Annapurna Base Camp Trek: Everything You Need to Know

In a short period of time, Annapurna Base Camp trekking rewards you with a unique and most diversified range of climate, vegetation, and colorful local culture, which is quite unique on this amazing Annapurna Base Camp Trekking, which is unmatched to any other country on the earth.

The Annapurna Base Camp Trek begins in the low-altitude warm subtropical valley of beautiful city 'Pokhara,' a tourist destination blessed with natural scenery of mountains and lakes, as the walk heads into high green hills covered in lovely cool alpine forest laden with tall and mesmerizing rhododendron-magnolia-oaks-pines and fir trees.

The area will look spectacular during spring and summer when wildflowers bloom creating a riot of vivid colors covering the hills of Annapurna Himalaya to its base camp in the heart of the Sanctuary.

The walk is not overly difficult, though some uphill and downhill encounters can become adventurous as you explore the traditional ‘Gurung’ villages along the way within the typical heartland of Nepal.

Villages with thatched roofs which are small and nice which is set among the terraced fields, make an attractive picture with the backdrop of magnificent Annapurna, Manaslu, and Dhaulagiri including majestic Machapuchare Himal also popularly known as ‘Fish Tail’ Mountain.

Col. James O.M. 'Jimmy' Roberts, a British adventurer, first explored the Annapurna area in 1956 and then revealed the location of this magnificent destination as the 'Sanctuary of Gods' to the rest of the world. Since then, the "Annapurna Sanctuary'' has been named after this lovely and picturesque plateau.

Once you arrive at Annapurna Base Camp and the Sanctuary, you will be surrounded by snow peaks such as Annapurna (26,545ft-8,091m), Annapurna south (23,693ft-7,219m), Gangapurna (24,457ft-7,455m), and Annapurna III (24,787ft-7,555m) with the spectacular Machhapuchhre Himal (Fish-tail).

For the return journey, we descend through the lush terraced Modi Khola valley and finally Annapurna Base Camp Trekking concludes upon reaching Pokhara, a popular tourist destination famous for the serene and calm Phewa Lake, which mirrors the towering Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu range with a magnificent view of the unconquered and majestic, ‘Machhapuchhre Himal’ (Fish-Tail).

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