Annapurna Trek - Detailed

I am going to share my experiences of the trek with you, readers. Well, it can help you plan an awesome trek (it is one of the world's best) and give me some writing practice for my GMAT :)

We (Dhiraj, my friend who planned the trip and me) left for Pokhara from Kathmandu early in the morning by bus. The Green line bus service is pretty good. We reached Pokhara in the evening and bought stuff for the trek such as Trekking poles, food, etc. We also made contact with our guide Mr. Pawan who is a full time entertainment package.

The next day we took an early morning cab to Phedi where we started our trek. The first bit was steep as we are climbing something like that after ages. But the view keeps getting better as you move upward. We reached Dhampus in about 3.5 hours and put up at Dhaulagiri View Guest

House. It is a really amazing place and blew all our expectations.

We then left for Landruk the next day. We stopped for lunch at a place called Tolka which lies midway. We reached Landruk in like 5 hours. There we put up at View Top Lodge which was also decent. The food is also pretty good throughout expect for the prices which is due to high

cost of transporting goods on back of labourers who you encounter throughout the way. The view of Annapurna South next morning was amazing.

From Landruk, we trekked to Chomrong, which is one of the main places in that area. We stopped for lunch at a place called Jhinu (from here you can take a detour to some hot springs) and then climbed a mighty amount of steps (have a light lunch) to Chomrong. Chomrong has a really amazing view of both Macchapuchre (Fishtail) and An

napurna South. Sunrise and set are the best time to view the mountains. The name of our guest house was Excellent View and indeed it was.

From Chomrong we went to Bamboo. You could reach Bamboo in time for lunch. We stayed at Bamboo guest house. The place was more of a stopover with nothing that great to offer. All GSM services stopped after Bamboo so yo can make your important phone calls.

From Bamboo we left for Deurali. On the way we stopped at a place called Himalaya which offers decent food. We reached Deurali in the evening and relaxed for the next day which was Annapurna Base Camp.

We left for ABC early morning. We reached in 3 hours or so after some quick trekking. We were lucky to get amazing pictures which blew your mind away. The view is hypnotic to say the least (you can see how hypnotised I look in the pic). Not finding rooms, we had to do with a tent. The coldest day of the trip but nothing could extinguish the excitement.

We left the next day trekking downwards and made stay at Bamboo again. Wanting to finish the trek early, the next day we trekked for 6 hours and reached New Bridge. The hotel in New Bridge was not as good as we got used too. But we had a good time with a Scottish family whose daughter was hell bent on scaring our guide.

We then trekked all the way to Nayapul and it was a good experience to sit in a car after so long. We took a flight to Kathmandu the next day and finished the trip with a good dinner at Rox (the best place in Kathmandu at the Hyatt).

Dhiraj, my friend did an amazing job of planning the whole thing and our amazing guide kept our spirits high throughout the trip. The view is truly amazing and it remains one of my best experiences.

Few things to keep in mind are to carry a lot of Cash. Money is your best friend. Also, try and keep everything dry. Try and have a bath daily with hot water which is available for Rs. 150. Carry first aid and lot of chocolates. Don't forget to carry an amazing camera.

You can see some of the pictures in my previous post. I would recommend this to anyone needing some good peace of mind.