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Arrival

Arrive in Kathmandu. We are met at the airport by a private bus for transfer in hotel. night in hotel.

Day 1

Kathmandu . All equipment and food receives final checks and the group prepares loads for carrying up the mountain. Night in hotel.

Day 2

Kathmandu: Sightseeing and Preparation. Briefing pre-trip where we can meet our trek leader and other team members. The briefs regarding our trek as well as provides us opportunity to ask any questions we may have regarding our upcoming adventure. Night in hotel.

Day 3

Drive to besi Sahar –Bulbule-Shynge We have to begin very early today as we need to go a long drive to reach at our trek starting point. After breakfast, we leave Kathmandu at around 7 am and nearly after 8-10 hours’ drive we reach Syange or Jagat (as per situation) via Besishahar. Overnight lodge.

Day 4

Trek Syange/Jagat to Dharapani 1960m. We enter Manang district after crossing a large bridge near Tal. The trail continues through barley, rice, potato fields and pine forests. After passing the village of Kodo we will be at Dharapani. Overnight lodge.

Day 5

Trek Dharapani-Chame 2710m. Today, we negotiate a few steep forested ridges along with several landslides on route on the west. On the way to Chame, we encounter with the most sensational views of Lamjung Himal, Annapurna II, and Annapurna IV (7,525m/24,688ft). Small hot springs add relief on our long day hard trek. Overnight lodge.

Day 6

Trek Chame- Pisang 3300m. A steep and narrow path through a very dense forest will bring us to the dramatic curved rock face, rising 1500m from the river. As the trail opens up we get surrounded by majestic Himalayan Peaks. We find ourselves in U-shaped valley of Manang hanging between two giant snow peaks. After walking through these wonderful sites we reach at Pisang. Overnight lodge.

Day 7

Upper Pisang-Manang 3500m. There are two routes that we can follow today. If taken upper route (Himalayan Glacier recommends), i.e., the route through Upper Pisang via Geru, the sceneries will be outstanding. We feel like we are horizontally in front of the majestic peaks. The panoramic views of the mountain peaks, such as Annapurna, Pisang peak, and several others will definitely allure us. We notice a contrast with the landscape and vegetation from today onwards. Overnight lodge.

Day 8

Manang: Rest Today is the scheduled acclimatization day. It is not recommended to stay idle but a short walk to higher altitude will be better to get acclimatized with the altitude. Manang is a good place to do that as the next two days will be very challenging and tiring trek for us with rapid gain in altitude. We should never be confident with the altitude and always be cautious. Bhojo Gompa or Gangapurna Lake is worth visiting sites from acclimatization point of view. We make an easy excursion to a little distance away to a village called Vraga, a small old village with a monastery. Overnight lodge.

Day 9

Manang to Leder 4200m. From Manang, we continue through alpine landscapes with high altitude vegetation and forests. A gradual ascent takes us to Yak Kharka and then to our today’s camp. Overnight in the tents.

Day 10

Leder to Chulu West Base Camp 4900m. Today, we continue our trekking from Leder to Chulu West Base Camp. From the Base Camp, we can enjoy the views of Annapurna Himalayas. Overnight in the tents.

Day 11

Chulu West base Camp to Camp I 5100m. From the Chulu Base Camp, we continue hiking towards Camp I. The route is not that technical. But it would be better to remember that we are climbing on high altitudes. At this juncture we relish the magnificent views of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri mountains including Manaslu, Gangapurna and Lamjung Himal. Overnight in the tents.

Day 12

Rest & Acclimatization at Camp I. Today will be the rest and acclimatization day at Camp I. While we rest at camp I, the climbing leaders and other staffs make way to Camp II and supply the equipments for the camp. Later, they return back to Camp I. Overnight in the tents.

Day 13

Camp I to Camp II 5530m. Today, we leave camp I and continue climbing the rock band to Camp II. The route is not that technical but we may have to use ropes, crampon, and ice-axe. We set up Camp II at 5,530m /18,143ft. Some visitors also attempt the summit directly from Camp I. However, since the climb is relatively straightforward from the Camp II until the summit, we make an overnight stay at Camp II for proper rest and acclimatization. Overnight in the tents.

Day 14

Summit Chulu West 6419m and back to Camp I. It is our summit day, and it is going to be long day. Therefore, we would wake up much earlier today. After summiting, we return back to Camp I. Overnight in the tents.

Day 15

Camp I to Leder. From Camp I, our return path descends all the way to Leder. Overnight in the tents.

Day 16

Contingency Day. There is no such guarantee that we can get quite a favorable weather on our planned day for the summit. So this day is used as a contingency in case if we are unable to summit the Chulu West Peak on the scheduled date due to bad weather condition or some other reasons. Overnight in the tents.

Day 17

Leder to Thorong Phedi 4450m. Today, we clean up the base camp and head for Thorong Phedi. It is going to be mostly an easy way walk downhill. However, we do not forget that we are still in high altitude area. Overnight lodge.

Day 18

Thorong Phedi – Thorong Pass 5416m – Muktinath 3800m – Jomsom 2715m. At the beginning, we cross the famous high pass of Thorong La today. An early start is important to complete the mission. We reach Muktinath. From Muktinath, we continue back to Jomsom on a local bus. Overnight lodge.

Day 19

Jomsom to Pokhara by flight. Upon the completion of morning breakfast, we check in the airport to fly back to Pokhara, a 30-min dramatic flight to Pokhara between gorge of the two huge mountains, Annapurna and Dhaulagiri. Upon arrival at Pokhara airport, our guide will escort us to the lakeside lodge. Overnight in the lodge.

Day 20

Drive back to Kathmandu.Today upon our breakfast, we make a 200 kilometers drive back to Kathmandu from Pokhara. Overnight in hotel.

Departure

Fly home.