There are few treks in Nepal that match the geographic and cultural diversity of the Annapurna Circuit. The exhilaration of crossing a high mountain pass, and the unsurpassed view of the Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and Manaslu ranges make this an outstanding trek. The trek heads up the Marsyandi, with ornate Hindu temples, forests of oak, and tumbling waterfalls, and then gives way to the starker terrain of Manang valley. This change of geography also marks a change of culture, with Buddhist mani walls and chortens lining the trails to the important trading village of Manang. The ascent to the Thorang La (5,416m) marks the highpoint of our trek, with ridge after snow-covered ridge leading to the summits of the Annapurna range. The trek proceeds to Muktinath, an important pilgrimage site with its sacred Buddhist and Hindu temples, and then enters the upper sections of the Kali Gandaki gorge, the deepest gorge in the world. From these windswept alpine meadows we descend through conifer forest to sub-tropical mandarin, and to the hot spring of Tatopani, a descent of 4,000 meters from the summit of our trek, the Thorang La pass.   ITINERARY

DAY	PROGRAM	STAYING PLACE / CAMP	ELEVATION
1	Arrive Nepal	Kathmandu	1,300m
2	Trek preparation
3	Drive	Bulbule	792
4	Trekking	Bahundanda	1,311
5	Trekking	Jagat	1,314
6	Trekking	Dharapani	1,943
7	Trekking	Chame	2,710
8	Trekking	Pisang	3,185
9	Trekking	Manang	3,351
10	Acclimatization day
11	Trekking	Churi ledar / Yak Kharka	3,800
12	Trekking	Phedi	4,510
13	Trekking	Muktinath	3,802
14	Trekking	Marpha	2,667
15	Trekking	Ghasa	2,013
16	Trekking	Tatopani	1,189
17	Trekking	Ghorepani	2,855
18	Trekking	Ghandrung	1,951
19	Trekking	Dhampus	1,675
20	Trekking	Pokhara	915
21	Fly & Drive	Kathmandu
22	Sightseeing & shopping
23	Trip concludes