Annapurna Base Camp Trek

About this journey

The Annapurna Sanctuary is a glacial amphitheatre at 4,130 m enclosed by a ring of summits — Annapurna I at 8,091 m, Annapurna South, Hiunchuli, Gangapurna and Machhapuchhre. The only way in is the narrow Modi Khola gorge. Standing at base camp you are surrounded by mountains through very nearly 360 degrees, which no other trek in Nepal quite does. Seven days at a push from Pokhara, more comfortably ten to twelve with an acclimatisation day.

Highlights

• The 360-degree ring of peaks from base camp
• Machhapuchhre Base Camp at 3,700 m
• The Modi Khola gorge and its bamboo forest
• Hot springs at Jhinu Danda on the way down
• Rhododendron bloom through April above Chhomrong

Typical itinerary

The standard route. We shorten, extend or reverse it around your dates.

1. 1

   Day 1

   Pokhara to Nayapul, trek to Ghandruk

2. 2

   Day 2

   Ghandruk to Chhomrong

3. 3

   Day 3

   Chhomrong to Dovan through bamboo forest

4. 4

   Day 4

   Dovan to Machhapuchhre Base Camp, 3,700 m

5. 5

   Day 5

   MBC to Annapurna Base Camp, 4,130 m

6. 6

   Day 6

   Sunrise in the Sanctuary, descend to Bamboo

7. 7

   Day 7

   Bamboo to Jhinu Danda and the hot springs

8. 8

   Day 8

   Jhinu to Nayapul, drive to Pokhara

Permits

• ACAP entry permit
• TIMS card

We process these for you. Bring your passport and passport photographs.

Getting there

• Jeep Pokhara to Nayapul, Kande or Jhinu, 1.5–2.5 hours
• Teahouse trek throughout — beds get tight in late October
• Spare luggage held at our New Road office while you walk