Annapurna Sanctuary

16 Days Trek Into The Annapurna Base Camp

Grade     : Moderate/Base Camp    96/97   Price - Trek Only  US$ 585 per person
Departure : Minimum 4 persons     Single Tent Supplement     US$  50 per person
In the mid-west of Nepal, lies the great Himalayan range of Annapurna (8,091m.), offering several 7,000 metre sister peaks on its shoulder. It’s Southern flank is very green and gets the highest precipitation, making the land therefore fertile and inhabitable by different ethnic groups for centuries.

The Southern flank of Annapurna is very popular trek route, passing through several beautiful villages and dramatic view points, leading to North of Modi Khola Valley and up the canyon between Hiunchuli (6,441m.) and Machhapuchhare ‘ Fishtail ’ mountains. This valley floor or basin rarely receives more than seven hours of sunlight even on a clear day. The inhabitant of this area are mostly the Gurungs, one of the ethnic groups of the Himalayan hills, they are peasant farmers and shepherds. And this is the very region from where the fearsome Nepalese Gurkha soldiers (especially the ethnic Gurungs) hail.

The mighty soldiers whose names have been written down in golden letters in the book of HISTORY, for their bravery in the great world wars, winning medals of valor - ‘ the Victoria Cross ’ and that too not only few, but many.

Annapurna area was first recede by the British Adventurer, Col. James O.M ‘Jimmy’ Roberts in the year 1956 and exposed to the World as the ‘Sanctuary of Gods’. The Sanctuary has been so Christened as “Annapurna Sanctuary” ever since.

Our 15 days adventure trip to the Annapurna Sanctuary starts from Pokhara, a scenic spot. Our trek combines spectacular mountain scenery with incredible ethnic and cultural diversity and traverses through very strange locales. The Gurung villages enroute are particularly colourful and absolutely you can expect to meet strange but friendly, little shy and smiling ethnic people of the high hills and get wonderful mountain views.

The trail lead us towards the deep gorge between the peaks - Hiunchuli and Machhapuchhare and through the dense rain forest and bamboo jungles of the narrow Modi Khola river valley then to the Sanctuary with scattered summits and immense walls of the mountain fortress. It is a wall of mountains roughly in circular formation, culminating in Annapurna (26,545ft. / 8,091m.). Other major peaks overlooking the Sanctuary include the Annapurna South

( 23,693ft. / 7,219m.), Gangapurna (24,457ft. / 7,455m.) and the Annapurna III (24,787ft. / 7,555m.). You should note that, this area is also referred to as the Annapurna Base Camp and the Machhapuchhare Base Camp. In the Sanctuary itself, one can stay or also camp for 1/2 days to enjoy the beautiful view and mountain serenity.

On our return journey, we descend through the lush terraced Modi Khola and Mardi Khola river valleys to finally concluding our adventure at Pokhara, a popular destination with its famed Phewa Lake, dominated by towering 8,000 metre Peaks of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri just 15 to 20 kms. distance away.

Please refer to the Annapurna Circuit for details about the flora and fauna of the area.

Itinerary

Day 01  Motor Drive to Pokhara (915m.)      Day 02  Drive to Nayapool(1,340m.) camp at Purano Gaon.
Day 03  Salija                              Day 04  Ramche (4,620m.)
Day 05  Ghorapani via Poon Hill (2,850m.)   Day 06  Tada Pani (2,530m.)
Day 07  Chhomrung (2,000m.)                 Day 08  Doban (2,430m.)
Day 09  Machhapuchhre Base camp (3,480m.)   Day 10  Excursion &  Sightseeing 
Day 11  Annapurna Base Camp Area(4,000m.)   Day 12  Bamboo (2,190m.)
Day 13  Nayapool (1,340m.)                  Day 14  Dhampus (1,800m.)
Day 15  Trek Concludes at Pokhara           Day 16  Drive back to Kathmandu.

1996 Departures

a       Monday SEP 23, 1996             -               OCT 08, 1996 Tuesday
b       Monday OCT 14, 1996             -               OCT 29, 1996 Tuesday
c       Monday NOV 11, 1996             -               NOV 26, 1996 Tuesday
d       Monday DEC 09, 1996             -               DEC 24, 1996 Tuesday
1997 Departures

a       Monday MAR 03, 1997             -               MAR 18, 1997 Tuesday
b       Monday APR 07, 1997             -               APR 22, 1997 Tuesday
c       Monday SEP 21, 1997             -               OCT 06, 1997 Tuesday
d       Monday OCT 12, 1997             -               OCT 27, 1997 Tuesday
e       Monday NOV 09, 1997             -               NOV 24, 1997 Tuesday
f       Monday DEC 07, 1997             -               DEC 22, 1997 Tuesday:\HTMLWZ\$temp.htm

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