ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT TREK

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ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT TREK

TREKKING
11 Nights / 12 Days
includes:
  • transports
  • sight seeing
  • food
  • hotels

EXTREME TREK: The Annapurna Circuit is a trek within the Annapurna mountain range of central Nepal. The total length of the route varies between 160 to 230km, depending on where motor transportation is used and where the trek is ended. Best time to visit - September to May.

DAY 1: Arrival

Arrival at Kathmandu, transfer to hotel with meet & greet at airport.

DAY 2: Kathmandu to Dharapani

Drive to Dharapani via Beshisahar from Kathmandu. Lunch on the way during the drive and dinner & overnight stay at Local Tea House.

DAY 3: Dharapani to Chame

Trek Dharapani to Chame. Lunch on the way in the trail at local hotel and dinner & overnight stay at Tea House.

DAY 4: Chame to Pisang

Right after having breakfast we leave Chame and trek further to Pisang. Lunch stop at Bhartang, dinner & overnight stay at Chame’s local lodge.

DAY 5: Chame to Manang

Follow the trail after breakfast to Manang. Humde stop for the day lunch & Teahouse at Manang for dinner & overnight stay.

DAY 6: Explore Manang

Acclimatization Day in Manang with full day rest. You can warm-up yourself with some short hike around the village. All meals & overnight stay at the Lodge.

DAY 7: Manang to Phedi

This will be the tough day of our trek, we have to walk up hill most of the time. Lunch at Yak Kharka and continue trek to Throung Phedi. Dinner & overnight stay at Lodge.

DAY 8: Phedi to Muktinath

Before lunch we will cross the Throung La Pass, which conquer the Annapurna circuit treks. After the lunch proceed to Muktinath. Check-in to the hotel, dinner & overnight.

DAY 9: Muktinath to Jomsom

Visit Muktinath temple in the morning. Trek down to Jomsom by following our lunch at Lapra. In Jomsom stay overnight with diner at Local Tea house.

DAY 10: Jomsom to Pokhara

Drive to Pokhara from Jomsom after the breakfast. Lunch will provide in during the drive, check-in at lakeside hotel. Rest time and overnight stay.

DAY 11: Pokhara to Kathmandu

After breakfast, we will drive back to Kathmandu and check in to hotel, evening followed with farewell dinner & overnight stay.

DAY 12: Departure

Free time until departure transfer. Drop at TIA Kathmandu airport for the final departure.

INCLUSIONS:

  • Meet & airport transfer.
  • All A/C surface transportation as mentioned on itinerary.
  • Twin sharing accommodation in standard accommodation in BB basis: 2 nights at Kathmandu & 1 nights at Pokhara.
  • Twin sharing tourist standard Tea house accommodation during the trek on full board basis.
  • Professional trekking guide during the trek.
  • All kind of Permits & entry fees as per itinerary: ACAP, TIMS & monument fees.
  • Porters on 2: 1 basis.
  • Trekking equipment’s duffel bag, porter and first aid kit set.
  • Insurance of porters and guide.
  • Farewell dinner with special souvenir from Nepal.

EXCLUSIONS:

  • Any kind of airfare: international or domestic airfare not mentioned above.
  • Meals other than mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Any items and services not mentioned in inclusions.
  • Items of personal nature such as bar bills, alcoholic beverages, laundry, telephone calls, extra mileage, personal gratuities as tips to the staffs at hotel, guide, driver, porter etc.
  • Personal insurance policy – suggested a comprehensive travel insurance covering tour and flight cancellations, loss of valuables, thefts, illness, accidents and hospitalization.
  • Expenses incurred by re-routing, inclement weather, floods, famine, political disruptions, strikes, riots and other disturbances.
  • Emergency evacuation charges [ Helicopter rescue].
  • Horse / Pony ride.
  • Photography charges in the monasteries and monument.

ON REQUEST.

Terms & Conditions


Booking

Your contract is with Mountain Adventure Tours & Travels. A contract exists between us when we have confirmed you on our tour / hotel booking / or any other travel related services of your choice and we have received your booking request and deposits. All correspondence/s in respect of Tours / Travel Service bookings should be addressed to Mountain Adventure Tours & Travels.

Payments

For the services contracted, 40 % advance payment should be made to hold the booking on a confirmed basis and the balance amount should be paid before commencement of your tour. We hold the right to decide upon the amount to be paid as an advance payment, based on the nature of services and the time left for the commencement of the services.

Payment Options

Payment can be made by Bank Transfer, Cash payment to our office or by Demand Draft / Cheque. All payments should be free and clear of any withholding tax and deduction. Bank charges, if any, for remittance (by remitting bank or by intermediary bank) would be strictly borne by payer.

Rights to amend the itinerary if required

Tour once commenced will strictly go as per the itinerary finalised. In case of events and circumstances beyond our control, we reserve the right to change all or parts of the contents of the itinerary for safety and well being of our esteemed passengers.

Policy Regarding Cancellation / No Show / Early Departure

In case of cancellation of tour/travel services due to any avoidable/unavoidable reason/s we must be informed in writing. Cancellation charges would be effective from the date we receive letter in writing and cancellation charges would be as follows:

  • 30 days & prior to arrival – 10% of the tour/service cost.
  • 20 days to 18 days prior to arrival – 20% of the tour/service cost.
  • 14 days to 16 days prior to arrival – 25% of the tour/service cost.
  • 10 days to 08 days prior to arrival – 50% of the tour/service cost.
  • 07 days & less, prior to arrival or no show – NO REFUND.

Please note – Irrespective of above mentioned cancellations slabs – in case of cancellation of tour services after the booking is made with us – a minimum 10% service charges would be applicable.

Refund

In case you cancel the trip after commencement refund would be restricted to a limited amount that too would depend on the amount that we would be able to recover from the hoteliers we patronize. For unused hotel accommodation, chartered transportation and missed meals etc. we do not bear any responsibility to refund.

Where as in case of Cancellation before the commencement, it will take atleast two weeks time to refund the said amount.

Our Liabilities & Limitations

Please note that after the finalization of the tour/service cost, if there are any hikes in entrance fees of monuments/museums, taxes, fuel cost or guide charges by the Govt. of India, the same would be charged as extra.

Mountain Adventure Tours & Travels act only in the capacity of agent for the hotels, airlines, transporters, railways & contractors providing other services & all exchange orders, receipts, contracts & tickets issued by us are issued subject to terms & conditions under which these services are provided by them.

All itineraries are sample itineraries, intended to give you a general idea of the likely trip schedule. Numerous factors such as weather, road conditions, the physical ability of the participants etc. may dictate itinerary changes either before the tour or while on the trail. We reserve the right to change any schedule in the interest of the trip participants’ safety, comfort & general well being.

Our rates are based on the prevailing rates as negotiated by us with the hotels, airlines etc. Hotels and Airlines retain the right to modify the rates without notice. In case of such changes the rates quoted before the modification, can be changed by us according to the modifications by hotels or airlines. All hotel bookings are based on usual check in and checkout time of the hotels until unless indicated in the itinerary.

We shall not be responsible for any delays & alterations in the programme or expenses incurred – directly or indirectly – due to natural hazards, flight cancellations, accident, breakdown of machinery or equipments, breakdown of transport, weather, sickness, landslides, political closures or any untoward incidents.

We shall not be responsible for any loss, injury or damage to person, property, or otherwise in connection with any accommodation, transportation or other services, resulting – directly or indirectly – from any act of GOD, dangers, fire, accident, breakdown in machinery or equipment, breakdown of transport, wars, civil disturbances, strikes, riots, thefts, pilferages, epidemics, medical or custom department regulations, defaults, or any other causes beyond our control.

We do not have any insurance policy covering the expenses for accident, sickness, loss due to theft, or any other reasons. Visitors are advised to seek such insurance arrangements in their home country. All baggage & personal property/s at all times are at the client’s risk.

Passports & Visas

To travel to India from overseas countries except for the citizen of Nepal & Bhutan, one needs a 06 months valid passport and a valid Visa. And processing of Passport and Visa are not included in the tour cost.

Health

Any person who has a contagious disease is forbidden to travel, any person found during the tour with such a disease will be asked to leave the tour and will have to make their own arrangements to return home.