Driving distance: 6 to 7hrs.
Early morning 6: 30 reporting time at the tourist bus park Kantipath and 7:00 am departure from Kathmandu to Pokhara.
Driving distance :1 hour and 30m.
From Pokhara after Taxi stop you will start your hiking toward to Birethanti from here your trail slowly climbs to via Sudame and Hile than to Tikhedhunga Here, you will spend the night.
Hiking distance: 5 to 6 hours
You will start by climbing up hill, through small forest, passing the village of Ulleri. This is home of the Magar people (the largest ethnic people in Nepal). You will then carry on to Ghorepani, another big Magar village that is the gateway to Poon hill.
Hiking distance: 5 to 6 hours
Your first destination is Poon Hill (3200m). If you wake up early enough, you can arrive for the magnificent sunrise over Mt Fishtail, the Annapurna Range and the Dhaulagiri range.
This is a real hot spot for views of the Himalayan’s. You can see over a dozen peaks rising and shinning into the sky. After your visit, you will head back to your lodge to have breakfast and start trekking to Tadapani, and then on to the Annapurna Sanctuary.
The first half of the trek is along a ridge with huge rhododendron forest. After Passing Deurali, you will trek along the stream that flows beneath lush, green jungle. Keep your eyes open for different kinds of birds and of course, monkeys! You will spend the night in Tadapani, which is situated in the midst of one of the largest rhododendron forests of the area.
Hiking distance: 5 to 6 hours
Today you will be trekking through the jungle. Along the way, you will pass through Gurung villages. You head on to the village of Chhomrong. This charming village is home to the Gurung people and is situated on the lap of Mt. Hiunchuli. Here, you can watch view of Mt. Machhapuchare (Fishtail) and the narrow canyon of the Annapurna Sanctuary. You will have an overnight stay at Chhomrong.
Hiking distance: 6 to 7 hours
The trail from Chhomrong drops down to the river and climbs up to enter the Sanctuary after crossing the bridge. You will pass the village of Sinwa and head to the next village of Bamboo. You can stop for lunch before heading onto the Hotel Himalaya. The hotel is one of the oldest and beautiful in the area. You can rest here for the night.
Hiking distance: 5 to 6 hours
The trek gradually gains higher altitude as you head up to the Annapurna Base Camp. You will pass through Deurali and arrive at the Machhapuchhre Base Camp. You will stay overnight here.
Hiking distance: 2 to 3 hours
In the early morning you will hike to the Annapurna Base camp. There is a small, hill view point which offers astonishing views of Machhapuchhare (6993m), Gandharba Chuli (6248m), Annapurna 1 (8091m) and 3 (7555m) and many more neighboring peaks. You will spend the night in the base camp which offers you with beautiful sunset and sunrise.
Hiking distance: 6 to 7 hours
The trail backtracks to Bamboo where you can have your choice of a teahouse for the night. If you feel energetic, you can also further onto the next village for your overnight stay.
Hiking distance: 5 to 6 hours
From Bamboo, you will move on to Chhomrung. From here, the trail then drops down to Jhinu Danda village, where you will have opportunity to have hot bath in the hot spring from jhinu. It takes around 25m to get on the pond ,take a hot bath overnight stay at the hotel
Hiking distance: 6 to 7 hrs.
Driving distance: 1hrs.30m
After having breakfast our trek will descend toward to new bridge and trail will leads you to Nayapul beside the river. Today the ending day of our trek will be the best part of the travel. It will be memorable and enjoyable. The amazing landscape of western Nepal will remind you of Nepal forever in your life time.
Trek is over. Drive back by tourist bus to Kathmandu driving time 7 to 8 hrs.
We did this trek with the addition of Poon Hill this September. The views from Poon Hill and ABC are breathtaking, but they are limited during the remaining days of the trek since the trail leads through a deep valley. The trek is more strenuous than it seems to be because of a number of steep up and down stairs climbs required to cross a few valleys. All in all, the views from ABC are worth it. After the trek, we can firmly recommend Malung Treks to anyone. Raj is a professional manager who can arrange barely everything within a minute or so, starting from airport pick up and drop off, flight tickets including picturesque mountain flights, all the trekking stuff ending with a relaxing side trip to Chitwan to rest after all the days of walking or Kathmandu sightseeing. Bal Kumar Magar, who was our guide, is one of the nicest people I have met in my life. Despite his young age, he feels on the Himalayan trails like at home. He is always there to answer any question or concern always willing to adjust the itinerary to your needs, no matter if it means extending or shortening the walking day. I highly recommend Bal and Malung Treks to everyone
