trek in Manang and Mustang
Thorong La and the Annapurna Circuit
A celebrated circuit from green river valleys through Buddhist Manang villages, over Thorong La and into the Mustang desert.
- Duration
- 11 days
- Journey style
- trek
- Region
- Manang and Mustang
- 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
The 5,416 m Thorong La crossing requires acclimatisation and an early start.
How WildWalk guides
Wakif brings local context, nature-guide training and a photographer's patience to every day in the field.
Your route
11 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 Besisahar/Dharapani
1,860 m
- Day 02
Dharapani to Chame
2,670 m
- Day 03
Chame to Pisang
3,200 m
- Day 04
Pisang to Manang
3,540 m
- Day 05
Acclimatisation day in Manang
3,540 m
- Day 06
Manang to Yak Kharka
4,050 m
- Day 07
Yak Kharka to Thorong Phedi/High Camp
4,880 m
- Day 08
Cross Thorong La; descend to Muktinath
Pass 5,416 m; overnight 3,800 m
- Day 09
Drive Muktinath to Tatopani
1,190 m
- Day 10
Drive Tatopani to Pokhara
822 m
- Day 11
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.
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Share your dates, group and interests. Wakif will reply with the right questions and a realistic next step.
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