It is an easier trek. One of the most significant
features of this trek is that it can be
done through out the year as it falls under
rain shadow area. The route actually crosses
to the other side of the main Himalayan
range for some magnificent views of the
northern flanks. The entire route remains
below 4000 meters but the trek is purely
stimulating. This is a remarkable trek where
you can explore the Buddhist and Hindu culture
as well. To mention about some attractions
of this trek are that there are spectacular
mountain views, deepest gorge in the world
and Jomsom is known as arid valley stunning
you to praise it.
Outline
Itinerary
Day
1
Drive
from Kathmandu to Pokhara (914m.)
which takes about six hours.
You depart early morning at
7 o’clock for the six
hours drive by tourist deluxe
bus to Pokhara (915m,), 200
kilometers west of Kathmandu.
As you climb out of the Kathmandu
valley, only to quickly descend
again to the Trisuli River,
you follow upstream to its junction
with the Marsyangdi River. You
follow the Marsyandi gently
up through heavily terraced
fields and small hill towns
to the Seti River that takes
you directly into Pokhara. Having
pleasant weather, Pokhara is
tourist's paradise with full
of natural as well as cultural
heritage sites such as lakes,
caves, temples of Buddhist and
Hindus along with mountains.
You can observe views to the
north across the hills and Phewa
Tal (lake) to the white peaks
of the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri
ranges. This drive will take
most of the morning, leaving
much of the afternoon to fall
in love with its beauty.
You can also fly from Kathmandu
to Pokhara which takes about
25 minutes.
Day
2
Fly
from Pokhara to Jomsom (2713
m.) and trek Jomsom to Kagbeni
(2895 m.) for about three hours.
An early morning transfer to
Airport, fly to Jomsom. . This
is one of the world's exciting
flight to see Mountain closely
through plane, Annapurna One
8091 Meters, Dhaulagiri 8167
Meters, Fishtail 6997 Meter,
and other numerous peaks.You
begin your trek to Kagbeni following
along the bank of Kali Gandaki
river. En route, you pass through
arid part of Kali Gandaki river.
Day
3
Trek
from Kagbeni to Tukuche (2550m.)
and it takes about five hours.
You trek along the bank of Kali
Gandaki for two hours until
you reach Jomsom. This is headquarters
of Mustang district. From Jomsom,
you can enjoy the splendid views
of Tukuche peak, Nilgiri and
many others. To reach Marpha
from here, you trek along leveled
path for one hour. Marpha is
famous for its distillery and
apple orchard. This is a pretty
Thakali village. Leaving Marpha,
you begin your journey to Tukuche
trekking along flat leveled
path at the bank of Kali Gandaki
river. Tukuche, a beautiful
Thakali village is well known
for its monastery, panoramic
view of Dhaulagiri over 8000
m, you can meet people coming
from Dhaulagiri round trek and
Danish Bakery and there are
excellent lodges for the guests
offering services of standard
quality.
Day
4
Trek
from Tukuche to Kalopani (2500m.)
which takes about five and half
hours.
After trekking along rocky trail
with some bushes at some point
at the bank of Kali Gandaki
for nearly two hours you reach
Larjung. This is the view point
for Dhaulagiri glacier, Tukuche
peak, Dhaulgiri I and many others.
You find apple orchard in and
around Larjung. After trekking
along flat leveled path you
crossi a suspension bridge and
passing jungle you reach Kokkethanti
where you can enjoy lunch. There
are good lodges lying at the
bank of Kali Gandaki river.
Finally you have to trek along
flat leveled path passing few
villages, lodges, crossing a
suspension bridge to reach Kalopani.
This is a magnificent village
surrounded by verdant forest
from where you can have closer
view of Annapurna.
Day
5
Trek
from Kalopani to Jomsom (2713
m.) and it takes about six hours.
While trekking along the bank
of Kali Gandaki river, you will
be mesmerized by the views of
Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri, Tukuche
Peak and many other unnamed
mountains and peaks. This day
you pass through jungle, villages,
rocky trail from place to place.
To reach Jomsom from Tukuche,
you trek along flat trail at
the bank of Kali Gandaki river.
While trekking, you pass Tibetan
refugee camp situated near Marpha,
apple orchard, distillery, Agriculture
Development farm and beautiful
hills.
Day
6
Fly
from Jomsom to Pokhara which
takes about 35 minutes. The
flights are available during
the morning time. The strong
breeze blows during the after
and frequent change of the weather
prevent the flight being landed
and taken off in the afternoon.
During the flights in morning,
the sky looks very clear which
makes you able to enjoy the
splendid views of different
mountain peaks.
Day
7
Drive
from Pokhara to Kathmandu by
tourist mini bus, which takes
about seven hours. While driving
from Pokhara to Kathmandu, you
head up to Damauli,, Dumre,
Muglin and Kurintar where the
Nepal's first Cable car is operated
to reach to Manakamana Temple.
En route, you could enjoy the
mountain views, green sceneries,
rice terrace fields, vegetable
fields and people being engaged
in their daily life activities.
From Naubishe you climb up to
Thankot, the gateway to capital
city. You can also fly from
Pokhara to Kathmandu which takes
about 25 minutes.
