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Nar Phu Valley Trekking Nepal:
The Annapurna
region undoubtedly provides some of the world's best trekking routes,
including a greater variety of scenery and culture than can be found in any
other comparable area. Although the normal circuit of Annapurna is a
magnificent route, this new circular trek offers a wild and remote
alternative including the newly-opened Nar and Phu Valleys and Tilicho Lake.
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The remoteness of the Nar Phu valley and its proximity to Tibet has meant that
the people and their culture have remained more akin to Tibet than Nepal. This
also means that snow leopards and blue sheep are often seen in the area. We visit both Nar and Phu villages before crossing the Kang La Pass
with magnificent views of the Annapurna. Around Manang we join the main
Annapurna trail for a couple of days, before we set off on the second half of
the trek. Leaving the main trail again we trek to Tilicho Lake - ‘The Great Ice
Lake’, as Maurice Herzog described it in the 1950s - which lies tucked away
below huge mountains and glaciers. The trails on this trek are rarely used and
this exciting new itinerary offers the adventurous and fit trekker high mountain
scenery at its very best.
An exotic door to
Nar-Phu,/Narphu valley Trekking, has
been opened to visitors only since 2003. This is one of the best regions for
viewing majestic mountains in the high land. The Phu is the most beautiful
medieval village where you can learn the real life styles of Bhote communities
enjoy and have a pleasure of the fabulous and typical landscape of the valley.
Narphu valley Trekking begins from
Koto via walking through a unique Marsyandi
valley. It could cover Annapurna
circuit in four weeks.
The Nar and Phu valleys are newly opened,
spectacular regions of ethnically-Tibetan inhabitants. This is a trek that
combines remote villages, narrow canyons, lovely forests, amazing rock
formations, yaks, gompas and unique Himalayan cultures. Trekking the standard
Annapurna circuit, the bridge leading over the Marshyangdi River to the steep
portals of the Nar Phu valley system is easily missed, but although the entrance
is narrow and forested, the valley system above opens up to a huge expanse of
high snow-peaks, ancient villages and high altitude grazing settlements. Two
long days of walking from the border of Tibet, this region was first explored by Tilman in the 1950s. Closed to trekkers until late 2002, very few westerners
have explored these virtually untouched villages or climbed the many 7000m peaks
surrounding it. We will venture into this remote region of upper Manang, staying
at the winter settlement of Nar, and visit one of the most unvisited and most
interesting regions in the Tibetan Buddhist world
Day 01: Arrive Kathmandu & Transfer to Hotel.
(A)
Day 02: Full day guided sightseeing around of the Kathmandu valley.
Join us for the welcome dinner at evening. Hotel Overnight. (A, B)
Day 03: Drive from Kathmandu to Besi Sahar (07 hrs). Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 04: Trek from Besisahar to Bahundanda (05 hrs). Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 05: Trek from Bahundanda to Tal (05 hrs). Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 06: Trek from Tal to Dankyu (05 - 06 hrs). Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 07: Trek from Dankyu to Koto (05-06 hrs). Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 08: Trek from Koto to Meta (04-05 hrs). Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 09: Trek from Meta to Kyang (05 hrs). Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 10: Trek from Kyang to Phu (04 hrs). Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 11: Exploration day in Phu.
(Tashilakhang Monastery, Kyauchyu Water Fall, Pasture Lang) (A, B, L, D)
Day 12: Trek from Phu to Checko (05 hrs). Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 13: Trek from Check to Nar (04 hrs). Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 14: Trek to Kangla Pass (5100m/16,320 ft) & Ngawal (06hrs) Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 15: Trek from Ngawal to Manang (05-06 hrs). Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 16: Rest day in Manang. Camp. (A, B, L, D)
(Explore Khangsur Village or Kecho Lake or Milarepa Cave.) (A, B, L, D)
Day 17: Trek from Manang to Khangsar (04-05 hrs). Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 18: Trek from Khangsar to Tilicho Lake (04-05 hrs). Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 19: Trek from Tilicho Lake and Tilicho Base Camp (04 hrs). Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 20: Trek from Tilicho Base Camp to Khangsar (04-05 hrs). Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 21: Trek from Khangsar to Hunde (05 hrs). Camp. (A, B, L, D)
Day 22-25: Hunde - Besi Sahar. Free to Explore. Hotel (A, B, L, D)
Day 26: Besi Sahar - Kathmandu. Free to Explore. Hotel
(A, B, L)
Day 27: Final Departure.
(B)
(Abbreviation: A - Accommodation, B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner)
Nar
Phu Valley trekking detail itinerary
Tour Prices:
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Currencies |
Trips
Price per Person in group Size |
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1 |
2-5 |
6-9 |
10+ |
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US Dollar (US$) |
1899 |
1530 |
1476 |
1395 |
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Euro (€) |
1323 |
1065 |
1026 |
969 |
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Pound (£) |
959 |
775 |
745 |
703 |
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Australian
Dollar (AUS$) |
2195 |
1769 |
1705 |
1615 |
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Canadian Dollar
(CAN$) |
1909 |
1540 |
1485 |
1410 |
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