1. By bus from Kathmandu to Gorkha.
Lunch at Ghorka
Camp on banks of Darondi Khola
Note: This trek is most frequently started from Dumre/ Besisahar - see Lamjung Himal
2. Gorkha - Chape Ghat.
Continue through village of Khoplang and climb to Luitel
Bhanjyang.
Proceed to Tadi Pokhari and camp at riverside at Chape Ghat.
3. Chape Ghat - Bhote Odar
Cross river and climb onto shoulder above the Marsayangdi Khola.
Proceed to Bhote Odhar
4. Bhote Odar - Besi Sahar
Continue up-valley to Besi Sahar.
5. Besi Sahar - Bahundanda
Continue up-valley crossing suspension bridges including one over
the Musi Khola.
Views of the Manaslu Himal.
Proceed through Bhul Bhule and climb to the Gurung village of
Bahundanda.
6. Bahundanda - Chamje
Continue up the narrowing gorge - large waterfalls cascade from
the valley walls.
The vegetation changes from sub-tropical to broad-leaved forests.
Proceed through village of Jagat and onto Chamje.
7. Chamje - Bagarchap
Continue up the narrow gorge to reach Tal and continue to the
Tibetan village of
Bagarchap with its stone-built, flat-roofed houses.
8. Bagarchap - Chame
The Marsayangdi Valley now turns due west.
Proceed through forests of pine, spruce and oak with views behind
of Manaslu.
Many mani-walls and chorten, also entrance/ exit archways to
villages.
9. Chame - Pisang
Gorge now opens out into a broad, alpine valley with blue pine
and spruce forests.
View up to Pisang Peak ( one of the “trekking peaks” ).
10. Pisang - Manang
Spectacular himalayan valley dominated by the towering heights of
the
Annapurna Himal flanking its southern side.
Proceed past the village of Braga with the houses built into the
steep valley-side.
Continue beneath wierdly eroded rock formations and encamp at the
Tibetan
village of Manang beneath the great glacier tumbling from
Gangapurna.
11. Rest day/ exploration/ acclimatisation.
12. Manang - Phedi
Climb above Manang with impressive views of the Annapurna Himal.
13. Phedi - Tharong La - Muktinath
Steep climb of about 4 hours on scree and snow to reach the col.
Long, gradual descent to Muktinath.
Views of Dhaulagiri from the Temple.
14. Muktinath - Jomson
Descend into the arid, rain-shadow region of the Upper Kali
Gandaki.
Note: Possible to return to Kathmandu from local airstrip at Jomson.
15. Jomson - Marpha - Kalopani
Continue down valley through villages of Marpha and Tukuche.
Views of Nilgiri Peaks.
Many pony trains used for transporting goods on trade route to Tibet.
16. Kalopani - Tatopani
Descend through the narrow canyon - the deepest gorge in the
world, cleft
between the 8000 metre giants of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri by the
Kali Gandaki.
17. Tatopani - Shika
Steep, unrelenting climb away from the Kali Gandaki.
Spectacular views of Dhaulagiri and Tukuche Peak.
18. Shika - Ghorepani
Continue uphill to reach Gorepani.
Poon Hill above is excellent viewpoint.
19. Ghorepani - Birethanti
Long, unrelenting descent on stone stairways.
20. Birethanti - Chandracot - Kaski
Cross Modi Khola followed by steep climb to Chandrakot.
Views on ascent to Annapurna South, Hiunchuli and Macchapucchre.
Contour along and up to Kaski.
21. Kaski - Pokhara
Descend from ridge and encamp at Phewa Tal.
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