Trip Classification: Moderately Strenuous
Introduction: This is a 15 day/14 night spectacular adventure trek to the wild and remote Khopra Ridge – one of the best vantage points in the Himalaya to see the snow-capped mountains. Accommodations are in teahouses while on the main trail but after we leave the main trail at Tadapani we stay in the community lodges. Profits go directly to the local community thus helping them with village and school projects. After Tadapani, leave the popular main trail and for the next week head through remote alpine terrain to Bayeli, before ascending to Khopra Ridge. Here one can have a view of the mighty peaks of Nilgiri, Annapurna South, Vara Shikhar and Tukuche. Dhaulagiri dominates the western skyline across one of the deepest gorge in the world, the Kali Gandaki. Our return route descends through open alpine pastures, oak forest and rhododendrons to Swanta, Fulbari OR Paudhar and then head on to the hot springs of Tatopani to enjoy soaking in the pool.
Trek description: Nepal is a trekker’s paradise and the Annapurna trail is one of the most popular and best developed treks in the country. This 14 night/15 day trip includes 9 days of hiking in the mid-hills of Nepal, during the fall season. On your way to and back from the trek you will visit Pokhara and experience the tranquility of Fewa Lake and the Peace Pagoda. Most of the trek will be between 2,000-3,500 m, with one night at the Khopra Ridge at 3,700m, after you are well acclimatized, to enjoy the unparalleled view of the Himalayas.
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Group Size: The ideal size of the group is 6 – 8 participants but the trek can accommodate a maximum of 10 persons.
Trip Cost: US$2,499 – 2,990 dual occupancy, depending on the number of participants;
The single supplement for those who prefer a single room will be US$620, depending on group size.
Tour Operator: Sacred Summits (Pvt) Ltd. Website: http://www.sacredsummits.com/
1818 Tour Organizer: Anis Dani (adani@1818alumniwbg.org )
