The classic Annapurna Circuit route and probably the most exciting adventure filled treks now.
Trip Type: Trekking, Adventure,
Group Size: No size limit,
Locations: Annapurna Area,
Trip Duration: 15 days,
Altitude: 5400m|17714ft,
Difficulty Level: Medium, Difficult,
Season: Early Autumn, late Spring-the best.
Overview
This is a classic and one of the most rewarding treks in Nepal. The southern slopes of Annapurna range is heavily settled and farmed, except the higher regions which abode the thick forests of Rhododendron, pine, fir, juniper etc. and most of the tribes inhabiting here are the Gurungs, Thakalies, Magars and Brahmins and Chhetris in the lower areas. As on turn westwards into the Manang Valley which is also the rain-shadow of the Annapurna massif, dramatic changes occur. Though, there are small fields supporting some crops of millet and wheat and small flocks of sheep and goats, the Manang tribes are traditionally a trading race, they are also Tibetan by origin and Buddhist by religion, and their architecture and life-styles is quite different to these tribes on the southern slopes. Thakalis and Mustangees tribes control the busy trading and pilgrimage trail along the Kali Gandaki, until move through the gap between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna into the wetter zones, where can meet Gurungs and Magars. On the whole trek there is not one day during which one does not have magnificent views of Snow Mountain. The journey will come to end at Jomsom and then fly or drive back to Pokhara, before arriving to Kathmandu.
