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Day 1
Arrive in Kathmandu
↑ 1,400 m
Welcome, transfer, and a trek briefing with your guide.
Annapurna Base Camp
A shorter trek through Gurung villages and forest into the Annapurna Sanctuary, where Annapurna Base Camp sits in a ring of high peaks.
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11 days4,130 m high pointModerate
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Annapurna Base Camp
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About the route
Nayapul to Annapurna Base Camp
A route into the Annapurna Sanctuary, where each night takes you a little further in among the peaks. The last stop marked on the map is Annapurna Base Camp, at 4,130 m.
Along the route
Stop 1 of 60%
- From Nayapul
- 0 km
- Whole route
- ~36 km
Elevation profile
Annapurna Base Camp · 4,130 m
- Start · Nayapul
- 1,070 m
- Highest point
- ↑ 4,130 m
- Net climb
- 3,060 m
This section
Nayapul to Ghandruk
- Est. distance
- 16 km
- Stop type
- Day stop
- 11 days
- Duration
- 4,130m
- Max altitude
- Mar-May · Oct-Nov
- Best seasons
- $1,680+
- Starting rate
Permits and access
- Permits
- ACAP, TIMS or equivalent trekking registration
- Access
- Drive from Pokhara, Optional helicopter exit
- Stay style
- Pokhara hotel, teahouses on the trail
Customize your trip
- helicopter
- Fly out from base camp by helicopter for a quicker return and views from the air.
- jeep
- Private vehicle to and from Pokhara.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day by day on the trail.
A sample 11-day plan. Every departure is private, so we can slow it down, shorten it, or add days to fit your dates.
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Day 2
Kathmandu to Pokhara
↑ 820 m
Travel to lakeside Pokhara by tourist flight or scenic drive, with an evening free by Phewa Lake.
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Day 3 · 4–5 hrs
Drive to Siwai, trek to Chomrong
↑ 2,170 m
A morning drive to the trailhead, then a walk into the sanctuary approach to the Gurung village of Chomrong, gateway to the ABC trail.
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Day 4 · 5–6 hrs
Chomrong to Bamboo
↑ 2,310 m
Down long stone stairs to the river and up into dense bamboo and rhododendron forest along the Modi Khola.
5
Day 5 · 5 hrs
Bamboo to Deurali
↑ 3,200 m
A steady climb through Dovan and Himalaya into the narrowing sanctuary gorge, with waterfalls and towering ridgelines.
6
Day 6 · 5–6 hrs
Deurali to Annapurna Base Camp
↑ 4,130 m
Through Machhapuchhre Base Camp and into the great glacial amphitheatre, reaching Annapurna Base Camp (4,130 m) ringed by 7,000 m walls.
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Day 7 · 6–7 hrs
Sunrise at ABC, descend to Bamboo
↑ 2,310 m
First light on Annapurna I and Machhapuchhre, then a long descent out of the sanctuary back to Bamboo.
8
Day 8 · 5 hrs
Bamboo to Jhinu Danda
↑ 1,780 m
Down to the river and on to Jhinu Danda, where natural hot springs beside the Modi Khola reward tired legs.
9
Day 9 · 3 hrs walk + drive
Jhinu to Pokhara
↑ 820 m
A final walk to the road head and a drive back to Pokhara for a relaxed lakeside evening.
10
Day 10
Pokhara to Kathmandu
↑ 1,400 m
Return to Kathmandu by flight or drive, with a free afternoon.
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Day 11
Departure
↑ 1,400 m
Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
What's covered
Included & excluded at a glance.
Included
- Total of two nights' accommodation in Pokhara (before and after the trek) at the partner operator's guesthouse
- Guide
- Assistants, (maximum weight to carry is 12 kg for female assistant and 15 kg for male assistant).
- 3 meals per day, afternoon tea & snacks,
- Accommodation is typically arranged on a twin-share basis, though peak-season departures may occasionally require a triple or four-bed room.
- Annapurna Park entry, TIMS fees
Not included
- Mineral water
- Beverages- soft and hard
- Extra dessert
- Souvenirs
- Tipping to staff
- Any entry fee during cultural (monastery/temple heritage visit)
Based on a partner operator's listing, “Holy Himalaya Trek (ABC)”, last updated May 21, 2024.