Annapurna Circuit with Tilicho Lake

Arrival in Kathmandu and pick up and transfer to hotel by office representative. Hang around Thamel on availability of time. Acquire and prepare necessary gear for the trip. Short briefing in evening with welcome dinner.

We start our journey with early drive from Kathmandu to Beshishar in 4WD jeep about 5 hours. Till Beshishar its a blacktopped highway. From here then a rough road ,gravel and few bumpy starts for next 4 hours  Reach Chame check in tea house , rest and overnight. 

After breakfast our trail heads ahead crossing a river near Chame. The trail leads through narrow valley alongside with dense forest of pine. The high wall of steep rocks surrounds the area. The trail climb steep up  after crossing suspension bridge . The scene soaring Paungda Danda a notable for its western rock face that rises dramatically 1,700 m above the Marshyangdi river. Its smooth western face, also known as the Great Wall of Pisang composed of slate rock. We will stay at lower Pisang village. The landscape gradually begins to change after Pisang. It becomes more dusty and rocky on our ahead trail. Overnight.

The trail goes through dusty, rocky  and dry to Manang. The view of mountains get closer and clear when we reach Manang. Manang is very old settlement of the region. There are two available routes to Manang from Lower Pisang which differ significantly in difficulty. We will follow the road all the way to Manang – an easy and popular notable monuments trail . We can be visible of Annapurna II  and notable mani wall with stones tablet. Reach Manang by 5-6 hours rest and overnight. 

It is highly recommended to have an extra day in Manang for acclimatization. Acclimatization helps body to cope with high altitude gain. Manang has many places to visit on. You can visit nearby Gangapurna Glacier lake, Monastery at top of hill , Milarepa cave, visit to ice lake are some of the activities that can be done in the day. Also the picturesque of spectacular scenery of mountain -Annapurna-II, Annapurna-III (7,555m), Gangapurna (7,454m), to the South – Tilicho (7,132m), and the Grand Barrier to the West – Chulu West (6,583m) and Chulu East (6,059m) to the North can be easily visible. You can also visit to Himalayan Rescue Association for talk program about high altitude health that held on daily basis. Enjoy surroundings. Overnight.

Today we take a slow gradually trail to Shree Kharka. It would be lunch camp to Shree Kharka. It is short camp because the traveling to Tilicho Base Camp is quite far and difficult to cross. Although, trekking directly to Tilicho Base Camp is also possible. But we recommend to take slow gradually high elevation with enjoying each step of trail and surroundings. Rest and overnight.

The trail after Shree Kharka is quite difficult and caution is advised. It is a landslide area. With guide direction we take him follow the path. Trail to Tilicho Base Camp is very steep or physically strenuous. It would be physically exhausting because of narrow path with loose pebbles in path. Reach Tilicho Base Camp with hard and adventure trail . Rest and overnight.

It will long day walk. It takes about 3 to 4 hours to reach Tilicho Lake. It’s best to start early and reach as soon as possible to get early view of Tilicho Lake and avoid windy. Tilicho Lake is lake located at highest altitude. It gives jaw dropping scenic view. Tilicho Lake is a cold barren place in the afternoon and claimed as world’s highest lake .After spending few time  we will return back back to Shree Kharkha via base camp for staying overnight.

The trail from Shree Kharka gradually descend to Jarsoang River and reach the main route of ACT. From here it’s a gradual ascend to Throng Phedi. There are two main lodges in Throng Phedi. Reach around 6-7 hours, rest completely and overnight .

The day must start very early from here. It is slow uphill climb till Thorong La Pass It is a mountain pass with an  elevation of 5,416 metres in the Damodar hill. Thorong Ri on the slope of Khatung Kang and Yakawa Kang are the mountains forming Thorong La  . There are two tea shops after crossing high camp. It takes 4-5 hours slow ascend to top. From top of pass, many peaks are visible. View of Dhaulagiri mountain range begins to appear too . We spent few minutes click picture and descend steep downhill from the pass. It takes another 4 hours to reach our destination of  Muktinath – the other crossing district Mustang. Muktinath is holy places and belief as the salvation for Hindu and Buddhist. Lots of holy pilgrimage comes here and take a visit.  Overnight .

Muktinath is a very beautiful village in lap of rocky mountain. Its best to start early to Jomsom because high winds will hit the trail every day from noon. Magnificent view of Dhaulagiri range and changing landscape provides amazing experience to the travelers. All though there is Option of driving down to Jomsom  as transportation has already reached to Muktinath with black topped .

After breakfast we drive back to Pokhara via Beni road. The road are not parallel . Few black topped and few bumpy offroad. We reach Pokhara by 6 hours. flight is alos an option but early in morning only.  The wind condition is unpredictable here and flying is always not possible. If there is flight, it would be easier and will have time in Pokhara for exploring around. After checking-in at our hotel, we may take a rest or visit the Lakeside area in the vicinity of the Fewa Lake.

Today after breakfast we fly back to Kathmandu in the afternoon. Upon arrival in Kathmandu, the representative of Sherpa Khangri Outdoor will escort you to hotel and enjoy the day in Kathmandu. In evening farewell dinner  will be organized in order to celebrate our successful journey. 

Journey with us end here. Office representative will take you to International airport for final departure as per schedule requirement.