Annapurna Panorama

8 Days of trekking to Ghorapani
Maximum Elevation 2775 metres (9100 feet)

Day 1 : Fly to Pokhara, drive to Birethanti
Day 2 : Birethanti to Ulleri
Day 3 : Ulleri to Ghorapani
Day 4 : Ghorpani to Banthanti
Day 5 : Banthanti to Ghandruk
Day 6 : Ghandruk to Landrung
Day 7 : Landrung to Dhampus
Day 8 : Dhanpus to Phedi, drive to Pokhara, overnight in hotel
Day 9 : Fly to Kathmandu

Trekking Information

Most people associate trekking in Nepal with long arduous treks, high mountain passes and the need for organized expedition. Nepal is the ultimate destination for the trekking enthusiast- offering myriads of possibilities from the short and easy to the demanding challenging of the snowy peaks. Easy, moderate or rigorous-there is something for everyone. Nepal has aptly been called ? A ? Trekker?s Paradise? as the terrain mountain, hills and the Terai- offer some of the most spectacular trekking routes in the world. The way to experience Nepal's an unbeatable combination of Natural beauty and cultural riches to walk through them. One can walk through the beaten tracks or virgin trails. Either way you are in for an experience for a lifetime. Along with forest of Rhododendron isolated hamlets and Small Mountain, birds, an animal, temple, monasteries and breathtaking landscapes. You will also encounter friendly people of different culture offering a fascinating glimpse of traditional rural life. Trekking is possible anytime of the year depending where you are going. The popular season is spring and autumn. During winter trekking is possible at lower altitudes. During the monsoon season you can trek rain shadow area north of Himalaya like upper Mustang and upper Dolpo. These places are out of reach of the rain. Clouds, because of the high mountain and are unaffected by the monsoon. The best part about trekking in this season, is that the route are less crowded and if you happen to be a keen botanic you will revel in lush vegetation as meadows blossom in full swing.

Why Trek in Nepal

The Himalaya the "Abode of Snow" extends from Assam in eastern India west to Afghanistan. It is a chain highest and youngest mountain on earth and it encompasses a region of deep religious and cultural traditions and an amazing diversity of People. A trek in Nepal is a special and rewarding mountain holiday. Just as New York isn't representative of the USA, so Kathmandu isn?trepresentative of Nepal. If you have time and energy to trek, don? miss the opportunity to leave Kathmandu and see the spectacular beauty and the unique culture of Nepal. Fortunately, for the visitors, there are still only a few roads extending deeply into the hills, so the only way to truly visit the remote regions of the kingdom is the slowest and most intimate manner walking. It requires more time and effort, but the rewards are also greater. For the romanticist, each step follows the footsteps of Hillary, Tenjiing other Himalaya explorers. If you have neither the patience nor the physical stamina to visit the hills of Nepal on foot, a helicopter flight provides an expensive and unsatisfactory substitute. You will meet people in remote mountain villages whose lifestyles has not changed since generations and most of them trust foreigners.

1. Annapurna Trek

Annapurna is a series of peaks in the Himalayas, a 55 km (34 mi)-long massif of which the highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8091m, making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the 14 "eight-thousanders". It is located east of a great gorge cut through the Himalaya Mountains by the Kali Gandaki River, which separates it from the Dhaulagiri massif. (Dhaulagiri I lies 34 km west of Annapurna I.)

Annapurna is a Sanskrit name which literally means "full of food" (feminine form), but is normally translated as Goddess of the Harvests. In Hinduism, Annapurna is "the universal and timeless kitchen-goddess, the mother who feeds. Without her there is starvation, a universal fear: this makes Annapurna a universal goddess. Her most popular shrine is located in Kashi, on the banks of the river Ganga." Her association with the giving of food (wealth) led her in time to be transformed into Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth.

The entire massif and surrounding area are protected within the 7,629 km2 Annapurna Conservation Area, the first and largest conservation area in Nepal, established in 1986 by the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation. The Annapurna Conservation Area is home to several world-class treks, including the Annapurna Circuit.

The Annapurna peaks are the world's most dangerous mountains to climb, with a fatality to summit ratio of more than 40%.