Pisang Peak Climbing - 21 Days

Welcome to the Land of the Himalayas! On your arrival, an Access Nepal representative will pick up you from the airport and transfer you to your hotel in Kathmandu. After checking in to the hotel, time for refreshment.
Evening, we will have a group meeting and introduction at 5:30 at our Office (Your Access Nepal Guest relation officer pick up you from your hotel at 5:00 PM). In the office, we will have a trek briefing session, an introduction to your trek leader, and a trip discussion. Then, you would be transferred to one of the typical Nepalese Restaurants (Nepali Chulo) for the welcome Dinner (We eat Dal Bhat- Typical Nepalese Food), and enjoy eating local food with cultural dance and ethnic dance. O/N at Kathmandu.

Airport pick up and Kathmandu Hotel with breakfast are included

Kathmandu is the main cultural hub of Nepal. A city of temples and monasteries not only holds the nation’s most religious shrines, it is also a sacred valley where the living Gods and Goddess live with the mortals to date. Today you will have a sightseeing tour of Kathmandu with the best tourist guide of the town. After breakfast, we will escort you to Pashupatinath- the largest Hindu Temple in Nepal in a private vehicle. The temple dedicated to the supreme Hindu God, Shiva banks the Bagmati River. At Pashupatinath you will get to see exceptionally carved statues and idols of Hindu deities, a long row of Shiva Lings, a series of small temples, and the golden hood at the top of the main Temple is truly fascinating. Moreover, an opportunity to witness the Hindu Death ritual at Aryaghat Pashupatinath is an offbeat cultural experience. After the exploration of Pashupatinath, we will walk along the busy streets of Kathmandu to Boudhanath. A large domed-shaped Buddhist stupa, Boudhanath holds huge religious significance among the Tibetan Buddhists of Nepal. A major shrine on the ancient Indo-China trade route Boudhanath offered blessings to traders and scholars for a safe journey through the high Himalayan passes to Tibet. Saffron-robed monks circumambulating Boudhanath, colorful prayer flags touching the skyline from the dome pinnacle to the base of a large monument, and the outlets selling Tibetan souvenirs make this place a true Tibet outside Tibet. Post lunch the sightseeing tour continues to Kathmandu Durbar Square. The exemplary wooden and stone craftsmanship at the site makes the place a prominent attraction for tourists. The stone-paved streets, pagoda pagoda-style religious monuments inclusive of different Hindu deities are the cultural delights of ancient and medieval Nepal at Kathmandu Durbar Square. Today’s final destination for a sightseeing tour in Kathmandu takes you to Swayambhunath. A self-emerged Buddhist stupa lies on a hilltop overlooking Kathmandu with its watchful eyes. You will get to experience more about Tibetan Buddhism at Swayambhunath. After the full-day sightseeing tour, a private vehicle will escort you to your hotel.

Day sightseeing and Kathmandu Hotel with breakfast is included

After breakfast, we begin our journey, driving along the Kathmandu-Pokhara Highway to Dumre and then following the rough road above the Marsyangdi River. We pass through the low-lying villages and rice fields. After 6-7 hours of long drive, we finally arrived at Besi Sahar. From Besi Sahar, our trek kicks off. We trek along the trail of the village and descend down the narrow path to the Pam Khola. On crossing the stream, we ascend towards the village of Denauti where we get to see Nepali village life closely. The trail further leads to the banks of the Marshyangdi Khola, passing through paddy fields and subtropical forests. As the trail nears the Khudi Khola, we approach the Gurung village of Bhulbule. Once we reach Bulbule we will have time to rest and explore around. Overnight at Bhulbule.

Mountain Accommodation with a Full board of meals (breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner) is included

After having breakfast at Bhulbhule, we start our Annapurna Circuit trek with a pleasure walk along the Marsyangdi River to Ngadi village. Crossing a couple of suspension bridges, our trail goes high up to Bahundanda village. Beyond Bahundanda, the trail goes down and we chase the leveled trail to Ghermu for the overnight. Enjoy your evening with the Ghermu waterfall view. Overnight at Ghermu.

Mountain Accommodation with a Full board of meals (breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner) is included

Once we finish our breakfast, we start our trek with a short downhill walk to Syange village and go gradually up to Jagat village. An hour-long pleasant walk will take us to Chamje village. And again, a short walk will bring us to a suspension bridge over the rushing Marsyangdi River. On the other side of the bridge, a steep uphill climb awaits us. A couple of hours of the effortful uphill climb would bring us to Tal Village overnight. Evening we explore and rest in Tal. Overnight at Tal.

Mountain Accommodation with a Full board of meals (breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner) is included

Again after breakfast, we start our trek with a pleasant walk along the bank of the Marsyangdi River. Crossing a few suspension bridges and walking the sandy trails bring us to a big settlement, Dharapani. An hour’s walk from Dharapani would bring us to Bagarchhap Village for the overnight. Overnight at Bagarchhap.

Mountain Accommodation with a Full board of meals (breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner) is included

After breakfast, we start our trek and from today we start to feel the altitude. The air gets cooler, the landscape, and vegetation around begin to change and flanking regions have few sparsely populated villages. We start our trek with an easy walk to Danaque and then the trail goes along the steep uphill climb to Timang Village. Timang village offers a magnificent view of the Manaslu Range and a closer view of Lamjung & Annapurna II. After Timang, trekkers enjoy an easy and pleasant walk to Chame. We ascend and descend occasionally, we cross past buckwheat fields, apple farms, and green forests to reach Chame. Enjoy your evening in Chame by exploring around. Overnight at Chame.

Mountain Accommodation with a Full board of meals (breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner) is included

Today, we start our trek after breakfast and continue our trek by crossing the suspension bridge over the Marsyangdi River. The trail goes through a pine forest with a few ups and downs to arrive in Bhartang Village. The trek continues along the leveled trail for a while before we cross the suspension bridge again over the Marsyangdi River. Then we climb steeply high through pine forest that brings us to the top of the ridge, Dhukur Pokhari. On the way to Pisang, we will have a wonderful view of Pisang Peak and Mt. Chulu. In the evening, we visit upper Pisang village which is famous for Tibetan-style houses, monastery along with a panoramic view of the Annapurna range and valley. A slight push for almost an hour brings us to Upper Pisang, which nestles 100m above Lower Pisang. Overnight at Upper Pisang.

Mountain Accommodation with a Full board of meals (breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner) is included

Before getting to the elevation above 6000m, acclimatization is necessary. So we have a day’s rest at Upper Pisang so that we get used to the relatively thinner air. However, rest day doesn’t refer to staying in the room with a book or beer. We will set out to explore the neighborhood. During the exploration, we get to see the stunning views of the Himalayas and the authentic highland culture. After the day’s exploration, we walk back to our lodge for the overnight stay.

Mountain Accommodation with a Full board of meals (breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner) is included

The six-hour trek today begins along the low alpine forests comprising pine trees and gradually ascends up to a snowy region along the steep uphill climb. As the trek extends further, we begin to see the vivid views of the Himalayas of the Annapurna Range. Since the trek today is relatively strenuous and we get see negligible presence of human activity the thrilling part of Pisang Peak begins to unfold today. Today, we will be accommodating in the tented camps and eat the food cooked by our Sherpa cooks.

Tented Camp Accommodation with a Full board of meals (breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner) is included

The trek today continues to extend along the alpine trail. Pisang Peak Climbing adventure today is a challenging six hours walk along the rock strewn glacial trail to the High Camp that nestles on a flat region at 5400m. The trek today also caters to the different views of the Annapurna range, Chulu East, Chulu Far East, Nawal Peak, Tilicho Peak, and many other unnamed mountains and peaks that are truly panoramic. Today as well we will eat the Sherpa-cooked food and stay in the tented camps.

The real adventure of Pisang Peak Climbing happens today. We will set out early to conquer the beautiful white mass, Pisang Peak 6091m that rises just above us. The easy trail on the ridge leads us to the final slope, which doesn’t demand expertise. However, the ascent is moderately challenging as we now are above 6000m. From the summit of Pisang Peak, we will savor the scenic and close-up views of the Annapurna range, Chulu East, Chulu Far East, Nawal Peak, Tilicho Peak, Manaslu, Ganesh Himal, the Tibetan mountains, Kang Guru Peak, Gyaji Kang peak, Tilje peak, Kuchubhro peak, and many more. Enjoying moments at Pisang Summit we trek down to the Base Camp of Pisang Peak along the retracing trail. Overnight in the tented camps.

While we are on climbing adventure, we may need a reserve day. In case the weather doesn’t permit us to summit the peak as per our itinerary or we do not acclimatize well a reserve always plays integral role. If everything goes as planned, we can enjoy a reserve day in Pokhara or Kathmandu- the choice is yours.

After breakfast, we start our trek with a pleasant walk through the pine forest. The trail goes gently up for half an hour to the top of the ridge. From here, we can see beautiful Manang Valley, which offers a view of Humde village with a short air-strip, as well as towering peaks of Gangapurna, Annapurna II & III, Tilicho, and more. From here it is easy to walk almost flat to Humde village. Further trekking for an hour brings us to the traditionally built village of Braga. From Braga, it is less than an hour’s walk to Manang Village for the overnight. Explore Manang village and Overnight at Manang.

Mountain Accommodation with a Full board of meals (breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner) is included

Today is our rest day in Manang. After the breakfast, we explore around. We make short hike to Gangapunra Lake. Nearby hill offers spectacular view of Gangapurna, Annapurna 3, Annapurna 2, Tilicho Peak , Chulu peak as well as the beautiful Marsyangdi Valley. Rest of the time is our relaxing time at Manang. Overnight at Manang.

After the breakfast, today we start our trek with slow climb to Tenki Manang. Further an hour walk brings us to Gunsang and from here we have wide panoramic view of Annapurna starting from Annapurna II to Tilicho peak. The trail goes slowly up through the juniper bushes with few huts on the way before we arrive at Yak Kharka.Overnight at Yak kharka.

After breakfast, we start our trek with a slow climb for about an hour to reach Ledtar Village. The pace is slow as we are walking above 4 thousand meters. The landscape and mountain views are amazing throughout the day. An hour-long descending trek brings us to the narrow wooden bridge over Jorsang Khola. Crossing the bridge we trek along the trail that goes steeply up to a narrow gully. Further, an hour-long walk along the gully will bring us to Thorang Phedi for the overnight.

We start our trek after breakfast and today is the toughest day of the Annapurna Circuit Trek. It is a very long and hard day. The trail goes steeply up to High Camp. We walk slowly having rest on the way. 3-4 hours of tough walking will finally bring us to the top of Thorang Pass, which is the highest point of the trek. We take a few minutes here, taking photographs; and enjoying the scenery of Annapurna & Dhaulagiri. From here we go all the way down to Muktinath. Explore around the Muktinath and Overnight at Muktinath.

Today we leave the mountains. Driving out of Kathmandu, as the road journey begins we travel along Nepal’s one of the offbeat roads which stretches on a cliff high above Kali Gandaki River. We arrive to Beni for the late afternoon lunch. From Beni the ride along the serpentine highway extends to Pokhara. On your arrival at Pokhara, we will escort you to your hotel. Overnight in a hotel in Pokhara.

Early morning we drive back to Kathmandu by tourist bus. After arriving in Kathmandu, the guide will transfer you to your Hotel. In the evening, you are invited to a cultural restaurant for the farewell dinner.

This is your last day in Nepal. You can do shopping or buy some souvenirs for your family, friends or relatives until your departure to airport. We will transfer you to the International Airport for your departure to your onward destination.