Pisang Peak, 16 days + 4 days Kathmandu,20 days total
Max alt. 6,091 m
March-may, Sep-Nov
Pisang, the most popular trekking peak in the Annapurna region, looms over the eponymous village, which offers great views of its ice-and-snow pyramid. Walk through woods and villages, yak pastures and secret meadows to reach the curved and steep, but well-defined ridge. Approached this way – and this remains the most common route, it's not a terribly difficult mountain. But more experienced climbers point to the exploratory possibilities that lie in the gigantic slabs of rack as well as the hanging glacier on the western flanks of Pisang.
Day Program
Day 01. You will be picked up by our representative from airport and transfer to the hotel.
Day 02. Free day in Kathmandu, night at hotel.
Day 03 Kathmandu to starting point of trek, Besisahar (823 m), by bus.
Day 04 Walk to Ngadi (914 m).
Day 05 Today's walk to Jagat (1,341 m) involves good views, flagstone-paved paths, a cantilever bridge, and a wonderful trail carved out of the rocky valley wall.
Day 06 To reach Dharapani (1,943 m),
Day 07 On the way to Chame (2,713 m)
Day 08 Today's walk to Pisang,
Day 09 Hike up to Pisang Base Camp.
Day 10 A day spent acclimatising at Base Camp is a day well spent.
Day 11/12 March on to the High Camp
Day 13 sommit of Pisang
Day 14 Thorong Phedi (4,404 m).
Day 15 The route up to Thorong La (5,416 m) is ancient and still in use by yak and sheep herders. Steep in parts, you follow switchbacking moraines and false crests to reach the pass, where you straddle the sharp divide between two major Himalayan valleys and look upon the great ridge that divides Manang from the rest of Nepal, the massive snowpeaks to the south, and the stark Kali Gandaki valley. Passing the cairn (holy Buddhist knot of stones), you will steeply descend switchbacks and moraines to eventually reach grassy slopes, a ravine down to the river, and the meadows that signal your arrival at Muktinath (3,802 m).
Day 16 Jomosom (2,713 m), the major transit point that has an airport, banks, a museum, and an army encampment.
Day 17 Jomsom/pokhara(flight),night at hotel.
Day 18 On the bus back to Kathmandu.
Day 19 Free day in kathmandu for shopping.
Day 20 Transfert to the airport or own destination.
Cost on your request
* Airport-hotel transfer at arrival and departure
* Domestic land and air transport as described in itinerary JOmsom-Pokhara US $ 80 per person.
* Four nights 2 stars accommodation in Kathmandu with breakfast
* All trekking and conservation area and national park permit fees,
For Camping or Tented Trek
All meals, camping gear (except sleeping bags) such as tents, kitchen equipment etc, salaries and insurance for guides, sherpas, cooks, porters (who will carry 12 kilos of personal belongings per person) etc during tented treks.
* Re-confirmation of flight
Cost quoted does not include:
* Peak permit fees, for group of one-four pax (US$350), for group of five-eight pax US$350 + $40 per person, for group of nine-12 pax US$470 + $25 per person.
* Climbing Guide for Chulu, Pisang Peaks at US$400 for the group.
* Your international flight into and out of Nepal
* Travel insurance
* Domestic and international airport taxes
* Lunch, dinner, drinks in Kathmandu (US$6-15 per day)
* Lunch, dinner, drinks in lodges on teahouse treks (US$6-15 per day)
* Tips, souvenirs or other shopping
