My Experience Around Annapurna Base Camp Trek

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Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) Trek is one of the most memorable trek I had till now. It is an attractive, short and easy trek with the height of 4130 m. To experience that attractiveness, we group of 6 people went to ABC trek on 23rd October, 2019. It was total of 5 nights, 6 days and we enjoyed a-lot and had a lot of fun that we expected. 

Here is our itinerary of 5 nights and 6 days:

Day 1:  KTM - PKR - NAYAPUL - GHANDRUK     

Day 2:  GHANDRUK - CHHOMRONG - SINUWA   

Day 3:  SINUWA - BAMBOO - DOVAN - HIMALAYA  -                        DEURALI                    

Day 4:  DEURALI - MBC - ABC       

Day 5:  ABC - SINUWA                       

Day 6:  SINUWA - CHHOMRONG - JHINU - PKR - KTM

 

DAY 1: KTM - GHANDRUK 

This day, we went to Pokhara by tourist bus and had lunch over there. And after that, we went to Ghandruk via hiace. It took about 8 hours to reach Pokhara and again 4 hours to reach Ghandruk from Pokhara. 

DAY 2: GHANDRUK - LOWER SINUWA

We start our trek from this day. This day was very difficult for all our group because someone overturned the map board direction due to which we mistakenly chose long way instead of short one. It took about 9 hours for us to reach Chhomrong though it takes only 5-6 hours to reach there. We were very tired this day, we thought we will stay in Chhomrong but our guide was waiting for us in Sinuwa. So we again walked for about 1 and half hour to reach Lower Sinuwa and stayed over there.

DAY 3: LOWER SINUWA - DEURALI

Early morning after having breakfast, we headed our journey towards Deurali. This day, we walk for about 7-8 hours to reach Deurali via Bamboo, Dovan and Himalaya. We walked through beautiful jungle from Dovan to Himalaya. Overnight, we stayed at Deurali.

DAY 4: DEURALI - MBC - ABC

On this day, after having breakfast, we went to ABC passing through MBC. It only took 5-6 hours for us to reach ABC. We started our journey at 6:00 am and reached ABC around 12 pm. This place was so beautiful and was all surrounded by Himalayas. It felt like we’re staying in the lap of Himalayas. As we reached there earlier, we had enough time to take photos and we took a lot of photos over there.

DAY 5: ABC - LOWER SINUWA

Early in the morning, we had breakfast and we again took photos and walk down to Lower Sinuwa. Since we were only supposed to walk descending trail, it only took 8 hours to reach lower Sinuwa. And overnight, we stayed at lodge.

DAY 6: SINUWA - JHINU - PKR - KTM

This was our last day of trekking. It took about 3-4 hour to reach Jhinu Dada. We had lunch over there and we enjoyed natural hot spring. The water so hot that it took all the pain from the body. After that, we returned back to Pokhara and again took night bus and reached Kathmandu.

So in this way, we had a lot of fun during this trek. The beauty of Annapurna Base Camp makes this trek a more beautiful one. Other than that, the waterfalls, the Himalayas, the jungle walk and the natural hot spring is one of the unforgettable moments in my life.

You can watch this short video about ABC Trek:


Highlights of ABC Trek includes:

1. Popular Gurung Village 

2. Diversity of Culture

3. Mountain views such as Hiunchuli, Annapurna South, Barahi Shikhar, Annapurna I, Annapurna III, Glacier Dom, Gangapurna, and Machhapuchre.

4. The natural hot spring at Jhinu Dada

5. The local food

6. Natural diversity ( blooming forest, green vegetation, etc)


Photo Collection of ABC Trek:












Source: Suruchi Thapa                                      

Location: Annapurna Sanctuary, Ghandruk 33700, Nepal

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