Annapurna Round Trek, or Annapurna Circuit trek

Annapurna Round Trek

Trek Name	Days	Max Altitude	Max Group Size
Annapurna Round Trek	18

Mostly trekkers are start from Beshishahar.Annapurna Round is popular for Trekking, mountaineering and village tours.After Chamje village, crossing the Marshyangdi River’s bridge, Manang area/district starts.
Manang district is dominated with Bio-diversity,culture, religion, political, economical and many more.
After crossing the Marshyandi bridge at Chamje, you will see welcoming gate having three different

Color for example : Black, Red & White

This three colors match Manang and Mustang in terms of religion:
White color: secular houses, private houses.

Red color:  sacred monastery, temple.

Black color:-high ranking political leader’s house or tantric goddess .At Chame, the small capital city of Manang district, tourists are welcomed by :

• Beautiful mountains /Himalayas
• Desert land/dry land of Manang
• Unique settlement
• Original or local people.
• Cultures
• Bio-diversity

Fauna: Blue ship, Naur, Himalayan Thar, birds,Impieyent pleasant Tibetan Chakur, finch etc
Flora:  seabuckthorn, bushes, herbs etc Still more you will enjoy in Manang area by:

• Religion
• Nature
• Animal husbandry
• Farming style
• Manangi people’s hospitality.

Manang (3434)m elevation, people start from Besisshahar. So almost all tourist want to take one day rest at Manang. Manang is gateway of Throng pass and Tilicho lake. Without taking rest people can’t pass the Throng. So people stay at Manang. It is necessary for all tourists.Nowadays Manang is up-date city. Tourist can get nice accommodation and different items of food there.At main season, HRA (Himalayan Rescue Association) conducts free lecture against high altitude safety.
Religion : Actually Manangi people are followers of Sakyapa Buddhist sectors. Shakyapa sector is originated from Nepal. In this sec/school five buddhas are regarded, you can see around a Stupa like:

North: Amoghasidhi
South: Ratnasambhava
East: Akshobhya
West: Amitabha
Centre: Vairochana.

Alongside these you will inform  about the six Tibetan letter these are: Om, Ma, Ni, Pad, Me and Hun
These letter are very heavy and powerful chant of Mahayana Buddhist.

From where started Mahayana and Hinayana of Buddhist sector?
What are ritualistic yanas like Vajrayana and Tantrayana?
We will provide you lots of tip regarding these items with us.

Festivals of Manangi:
Yartung : Horse racing
Archery bowing competition.
Lhosar : New year according to Tibetan calendar.
Pujas at Monasteries……etc.

Other attraction of whole manang district are:

Gangapurna
Tilicho lake
Pisang peak 
Chulu East, west and centre



                                                                                      Annapurna  II


We guide you very safety way. If you are mountaineer we show you climbing demonstration and equipments using knowledge as well before climbing. Most  of the tourists excite to take picture of mountains and nature. Some lakes, vast land, wild animals & bushes etc are the attraction of the Manang district. After Manang, Yakkharka arrives for overnight, it takes 4/5 hours from Manang Then Throng Phedi (4100)m. or high camp(4700)m.People can spend their night either at Phedi or at high camp. A bit acclimatization is necessary in these both days.


                                                              Gangapurna-Lake-Manang


Next day, earlier starting from Throng Phedi or High camp, we will arrive in Muktinath Mustang side via Throng pass(5416)m. You spend overnight at Muktinath: if you are interested you can go to Muktinath temple and monastery area to learn about Vishnu temple and Buddhist Monastery, you will see flame of fire on the flowing stream.It will be really didactic(educational)tour at Muktinath. According to proverbs/myths, who prays Muktinath, will get salvation from sin in his/her life. You will learn actually at Muktinath:


                                                                          Throng Pass


01: How to devotees change? What is the really psychological aspects of this?
     What is social norm and value regarding the Vishnu?
02: Religious harmony
03: What is ritual aspect all performance of Vishnu? Yajur Veda?
04: What is that flame on the stream power of Buddha or Gas?

Still more we will explain you social custom of the Mustangi people: like
Polyandry system of Mustangi people why?
Profession and agriculture?
We can see three kinds of houses there what are they?

for example: White house is secular or private or family house
What kind of social formation in Mustang?
 Like: Ruling class,  Subject class & labor class

How can do we separate them?

What kind of Buddhist sector is prevailing there? Ngingmapa or Shakyapa or both?

If you are interested knowing these all we can help you very well. If so there won’t be monotonous in your tour.It will be very educational and interesting journey. Similarly fossils of Kaligandaki, and at Jomsom Eco-Museum gives you lots of information against the overall Upper and lower Mustang. Along the trail you can see Mt.Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri, Tilicho peak and rest of all the beautiful mountains. Some caves of dessert land, unique land scape of Mustang etc....Bellow Mustang you will enjoy with lots of thing like mixed settlement of people and mountains from Poon  Hill.

Itinerary

Day 01 Kathmandu to Besishahar/ Bulbule by vehicle trek to Nhadi same Day Day 02: Ngadi to Jagat      Day 03 :  Jagat to Dharapani Day 04:  Dharapani to Chame Day 05:  Chame to Pisang Day 06:  Pisang to Manang Day 07 : Rest day at Manang, will be excursion around Manang Day 08:  Manang to Yak Kharka Day 09:  Yak Kharka to Throng Phedi Day 10 Throng Phedi to Muktinath via throng pass Day 11: Muktinath to Jomsom Day 12: Jomsom to Kalopani Day 13: Kalopani to Tatopani Day 14: Tatopani to Ghorepani Day 15 Ghorepani to Poon Hill and trek to Tikhedhunga                                                                     Day 16:  Tikhedhunga to Birethanty Day 17: Birethanty to Naya Pul and Pokhara by bus, car or taxi. Day 18:  Pokhara to Kathmandu by plane or tourist bus.