Nar-phu Valley Trekking
Hidden by swirls of mountain mist ahead of us, from Kangla pass at 5200m the magnificent panorama view of Annapurna massif appears remote and forbidding. Our sturdy mountain ponies every few steps, their steaming sweat-soaked bodies heaving. Behind us Hongde airport, which we left behind early in the morning, is a tiny speck. Our destination is the Nar-Phu valley, above the tree line on the upper limits of cultivation, in the very north of Manang district. It takes five hours reaching the pass that links Nar with Manang and three other Bhotia village in the Nyershang down valley.
Nowadays, 
Nar Phu the population about 300 inhabitants who depend on livestock, unlike most Bhotia people, whose trading patterns changed drastically after the Nepali Government closed borders with Tibet, the people of Nar and Phu valley were least affected by this change. The tortuous path leading from the valley into Tibet had never made them dependent on the salt trade, and till today yak herding is the basis of their livelihood.
Besides the Kangla linking Nar to the Nyeshang valley , the most direct route from Kathmandu to Nar and Phu is along the Marshyangdi River . Travellers trek through the Himalayan foothills and round the eastern end of the Annapurna before they arrive at Qupar, a police check post half and hour before Chame, Manang's district headquarters. From here a long and steep trail winds up to Nar and Phu whose villagers, laden with goods purchased in Chame and even lower down in Besishhar, the end of the roadhead leading to Manang, often camp at Dharmashala, a rudimentary wooden hut built by the people from the two villages.
The Nepal government's recent decision to open up Nar and Phu to tourists has evoked little enthusiasm among the villagers, whose pastoral lifestyle continues. Apart from the odd researcher and climbing expeditions permitted to climb Him lung, Ratnachuli and Gachikang, few foreigners has visited the area and tourism infrastructure is almost non-existent. Since Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) recently extended its network to include Nar and Phu Valley , it is preparing a suitable tourism development plan at the request of the government for undiscovered valley
Trip Fact
Trip Grade: Trek Duration 28 Days
Hotel Ktm 4 Nights
Maximum Altitude: 5200 m.
Best Season: Spring ..: Mar - Apr - May
Autumn: Oct - Nov - Dec
Outline Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival In Kathmandu .
Day 02: Sightseeing Tour In Kathmandu .
Day 03: Drive To Besisahar And Camp
Day 04: Bahundanda Overnight Camp
Day 05: Jagat O/N Camp
Day 06: Dharapani O/N Camp
Day 07: Koto O/N Camp
Day 08: Dharmasal O/N Camp
Day 09: Meta O/N Camp
Day 10: Junum O/N Camp
Day 11: Phu O/N Cam
Day 12: Hike Around Phu Valley O/N Camp
Day 13: Nar Village O/N Camp
Day 17: Dharmasala O/N Camp
Day 18: Koto And Chame O/N Camp
Day 19: Pisang O/N Camp
Day 20: Manang O/N Camp
Day 21: Manang - Yak Kharka O/N Camp
Day 22: Manang - Thorong Phedi /High Camp O/N Camp
Day 23: Thorong La Pass 5416m. - Muktinath O/N Camp
Day 24: Kagbeni
Day 25: Jomsom
Day 26: Flight Jomsom - Pokhara - Kathmandu , Transfer To Hotel
Day 27: In Kathmandu :
Day 28: Trip Ends ! Fly Back Home, Taking With You The Memory
Of A Life Time.
* Insurance: You must be insured to join one of our trip.
* Single Supplement: Only applies if you specifically request single accommodation.
Cost Include and Exclude
Cost Included:
- Arrival & Departure Transport By private Car.
- Free use for Company's Trek Pack: Sleeping Bags Thermal liner, Plus Inner Sleeping bags on High Altitude Treks, insulated sleeping mats, Down or Down Jacket, rain gear etc.
- All meals are prepared by our experience cooks on camping treks , Rafting , in Chitwan.
- All internal flight such as Pokhara / Jomsom and Lukla etc.
- Airport tax on all Domestic Flights.
- All camping equipment and gear, including two person tent, dining tent, toilet tent, porter tent and Kitchen tent.
- Nice Tea House in a Tea House Trek
- All camping equipment including kitchen equipment, tables and chairs/stools etc.
- Porters/pack animals to carry all person gear and group equipment .
- Experienced Group Leader/Guide/Escort.
- Sherpa guide / escorts , raft men /crew and other support staff.
- Private Transport from Kathmandu to/ from trek / rafting and any trip starting and ending points.
- First Aid kit.
- High Altitude Chamber for High altitude trek.
- Accommodation in Kathmandu on a twin share bed and breakfast basis.
- For rafting trips : all rafting equipment , life jackets , helmets and the group/personal water proof containers;
- Kathmandu city and trekking maps.
- Trekking /Rafting / Peak permit & fees , National Park entry fees , Conservation fees and visa extension assistance for the trip period.
- Arrival and Departure transfers with traditional garland / Khata.
- Traditional Nepali Welcome Dinner.
- City tour with private car with all the monuments Entrance fee.
- Insurance for all staffs.
- Staffs gear; warm clothes, shoes , blankets , socks, gloves, hats ,snow goggles, tents on remote treks , etc.
Cost Excluded:
- International Airport Tax
- Items of a personal nature.
- Drinks and main meals in cities.
- Your Travel Insurance
- Visas fees.
- Tips.
