The flight into the Himalayas offers breathtaking views of the major peaks Mt. Dorje Lakpa (6,966 m), Mt. Ganesh (7,422 m), Mt. Purbi Chhyachu (6,637 m), Mt. Langtang (7,227 m), etc. (weather permitting), taking you directly into the Himalayan capital of Kathmandu. After immigration formality on arrival, as you exit the airport terminal you will be greeted and welcome by a Sampurna Adventure personal & transferred to your hotel, Spend the rest of the day at leisure for personal activities following your program briefing or you may familiarize with the narrow lively, and endless streets around Thamel town (Touristic center), where you will find all kinds of good restaurants, ATMs and exchange money, full of typical Nepali handicrafts, fine jewelry, clothing, and trekking gear stores.
Drive to Pokhara, west of the Kathmandu passing by the picturesque small villages, Trisuli and Marshyangdi rivers (Optional Rafting at Trisuli River).
Pokhara is a beautiful valley set on the banks of the Phewa Lake, known for its panoramic views of the
Annapurna Range with three out of the ten highest mountains in the world — Dhaulagiri, Annapurna I, and Manaslu are within approximately 15 – 35 miles of the valley.
Due to its proximity to the Annapurna Mountain range in the Himalayas, the city is the gateway to famous Mustang trekking, Mount Annapurna Circuit trail, and Jomsom – Muktinath,
In the afternoon take a boat ride in Phewa Lake and reach the temple of Tal Barahi temple in the island, later simply walk around the main tourist hub near Fewa Lake side,
Commence trek to the Muktinath (3800M, it is moderate uphill hiking, which is strongly associated with local legend and spiritual lore. Explore around the sacred Muktinath temple “salvation” and Monastery,
Trek from Muktinath through trail via Kali Gandaki valley then trek to Marpha village. This town is famous for Apple, don't miss to taste local Apple Pie and Apple Juice.
Following the graveled trail further south along the Kali Gandaki River, we reach the village of Ghasa. The picturesque town is the last point of Mustang district.
We will walk through the world’s deepest gorge, Kopchepani, and continue descending to Tatopani, the famous place for hot springs. (Tato means hot, and Pani means water.) This is the best place to relax your body after a long day's trek. We will spend another day relaxing at this spot.
From Tatopani, we start ascending again to Ghorepani, arriving towards the afternoon. Leaving the hot springs behind us we ascend again to Ghorepani arriving midafternoon.
Early morning our Sherpa guide will knock at your door to head up to the well-marked track by torchlight, hiking to an absolute celebrated viewpoint of Poon Hill (3195M), which overlooks the great valley and village. The first light of dawn illuminates Dhaulagiri and Tukuche Peak with a surreal pink glow. From here you will see wide range of high mountains from west to east about 650 km by the morning cool sunrise. Later back to Ghorepani for breakfast, continue our trail with some ups and later descends through beautiful forests to Ghandruk village, along the way you could see some wild animals, such as languor monkeys with occasional stunning views of Annapurna South, Hiunchuli, and Machhapuchhre (Fishtail).
Ghandruk (2710M is a gateway to Annapurna Sanctuary trek, in the afternoon explore one of Nepal’s most famous Gurung ethnic villages, rich in culture, known for their distinctive dialect, costume & lifestyle. Ghandruk is also home to many soldiers from the famous Gorkha regiments.
We take the main trail that leads to south dropping at first on a staircase, and then traversing high above the river on a stone paved trail. We cross a stream at Chame (1690m) and continue to Kimche (1640m) and follow the ridge downhill to join the Modi Khola at Syauli bazaar (1140m). From here on the walking is flat and following the river valley through a lovely birch forest and rice terraces we reach Birethanti. Now walking 30 minutes on a rough and rocky road takes us to Nayapool from where we drive back to Pokhara, arrive and check-in at the hotel, in the afternoon free for relax and walk around lakeside,
Breakfast, transfer to Pokhara airport and we take an exciting half hour (30 min) flight to Kathmandu, viewing the Annapurna ranges, Dhaulagiri and Langtang, arrival at Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.
Today, we visit Swoyambhunath Stupa with its 2,500-year history. Later visit to Kathmandu Durbar Square, Hanuman Dhoka, the ancient royal residence, Kasthamandap, Mahadev & Parvati Temple, Kumari palace sacred for Buddhists and Hindus and old bazaars.
In the afternoon, visit Patan Durbar Square, the old Newar City with the Golden Gate, the Temple of Taleju, Golden Temple and surrounding beautiful monument,
In the evening, a Nepali farewell dinner, we rejoice and express our gratitude to our Sherpa team who accompanied us to make our great Trek successful!!
Breakfast, In the morning free for personal activities, we can explore the narrow lively and endless streets of Thamel town where we will find all kinds of good restaurants, full of typical Nepali handicraft, fine jewelry, clothing and trekking gear store, later at the arranged time, transfer to the airport for final departure.
We wish you a safe flight and hope to serve you back in near future. End of Service.
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