Nar Phu Two Passes Trek – by flight

While entering the border of Nepal, you see the Terai Plain and everlasting green hills. The Himalayas at the horizon smile over your arrival in Nepal. After custom clearance, proceed toward arrival terminal (gate). Our company’s representative receives you and transfer to hotel as assigned.

Transfer: Private vehicle as per the group size
Meal Plan: No Meal
Overnight: Kathmandu
Accommodation: Hotel Shreesu or similar

The exploration of Kathmandu valley starts after taking breakfast. You will visit some of the ancient UNESCO heritage which is important destination. Our tour guide will take you to Pashupatinath Temple and its surrounding to explore. This temple is the holiest destination on Earth for Hindu. The temple’s architecture is a masterpiece to behold. After this, you will visit Boudhanath Stupa which is the largest stupa in Nepal. After exploration, visit to Swoyambhunath Stupa, the monkey temple of Nepal. These two stupas are pious destination for Buddhist. The vibes you get from these places is unworldly and divine. As the time goes by, you will visit Kathmandu Durbar Square, one of the oldest squares in the valley. From here, we can walk up to Thamel market if we have some shopping left to do for trekking.

Transfer: Private
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Overnight: Kathmandu
Accommodation: Hotel Shreesu or similar

After having breakfast, we drive to Besi Sahar. The drive to Besi Sahar is like escaping from concrete jungle Kathmandu. You can see beautiful mountainscape and mountain villages. The Trishuli River and Marshyangdi River flow side by side to the highway. The mountain villages and small locale market on the way excites your journey to Besi Sahar. From Besi Sahar, we drive to Syange on bumpy road by local transportation.

Distance: 208 kms drive
Time Taken: 8-9 hours drive
Transfer: Private and Public transportation
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Jagat
Accommodation: Basic Lodge

The trek starts with the slow descend toward the river. The trail continues within dense forest of Rhododendron and Juniper. We reach to Chamje. Chamje is a beautiful village watched over by Annapurna Ranges. From Chamje, we cross the suspension bridge. By following the rocky and narrow trail, we reach to Tal village. There is a beautiful waterfall that captivate the every traveller’s heart. Continue the trek to Koto and reach Dharapani after couple of hours.

Distance: 15 kms
Time Taken: 7-8 hours trek
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Dharapani
Accommodation: Basic Lodge

After breakfast, we take slow and steady walk to Bagarchhap, a Buddhist village. There is a white washed monastery to visit. The trek continues to Danakyu which is a hour walk. From Danakyu (apple farm), the trek steeply ascends to Timang, the good spot to enjoy the view of Peak 29 and Mt Manaslu. We leave those beautiful scenarios and we trek to Kota via Latamarga through pine forest. En route you will have occasional view of Annapurna II. Koto is a entry checkpost for the trek. We get register before continuing trek our trek further.

Distance: 14 kms
Time Taken: 8 hours trek
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Koto
Accommodation: Basic Lodge

Today, we leave behind the Annapurna Circuit trail and split the journey. The journey split to narrow and ridged line trail. We cross the raging river through shakey bridge. We enter the forests and continue the journey to Chhomchu. We have our Lunch at Chhomchu (Chhechhe). The easy trail continues along the bank of the river. The uphill trek starts from Dharmasala until we reach Meta. Meta used to be a temporary settlement and grassland area. Now, it is a small village to accommodate the travellers.

Distance: 12-13 kms
Time Taken: 7 hours trek
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Meta Village
Accommodation: Basic Lodge

The early morning view from Meta is very beautiful. After breakfast, our journey starts to Phu (Phoo) village. After 30 minutes’ walk, we will reach Nar Phu crossroad. The trail continues for Phu village. We have our Lunch at Chyakhu. The Chyakhu is high pasture ground between tall barren ridges and Glaciers River. It is really amazing and worth spending some of our time for relaxation. The trail from Kyang is a bit difficult. We pass through crumbled entrance of Phu village.

Distance: 12 kms
Time Taken: 7 hours trek
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Phu village
Accommodation: Basic Lodge

On this day, we trek to Uibi. It is a temporary settlement and pasture ground of Phu people. The local people gather their cattle and crops at this place. The plain green meadows and the view from the Uibi is the best thing you could see today.
The history, culture, rites and rituals are worth exploring. During Tibet and China war, Khampas fled from Tibet and came to Nepal. They robbed the local village, killed animals and sustained their living. Later, Phu people resided in the present location of Phoo village. There is a ruin of building at the top of the village as a watch tower. As you keep on exploring the village, you will find the Tibetan style houses made of stone and mud. The houses adorned with prayer flags and stacks of firewood are beautiful. The people of Phu forbade to take tobacco or cigarette to anyone. The one to breach rule, they have to pay Rs 100,000.
There is a high possibility of seeing blue sheep (naur). As the night approach, the flocks of blue sheep come near the village area. They spend their night to be safe from snow leopard.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Phu Village
Accommodation: Basic Lodge

Visit local monastery, Tashi Lakang Gumba early in the moring. After visit, we have our breakfast. We continue journey further. We retrace the same route to Chyaku, the crossroad of Nar and Phu village. We go toward Nar Phedi. At Nar Phedi, there is a monastery which offers accommodation for the guests. The rooms at the monastery are clean and the nuns are very welcoming. At the evening, you can take part in Puja too.

Distance: 11-12 kms
Time Taken: 6 hours trek
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Nar Phedi
Accommodation: Basic Lodge

The trek from Nar Phedi to Nar village is straight uphill and winding walk. As we ascend, we can see Pisang Peak along with other peaks. On the way, there is an octagonal chorten at the top the hill. As you reach near the Nar, the twisting trail leads to the village resting against the hillside. The terrace of barely field is beautiful is observe as they sway with the wind. After lunch, we explore the village. You will find the village livelier and relatively friendly than Phu.

Distance: 5-6 kms
Time Taken: 3 hours trek
Overnight: Nar Village
Accommodation: Basic Lodge

Today, we start our trek early in the morning after breakfast. This trek gonna be the longest journey throughout the trek. The highest elevation Kang la Pass (5,332m) will be the toughest hike. It gonna take 6 hours to ascend Kang La pass and 3 hours to (steep) descend from there and reach Ngawal. The view from the top is magnificent; you can see the series of Annapurna II, Tilicho peak, Gangapurna and the valley below.

Distance: 15-16 kms
Time Taken: 8-9 hours trek
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Ngawal
Accommodation: Basic Lodge

The trekking trail descends until you reach Braga village. We visit the monastery at the village and continue the journey ahead. The Manang valley can be reach after couple of hours from Ngawal. From Manang, we hike up to Chhunker View. It is the best spot to view Gangapurna Lake (3500m), Annapurna Ranges, Pisang Peak (6091m), Tilicho Peak (7134m), Chulu Peak (6429m), and other small peaks. Later, we hike to Cave Gompa (4500m) and explore. Return to Manang valley and overnight at lodge.

Distance: 9-10 kms
Time Taken: 4-5 hours trek
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Manang
Accommodation: Basic Lodge

Today, we trek to Gangapurna Lake after breakfast. Gangapurna Lake is a beautiful lake formed from Gangapurna Glacier. Here we can see series of mountains like Manaslu, Annapurna III, Gangapurna, Pisang Peak, Tilicho Peak etc. After exploring the area we return to Manang

In Manang, we explore the village. There is old museum where we can observe about Manange People and its culture. There is a mini theatre also which show the documentary about Yartung festival.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Manang
Accommodation: Basic Lodge

After breakfast, we leave Tilicho Lake trail and continue our circuit trek to Yak Kharka. On the way, there is a great chance of seeing wild animals (Blue sheep & Musk deer). Enroute, we see Chulu East and Tilicho Peak. We reach Yak Kharka and rest. Yak Kharka is grassland where we can see Yaks and Mules grazing.

Distance: 10 kms
Time Taken: 6 hours trek
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Yak Kharka
Accommodation: Basic Lodge

After breakfast, we climb slowly to Ledar. Between Ledar to Thorang Phedi, there is a place called Landslide. The rocks fall without prior notice at this place. We have to take extra care while traversing this place. After reaching Thorang Phedi, we take enough rest. Well, get acclimatize our body to prevent from AMS.

Distance: 8 kms
Time Taken: 4-5 hours trek
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Thorang Phedi
Accommodation: Basic Lodge

Today, we have our breakfast early in the morning. We arrange some snacks and packed Lunch as there will be no further human settlement today. We ascend slowly to Thorang La and acclimatize the body. Thorang La is the highest pass in the world and crossing over is the difficult task to do in this trek. From Thorang La, we can see Thorang Peak and Mustang valley. The onward journey is descending until we reach Muktinath. Muktinath is a sacred destination for both Hindu and Buddhist.

Distance: 14 kms
Time Taken: 8-9 hours trek
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Muktinath
Accommodation: Basic Lodge

After breakfast, we trek down to Kagbeni and explore the village. The trail to Upper Mustang splits at Kagbeni. Leaving behind the beautiful Kagbeni village, we continue our trek to Jomsom along the Kaligandaki River. At Jomsom, high velocity of wind flows making it difficult to trek after 12 noon. Jomsom is well facilitated with modern ammenites. There is a airport which operates daily flight to Pokhara. Explore the town and rest.

Distance: 12 kms
Time Taken: 5 hours trek
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Jomsom
Accommodation: Basic Lodge

Early morning we take a flight from Jomsom to Pokhara. From Pokhara, we either drive or fly Pokhara to Kathmandu. Transfer to hotel and check – in. Rest time and time for shopping and souvenirs.

Meal Plan: Breakfast
Overnight: Kathmandu
Accommodation: Hotel Shreesu or similar

Enjoy your final day at Kathmandu. Free till final departure. Transfer to airport 3 hours before the flight time.

Transfer: Private
Meal Plan: Breakfast