Annapurna Basecamp Heli Trek - 11 Days

• Altitude – 1400 meters
• Time – 30 minutes hotel transfer time
• Activity – Relax at hotel

Our representative will be waiting you at the airport, Welcome to Nepal ! Nepalgram Representative will assist you to check in to your hotel. You will be notified about the netting for your Annapurna Base Camp Heli Trek by the same person. In the evening we will talk about preparation for Annapurna Base Camp Heli Trek and necessary things you might have forgotten but you still can buy at themel.

• Altitude – 1500 meters
• Special – scenic view from the plane
• Time – 6 hours 30 minutes
• Activity – Flying in Plane and trekking

23 minutes flight from kathmandu to Pokhara is scenic, once you get near to Pokhara valley you will Annapurna, Manaslu and many other Himalaya range. Once you land at the Pokhara airport, mountains view is awesome. On arrival at the airport, your guide will receive you at the gate and you will drive to Annapurna Base Camp Heli Trek starting point. Today’s hike is approx 4 hours along the side of Madi Khola, it is a gradual walk also famous as warm up hike for your Annapurna Base Camp Heli Trek adventure.

• Altitude – 2880 meters
• Special – Ghorepani
• Time – 7 hours
• Activity – Hiking in stone stairs and through jungle

After breakfast at Hile we hike for around 7 hours until we get to Ghorepani village. Ghorepani is a junction of Annapurna circuit trek, ABC trek, Ghorepani Ghandruk trek and few other trails. Walk till ulleri village has uphill sections but after 30 minutes from Ulleri, peaceful green jungle walk will continue all the way to Ghorepani. Ghorepani has perfect view of both Dhaulagiri and Annapurna Himalaya range.

• Altitude – 2630 meters
• Special – Poonhill sunrise and mountains
• Time – 8 hours
• Activity – Trekking to Poon hill and later Tadapani

Most of the people go for sunrise at poonhill but few also hike up the punhill for sunset. We leave early in the morning for sunrise at Poonhill, sun rises right behind the towering mountains; more close to Mt. Fishtail (the sacred mountain). Do not forget to keep little bit of cash with you as there is a tea shop at the top of punhill where we can take a sip of hot chocolate while staring at the sun to come out. After sunrise, we will trek down to Ghorepani village for breakfast. It takes less than 1 hour to get back to the village whereas climbing up from Ghorepani to Poonhill might take 2 hours. After breakfast we trek to Tadapani today. Todays walk has numerous Ups and Downs but today’s jungle walk will soak us in nature.

• Altitude – 2600 meters
• Special – Chhomrong Village
• Time – 6 hours
• Activity – Trekking through local villages

Tadapani is a small village with great view of Annapurna South, fishtail and few other mountains whereas Chhomrong is a biggest village of the Annapurna base camp heli trek. It takes approx. 6 hours to get there; the walk is more downhill and less up. Today we will pass by the local school and few villages with cool landscape. Say “Namaste” to the locals, joining two hands and touching forehead with both your thumbs.

• Altitude – 3100 meters
• Special – Himalaya village
• Time – 7 hours
• Activity – Trekking through bamboo forest

Roughly 7 hours of walking from Chhomrong takes us at Himalaya. Himalaya is a really small place with very few teahouses in the side of rivers. This place being right at the middle of the jungle makes you feel being soaked in nature.

• Altitude – 4130 meters
• Special – View of snow capped mountains
• Time – 8 hours
• Activity – Trekking through jungle and no tree zone

After breakfast at Chhomrong, trekking to Annapurna base camp starts, the main day if your Annapurna Base camp Heli trekking. Once you get to a next village called Deurali, so not forget to ask your guide where is the natural stone print of Gautam Buddha is ? Once you get to machhapuchhre Base camp, we get really close to the mountains. Naturally soaked trekkers at this point will start admiring the trekking beyond the hardship they had during the entire trek. Do not forget to drink lot of water today, as ABC can be cold to drink more. Annapurna Base camp is approx 8 hours away from Himalaya. Today is the day where we will walk through the jungle and get to NO TREE zone. We sleep at Annapurna Base Camp.

• Altitude – 1400 meters
• Special – beautiful scenery from helicopter and pokhara tour
• Time – 1 hours
• Activity – Flying in Helicopter and Sightseeing Pokhara city

Pokhara is famous for Phewa lake right at the side of city. This lake front is famous from the time of hippies, when they traveled Nepal, Hippies used to stay close to the lakes and people from the hills of Sarangkot and World peace stupa started to build huts near the lake so they can have small business by selling thing to hippie travelers. Flight to Pokhara passes along the river valley you have walked all the way up. When you get near to Pokhara the scenery of Lake, city and the Mountains looks awesome. Once getting back to Pokhara we will do Pokhara city tour with guide in private vehicle.

• Altitude – 1400 meters
• Special – beautiful view from plane
• Time – 23 minutes
• Activity – Flying in plane
Flying to Back to Kathmandu is very short flight. Once you get back to Kathmandu airport our representative will take you to your hotel and take rest the entire day. Representative will give you information about next day’s activity. Feel free to ask us by email if you need to.

• Altitude – 1400 meters
• Special – Kathmandu City Tour
• Time – full day
• Activity – Sightseeing UNESCO world heritage site

Sightseeing tour lasts fro whole day, which includes tour of Kathmandu Durbar Square, Monkey temple, Boudhanath and the Hindu cremation place. You will be guided by a government Licence holder tour guide in the private vehicle.

Now the time has come to conclude your Annapurna Base camp heli trek. Time has come to farewell you with promise to see you again. Wish you all the best, from Nepalgram Family.