After breakfast, check out from the hotel in Kathmandu for our travel (about 6 hours) by car to cover the 173 kilometers or so from the capital, Katmandu, to the village of Besi Sahar, where the trek starts.

After a hearty lunch, continue drive to Besi Sahar (823 m) which is the main town of Lamjung district. Until recently this market town of 2000 inhabitants was called Besigaon. However since the opening of the road to Manang, in the late seventies, the village became a compulsory stop over for those who go trekking around the Annapurna and was renamed Besi sahar. There are several administrative offices here, as well as post-offices and a police check-post where your trekking permit will be examined for the first time.

As there is now a seasonal road from BesiSahar to Ngadi which takes about an hour, it will save us 4-5 hours of trekking as the trail takes us through the District Forest Office and ascend for about 150 meters towards Pam Khola (River) and up beyond Sanuti village and Bhalam village after which we cross the Khudi Khola on a suspension bridge to reach the first Gurung Village of Khudi (792m) from where it is another one thirty minutes to Ngadi where we shall stay overnight at Lodge.

Dinner and overnight at lodge in Ngadi.

Aftter breakfast, we start by moving north up to a suspension bridge crossing the Nagdi Khola.
At this point, the track on the right leads to the village of Utsa. The path going up towards Marsyangdi leads to the village of Lampata in the Manang District. The climb is quite steep and it takes about two hours to reach Bahundanda, a village sitting on the headline at a height of 1314 meters. Bahundanda means “Brahman’s hill” which explains the origin of the people. We stop here for lunch and to enjoy the view of Mount Phungi (6379m), towards the North.

After lunch at Bahundanda, climb down a steep slope for about thirty minutes until we reach the Dhule Khola, cross over to reach the village of Besi. In about an hour’s time we get to see the magnificent waterfall at Syange (1136m) flowing from the high plain hamlet of Ghulima. From here
it takes about two hours to reach Jagat, a village along the ridge at a height of 1340m.
Dinner and overnight at teahouse in Jagat.

In the morning after ascending for about forty-five minutes, we will reach bhatti, from where it will take another thirty minutes to reach the village of Chamje (1433m). It takes about one hour to reach the hamlet of Sattare (‘top of the hill’, in Tibetan) from Chamje. We have our lunch since this is the ideal place to have lunch. After lunch we start by walking along the ridge of the hills and then uphill          for about an hour through the bamboo forest, to reach the village of Tal set in the middle of the broad valley at a height of 1707 meters. Tal means ‘lake’ in Nepali language. From Tal, it takes about two hours forty-five minutes to reach Dharapani (1943m), which means ‘stream’.

Dinner and overnight at teahouse in Dharapani. 

It takes 45 Minutes to reach the village of Bagarchap (2164m), which literally means ‘the river bank’. Bagarchap marks the barrier between the humid valleys of the south, which we have crossed on the way, and dry regions of the high- Marsysngdi. That the monsoon is more or less absent in this region is evident by the change in vegetation. From Bagarchap, it will take an hour to climb up to the hamlet of Dhanagya (2300m) where we stop to have our lunch.

After lunch it takes us about 2-½ hrs to 3 hrs through the hamlet of Thanchock and Besi Salla (which                means “the Garden of Pines”) to reach Kodo (and also called Koto) meaning ‘Millet’ and then to the        village of Kyupar (2600m).  Outside the village a police check post controls the passess to the Nar     Phu Khola Valley which leads to Tibet. We have to show our trekking permits here again before proceeding to Chame (2713m), the District Headquarters of Manang District,  which is another forty five minutes away.
Dinner and overnight at teahouse in Chame.  

We walk along the river to reach the village of Bratang (2919m), mainly populated by Tibetans. Here we stop to have a hearty Lunch. On the way Bratang we pass through a splendid pine forest with splendid views of Lamjung and Annapurna II and IV. We continue climbing through the pine forest, once again crossing over the Marshyangdi River on top of Dhukur Pokhara for lunch. After lunch climb slowly towards Upper Pisang village (3,700m)

Dinner and overnight at teahouse in Upper Pisang. 

Free day in Upper Pisang for rest and acclimatization.

Dinner and overnight at teahouse lodge.

After breakfast we will start our Climb towards Base Camp. The path ascends through sparse wood and pasture to a Kharka and takes around 5 hrs.

Dinner and overnight at Camp.

Today we climbed to High Camp and set up our high camp at the height of 5,400m. There will be a seasonal snow on at high Camp.

Dinner and overnight at Camp.

We start very early today for the summit. Our team will support to fix the rope wherever it is needed. After the summit start descent down to High Camp and to Base Camp.

Dinner and overnight at Camp. 

After breakfast walk down to Pisang Village and continue trek towards Manang village via Hunde. After lunch at Hongde the valley widens and we get to see the Annapurnas III and IV (7555m and          7525m) to the left, East and West Chulus(6584m and 6419m) on the right, towards the horizon, there are views of highest peak of Mount Thorung(6481m) and to the east, the crown of Mount Pisang. From Hongde we climb upto the ancient village of Braga (3505m). We can take time to wander around Braga to see this picturesque village with its flat roofed houses and to visit the Gompa, not only the largest in the region but also the richest with its fine collection of Thangkas (religious scroll paintings) and prayer books. It takes only forty-five minutes to reach Manang from here, which sits on the plateau at 3530 meters.

Dinner and overnight at trekkers lodge.

After leaving Manang the path climbs up till we reach the hamlet of Tengi (3642m). From here it takes about an hour to reach Gunsang (3850m). From here it’s another one hour forty-five minutes up hill to Lattar 250m) for lunch. After lunch it is about 2/3 hours to reach Throng Phedi means ‘foot of the hill”

Overnight at Tea house lodge.

Very early morning wakeup call and start the ascent to Thorung la pass. We have to cross about twenty hills on the way to reach the summit, Thorong la, at 5,415 meters and it takes about 4 hours to reach the main pass from Thorung Phedi, but if we have spent the previous night at High Camp it will take appx 2~3 hours only. On the way up we get to see many prayer flags several cairns (small mounds of rock). From the top we get to see the Yakgawa Kang or Thorungse (6481m) to the north and Khatung Kang (6484) to the south and the Annapurnas along with the Gangapurna to the southeast. In the horizon to the west, Dhaulagiri (8169m) and Mount Tukuche (6920m) are also visible. From the summit the descent to Muktinath (3802m) takes about three hours and the difference in altitude is of 1600m. Here we will find another check post where we have to show our trekking permits.

Dinner and overnight at a lodge in Muktinath.

After we cross the hamlet of Ranipauwa, adjacent to Muktinath, we will reach the village of Jharkot (3612m), mainly populated by Tibetans. It takes about two hours through rocky terrain and horse caravans to reach Kagbni (2807m).  It will take us about two –three hours to reach Jomsom(2713m) from Kagbeni, the administrative headquarters of the region. Here there is an airport with regular flights to Pokhara, a bank, post office, hospital and few hotels.

Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Jomosom.

After an early breakfast transfer to the Jomsom Airport to board 20 minutes flight to Pokhara and transfer to the Fishtail Lodge at the Pokhara lakeside for refreshment and rest.  Spend a free afternoon relaxing around the lakeside bazaar in Pokhara and enjoy a hearty meal.

Overnight at hotel in Pokhara.

After breakfast start 6/7 hrs. drive to Kathmandu or transfer to Airport to board the flight to Kathmandu.

Overnight at hotel.

Free until final departure transfer to Kathmandu International Airport.