Short Annapurna Base camp trek

Detail Itinerary

• Day 01:Arrive Kathmandu Our represent will be at the airport as per your flight details. After formal meeting and greeting, drive to the hotel. Later your trek officer will meet you for briefing about the trek.
• Day 02:Fly to Pokhara | Drive to Jhinu Danda | Trek to Chhomrong Drive to the Kathmandu airport to fly to Pokhara early in the morning. The 25 minutes flight is a scenic thrill with view of three major ranges of the Himalayas. Our vehicle will pick you up from the Pokhara airport to drive you to the trekking starting point of Jhinu suspension bridge. The journey takes about 3 hours. Enjoy a lunch at Jhinu Danda and then climb two hours to Chhomrong at 2,170 m. 
  
• Day 03:Trek to Dovan 6 hrs / 2,600 m Chhomrong is one of the beautiful place on a mountain ridge with Annapurna South, Huinchuli and Machhaphuchre soaring high up just next to it. After spending beautiful night in Chhomrong, trek to Dovan. The trail climbs down the Chhomrong River and then climbs up to Sinuwa village on the other side. Then it winds along the mountainside and come down to Bamboo. Dovan is just about 1 hour gradual climb from Bamboo village. 
• Day 04:Trek to Deurali 5 hrs / 3,200 m Dovan is a small teahouse settlement in the Rhododendron forest at the buttresses of Mardi Himal and Huinchuli. The trail from Dovan further winds through the forest, upstream Modi River, climbing gradually to the next teahouse settlement of Himalaya at 2,900 m. From Himalaya, the trail climbs more steeply and come out of the tree line. Here we cross one of the eroded rockery formed by avalanches. After crossing it we arrive to the teahouses of Deurali at 3,200 m.
• Day 05:Trek to Annapurna base camp 5 hrs / 4,200 m At the altitude of Deurali, we come out of the tree line and the valley becomes wider and brighter. Waterfall cascade down the steep buttresses of Mt Fishtail and Huinchuli and the peaks of Annapurna III appears at a distance. The trail follows the pasture climbing gradually to MBC at the confluence of rivers draining the glaciers of Sanctuary and Annapurna III. From here, the trail follows the scenic valley next to glacial moraine to the Annapurna base camp.
• Day 06:Trek back to Sinuwa (2,340 m / 8 hrs) Enjoy the morning view of the snow peaks at 360 as its color changes with early sunrays. The change of Annapurna I from pink, red to yellow is the most appealing sight. After spending a beautiful morning at the base camp, head down to Sinuwa. This long day with mostly downhill takes about 8 - 9 hrs. 
• Day 07:Trek down to Jhinu danda and drive back to Pokhara We will follow the same way back down to Chhomrong River and then climb back up to Chhomrong village. Take a break and enjoy the enigmatic view of Annapurna South, Huinchuli and Mt Fishtail that Chhomrong is popular for. The trail from Chhomrong to Jhinu danda heads steeply down. After crossing Ghurjung River on a long suspension bridge our ride will be waiting to take us back to Pokhara. It takes about three hours to drive back to Pokhara.
• Day 08:Fly back to Kathmandu Have an easy morning in the lake city of Pokhara and drive to the airport to fly to Kathmandu in the afternoon. Enjoy the 25 minutes scenic flight. From the Kathmandu airport, our representative will drive you to your hotel in Kathmandu.
• Day 09:Drive to the airport for final departure Our representative will come as per your flight time. After formal farewell, leave for the Kathmandu airport for final departure.