7th highest), Annapurna I (8,091 m / 10th highest), and Manaslu (8,156 m / 8th highest).

• After breakfast, head for our next destination, Tadapani. The trail passes through rhododendron forest with a few ups and downs of about 400 m each.

• Tadapani offers beautiful views of Annapurna South and Fishtail Mountain. From here, we descend steeply about 900 m to the valley basin at the Ghurjung River.

• Then climb gradually along the mountainside to Chhomrong, perched high on the mountain ridge. Chhomrong is a large Gurung village at the corridor of Annapurna Sanctuary. The village offers close-up views of Annapurna South (7,219 m) and Fishtail (6,993 m).

• Trek down to Chhomrong Khola (river), then climb up to Sinwa in 3 hours.

• From here, we enter the steep valley towards Annapurna Sanctuary at the buttresses of Annapurna South and Fishtail.

• From Sinwa, climb down to the Modi River at the little hamlet of Bamboo in 2 hours, then continue with a gradual climb for another hour to Dovan (2,400 m).

• Above Dovan, the trek enters the region where the effects of high altitude begin to be felt.

• With a slow pace, gradually climb to the hamlet of Himalaya in 2 hours. Himalaya has two lodges. After Himalaya (2,900 m), we enter sparsely vegetated rocky terrain and climb steeply for one hour to Hinku Cave. Deurali lies across an arduous moraine intercepted by creeks with ice deposition.

• The trail from Deurali to Fishtail Base Camp is an avalanche-prone area, so the route may be changed to the other side of the Modi River according to the situation. It takes about 3 hours to reach Fishtail Base Camp at 3,700 m. At Fishtail Base Camp, the valley opens up wide and bright with beautiful snow peaks.

• The trail to Annapurna Base Camp climbs gradually to the snowfield and the edge of the glacier.

• At Base Camp, we stand at the foot of some of the world's highest mountains, surrounding us in 360 degrees.

• After a beautiful sunrise view over the Annapurnas, we head down slowly to Bamboo. The first part of the trail may be steep and slippery.

• Follow the same trail used on the ascent until Chhomrong, then climb down steeply on stone steps to the village of Jhinu.

• Settle into the lodge, then head down for half an hour to the natural hot spring pool on the shore of the Modi River.

• Enjoy the natural hot spring and your last night in the mountains.

• Follow the Modi River to Nayapul and drive back to Pokhara.

• From Jhinu, we basically traverse along the Modi River to Nayapul, where we started our trek, in about 5 hours.

• Pick up by car for the drive to Pokhara.

Overnight in Pokhara.

• Fly or drive back to Kathmandu.

• Join a farewell dinner in the evening.

Overnight at a hotel in Kathmandu.

• Transfer to Kathmandu Airport for your flight back home.