Day 1 – Arrival in Kathmandu
Pick-up at Tribhuvan International Airport, meeting with your guide and transfer to the hotel. First impressions of Kathmandu (1 350 m) – walk to medieval Kathmandu Durbar Square and explore the beautiful complex of palaces, temples, shrines and courtyards built by the ancient Nepali kings between the 12th and 18th century. We bring you to our office and Thamel – the vibrant tourist area with hotels, restaurants, bakeries and outdoor shops. We get to know each other over a welcome dinner, check formalities and equipment and discuss your itinerary.

Day 2 – Sightseeing in Kathmandu Valley
Today we discover the highlights of Katmandu and the valley. We adapt the programm to your interests and desires or what you have seen on a previous visit to Nepal. Usually, we go to Pasupatinath on the bank of the Bagmati River, where the most important Hindu temples and burning ghats of Nepal are situated. In Bouddhanath we circumambulate together with Tibetan and Nepali Buddhist pilgrims the whitewashed stupa. Our sightseeing usually ends in Patan, the city of Beauty, an astonishing center of fine art and Buddhist and Hindu culture.

Day 3 – Jeep Drive to Koto (2610 m): 8 hours
Early morning jeep drive to Koto (2610 meter) Chame, the headquarters of Lamjung district and the starting point for Nar Phu valley. We stay here for the night and finished special permit checking.

Day 4: Koto to Meta (3,560 m): 8 hours
After early breakfast we start our trek to Meta 3560 m through beautiful lush green valley and follow the sotikhola river bank. In Dharmasala we will have lunch and climb steep steps to beautiful Meta where we can observe the Annapurnna II and Lamjung Himal. Overnight at teahouse.

Day 5: Meta to Phu Gaon (4,250 m): 7-8 hours
We start our day traversing up and down and crossing suspension bridges over different steam which take you at Kyang village where we will have lunch break. In the meantime, we observe the ruined forts of Khampa settlement (here all the Khampa refugees from Tibet once captured and lived!). After lunch we will start the trek for 3 hours more to Phu village through Phu khola on a rocky trail.

Day 6: Acclimatization at Phu Gaon
We highly recommend to explore the historic Tashi Lakhang monastery with surroundings area (the oldest and the most last monastery built by Karmapa which is the listed 108 world’s great Buddhist monasteries in the world!). The Phu village was lost or hidden valley after the 1959 Tibetan uprising and this place is rich in Buddhist culture, natural diversity.

Day 7: Phu Gaon to Nar (4,110 m): 6-7 hours
After breakfast we start to descend to Mahendra Bridge in 4 hours for lunch and climb to Nar village for the camp. The trekking trail is amazing today through beautiful Gorge of Lapche River and beautiful Buddhist monasteries during the lunch and climbing with tremendous vista of Pisang peak, yak kharka, Himlung Himal and beautiful Buddhist chortens on the way to Nar village. Overnight there.

Day 8: Acclimatization and preparation at Nar
We will have the second acclimatization day in Nar village. Exploring Nar village (Buddhist monasteries and public school etc!). We will have proper rest day and prepare for the first high pass with a long trekking trail.

Day 9: Nar to Kang La Pass (5,322 m) to Ngwal (3,660 m): 7-8 hours
Our staffs will packing our lunch by 4 am and knock the door by 4:30 to everyone for hot and quick breakfast. By 5 am we already start to walk toward Khangla Pass 5322 m and climb down to Ngwal village. The view today will be best one. The whole mountain ranges of eastern part and massif Annapurna and Manang valley. Overnight at Ngwal village.

Day 10: Ngwal to Manang (3,540 m): 4-5 hours
After late breakfast we start to walk to Manang through Mungli village to main trail. The max walking hours will be 4 hours with some tea break at Braga village. We stay in Manang. The smooth and beautiful Annapurna valley.

Day 11: Manang to Yak Kharka (4,11 0m): 3-4 hours
Today we hike in 4 hours to Yak Kharka (4 020 m). It’s not a long day today, but we gain some altitude, so you should take it slowly. On the way we will meet local traders riding horses, going from Manang to Muktinath in one single day. We climb to the chorten and look back towards Manang and continue our way past Tengi and Gunsang to Yak Kharka (4 230 m). Traveltimes Treks prefers to stay here as the lodges are much better than in Letdar, one hour further away.

Day 12: Yak Kharka to Thorong Phedi (4540 m): 3-4 hours
An easy two or three hour walk up to at Thorung Phedi (4 540 m), a desolate rock-strewn meadow surrounded by vertical cliffs. We have lunch and spend the afternoon drinking tea in Thorung Phedi Basecamp Hotel. Tonight we sleep at the “Phedi”, which literally means “foot of the hill”.

Day 13: Thorong Phedi to Thorong La (5,416 m) to Muktinath (3,800m): 7-8 hours
We start early for the three to four hour walk to the top of Thorung La at 5 400m, from where you can see the Kali Gandaki Valley, Mustang and the surrounding peaks. The descent from the pass is gradual at first but then becomes steeper: you’ll drop 1 550 m the same day to reach Muktinath at 3 760 m for the evening’s camp. In total we walk 7 hours today. We enter lower Mustang, which we have actually reached just after the pass, and the serene temple complex of Muktinath. Muktinath is one of the holiest and most famous pilgrimage destinations for both Hindus and Buddhists. In the temple complex there is a pagoda-style temple containing an image of Vishnu and nearby a sacred stream feeds 108 water sprouts carved in the shape of cows. In the temple of Jwala Mai both a small spring burning jet of natural gas flowing from an opening in a rock. This is a demonstration of divine omnipotence where the fire burns on water, earth and stone. The panoramic views of both the Annapurnas and Dhaulagiri are unexcelled from here.

Day 14: Muktinath to Jomsom (2,715 m): 5-6 hours
From Muktinath we descend through more Mustangi medieval villages to Kagbeni, the last town before entering the Mustang area to the north. On the way you still have superlative views of the mountains. After a steep descent, we reach the windy Kali Gandaki river. We climb to the rooftop gompa of Kagbeni from where we have a marvelous view over the river junctions. After crossing the awesome Kali Gandaki canyon you reach Jomson at 2 710 m. We celebrate here our last moment with our trekking crew.

Day 15: Jomsom to Pokhara Flight (827 m): 30 min flight
The trip concludes with a flight back from to Jomson to Pokhara, where you can enjoy a relaxing day at Phewa Tal (shopping, cycling & paragliding).

Day 16: Pokhara to Kathmandu (1,300 m): 5-6 hours drive
Fly Back to Kathmandu (30 min). On this last free day you have plenty of opportunity to enjoy more sights in Kathmandu: you can make a daytrip to the splendid five storied Nyatapola Temple and exquisite woodcarvings like the Peacock window in medieval Bhaktapur, climb the long stairs to the stupa of Swayambhunath (Monkeytemple) or visit the sleeping Vishnu at Budhanilkantha. You can also shop, relax and drink coffee in the bakeries of Thamel or the Garden of Dreams. Traveltimes Treks recommends you plan one extra day at the end of your trekking in case in case of delayed schedules during your travel. We will invite you for Farewell Dinner at Third Eye Restaruant in Thamel.

Day 17: Final departure from Nepal
Transfer to Tribhuvan Airport – We hope you enjoyed your stay!

Extra days:
If you like to stay longer in Nepal: Traveltimes Treks can offer you plenty of suggestions, we can arrange rafting and safari trips, helicopter flights, mountainbiking, multi day tours to old historical city of Bhaktapur, the mountain stations Nagarkot & Dhulikhel or retreats in the serene monasteries of Namobuddha and Kopan.