Note: This trek is most frequently started from
Dumre/
Besisahar - see Lamjung Himal
2.
Gorkha
- Chape Ghat.
Continue
through village of Khoplang and climb to Luitel
Bhanjyang.
Proceed to Tadi Pokhari and camp at
riverside at Chape Ghat.
3. Chape
Ghat - Bhote Odar
Cross
river and climb onto shoulder above the Marsayangdi Khola.
Proceed to Bhote Odhar
4. Bhote
Odar - Besi Sahar
Continue
up-valley to Besi Sahar.
5. Besi
Sahar - Bahundanda
Continue
up-valley crossing suspension bridges including one over
the Musi Khola.
Views
of the Manaslu Himal.
Proceed through Bhul Bhule and climb to the Gurung village of
Bahundanda.
6. Bahundanda
- Chamje
Continue
up the narrowing gorge - large waterfalls cascade from
the valley walls.
The vegetation changes from
sub-tropical to broad-leaved forests.
Proceed through village of Jagat and
onto Chamje.
7. Chamje
- Bagarchap
Continue
up the narrow gorge to reach Tal and continue to the
Tibetan village of
Bagarchap with its stone-built,
flat-roofed houses.
8. Bagarchap
- Chame
The
Marsayangdi Valley now turns due west.
Proceed through forests of pine, spruce
and oak with views behind
of Manaslu.
Many mani-walls and chorten, also
entrance/ exit archways to
villages.
9. Chame
- Pisang
Gorge
now opens out into a broad, alpine valley with blue pine
and spruce forests.
View up to Pisang Peak ( one of the
“trekking peaks” ).
10. Pisang
- Manang
Spectacular
himalayan valley dominated by the towering heights of
the
Annapurna Himal flanking its southern
side.
Proceed past the village of Braga with
the houses built into the
steep valley-side.
Continue beneath wierdly eroded rock
formations and encamp at the
Tibetan
village of Manang beneath the great
glacier tumbling from
Gangapurna.
11. Rest day
Exploration
/
acclimatisation.
12. Manang
- Phedi
Climb
above Manang with impressive views of the Annapurna Himal.
13. Phedi
- Tharong La - Muktinath
Steep
climb of about 4 hours on scree and snow to reach the col.
Long, gradual descent to Muktinath.
Views of Dhaulagiri from the Temple.
14. Muktinath
- Jomson
Descend
into the arid, rain-shadow region of the Upper Kali
Gandaki.
Note:
Possible to return to Kathmandu from local
airstrip at Jomson.
15. Jomson
- Marpha - Kalopani
Continue
down valley through villages of Marpha and Tukuche.
Views of Nilgiri Peaks.
Many pony trains used for
transporting
goods on trade route to Tibet.
16. Kalopani
- Tatopani
Descend
through the narrow canyon - the deepest gorge in the
world, cleft
between the 8000 metre giants of
Annapurna and Dhaulagiri by the
Kali Gandaki.
17. Tatopani
- Shika
Steep,
unrelenting climb away from the Kali Gandaki.
Spectacular views of Dhaulagiri and
Tukuche Peak.
18. Shika
- Ghorepani
Continue
uphill to reach Gorepani.
Poon Hill above is excellent viewpoint
of Dhaulagiri.
19. Ghorepani
- Birethanti
Long,
unrelenting descent on stone stairways.
20. Birethanti
- Chandracot - Kaski
Cross
Modi Khola followed by steep climb to Chandrakot.
Views on ascent to Annapurna South,
Hiunchuli and Macchapucchre.
Contour along and up to Kaski.
