Trip Facts
- Bus-Jeep
- 1 to 8
- 5416 meter/17765 feet
- Guest House
- Somewhat Active
- Kathmandu
- Pokhara
- Autumn (March to May) & Autumn (Aug to Nov)
- In Person
- High Pass Trek
- Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner
- English-Chinese-Hindi
- 14
- 78
Trekking in this circuit trail starts from low altitude of 800 meters above the sea level and goes all the way to 5416 meters to walk trekkers over the pass.
Because of this wide variation in the altitude – Annapurna circuit trek is famously loved by trekkers till today.
Annapurna circuit trek starts with views of the beautiful river valley with unbelievable rural settlement. This trail of APC alternates between the river and the road, which makes the trekking both easy as well as interesting. If its your second time trekking in APC trail – you will have lots of opportunities to wonder and amaze at what you see and would have seen in your previous trek.
To the end of this versatile trekking our trekking walks through the world’s deepest gorge Kali Gandaki with Annapurna I rising up to 8091 m in the East and Dhaulagiri 8167 m in the West! We savor the fabulous mountain views from Poonhill and discover the diverse Annapurna region. Whereas Mount Manaslu 8156 meters above the sea level is visible during the beginning of the trek and range of Annapurna looks unreal; your photos are going to look like a painting from a fine artist. At the beginning of our Annapurna circuit trek we meet Manaslu circuit trekking trail.
Furthermore, Annapurna Circuit Trek also takes us to Manang, Jomsom and the Muktinath region, which again gets us acquainted with the diverse Nepalese landscape and culture. Both culture & landscape of Manang village and Mustang region is interesting part of this trekking. For your information – Upper mustang trek is a restricted and loved monsoon trekking destination in Nepal.
Manang at the altitude of 3,519 meters is a major town in the Manang District of Nepal. It is situated in the broad valley of the Marshyangdi River, North of the Annapurna mountain range. The river flows from the East to the West, and the 5,416-meters high Thorong La pass leads to Muktinath Hindu temple in the pristine landscape of God mountain. To the North there is the Chulu East peak of 6,584 m. Most groups trekking around the Annapurna range will take resting days in Manang to acclimatize to the high altitude (basically concept is to sleep low and trek high), before taking on Thorong La pass.

Looking forward to Annapurna Circuit Trek
There are now motor-able road in the area as well as trails where goods are transported on jeep or mules, or carried by porters.
Muktinath is a sacred place for both Hindus and Buddhist located in the Muktinath Valley at an altitude of 3,710 meters, at the foot of the Thorong La mountain pass. Within Hinduism, it is called Mukti Kshetra, which literally means the “place of liberation”.
The ancient name of Muktinath before Buddhist origin is Thiru Saligramam. The Buddhists call it Chumig Gyatsa, which in Tibetan means “Hundred Waters”. For Tibetan Buddhists, Muktinath is a very important place of Dakinis, Goddesses known as Sky Dancers. This is the place of Nirvana. We continue our trek to the East to Poonhill which is one of the world’s best view points and from where we can see the 360°view of Himalayas (including Annapurna range and Dhaulagiri range).
We will be following the local village trails along the Ghorepani trekking route, leading towards Ghorepani. Along the trail we will pass through villages, terrace fields and forests. This is a long trek for travelers wishing to circle the Annapurna massif with stunning views. Please contact us if you have any questions, we are happy to help!
Overview
Famous and historic circuit trekking over thorong la pass has been changed with infrastructural modernization. It is not like the same as it used to be in the 70s’ but the beauty i of nature has not been changed by that much.
APC is still a best trekking circuit destination and has many options on itinerary.
Things to enjoy in Annapurna Circuit Trek
- Beautiful valley with rural settlement
- World deepest george "Kali Gandaki"
- Manang, Jomsom and Muktinath region
- Indulging diverse Nepalese landscape and culture
- Thorong la pass
- Panoramic view of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri range from Poonhill