expedition in Northern Annapurna
North Annapurna Base Camp
A wild alternative following the historic approach used by Maurice Herzog's 1950 expedition, with glaciers, rock gorges and minimal tourist infrastructure.
- Duration
- 6 days
- Journey style
- expedition
- Region
- Northern Annapurna
- Best timing
- Set after a local conditions review
More than a route on a map
This is a starting point. The final journey is built around access, weather, the right pace and what your group wants to understand.
What it asks of you
Remote terrain with camping or very basic lodge stays.
How WildWalk guides
Wakif brings local context, nature-guide training and a photographer's patience to every day in the field.
Your route
6 days, planned with purpose
The sequence below is the working shape of the journey. Timing may change when safety, access or the season asks for it.
Ask about this journey- Day 01
Drive Kathmandu to Tatopani/Narchyang
1,400 m
- Day 02
Drive to Humkhola; trek to Sandikharka
3,160 m
- Day 03
Sandikharka to Panchdhara/North Base Camp
4,190 m
- Day 04
Explore North Annapurna Base Camp; return to Sandikharka
3,160 m
- Day 05
Sandikharka to Narchyang; drive to Pokhara
822 m
- Day 06
Drive Pokhara to Kathmandu
1,400 m
Guided by someone who knows when to slow down
Wakif learned the land through years of exploration, wildlife photography and nature-guide training in Bardiya. He built WildWalk because rushed, crowded itineraries never felt like the real Nepal.
Meet WakifContinue exploring
Other journeys with a related landscape, pace or style.
Make this journey yours
Share your dates, group and interests. Wakif will reply with the right questions and a realistic next step.
Ask about this journey