Annapurna Sanctuary Trek

After a leisurely breakfast, you will go on a beautiful drive over the magnificent Trishuli and Marsyangdi rivers, leaving the Kathmandu Valley. During the trip, you may take in the scenery of towns, magnificently flowing rivers, terraced farms, and snow-capped peaks like Ganesh and Manaslu.

We'll make a stop in Pokhara, Nepal's tourism hub, before traveling the two hours to Dhampus. The Fishtail, Dhaulagiri, Hiunchuli, and other peaks can be seen from Dhampus, a charming Gurung settlement. This day, we'll stay in Dhampus and take in the sunset vistas of the Himalayas.

After breakfast, we set off our day's hike, and the trail will first take us to Pothana through rhododendron (the national flower of Nepal) and orchid-hung forests. The route is stone-paved on the steeper sections. You can catch the best views of Machhapuchhare from Pothana. As we continue forward, we reach a clearing on a pass- called Deurali, from where you can get fantastic views of Annapurna South and Hiunchuli. At this point, we are high up on the east side of the Modi Khola, and a descent follows through the forest alive with birds, ferns, and orchids taking us to a grand Modi Khola canyon. Little ahead lies Landruk - our destination for this day. Landruk offers outstanding views of Machhapuchhare (6920m), Annapurna South (7219m), and Hiunchuli (6441m).

We descend to the river from Landruk and cross it. After that, our path ascends pretty steeply, passing through bamboo trees and remote farms while being high above the river. Jhinu Danda will be our lunch stop. If you want to have a soak in the hot springs in Jhinu Danda, you may walk there for 20 minutes. The route ascends to Chomrong Village from Jhino Danda. Chomrong is constructed on a high slope and includes a few stores, tea houses, and wooden cabins. The entire hamlet faces Macchappuchare (Fish-Tail Peak). If we get to Chomrong too early, we'll hike the rest of the way to Sinuwa to spend the night.

If Chomrong is the destination, we descend through the expansively lovely Chomrong Village to a river crossing before ascending once more and moving north of the Modi River Valley. After walking across a suspension bridge, we arrive to Sinuwa Danda. We will begin the walk from Sinuwa if we stayed at Sinuwa Danda the night before. The route from Sinuwa Danda widens a little as it travels through dense, gloomy rhododendron trees until it reaches Khuldighar. To get to Bamboo from Khuldighar, we take a long, steep stone staircase down into a dense forest of bamboo and rhododendrons. From Bamboo, we gradually ascend till we reach Himalaya. We will hike to Deurali if we spent the previous night in Sinuwa; else, we will spend the night at Himalaya.

If Chomrong is the destination, we descend through the expansively lovely Chomrong Village to a river crossing before ascending once more and moving north of the Modi River Valley. After walking across a suspension bridge, we arrive to Sinuwa Danda. We will begin the walk from Sinuwa if we stayed at Sinuwa Danda the night before. The route from Sinuwa Danda widens a little as it travels through dense, gloomy rhododendron trees until it reaches Khuldighar. To get to Bamboo from Khuldighar, we take a long, steep stone staircase down into a dense forest of bamboo and rhododendrons. From Bamboo, we gradually ascend till we reach Himalaya. We will hike to Deurali if we spent the previous night in Sinuwa; else, we will spend the night at Himalaya.

We'll eat breakfast after taking in another dawn over the Mountains from our surreal Annapurna Base Camp. Eventually it's time to head back out of the Modi River valley and Annapurna Sanctuary. The walk is pretty simple because we will be descending, and you can see various waterfalls along the route. We will ultimately reach Bamboo, where we will spend the day.

We go on downhill, passing through the same tranquil rhododendron, bamboo, and oak woods that we had followed before. Next we make a little ascent to Chomrong hamlet before descending to the tiny, tranquil town of Jhinu Danda. You may bathe your aching muscles in the hot springs in this settlement, which are close to the river.

We have arrived at the last day of our trip. As we go through the stunning Modi River Valley today, you will have a delightful stroll along the Modi River. Until we reach Siwa/Ghandruk Phedi, the descent takes us through a rich area. After saying goodbye to the trails, we return to Pokhara through a scenic drive across the countryside.