Tent Peak Climbing - 17 Days

Today is your arrival day in Kathmandu! We heartily welcome you to the country of the Himalayas. A member of our team will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. After checking in to the hotel and refreshment, you will be brought to our office. We will have a briefing session on the trek commencing the day after tomorrow. Then in the evening, we will enjoy dinner together at Kathmandu’s finest cultural restaurant. Overnight at Kathmandu.

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.

After breakfast in Hotel, we will drive from Kathmandu to Pokhara in a tourist coach. Pokhara is naturally blessed town 200km west of Kathmandu. A journey along the serpentine highway to Pokhara is wonderful. On our arrival, at Pokhara after seven hours of drive, we will be transferred to our hotel. In the evening, we can explore around Pokhara and do the last minute shopping for the trek starting tomorrow. Stay overnight at hotel at Pokhara.

We drive to Nayapul after the breakfast, which take almost two hours of drive to get there. After getting off at Nayapul, our trek instantly kicks off along the trial above Modi Khola. After walking for 30 minutes we get to Birethanti 1030m/3379ft ACAP Check post where two rivers Modi and Bhurungdi confluence. Chasing the steep uphill trial on a stony staircases, we reach to Ghandruk. Ghandruk is a beautiful village of Gurung (an ethnic group of Nepal). You will have a chance to observe typical Gurung culture, custom and lifestyle at Ghandruk. You will have superb view of Mt. Annapurna South (7219m), Mount Hiunchuli (6441m) and holy Mountain Macchapuchhare (6993m) from Ghandruk village. Overnight at hotel at Ghandruk.

After breakfast, we climb up for an hour to get to the highest point of Ghandruk, Ghandrukkot, and then chase a steep descending trail that takes us to the Kimron Khola. Beyond Kimron Khola we once again, dare to climb a steep uphill climb followed by a pleasant hour-long walk. To get to today’s destination for the overnight stay, Chhomrong the final part of the day’s trek goes through the continuous uphill climb. However, reaching Chhomrong offers magnificent views of towering Annapurna South, with the Fishtail Mountain (Machhapuchhare) facing across the valley. Chhomrong is a beautiful village located in the lap of the giant Annapurna -explore around. Overnight in Chhomrong.

Today, we climb downhill along the stony staircases to Chhomrong Khola and cross the suspension bridge. Then we climb uphill through the magnificent forest for 2 hours to get to Sinuwa 2324m/7624ft. The trail beyond Sinuwa Cross passes lush vegetation of bamboo and the maximum of ninety-minute jungle walk will bring us to Kuldhighar 2498m/8195ft. Almost 30 minutes of downhill walk would bring us to Bamboo 2340m/7677ft and the final sixty minutes of uphill trek through beautiful forest would bring us to our today’s stopover point Dovan. Explore around the village and Overnight at Dovan.

After breakfast, we trek for two and half hours along the bank of the Modi Khola valley through the lush forest to get to Himalaya 2880m/9449ft. We will continue the trek with the uphill climb for the next forty minutes to get to Hinku Cave 3139m/10298ft. Further trekking, for the next 35 minutes along the even trail would get us to Deurali where we will have our lunch. Post lunch, the trek resumes with the uphill climb. While ascending we begin to feel the alpine vicinity as after two hours of trek we arrive at Machhapuchhre Base Camp 3700m. Once we reach at MBC we will have great views of Fishtail and Annapurna I. It is situated in the lap of the Fishtail Mountain. Explore around and Overnight at MBC.

We will have breakfast and start our Climb for almost two and a half hours uphill to get to Annapurna Base Camp. You will get an opportunity to view the surrounding mountains here. The majestic view of Annapurna I 8091m/26544ft during sunrise seems like a huge gold-plated mass. You will be surrounded by many other mountains including Annapurna South 7219m/23684ft, Hiuchuli 6441m/21131ft, Fishtail 6993m/22942ft, Singa Chuli 6501m/21328ft, Tent Peak 5663m/18579ft, Gangapurna 7455m/24458ft and Annapurna Fang 7647m/25088ft.Overnight at Annapurna Base Camp.

Before heading towards higher elevation, we need a day rest at Annapurna Base Camp. However, the rest day is designed to explore higher elevation and trek down back to the base camp so that you get used to with higher altitude.

The Tent Peak Climbing Adventure today will have a four-hour pleasant walk towards Tent Peak Base Camp at 4400m. Since we have short trekking hours we will have a slow pace so that we acclimatize well. Throughout the trek, our expert climbing guide gives you abundant information on Tent Peak Climbing. We will begin the accommodation in the tents from today onwards at Tent Peak Base Camp, where food will be cooked by our professional Sherpa cooks. Overnight at Tent Peak Base Camp.

Today we will have an even shorter trekking duration. We trek slowly to the Tent Peak High Camp at 5000m. We will make sure that we acclimatize well so that the next day’s adventure of conquering the summit of Tent Peak becomes easy. Overnight in the camp at High Camp.

Here comes the big day. We begin the journey early to the summit of Tent Peak. Since the climb needs no significant alpine or climbing skills we make the easy summit and trek down back to the Base Camp of Tent Peak along the retracing trail. However, to the summit of Tent Peak, we need to traverse through the short glacial region and climb on the fixed rope to the Tent summit. Overnight in a camp at Tent Peak Base Camp.

Along the retracing trail we begin the trek down towards Dovan via Annapurna Base Camp and Machhapuchhre Base Camp. The walk is pleasant and still has the most beautiful aspect of Annapurna region trek. Overnight in ateahouse at Dovan.

After the breakfast, we start our walk to Jhinu Danda. It takes almost 6 hours to climb down to Jhinu Danda. First, climb down to Bamboo and climb up to Khuldighar then climb down to Chhomrong Khola and again climb up to the Chhomrong village, and finally again climb down to Jhinu Danda- a perfect trek ups and downs along the beautiful hills. At Jhinu Danda, there is a hot spring. Climb down for 25 minutes along the bank of the Modi River to the hot springs. Let your trek exhaustion go in the 2 hot spring pools and water taps. Explore and enjoy your time there. Overnight at Jhinu Danda.

After breakfast, climb downhill to cross Kumnu Khola and continue to hike ups and downs to the New Bridge 1500m/4921ft, which takes almost an hour. Modi Khola Valley with cliff views is enjoyable at New Bridge. It takes almost ninety minutes to get to Kyumi and again from Kyumi walk 1:30 hours to get to Syauli Bazar. From Syauli Bazar walk two more hours to get to Nayapul. From Nayapul we will pick you up and escort you to Pokhara in a private vehicle. Stay overnight at a hotel in Pokhara.

Today you will drive on the snaky Prithivi Highway to Kathmandu in a tourist coach. Witnessing the rural landscapes dominated by lush vegetation and rushing rivers is full of fun throughout the drive. The rural culture is also a fascinating reward of the ride. 200 kilometers of ride that takes seven full hours will finally bring you to Kathmandu. On your arrival to Kathmandu, you will be transferred to your hotel. In the evening, you are invited to a cultural restaurant for the farewell dinner.

As per your flight schedule, you will drive with our representative to the airport in a private vehicle. Have a safe flight and visit Nepal time and again.