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Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek

9 Days

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.

Flowers seen in route during monsoon season of annapurna base camp trekking — Picture from Monsoon trek to ABC – Annapurna basecamp looks like a wild garden in the rainy season trek

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.

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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.

Short annapurna base camp trek — Picture: View of Annapurna Base Camp

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

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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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All Inclusive package

Price for All Inclusive Package = USD $625 per person – for Min 2 people in the group

“All inclusive package is a common package offered by all most all the trekking agencies in Nepal.”

COST DETAILS OF ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGE

Cost Includes of Short Annapurna Base camp Trek – All inclusive package

2 night Standard Hotel in Kathmandu and Pokhara (according to the itinerary), B/B (bed and breakfast)
All accommodations Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner during the trek
All necessary paper works (ACAP) entry permit & Trekker`s information management system (Tims) and Local fees; if applicable.
Fluent English speaking and trained, Government license holder guide including all his salary, food, drinks, accommodation, transport and insurance during the trekking.
Transportation from kathmandu – pokhara; both way
Transportation to the trek start and from finish point
A helpful porter with proper equipment (one porter for two people), if you need.
Medical supplies (first aid kit). And regular oxygen saturation check up by oxymeter.
All government taxes and office expenses.
Card processing fee for online payable amount
Added Value – (1) Dawn sleeping bag, Dawn Jacket to be returned after the trek (2) Waterproof duffel Bag, Walking Poles, quick dry T-shirt, Cap – to take away (3) Oxymeter to check your oxygen saturation and Heart beat with medical kit box carried by Guide (4) Satellite Phone for extremely remote destination

Cost Excludes of Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek – All inclusive package

Nepal entry visa fee (you may easily issue the visa upon your arrival at International Airport – Kathmandu). You need 30$ dollar visa fee for 15 days, cash money will be easier.
All meals while you are in Kathmandu.
Your Travel and medical insurance.
All the alcoholic and non-alcoholic hot and cold drinks, tea or coffee in the morning are included with breakfast.
Tips for the guide, porter and driver (Tipping is expected).

Guide+B/B Package OR Service package

“Service package comes with all arrangement for your trek except food and accommodation in the cities – which you can do by yourself on this modern era.”

Price for Guide+B/B Package (service Package) = USD $300 per person – for Min 2 people in the group

COST DETAILS OF SERVICE PACKAGE

Cost Includes of Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek for Guide+B/B Package

All necessary paper works (ACAP) entry permit & Trekker`s information management system (Tims) and Local fees; if applicable.
Fluent English speaking and trained, Government license holder guide including all his salary, food, drinks, accommodation, transport and insurance during the trekking.
Transportation from kathmandu – pokhara; both way and trek start – finish point
A helpful porter with proper equipment (one porter for two people), if you need.
Medical supplies (first aid kit). And regular oxygen saturation check up by oxymeter.
All government taxes and office expenses.
Added Value – (1) Dawn sleeping bag, Dawn Jacket to be returned after the trek (2) Waterproof duffel Bag, Walking Poles, quick dry T-shirt, Cap – to take away (3) Oxymeter to check your oxygen saturation and Heart beat with medical kit box carried by Guide (4) Satellite Phone for extremely remote destination

Cost Excludes of Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek for Guide+B/B Package

Nepal entry visa fee (you may easily issue the visa upon your arrival at International Airport – Kathmandu). You need 30$ dollar visa fee for 15 days, cash money will be easier.
Your Travel and medical insurance.
All the alcoholic and non-alcoholic hot and cold drinks.
Tips for the guide, porter and driver (Tipping is expected).
All food and accommodation
Anything not illustrated on the inclusion section

LUXURY PACKAGE

“Luxury package comes with comfortable trip possible in the Himalayan circumstances and inside Nepal. Every service we use for your Luxury package will be best available.”

Price for luxury package = USD $990 per person – for Min 2 people in the group

COST DETAILS OF LUXURY PACKAGE

Cost Includes of Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek for Luxury Package

2 night 5 star Hotel in Kathmandu & Pokhara (according to the itinerary), B/B (bed and breakfast)
Best available accommodations with Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner with all drink during the trek
All necessary paper works (ACAP) entry permit & Trekker`s information management system (Tims) and Local fees; if applicable.
Fluent English speaking and trained, Government license holder guide including all his salary, food, drinks, accommodation, transport and insurance during the trekking.
Transportation from kathmandu – pokhara; both way and trek start – finish point (to and forth)
A helpful porter with proper equipment (one porter for one trekker).
Medical supplies (first aid kit). And regular oxygen saturation check up by oxymeter.
All government taxes and office expenses.
Card processing fee for online payable amount
Added Value – (1) Dawn sleeping bag, Dawn Jacket to be returned after the trek (2) Waterproof duffel Bag, Walking Poles, quick dry T-shirt, Cap – to take away (3) Oxymeter to check your oxygen saturation and Heart beat with medical kit box carried by Guide (4) Satellite Phone for extremely remote destination
All the non-alcoholic hot and cold drinks, tea or coffee.
Tips for the guide, porter and driver.

Cost Excludes of Short Annapurna Base camp Trek for luxury package

Nepal entry visa fee (you may easily issue the visa upon your arrival at International Airport – Kathmandu). You need 30$ dollar visa fee for 15 days, cash money will be easier.
Your Travel and medical insurance.

Day 1 :

We will pick you up from the airport. Overnight at a standard hotel in Kathmandu

• Altitude – 1380 meters • Time – 30 minutes hotel transfer time • Activity – Relax at hotel Welcome to Nepal! Our representative will receive you at the airport on your arrival. S/he will be with your name plate or office Name Board, please look for it. S/he will assist you to check in to your hotel and fix the time for meeting to talk about the trip, Annapurna Base camp trekking.

Day 2 :

Drive (6-8hours) from Kathmandu to Pokhara.

• Altitude – 1400 meters • Special – Beatiful scenery from the bus • Time – 6/8 hours • Activity – Travelling in bus After breakfast at the hotel, we will take tourist bus to Pokhara. Bus will stop 2 times for Lunch and dinner. People and their daily activities in their traditional houses will be interesting things while traveling to Pokhara by bus.

Day 3 :

Pokhara to Ghandruk by Jeep, approx 3 hours, overnight in Ghandruk village.

• Altitude – 2012 meters • Special – Exploration of Ghandruk village • Time – 3 hours • Activity – travelling in jepp After breakfast at the hotel of Lakeside, Pokhara; we will drive towards Ghandruk in a jeep for our adventure to Annapurna Base Camp Trekking. Ghandruk village is nice; we will see Annapurna South and Machhapuchhre from the village. Village itself is a great place to walk around and watch locals doing their regular activities. Do not forget to go to the Gurung Museum in Ghandruk.

Day 4 :

Trek from Ghandruk to Chhomrong. 6-8 hrs

• Altitude – 2178 meters • Special – View of river valley, mountains and village • Time – 6/8 hours • Activity – Trekking uphill At the beginning trail is gradual uphill but it will easier to forget the pain with stunning view of river valley, mountains and the village at once. Very few people follow this trekking route. Chhomrong is the gateway of Annapurna base camp and it has close view of Annapurna. You will see the real Nepal in here.

Day 5 :

Trek from Chhomrong to Dovan; 5 – 7 hrs

• Altitude – 2500 meters • Special – View of mountains • Time – 5/7 hours • Activity – Jungle walk Chhomrong to Dovan is mixed type of trekking activity. It gives experience of jungle walk, village trekking and the magnificent mountain scenery at once. Annapurna Base Camp Trekking begins towards reality from this point.

Day 6 :

Trek from Dovan to Annapurna Base Camp, 8 hrs

• Altitude – 4130 meters • Special – view of waterfalls and mountains • Time – 8 hours • Activity – Trekking Final step towards base camp starts after breakfast at Dovan village. Dovan is on the side of river and has view of waterfall really near to it. Annapurna Base Camp Trekking is on the side of this river all the way to the end.

Day 7 :

Trek from ABC to Chhomrong; 8 hrs

• Altitude – 2178 meters • Special – local villages • Time – 8 hours • Activity – Trekking downhill After successful trekking to Annapurna Base camp we start heading back to Chhomrong. Today we will walk by all the villages we slept and had lunch on our way up to the base camp.

Day 8 :

Trek from Chhomrong to Jhinu and relax at the hot springs; 3 hrs

• Altitude – 1700 meters • Special – Jhinu Hotspring • Time – 3 hours • Activity – Bathing in Jhinu Hotspring From Chhomrong the new trail splits towards Jhinu Dada. Jhinu is famous for hot spring, which is why we trek for just 3 hours and spend rest of our day the hot spring. Hot spring at Jhinu is nice stop after days of walking in the uphill and downs. Dip your body in hot water and relax for the rest of the day, drinking at the pool is allowed.

Day 9 :

Jhinu to Pokhara by jeep from Sinuwa, you will have half a day in Pokhara to explore the city; 2+4=6hrs

• Altitude – meters • Special – Pokhar city Tour • Time – 6 hours • Activity – Travelling in jeep and pokhara City sightseeing Annapurna Base Camp Trekking ends at Sinuwa. We take jeep from Sinuwa to Pokhara and spend rest of the day at Pokhara. Pokhara is famous as a lake city and we stay near the lake overnight. Walking around Phewa lake will be nice activity for the evening. Apart from walking Lakeside has nice restaurants and bar to hang out. If you love partying, Lakeside has couple of clubs and lakeside is hub for night life.

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What exactly is a short trek to Annapurna Base Camp?

The Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek is a shorter version of the normal Annapurna Base Camp Trek that enables trekkers to arrive at Mount Annapurna’s base camp in a comparatively shorter period of time.

What is the duration of the Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek?

Depending on the itinerary and your walking speed, the Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek might last anywhere from 7 to 10 days.

Where is the Annapurna Base Camp situated?

The Annapurna Conservation Area in Nepal’s western region is where the Annapurna Base Camp is located.

When is the ideal time to do the short trek to Annapurna Base Camp?

The Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek is best completed during the months of March and May and September and November, when the weather is ideal and the scenery is breathtaking.

Does the Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek require previous trekking experience?

The Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek does not require previous trekking experience. However, it is suggested to have a moderate degree of fitness and be able to walk for several of hours each day.

Does the Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek require a permit?

The Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek requires both a TIMS (Trekkers’ Information Management System) card and an Annapurna Conservation Area Permit (ACAP).

For the trek, can I hire a guide and porter?

Yes, hiring a guide and porter is optional but strongly recommended. A porter can carry your heavy load, allowing you to make your way more easily. A guide can assure your safety and provide useful information about the area.

How is the accommodation on the Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek?

Teahouses along the trail provide accommodation for the Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek. A bed, a blanket, and meals are provided in these teahouses as basic lodging facilities.

What kind of food is served during hiking?

Nepali, Tibetan, and other cuisines are available at teahouses along the Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek. Rice, lentils, and vegetables, or “Dal Bhat,” is a common local dish.

Can the Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek be combined with other treks?

The Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek can be combined with other treks in the Annapurna region, such as the Poon Hill Trek or the Mardi Himal Trek, for a longer and more variety trekking experience.

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Transportation

Tourist bus-Jeep-Car
Group Size

2 to 7
Maximum Altitude

4210 meter/13809 feet
Accomodation

Hotel-Lodge
Arrival on

Kathmandu
Departure from

Kathmandu
Best season

Autumn (March to May) & Autumn (Aug to Nov)
Guiding method

In Person
Tour type

Base Camp Trek
Meals

Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner
Language

English/Chinese/Hindi
Group Size

1 - 8
Destinations

Annapurna Base Camp, Annapurna Conservation Area, Less Known or New
Difficulty

Easy