Annapurna Treks: 6 Worth Booking

1.Annapurna Circuit Trek with Tilicho Lake

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 368 reviews · from $1,093Our pick

Trek Nepal’s Annapurna Circuit with a guide, crossing Thorong La and hiking to Tilicho Lake. The 16-day trip includes teahouse lodging, meals, permits, local transport, porters, and a Pokhara night. It suits fit hikers ready for steep climbs, early starts, changing weather, and high altitude.

“Doing the Annapurna Circuit in winter with a youngish family, it was important for me to have full confidence in the guide and porters. Our guide, Kersing and porters Rupesh and Surya have gone above and beyond to make this trek an amazing experience that we will alRead more”

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2.Annapurna base camp trek 5 Days

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 252 reviews · from $699

Travel from Kathmandu to Pokhara, then trek through rhododendron, bamboo, and oak forests to Annapurna Base Camp. An English-speaking guide handles permits, lodges, meals, and transport. Expect a small group of up to 12 people, tea-house stays, Fish Tail views, and a return to Pokhara.

“Totally disappointed with the whole trip experience: 1. Before the trip, it’s clearly stated that the team would provide enough tablet to purify tapped water, however the tour guide forgot to bring and not willing to buy/correct his mistake. InRead more”

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3.14-Day Private Annapurna Base Camp Trek

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 180 reviews · from $1,090

This 14-day private trek takes you from Kathmandu and Pokhara through Ghorepani, Poon Hill, Chhomrong, and the Annapurna Sanctuary to Base Camp at 4,230 meters. Your guide leads the route, porters carry shared gear, and the package includes permits, meals, teahouses, airport transfers, and selected trekking equipment.

“I had a wonderful experience thanks to my guide Arjun and our porters Bashu and Pradip, who were helping and taking care of us 24/7.”

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4.Trekking in Annapurna/Langtang/Everest/Upper Mustang regions

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 161 reviews

Start and finish in Pokhara with Raju Bhandari, a certified local guide who helps shape a day hike or longer trek in the Annapurna region or Upper Mustang. Choose the route with your group, then arrange food, lodging, and transport separately. The guide’s meals and accommodation are included.

“I recently did a full-day hike in Pokhara (about 9 hours), and I couldn’t have asked for a better guide than Raju. From start to finish, he was incredibly knowledgeable about the trails, local culture, and the natural surroundings. What made the exRead more”

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5.Private 7 – Day Annapurna Base Camp Trekking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · from $625

This private seven-day trek takes you from Pokhara to Annapurna Base Camp with a guide and porter assigned to your party. You’ll travel by jeep, sleep in tea houses, eat included meals, cross stone stairways and forest trails, and return via Jhinu Danda hot spring. Guides have included Sanjay, Amar, Laxman, and others, but your assigned guide is confirmed after booking.

“Already during the preparation of our 8 days holiday in Annapurna region, we felt the professionalism of the organizer. They really thought of everything, from accommodations and meals to equipment. We were received by the organizer in Read more”

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6.From Pokhara: 10-Day Poon Hill and Annapurna Base Camp Trek

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 10 days · from $310Best value

Spend 10 days hiking from Pokhara through the Annapurna region to Poon Hill and Annapurna Base Camp. You’ll cross terraced hills, rhododendron forests, Gurung villages, and the Annapurna Sanctuary, with guides such as Biru, Arjun, or Bikram adjusting the pace when needed. Accommodation is in guesthouses, transport and permits are included, and the group is private.

“I joined a ten-day ABC trekking tour by a local Nepalese travel company. Websites claim September is ideal for the ABC route, but we faced three days of rain with only one sunny day. My visit coincided with Z-generation protests in Nepal; though the city is now calm, some tourists canceled bookings due to the unrest. Our guides and porters were highly professional. With frequent cloud cover obscuring mountain views, the guide used his experience and patience to encourage us onward, alerting us whenever the scenery emerged. The porter was outstanding, carrying the 20kg backpack while moving swiftly, often outpacing us without heavy loads. Though the porter English was limited,…”

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