19 days Nar Phu Valley Trekking with Kang-La and Thorong-La pass

We will drive you straight to your hotel in private vehicle as soon as you land at Tribhuvan International Airport at Kathmandu. We will give you short briefing on our final agreed program. And if you are the first time traveler in Nepal we will give information about restaurant, ATM, money exchanges and other useful information until we meet for next day.

There are various major cultural historical and religious places around Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur for sightseeing. Pashupatinath, Bauddhanath, Swayambhunath, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu Durbar Square and Patan Durbar square are our top lists. Most of them are listed on UNESCO world heritage sites. Later in the evening we will arrange dinner with your trekking guide so you can know each other and talk about your trekking itineraries

After your breakfast, we drive to Westside of Nepal on zigzag hilly road by the bank of Trishuli and head north following Marshyangdi river to reach Besisahar from Dumre.It takes 6 hr drive to reach Besisahar a well developed town from where most of the economic and administration works are handled. The ancient trekking used to start from Besisahar but due to road access most of the trekkers drive on jeep to escape trekking on dusty road and save some more trekking days. Dense tropical forest, numerous waterfalls, terraced paddy fields and towering hills make the driving fun and thrill.

We will steep climb for an hour and cross suspension bridge to reach Tal a settlement by the bank of Marshyangdi River where we can see fraction of Tibetan culture and tradition inspired from Manang valley. The trekking is fairly easy and gentle from Tal to Dharapani. The trekking continues by the bank of river with numerous waterfalls seen on the way with beautiful rock canyons. We trek about three and half hours to reach Dharapani an intersection for Manaslu and Annapurna trekking.

From Dharapani vegetations are mostly accompanied by Lower Temperate forest of chir pine ,maples,broken by few sub alpine trees. The trekking path from Bagarchhap to Danaque is flat and easy then we abandon jeep road to climb a steep up accompanied by rhododendron forest to reach a beautiful place Timang. Rocky cliffs adjacent to peaks and mountains really start to appear beautiful on horizon as you trek in pine forest. Lamjung Himal (6983m), Annapurna II (7937m) and Annapurna IV (7525m) are o your sight. After one and half hour walk from Timang you reach Koto;gateway to Narphu valley.

Leaving behind the busy Annapurna round trekking path we head North following the deep gorge of Narphu Khola. The trekking continues with small ups and downs along the river canyon with beautiful waterfall seen around the thick pine forest till we reach Dharmashala(3210m).The path is steep climb from Dharmashala to reach Meta which takes about one and half hour. Thick towering pine forest disappear as we reach Meta offering the beautiful view of AnnapurnaII, Lamjung Himal, KangGuru and Pisang peak.

We continue our trekking through small juniper bushes which allows us to enjoy magnificent Trans Himalaya landscapes where chance of spotting blue sheep is really high. After passing numerous abandon settlements and temporary houses it takes about four hour to reach Kyang. Kyang used to be a settlement for Khampa refugees during Khampa revolution in Tibet. Trekking on rocky and narrow canyons for more 3 hours you can see amazing and mysterious Phu Village on other side after crossing Phu Khola.

Acclimatization is necessary to adjust your body and mind with the change of altitude, environment ,humidity and temperature for the success of trekking but apart from acclimatizing for Kang-La pass ahead ,Phu is an ideal place to take a break to explore hidden culture and tradition. Needless to say the community practices Buddhism with high value. The livelihood of people greatly depends upon unproductive agriculture, animal husbandry and traditional migration during winter for seasonal works on lower belt. Even tourism has not greatly contributed on cash inflow around this region. After short walk around the village we climb half an hour on the ridge of village to explore one of the renowned monastery Tashi Lhakhang Gompa .The landscape and surrounding peaks appear much brighter with Phu village seen at bottom more beautiful than ever you had seen before.

We retrace same path from Phu village to lower Chyakhu. Crossing numerous suspension bridge and trekking along the rocky canyon we reach Kyang which takes around 4hr. From Kyang we trek to Lower Chyakhu the winter settlement which lies on the foothill of towering cliffs.

From Lower Chyakhu trekking is about 2 hr to reach Nar Phedi. After steep short climb and crossing a suspension bridge we can see beautiful gorge of Phu Khola. Trekking about two hour from Nar Phedi we reach a flat meadow with numerous chortens and manis from where beautiful Pisang peak is seen ahead of us. Shortwhile, beautiful Nar valley is seen with village on the top of terraced crop fields which look as much as similar to Phu village but much more beautiful and lively.

The trekking day starts early in the morning with freezing temperature.The idea to make this day longer is to skip the cost of camping at Kang-La phedi. The climb is really hard and requires lot of energy to reach the top of Kang-La (5320m) pass.But when you reach the top you can see beautiful peaks and mountains all around you.It pays back all your hard work. It requires three hour descend to reach the Ngawal village.The environment becomes friendly with open meadows and sub-alpine trees mainly juniper and pines.As well the trekking path joins to one of the busiest trekking region of Nepal, the Annapurna Round trekking.

Trekking from Ngawal to Manang is very pleasant and easy. You have plenty of time to enjoy the true Himalayan ranges and glacial landscape of Nepal. The trekking continues for 2 and half hour in green meadows and sparse pine forest to reach Braga where you visit in ancient monastery. An hour easy trek from Braga to reach Manang. To amplify your acclimatization status and prepare for Throng-La pass it is highly recommended to trek around the ridges of Manang village where you can see nice glacial lake of Gangapurna peak. Annapurna II, Annapurna III (7,555 m), Gangapurna (7,454 m ) to the South ,Tilicho (7,132 m) , Chulu West (6,583 m), Chulu East (6,059 m) to the North makes a hike spectacular.

Yak Kaharka literally is a pasture land for the cattle. It will take around 4 hr to reach Yak Kharka from Manang with short and steep climb .You will climb gradually northward leaving the Marshyangdi Valley behind. The trekking continues in meadows accompanied by the small juniper bushes offering you the magnificent landscape along with AnnapurnaII, AnnapurnaIII, AnnapurnaIV and Gangapurna .Upon reaching Yak Kharka you may take short hike above the ridges to amplify the acclimatization.

You climb gradually up towards the head of Valley to reach the Thorang Phedi which takes around 4 hr walk from Yak Kharka. After crossing the suspension bridge, the winding narrow path continues with the Thorong Khola deep in Thorang Valley. The landscape becomes much more hostile and fragile with steep slopes which have been eaten by ancient glacier and vulnerable to landslides. Throrang phedi welcomes you with chorten ,you may relax on your own or can hike up to high camp.

We start early morning since you will have long and relatively hard day. Most importantly, the weather could dramatically change in high altitude. One hour climb from Thorang phedi leads you to High Camp (4830m), where you can take a short tea break to warm yourself. The path seems easy and gentle but the altitude makes the trekking slower and tiring. After 2 hr walk from High camp, the prayer flags could be seen at Thorong-La pass (5416m)which offers the magnificent view of Thorong peak,Yakwakang peak,chulu west. After congratulating and picture session we trek down about 4 hr to reach Muktinath enjoying the vast Kaligandaki valley.

Muktinath is holy site equally important to Hindu and Buddhist piligrims.It is worthy to visit the Muktinath temple in the morning before descending Jomsom.You can see lot of Hindu and Buddhist people taking bath in icy cold water. You can see massive Mount Dhaulagiri(8167m) and Nilgiri ranges wide,barren,dusty and windy Kaligandaki valley. While trekking down you can notice the fraction of Trans Himalaya zone. The region is primarily inhabitant of Thakali people. Jomsom and Marpha is the landmark for apple production as well Jomsom is government administrative hub of the region.You can enjoy the last trekking dinner with your guide and porter as a tribute to their hard work for making your trekking successful.

In the morning after taking breakfast you will take a short flight from Jomsom to Pokhara. On reaching Pokhara you can relax on your own walking around lake side or can ask your guide to arrange short sightseeing trip around Pokhara.

From Pokhara either you can take a short flight or take a private transportation to Kathmandu accordingly to the agreement we made before the start of trek.

Our office representative will be in your hotel 3 hour prior your flight time to drop you at Tribhuvan International Airport.