Annapurna region

Central Nepal is dominated by Annapurna Himal and the town of Pokhara. There are three major treks in the region: to Jomson, to the Annapurna Sanctuary and the whole Annapurna circuit. The region around Pokhara offers also a variety of shorter treks like the Ghandruk or Tatopani treks. About two third of the trekkers who visited Nepal in 2000 trekked in the Annapurna region. The area is easily accssible, hotels in the hills are plentiful and treks offer good scenery of both high mountains and lowland villages.

Treks of the Annapurna Region

Annapurna Circuit

It takes about 16 days to trek about 300 km around the entire massif, visiting the northern side of the Himalaya with it's Tibetan-like landscape and villages and the dramatic Kali Gandaki valley, which is the deepest on earth.

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Annapurna Basecamp

The route to Annapurna Basecamp is a spectacular, short trek. Although it has some steep climbs and crosses some narrow bridges, it is not difficult.

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Mustang Trek

This arid, Tibet-like region, which is known as Lo to its inhabitants, is situated at the northern end of the Kali Gandaki.

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