Annapurna Circuit with Tilicho Lake Trek

Manang is a beautiful village and a popular acclimatization stop in Annapurna Circuit Trek. Also, those who plan to hike Tilicho Lake stop here for a day.After breakfast, you'll hike to Gangapurna Lake with your trek guide. This lake sits at 3,540 meters and is surrounded by magnificent mountains. Elegant mountains and peaks like Annapurna III, Gangapurna, Tilicho Peak, Pisang Peak, and Chulu (East, West, and Central) are utterly visible from Manang village and also from Gangapurna Lake.

You can either rest for the remaining day after lunch at the tea house. Otherwise, you can also visit the Himalayan Rescue Association to learn about acute mountain sickness and its prevention.

Overnight in Manang.

After breakfast at a tea house in Manang, you'll start the hike to Khangsar. The 6.2 miles distance between Manang and Khangsar takes roughly five hours at a medium pace hike. First, you'll descend an hour to Khangsar Khola and then make the gradual ascend. The trekking trail to Khangsar is acceptable, safe, and well-maintained for a comfortable hike. Moreover, you'll have a clear view of Khangsar and Tilicho Peak all day. And even from the tea house window, the mountains continue picking glimpses.

Overnight at Khangsar.

Tilicho Base Camp trail from Siri Kharka progresses through landslide-prone areas. But, with our highly experienced trek guides, you'll get excellent navigation. After breakfast at a tea house in Siri Kharka, you'll start the five-hour-long hike to Tilicho Base Camp. There's been the construction of a new trekking trail on which you'll hike instead of hiking on an old track with added difficulty. Magnificent rock formations and alluring Tilicho Peak keeps the hike entertaining all day.

Overnight at the tea house in Tilicho Base Camp.

You'll start the hike early, around 5 am, to avoid possible day wind at Tilicho Lake. The Tilicho Lake Trek from Tilicho Base Camp can be tiring as you'll hike on strenuous trails and cross a landslide-prone area. After a three-hour hike, you'll reach the magnificent Tilicho Lake. This lake sits beautifully and is embraced by the elegant Annapurna Sierra, Tilicho Peak, and Nilgiri Himal. You'll spend one or more hours here taking photographs and enjoying the surreal panorama.

From Tilicho Lake, you'll descend to Siri Kharka for three more hours. Siri Kharka is a small but beautiful settlement where you'll spend the night.

After breakfast, we'll descend to Khangsar Village from Siri Kharka. En route, you'll also witness a thousand years old Buddhist Monastery, Tare Gumba. After passing the Khangsar wall, you'll descend to a beautiful Thorung Khola Valley. And after an hour's hike from Thorung Khola Valley, you'll reach Yak Kharka. Upon reaching Yak Kharka, you'll see the splendid views of mountains in the Annapurna range. And that lucky trekker even witnesses Blue Sheep. And on the rarest occasion, you may spot the paw marks of snow leopards.

Overnight at the best available tea house in Yak Kharka.

You'll gain more than 500 meters in altitude on this day as you begin the hike from Yak Kharka to Thorung Phedi. For any trekker, this 8.5 km long trail to Thorung Phedi takes almost five hours. After early breakfast, you'll hike on a relatively moderate trail. The scenic route offers a mesmerizing glimpse of Thorung Peak, Gudang, Syagang, Khatungkan, etc.

It is the longest hiking day in the Annapurna Circuit Trek with Tilicho Lake. You'll start the trek early to complete the 15.6 km long trail during the daylight hour, almost 10 hours. You'll start the hike as early as 4 am to avoid the icy air and strong day wind at the Thorung La Pass. This is the highest point you'll reach in Annapurna Circuit. From here, you'll get clear glimpses of mountains ascending towards Tibet in the north. Also, you'll see the towering Annapurna and adjoining peaks. From Thorung La Pass, you'll hike for a few more hours down to Muktinath. And from the route, you'll see the spanning Kali Gandaki River, and its deep gorges.

Overnight at the tea house in Muktinath.

Muktinath Temple is a sacred Hindu and Buddhist temple with more than 10 thousand pilgrimage visits yearly. This temple's 108-water sprout cold water bath is among the most popular activities besides worshiping the deities here. You'll return to the tea house for breakfast and prepare for the hike to Jomsom. You'll descend to Kali Gandaki Gorge from Muktinath. You'll hike past Tibetan-influenced villages like Jharkot and Khingar. While trekking to Jomsom, you'll see a wonderful glimpse of Nilgiri Mountain.

After breakfast at Jomsom, you'll take a flight to Pokhara airport. The flight time from Jomsom to Pokahra is approx 25 minutes. And from Pokhara, you'll take a connecting flight to Kathmandu for approx 30 minutes.

After you land in Kathmandu, our company representative will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to the hotel.