Annapurna South
Trip Facts
Duration : 10 days and 12 days
Difficulty Level : 2
Group Size : 2 to 12 people
Maximum Altitude : 4150 m
The Annapurna Sanctuary and Mardi Himal are 2 short and easy treks.
At the beginning of the Mardi Himal trek, we cross villages with houses with thatched roofs. The path is well marked along the fields and then the following days we see the first impressive mountains. In spring it is the season of pink rhododendrons. Slowly we get closer to the famous Machhapuchhre as it is shaped like as fishtail hence its name “Matcha” (fish) in Nepal.
At the end of the trek in the village of Lwang, there is a cooperative that makes a green tea that we will visit.
Mardi Himal is a beautiful trek well suited for those who have a short stay in Nepal. The fields of crops, the beautiful forests and the mountains of the Annapurna range will be unforgettable memories.
For the Annapurna Sanctuary Trek, the arrival at ABC (Annapurna Base Camp) is a magical and gigantic place with views across the entire southern face of Annapurna. This trek in the spring is the opportunity to observe a trail of flowers and rhododendrons red and pink along the way.
Highlights of the Mardi Himal treks and Annapurna Sanctuary
- Treks of short duration
- Without difficulty can be done with children from 10 years
- All lodges including many equipped with wifi
- Landscapes very diverse forests at the beginning then we will approach the high mountain
- Views of the Annapurna, Machapuchare and Mardi Himal peaks
- Slow acclimation to altitude.
Trek Mardi Himal
- Duration 10 days
- Level 2/5
- Alti max 4500 m
- February to May
- September to December
- Nights in lodges
Annapurna ABC Sanctuary
- Duration 12 days
- Level 2/5
- Alti max 4400 m
- February to May
- September to December
- Nights in lodges
Trip Itinerary
DAYS | Mardi HIMAL | NIGHT TIME ALTITUDE | DENIV + | DENIV – | DURATION | ELECTRICITY | PHONE (*) | NIGHT |
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1 | Arrival ktm | 230 | Wireless | hotel | ||||
2 | Pokhara mini private bus and Australian BC | 1960 | 300 | 0 | 6 hours + 1 hour | 230 | Wireless | lodge |
3 | Clearing Camp | 2500 | 600 | 250 | 5h | 230 | Wireless | lodge |
4 | Badal Dara | 3260 | 780 | 0 | 5h | solar | Wireless | lodge |
5 | High camp | 3600 | 400 | 50 | 5h | solar | Wireless | lodge |
6 | Heel Dada | 2200 | 0 | 1400 | 6h | solar | mobile | lodge |
7 | Lwang | 2000 | 300 | 520 | 5h | solar | mobile | lodge |
8 | Pokhara 1 hour walk and minibus | 1 hour | 230 | Wireless | hotel | |||
9 | Kathmandu by minibus | 1400 | 0 | 0 | 6h | 230 | Wireless | hotel |
10 | Departure |
DAYS | ANNAPURNA ABC SANCTUARY | ALTITUDE NIGHT | DENIAL + | DENIAL – | DURATION | ELECTRICITY | PHONES (*) | OVERNIGHT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | arrival ktm | 230 | Wireless | hotel | ||||
2 | pokhara mini private bus | 6h | 230 | Wireless | hotel | |||
3 | Phedi then Landruk | 1700 | 1300 | 900 | 6h | 230 | Yes | Yes |
4 | Chamrong | 2230 | 1400 | 900 | 5h | 230 | mobile | Yes |
5 | Deurali | 3200 | 1500 | 500 | 7h | solar | mobile | Yes |
6 | Machapuchare Load BC | 3650 | 500 | 30 | 2:30 | solar | mobile | Yes |
7 | Annapurna BC | 4150 | 430 | 20 | 2:30 | solar | mobile | Yes |
8 | Bamboo | 2350 | 150 | 1900 | 6h | solar | Yes | Yes |
9 | Syauli Bazar | 1200 | 0 | 1100 | 7h | 230 | Yes | Yes |
10 | Pokhara | 230 | Wireless | hotel | ||||
11 | Kathmandu plane | 230 | Wireless | hotel | ||||
12 | Departure |
Service Includes
- 2 nights in a hotel in Kathmandu with breakfasts
- 2 nights in Pokhara hotel with breakfast for Annapurna ABC
- 1 night in Pokhara for Mardi Himal
- 1 Sirdar and his help
- The team of porters
- Carrier equipment
- Food during the trek (3 meals a day)
- Entrance fee in Annapurna Park
- The lodges
- Insurance for the Nepalese team
- Private mini-bus between Kathmandu and Pokhara one way
- Private mini-bus between Pokhara and Kathmandu on return
- Hotel-airport transportation back and forth
- End of trek meal taken together
Service Excludes
- Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu
- Personal Insurance, Repatriation Assistance
- Hot showers in the lodges (about 2 Euros)
- Airport taxes and visas
- Telephone, alcoholic drinks, mineral water, soda and hot water in the lodges
- Gratuities to the optional Nepalese team
- The return flight Paris-Kathmandu