Pisang Peak with Annapurna Trek -18 Days

On arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport meet our staff with GA complimentary transport transfer to relevant Hotels, our guide will give you a briefing of the Hotel, Kathmandu, Trekking, and related information regarding this trip in Nepal with Great Adventure Treks & Expeditions.

Early morning, after breakfast, you will be taken for a cultural tour of Kathmandu city. Some of the main highlights will be Pashupatinath Temple, Swayambhunath, Boudhanath, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan Durbar.

Morning a scenic drive leads towards the scenic Pokhara highway. This is an interesting drive through the foothills of the Himalaya. The road has been greatly improved. Just a few hours before the road to Pokhara, route diverts from Dumre town towards north to Beshishar. On reaching Beshishar drive continues to Syange village for another 2 – 3 hrs.

The drive continues on the high road with fascinating scenery of the gorge, high hills, waterfalls and snow-capped peaks the dirt jeep road for two to three hours, the drive continues through winding path from Syange and Jagat village, trail follows to a steep climb for half an hour, on arriving the lush farm terraces field once on the top of the ridge a magnificent view of the raging waterfalls can be seen on route to Jagat.

From this village journey leads through the terraced farms coming to Chamje village, crossing the bridge it’s another steep climb for another hour till Tal is reached, the village is situated on the gorge-valley by the side of the river Marsyangdi. On leaving Tal the drive gets easier on the gentle path till to a large bridge, after the bridge brings to the village of Dharapani for the overnight stop where the driving adventure ends here.

From Dharapani the vegetation, people and the landscapes changes and the air gets cooler, the trail then climbs through forests to Bagarchhap, and the first village on the trek with typical Tibetan architecture.

After a pleasantly cool morning walk altitude gains slowly reaching the apple country at Dhanaqi and the alpine region passing through farm area, orchards and beautiful pine forest with views of Lamjung and Annapurna II peaks, the trail follows the river Marsyangdi upstream passing by the villages of Ratamanang and Koto before Chame. From Koto, half hour of easy walk brings to the village town of Chame for the overnight stop. Chame the district headquarters of Manang region,

The walk from here follows the other side of the river on the northern bank, after leaving Chame, the path passes through pine woods and small villages with few ups and downs till you reach Bratang.

From here trek continues on the gradual path up to a bridge, from the bridge a short steep climb through the pine forest brings you at the top of the ridge of Pisang village. After walking past the tree lines a great view can be seen of Pisang peak and the Chulu peak with Pisang village below, from this ridge a gentle descent for an hour brings to the windswept village of Pisang.

A rest day for acclimatization for the climb to Pisang Peak and for the trek beyond to Thorangla pass, a leisure day or for energetic people can go for a day hike.

From the village of Pisang head towards North passing the upper village through sparse wood and pastures to a kharka or Shepard’s shed as this spot provides an excellent campsite for the base camp after the strenuous climb of 3-4 hours.

From the Base camp, a faint path leads to an open area at the hillside following a ridge and climbing to a shoulder on the South – West Ridge which provides a suitable site for the high camp. Under some conditions, this area may be under snow, afternoon free to sort the gear for the climb.

Before dawn set for the climb with the support of Great Adventure veteran guides, from here the route leads above a well-defined ridge to the final snow slope which leads quite steeply although without difficulty all the way to the top of Pisang summit. After a wonderful time at the top return to the base camp, time permitting descend all the way to Pisang village.

From Pisang onwards the walks lead with a climbs for half an hour, after a short gradual walk from the Pisang village then reaching the top of a small hill, this grand spot offers a dramatic views of the valleys, Hongde village with it’s short air-strip and the great peaks of Gangapurna, Annapurna II, III, Tilicho, and on the right Chuli East, and of Pisang peak.

The walk from here leads to Hongde, from Hongde the trek is on the wide trail to Manang through Braga village, here with time to spend the morning visiting Braga Monastery. The largest in the district, it has an outstanding display of statues, thangkas and the religious manuscripts. From here it is only an hour walk to Manang for the overnight stop.

After a wonderful time at Manang, the trail from here leads to a slow climb for an hour, after the last village of Manang, the track gently winds up offering inspiring views of the Annapurna II, Gangapurna, Tiloche and the close up views of Chuli’s peaks from mid and west as the trail heads up in the barren windswept terrain’s with juniper bushes as the only surviving vegetation around this region, coming to a small settlements of Yak-Kharka for the overnight with time for a short hike around.

The trail leads to a slow climb, after the last settlement of Ledar, the track gently winds up offering grand views of the Annapurna II, Gangapurna, Tilicho and close view of Chulu West peaks as the trail heads up in the barren windswept terrain’s, then slowly reaching at Thorang Pehdi Depending upon time if all is well here at lunch time continue the climb on the zig-zag track towards High Camp where there is few teahouses or lodge reaching here makes the walk easier start for the next day and shortens the hour of walking towards the pass.

Starting early reaching the top of the pass on time to catch the panoramic views of the northern Annapurna, Damudhar, Bhirkuti and Dhaulagiri Mountain range, Thorang-la at 5,416 meter offers stunning scenery, the descent is steep and rough, but one can have excellent views of the Dhaulagiri 8,167 m.

A long descend to the sacred village of Muktinath, on reaching the bottom there are about two or three teahouses for refreshment, after a break here continue for another hour to Muktinath a holy place, during auspicious time according to Hindu & Buddhist calendar this place is full with pilgrims from Nepal and India.

After Muktinath, trek carries on with a 1,200m of descent to the Kaligandaki river valley floor, with a brief stop at Ekale Bhatti a small settlement with 3-4 teahouses. From here onwards the valley gets very windy in the afternoon time, the walk from here follows the gentle trail for another two hours till the large town of Jomsom is reached. Jomsom, headquarter of the Mustang region with a small airstrip just above the Kaligandaki River.

The flight time to Pokhara, as per the schedule make way to the terminal for security check, this scenic flight from Jomsom takes about 25 minutes to Pokhara, a panoramic view of the snow-capped peaks can be seen from the plane, on reaching Pokhara transfer to Hotel near the scenic Phewa Lake with time to relax and to browse the local market area.

From Pokhara 30 minute’s flight reaches you to Kathmandu. Arriving at Kathmandu domestic terminal, GA staff will receive and transfer you back to the Hotel.

Today as per your international flight time, Great Adventure Treks & Expeditions staff with complimentary transport you to the airport for your final departure from this panoramic country, Nepal.