Annapurna Base Camp Trek

Walk through Gurung villages and bamboo forest into the Annapurna Sanctuary, a high amphitheatre ringed by peaks.

Highlights

• A night inside the Annapurna Sanctuary at 4,130 m
• Machhapuchhre, the 'fishtail' mountain, at close range
• Hot springs at Jhinu Danda on the way down
• Lakeside evenings in Pokhara

1. Day 1Kathmandu to Pokhara+

   Drive or fly to Pokhara and settle in by Phewa Lake.

2. Day 2Drive to Nayapul, trek to Ghandruk+

   Short drive then a climb to the Gurung village of Ghandruk.

3. Days 3–4Chhomrong and Bamboo+

   Stone stairways and river crossings into the Modi Khola gorge.

4. Day 5Machhapuchhre Base Camp+

   Out of the forest and into the sanctuary.

5. Day 6Annapurna Base Camp+

   Short morning walk to ABC. Sunset and sunrise on the south face.

6. Days 7–8Descend to Jhinu Danda+

   Long descent with a soak in the riverside hot springs.

7. Day 9Back to Pokhara+

   Walk out and drive to Pokhara.

8. Day 10Return to Kathmandu+

   Drive or fly back to Kathmandu.