Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) — 10 DAYS / 9 NIGHTS

🌲 Phase 1: The Mountain Ascent (Days 1–5)
 

• Day 1: Arrival in Kathmandu (1,400m) ➔ Night 1
   

  • Arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). Meet your mountain guide, check your high-altitude gear, and relax at your hotel.
     

• Day 2: Kathmandu ➔ Drive/Fly to Pokhara (822m) ➔ Night 2
   

  • Travel time: 25-min flight OR 6–8 hours scenic tourist bus ride. Travel to the beautiful lakeside city of Pokhara. Spend the evening walking along Phewa Lake with stunning views of the Fishtail peak (Machapuchare).
     

• Day 3: Pokhara ➔ Drive to Jhinu Danda ➔ Trek to Chhomrong (2,170m) ➔ Night 3
   

  • Drive time: 2.5 hours jeep | Trek time: 4–5 hours. Take a bumpy 4WD jeep ride to Jhinu Danda. Cross the long suspension bridge and begin climbing up massive stone steps to the large Gurung village of Chhomrong.
     

• Day 4: Chhomrong ➔ Bamboo / Dovan (2,600m) ➔ Night 4
   

  • Trek time: 5–6 hours. Descend thousands of stone steps down to Chhomrong Khola river, cross the bridge, and immediately tackle a steep climb to Sinuwa. Walk through lush bamboo and rhododendron forests to Dovan.
     

• Day 5: Dovan ➔ Deurali (3,230m) ➔ Night 5
   

  • Trek time: 5–6 hours. Hike steadily uphill alongside the Modi Khola river gorge. Pass the sacred Hinku Cave and reach Deurali, where the valley opens up and alpine shrub vegetation begins.

 

🏔️ Phase 2: Reaching the Sanctuary (Days 6–7)
 

• Day 6: Deurali ➔ Machapuchare Base Camp (3,700m) ➔ Annapurna Base Camp (4,130m) ➔ Night 6
   

  • Trek time: 5–6 hours. A spectacular day. Walk through the narrow river gateway into the sanctuary. Stop for lunch at Machapuchare Base Camp (MBC), then walk another 2 hours up the gentle glacial moraine to Annapurna Base Camp (4,130m). Enjoy a sunset surrounded by 360 degrees of colossal walls of snow.
     

• Day 7: ABC Sunrise ➔ Descend to Bamboo (2,310m) ➔ Night 7
   

  • Trek time: 6–7 hours. Wake up at 5:30 AM for a life-changing sunrise over Annapurna I (8,091m). After breakfast, pack your bags and begin a long, oxygen-rich, easy downhill hike back out of the sanctuary to Bamboo.

 

♨️ Phase 3: Hot Springs & Return (Days 8–10)
 

• Day 8: Bamboo ➔ Jhinu Danda / Hot Springs (1,780m) ➔ Night 8

  • Trek time: 5–6 hours. Climb back up and over the stone steps of Chhomrong, then descend steeply to Jhinu Danda. In the afternoon, take a 20-minute walk down to the riverbank to soak your sore muscles in the natural riverside hot springs.
     

• Day 9: Jhinu Danda ➔ Drive back to Pokhara (822m) ➔ Night 9
   

  • Trek time: 1 hour walk | Drive time: 2.5 hours jeep. Walk down to the jeep station, drive back to Pokhara, and check into your lakeside hotel. Celebrate your successful trek with a hot shower, a massage, and a lakeside dinner party.
     

• Day 10: Pokhara ➔ Return to Kathmandu ➔ 9 Nights Complete
   

  • Fly or drive back to Kathmandu for your final international flight departure home.