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Page 1 Khudi
- Koto
Page 2 Ghyaru
to Manang
The Kali Gandaki River slices its way through the Himalayas forming a travel corridor that has been used for thousands of years, connecting the Tibetan people to the north with the Indian people to the south. The traders brought salt from Tibet and barley, spices and clothes from India. This is an incredible journey through a land of transitions from Tibetan Buddhists to Hindus, from dry highland regions to subtropical forests. You trek through the world’s deepest gorge between the Annapurna and the Dhaulagiri ranges.
I rode on the backseat of a motorbike from Jomsom to
Tukuche, Rp. 500.
Tukuche
Tukuche is one of the most important
trading centers of the Thakali villages.
The 200-year-old house situated at the southern edge
of town served as the customs post from the 19th century.
Since last year one wing of Kabin Guest House in
Dana has disappeared, grandfather’s old living quarters. It was
blown up by the Maoists because grandfather had been appointed
chairman of the village by the King when he seized power in 2006.
The Annapurna Circuit: The unusually wide range of climatic zones in such a small area as the path ascends from 900 metres to 5,300 metres provides a chance to see many different plants and animals and the different ways of life of the many peoples who live there. Here are contrasts between the green terraced farmland of the Marshyangdi valley, the semi-arid environs of Lower Mustang, and the alpine areas of Thorung La. Annapurna (8091 m) is an enormous Himalayan massif, the tenth highest mountain in the world. In 1950, it became the first 8,000 meter mountain to be successfully climbed. It is located east of a great gorge cut through the Himalaya by the Kali Gandaki river.
Internet There is Internet access in Manang, Kagbeni, Jomsom and Marpha. Money There is an ATM in Jomsom. Transport
It is now possible to ride a motorbike all the
way from Muktinath to Lete.
October 2. Ghalegaun – Khudi – Bhulbule October 3. Bhulbule – Sanjapu (above Ghermu) October 4. Sanjapu - Chamje October 5. Chamje - Bagarchap October 6. Bagarchap - Koto
October 7. Koto – Meta. 6 hours’ fast walking October 8. Meta – Phu. 7 hours’ fast walking October 9. Phu October 10. Phu – Nar. 9 hours’ fast walking October 11. Nar October 12. Nar October 13. Nar – Ngawal. 7 hours.
October 14. Ngawal -
Ghyaru. October 15. Ghyaru - Braga October 16.
Braga. October 17. Braga - Tilicho Lake Base Camp, 4,200 m. 6 ½ - 7 hours
October 18. Tilicho Lake Base Camp - Tilicho Lake
- Tilicho Lake Base Camp (5 hours, incl. ½ hour’s rest at the lake)
- Yak Kharka. October 19. Yak Kharka - High Camp. A short hike.
October 20. High Camp – Thorung La (two hours up)
– Jharkot (3 ½ hours down to Muktinath).
October 21. Jharkot. October 22. Jharkot - Kagbeni October 23. Kagbeni October 24. Kagbeni - Dagarjong
October 25. Dagarjong –
Jomsom - Tukuche. October 26. Tukuche – Tal Bagar October 27. Tal Bagar - Tatopani October 28. Tatopani (rest day) October 29. Tatopani - Pokhara
Last update April 07
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