The recent development of road infrastructure has made the access to the local villages in the Annapurna region easier, making short Annapurna Base Camp trekking in the region possible. The 9 days itinerary for Annapurna Base Camp trekking below is a suggestion for a short and sweet ABC trek without missing any of the highlights that the longer treks present.

We have designed this trek focusing on the people who want to accomplish hiking to Annapurna base camp in a shorter time and also for those who have already done the Ghorepani – Poonhill trek previously.
We will visit the historic village of this region, Ghandruk, and the famous hot springs in Jhinu. Jhinu hot springs will massage your body after long Annapurna Base Camp trekking days on the way back from this hike.
The trek follows a shortcut route to the Annapurna base camp from the middle of Poonhill and Pokhara. Our drive from Pokhara all the way to the scenic and historic village of Gurkhas Ghandruk will shorten and ease the hiking part.
On the first day we will walk moderate uphill and all downhill, which is good for adjusting your body for trekking. Even though the hiking route is shorter, you will still see a lot of Nepalese culture and tradition and the life of the local people as we pass by the villages.
During this trek you will see basically all the same things as during the longer classic Annapurna base camp trekking, apart from the Dhaulagiri mountain range, as we skip Poonhill on this short-cut option.

Mountains seen in route of Short Annapurna base camp trek
The highlights of this trek are the magnificent views of the mountains like Mt. Annapurna (8091meters) Mt.Annapurna south(7216meters), Mt. Hiuchuli, Mt. Gandarvachuli, Mt. Machhapucchre(6993m) and Mt. Annapurna III(7555meters), Tent peak, Mt. Singa Chuli and the diverse landscape, vegetation and wildlife during the trek.
As the trail goes through many villages and the dense forest after Sinuwa, trekking in this part of Nepal Himalaya will assure you will return home with great memories, beautiful pictures and a lot of information about Nepalese culture and tradition.
Outline Itinerary for Short Annapurna base camp trek-09 Days
- Day 1 – We will pick you up from the airport. Overnight at our standard hotel in Kathmandu
- Day 2 – Drive (6-8hours) from Kathmandu to Pokhara.
- Day 3 – Pokhara to Ghandruk by Jeep, approx 3 hours, overnight in Ghandruk village.
- Day 4 – Trek from Ghandruk to Chhomrong. 6-8 hrs
- Day 5 – Trek from Chhomrong to Dovan; 5 – 7 hrs
- Day 6 – Trek from Dovan to Annapurna Base Camp, 8 hrs
- Day 7 – Trek from ABC to Chhomrong; 8 hrs
- Day 8 – Trek from Chhomrong to Jhinu and relax at the hot springs; 3 hrs hiking duration
- Day 9 – Jhinu to Pokhara by jeep from Sinuwa, you will have half a day in Pokhara to explore the city; 2+4=6hrs, overnight at our hotel in pokhara
Download Detailed Itinerary for Short Annapurna base camp trek-11 days
Cost of Short Annapurna Base Camp trek– Nepalgram Adventure
S.No. | Luxury | All Incl | Service | |
1 | Cost (in USD $) Details | 990 | 625 | 300 |
2 | Licensed Guide | √ | √ | √ |
3 | Accommodation during trek | Standard | Private | × |
4 | Transportation to trek start point | Private | Shared | Shared |
5 | Shower | √ | √ | √ |
6 | Airport/bus terminal Shuttle service | Private | Private | × |
7 | Hotel at KTM/Pokhara | 5 Star | Standard | × |
8 | Food on trek(BLD) | Unlimited Meal | 3 Meal | × |
9 | Desert | From Menu | Fresh Fruit | × |
10 | Soft drink | unlimited | 1 | × |
11 | Porter | Private | Shared | × |
12 | Company Cap & T-shirt | √ | √ | × |
13 | Dawn Jacket & Sleeping – bag to be returned | √ | √ | × |
14 | Hard drink | Local Brand | × | × |
15 | Warm up hike | √ | × | × |
16 | Farewell party/dinner | √ | × | × |
17 | Buffer day for trek | √ | × | × |
18 | Food in the city | × | × | × |
Note – Minimum people in group must be 02 so as to apply above price range.
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Short Annapurna base camp trek Overview
Without losing the beauty of Annapurna Base camp, short ABC trek has been designed to achieve your aim to get to the base camp of mighty mountains. In Short itinerary of Annapurna base camp trek we will not trek by Ghorepani or do not get to poonhill view, but the view of mountains at Deurali and all the way to Base camp is overwhelming.
Are you looking for a short trek to ABC? sign up today, as in this itinerary of ABC trek; you will get the experience the culture tradition and people along the trail. Majorly you can have fun in natural Hotsping at Jhinu.
Major Attraction of Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek
- Exploring the historic village of the region
- Natural Hotspring
- Exploration of Nepalese culture and tradition and local people of the village during the trail
- Magnificent views of Mountain ranges
- Indulging diverse landscape, vegetation and wildlife