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Nepal’s most popular
trek begins at the lakeside town of
Pokhara and Leeds six or seven days
northwest around the Annapurna Massif,
as North of Pokhara is an area protected
by the Annapurna Conservation Area
Project, tucked beneath the southern
slopes of the Annapurna Massif. There
are also numerous one or two day treks
out of Pokhara town, where one can have
views of Dhaulagiri, the Annapurna
range, Manasalu and Ganesh Himal.
Through dramatic changes in landscape,
climate and culture to the high village
of Jomsom, near the isolated land of
Mustang. Trekkers often continue on to
the sacred shrine of Muktinath, near the
5,414-meter Thorang-La pass, and down
into the lovely valley of Manang. The
route through Manang circles the
Annapurna back to the Kathmandu-Pokhara
highway. The Annapurna circuit takes one
through terraced hills, forests and
alpine pastures, and through the village
of a number of different cultures.
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