अन्नपूर्ण आधार शिविर · Annapurna
Annapurna Base Camp
Into the Annapurna Sanctuary, a ring of peaks with the base camp at its centre.
Duration
7 to 11 days
Highest point
Annapurna Base Camp, 4,130 m
Grade
Moderate
Best season
Mar to May, Oct to Dec
Total ascent
About 2,200 m
Photograph by Bijay Chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0
The walk
From the Gurung village of Ghandruk the trail crosses to Chhomrong and drops into the gorge of the Modi Khola, through bamboo and rhododendron forest where the path is narrow and the river loud.
Above Deurali the gorge opens into the Sanctuary. Machhapuchhre Base Camp sits beneath the fishtail peak, and an hour beyond it the lodges of Annapurna Base Camp face the south face of Annapurna I.
It is a shorter and lower trek than the Everest routes, and a good first Himalayan walk.
Starts from Nayapul or Ghandruk, by road from Pokhara
The route, stage by stage.
Fly it on the 3D map- ०१Ghandruk1,940 m
- ०२Chhomrong2,170 m · +230
- ०३Bamboo2,310 m · +140
- ०४Deurali3,230 m · +920
- ०५Machhapuchhre Base Camp3,700 m · +470
- ०६Annapurna Base Camp4,130 m · +430
Adapted from a photograph by Trilok Shrivastava, CC BY-SA 4.0
Permits
What you pay at the counter.
- Annapurna Conservation Area permitNPR 3,000
- TIMS cardNPR 1,000
Fees as published by the issuing office. Check them again before you travel.
Highlights
Ghandruk's stone houses
Sunrise on Annapurna I from base camp
Machhapuchhre up close
Hot springs at Jhinu on the way down
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