Annapurna · Trek
Terraced farmland to high desert, closing over the Thorong La.
Duration
16 days
Difficulty
Challenging
Max altitude
5,416 m
Best seasons
Spring, Autumn
Group size
Max 12
Region
Annapurna
Overview
The journey
The classic circuit, and still the most varied trail in Nepal — rice terraces and rhododendron give way to pine, then to the arid, Tibetan-feeling upper valleys, before the long dawn climb to the Thorong La at 5,416 m and the drop into Mustang.
Day by day
Itinerary
- Day12,670 m
Besisahar to Chame
The road up the Marsyangdi, then the first walking day into pine forest.
- Day53,540 m
Manang
A rest day in the old trading village, with an acclimatisation walk to the ice lake.
- Day95,416 m
Thorong Phedi to Muktinath
A pre-dawn start for the pass, then the long drop into Mustang.
- Day132,720 m
Jomsom and the Kali Gandaki
Apple orchards and the deepest gorge on earth, on the way out.
Good to know
Frequently asked
Parts of the valley floor now carry a road, so we route you onto the NATT walking trails wherever they exist — you barely see it.
Long rather than technical. It is a five-to-six hour climb from Phedi starting around 4am, on a clear path, with the altitude doing most of the work.