Annapurna Base Camp Trek 17 Days

Annapurna Base Camp Trekking is the home land of Gurung people, an ethnic group renowned for bravery in the GURKHAS. They speak their own unwritten language, a member Of Sino Tibetan family and names of villages don't transliterate accurately in to Nepali. The term Annapurna Sanctuary,coined by outsiders, denotes the high basin south west of Annapurna and the headwaters of the Madi Khola. This vast amphitheatre, surrounded by Himalayan giants, was explored by jimmy Roberts in 1956 and brought to the attention of the Western world by the British Expedition to Machapuchhare in 1957.The gigantic mountains named for the goddesses Annapurna and Gangapurna, important figures in Hindu myth and folklore, justify calling it a sanctuary. Its gate, the deep gorge between the peaks Hiunchuli and Machapuchhare, marks a natural division between the dense rain forest and bamboo jungle of the narrow Modi Khola river valley and the scattered summits and immense walls of the mountain fortress inside. This area is also referred to as the Annapurna Base Camp and the Machapuchhare Base Camp.

Trekking Highlights : Annapurna Base Camp Trek

Trek Grade : B

Starting : Pokhara

Ending : Pokhara

Transport : Bus, Coach, Flight(Kathmandu-Pokhara-Kathmandu)

Staff : Trek Leader (Guide) Sherpa,Porters

Accommodation : Tea house & Camping

Trek Type : Tea house & Camping

Highest Point : 4147 m.

Special Attraction :
Beautiful Annapurna region, Gurung, Brahman, Chhettri settlement, Rhododendron forest, Annapurna I 11 111 IV, Nilgiri, Dhaulagiri, Bird eye View of Kali Gandaki, and many more beautiful village sights.

Itinerary : 17 Days Annapurna Base Camp

Day 01 : Kathmandu (D)
Arrival & transfer to your hotel by private car/coach.In the evening group will be Free on his own.

Day 02 : Kathmandu (B)
After breakfast drive to Kathmandu durbar square, (UNESCO World heritage sights.)The Kathmandu Durbar Square is the historic place that was also a politically important site until recently. The Kings of Nepal were crowned and their coronation ceremony was solemnized in this durbar square. The Durbar Square, with its old temples and palaces, epitomizes the religious and cultural life of the people. The temples, monuments, and palaces are believed to have been built by the Malla kings of the Medieval Nepal.The Durbar Square is called the Hanumandhoka, the Monkey God's Door in Nepal, named so after the Monkey God Hanuman. The area is also known as Basantpur, the place for celebrations and festivals. The UNESCO enlisted the Durbar Square area as the World Heritage Site in 1979.The famous temples and monuments around the area are Taleju Bhavani, Kal Bhairav, Nautale Durbar, Coronation Nasal Chowk, and the Gaddi Baithak.

Other famous landmarks around the area are the Temple of Living Goddess Kumari, the wooden temple of Kasthamandap, Ashok Vinayak. There are also museums inside the Durbar Square Palace.Next destination is Swoyambhunath stupa. (UNESCO World heritage site in 1979) The Swoyambhunath area possesses the stupa but many temple, shrines,Tibetan monasteries, and statues of different gods. There is a small forest nearby the stupa which homes the red macaque monkey that mostly feed on the items offered by the devotees. Some of the Tibetan exiles in Nepal live nearby the Stupa. The Buddhists visit the Stupa for religious region, but everyone interested in mysticism, tantra, spirituality, ancient sculptures, & fine arts should not miss visiting the site. Very much like Bouddhanath, Swoyambhunath serves as a major historical landmark for most of Nepal's Buddhists. It was built over 2,500 years ago and is set on top of a steep hill, which requires a pretty steep climb.Various flower vendors display their merchandise at the foot for visitors.

The place is sometimes called "Monkey Temple" and for good reason. Nepal makes for very conducive playgrounds for monkeys and the Swoyambhunath temple and its forest area make a good home for the rhesus Nepalis.After this we go to see Patan Durbar Square. (UNESCOI World heritage site in 1979) You can have lunch at Patan Durbar Square at local restaurant.Patan is the place to see the ancient art as well as beautiful sites of Durbar Square. Patan likes to recall its old name LALITPUR (known as city of beauty). Above all, it remains a proud city of artisans. Patan produces nearly all Nepal's fine metal work. Enroute stop at Tibetan carpet factory where you can see the spinning, dyeing and weaving of Tibetan carpets and after the day is over drive back to hotel.

Day 03 : Kathmandu-Pokhara (850m) (B)

Day 04 : Pokhara-Tirkhedhunga(1577m) (B/L/D)

Day 05 : Tirkhedhunga-Ghorepani (2855m) (B/L/D)

Day 06 : Ghorepani-Tadapani(2595m) (B/L/D)

Day 07 : Tadapani-Chomrung(1950m) (B/L/D)

Day 08 : Chomrung-Machapuchre(2720m) (B/L/D)

Day 09 : Machapuchre-Annapurna Base Camp(3700m) (B/L/D)

Day 10 : Annapurna Base Camp-Dovan(4130m) (B/L/D)

Day 1 1 : Dovan-Jhino(2720m) (B/L/D)

Day 12 : Jhino-Tolkha(1600m) (B/L/D)

Day 13 : Tolkha-Phedi(1700m) (B/L/D)

Day 14 : Phedi-Pokhara (B/L/D)

Day 15 : Pokhara-Kathmandu (B)

Day 16 : Kathmandu (B)

Day 17 : Departure (B)
After breakfast free until your departure, be in hotel 3 hour before flight departure. Transfer to airport Departure to home or another destination.

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