Pisang Peak Climbing

Day 01: Arrival day in Kathmandu (1,300m/4,264 ft)

Car

20 Minutes

Overnight

Kathmandu

Meal

Welcome Dinner

Accommodation

Hotel

Welcome to the Himalayan country of Nepal. Upon your arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport, our representative will welcome you and assists you to transfer in your hotel in Kathmandu. After taking some time to get refreshed, you'll meet again in the evening to transfer for a welcome dinner in one of the typical Nepalese restaurants in the heart of Kathmandu. We'll also have a short briefing about your trip and overnight at Hotel.

Day 02: Kathmandu city tour and trip preparation (1,300m/4,265 ft)

Overnight

Kathmandu

Meal

Breakfast

Accommodation

Hotel

After an early breakfast, we will take part in our city tour of the Kathmandu Valley, which includes significant attractions like the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Monkey Temple, Pashupati Nath, and Bouddha. You will formally meet with your trek/climb leader in the evening. You must check your last-minute climbing gear during the day. You will spend the night in Kathmandu.

Day 03: Drive to Beshishahar (830m/2,723ft) 5-6 hrs drive

Car

5-6 Hrs

Overnight

Beshishahar

Meal

3 Meals

Accommodation

Tea House

This morning, we will leave Kathmandu for our long trek to Annapurna. We will drive by private transfer to Beshishahar through the scenic countryside and river view. This will be an interesting drive through the foothills of the Himalayas. En route to Pokhara, our route will divert from the town village of Dumre which is located north to Beshishahar. Once we arrive at Beshishahar, we will have to enter your permit number and rest at the hotel. This is a big town and district headquarters of the Lamjung. We will explore the surrounding area for the overnight at the hotel.

Day 04: Trek from Beshishahar to Bahundanda (1,310m/4,298ft) 5-6 hrs walk

Overnight

Bahundanda

Meal

3 Meals

Walking

5-6Hrs

Accommodation

Tea House

We will begin our walk from Beshishahar with a fine view of Hiunchuli and Peak 29 (Ngadi Chuli). We will cross some suspension bridges that reach Bhulbhule. The trek will then continue to Ngadi village for lunch. The remaining walk will continue to pass through the waterfall through the river bank before hiking uphill reaching Bahundanda for the overnight stay. It is a nice village on the top of the hill and you may have a chance to explore the evening time a local village in and around the school areas.

Day 05: Trek from Bahundanda to Chamje (1,410m/4,626ft) 5-6 hrs walk

Overnight

Chamje

Meal

3 Meals

Walking

5-6 Hrs

Accommodation

Tea House

After breakfast, the trek will descend to Syange village crossing fields and local villages. It will take us approx. of 2 hours short downhill walk after crossing a long suspension bridge at Marshyangdi River to reach Syange. After here, our trek will continue gradually uphill from the river. We will take the last steep climb to get to Jagat for a lunch stop. From here an hour further walks on a rocky path & long scenic waterfall across the river will finally bring you to Chamje for an overnight stop.

Day 06: Trek from Chamje to Dharapani (1,960m/6,430ft) 5-6 hrs walk

Overnight

Dharapani

Meal

3 Meals

Walking

5-6 Hrs

Accommodation

Tea House

From Chamje, a short walk will bring you to a suspension bridge over the raging Marshyangdi River. After crossing the bridge, it's another steep climb for another 2-3 hours till Tal, the village is situated on the gorge valley by the side of the river Marshyangdi and decorated with a beautiful waterfall & sandy spread river. The further trek will follow the upstream up to Dharapani, which is through the rocky trails and crossing a few suspension bridges and small teashops that will bring you to quite a large village at Dharapani for the overnight at the hotel.

Day 07: Trek from Dharapani to Chame (2,710m/8,891ft) 6-7 hrs walk

Overnight

Chame

Meal

3 Meals

Walking

6-7 Hrs

Accommodation

Tea House

We will continue our trek further to Chame, a district headquarter of Manang District. The vegetation, people, and landscapes will change with the air getting cooler. The trail will then climb through pine forests to Bagarchhap, the first village on the trek with typical Tibetan architecture. After a pleasant walk to Bagarchhap, the altitude will slowly gain as we come to Danaque and the alpine region passing through farms, orchards, and beautiful pine forests with views of the towering peaks of Lamjung and Annapurna II. The trail will follow the river Marshyangdi upstream passing by the villages of Timang and Koto before. Further half an hour's walk will bring you to Chame for an overnight at the hotel. You would have a first impressive view of Annapurna II & Lamjung Himal from here.

Day 08: Trek from Chame to Pisang (3,700m/12,139ft) 5-6 hrs walk

Overnight

Pisang

Meal

3 Meals

Walking

5-6 Hrs

Accommodation

Tent

The trail will lead us from the other side of the river on the northern bank passing through pine woods and small villages with few ups and downs till you reach the orchard village of Bhartang. It is a village of apple gardens. Then, we will continue on the gradual path up to a bridge. From the bridge, it will be a short steep climb through the pine forest that will bring you to the top of the ridge of Dhukure Pokhari for the lunch. After walking out of the tree line, we will get an amazing view of Pisang Peak on the north and Chulu Peak with Pisang Village. From this top, a gentle descent of one hour will bring you to the windswept village of Pisang. Overnight at Pisang. We will explore Pisang villages and their riverside.

Day 09: Trek from Upper Pisang to Base Camp (4,380 m/14,36ft) 3-4 hrs walk

Overnight

Base Camp

Meal

3 Meals

Walking

3-4 Hrs

Accommodation

Tent

We will prepare to hike up to Pisang Peak Base Camp. From Upper Pisang village, the path will ascend through sparse wood and pasture to a Kharka at (4,380m) which is considered the best place for setting up the base camp. It is in a flat alpine section along the well-worn trail. We will fix our campsite here. Overnight at a tented camp.

Day 10: Trek from Base Camp to High Camp ( 5,400m/17,712ft) 3-4 hrs walk

Overnight

High Camp

Meal

3 Meals

Walking

3-4 Hrs

Accommodation

Tent

We will climb towards a shoulder on the southwest ridge of Pisang Peak for 3 to 4 hours to reach the high camp where we will set up our overnight camp at the altitude of 5,400m. It is likely to have snow at the high camp from the end of Nov till the end of March. We will re-check our climbing gear and do the final preparation for Pisang Summit on the following day. Overnight at a tented camp.

Day 11: Summit Pisang Peak (6,091m/19,980ft) & hike back to Upper Pisang (7-9 hrs)

Overnight

Upper Pisang

Meal

3 Meals

Walking

7-9 Hrs

Accommodation

Tea House

We will take a full day to fulfill your dream of Summit on Pisang Peak. From the High Camp, the well-defined ridge will lead us to the final snow slop, which is quite steep and more technical to reach the summit. Our Climbing guide will fix the rope and lead you to the successful summit of Pisang Peak. After the Successful summit, we will return to the Base camp and continue the trek to Upper Pisang. Overnight.

Day 12: A Reserve Day for Climbing

Overnight

Upper Pisang

Meal

3 Meals

Accommodation

Tea House

We will use this as a reserve day in case the weather gets bad or if any participant does need to prepare longer for any reason. It is essential to have this day as it is quite risky to try to summit Pisang Peak while the weather is not favoring us.

Day 13: Trek from Upper Pisang to Manang (3,500m/11,482ft) 4-5 hrs walk

Overnight

Manang

Meal

3 Meals

Walking

4-5 Hrs

Accommodation

Tea House

We will hike down to Pisang village and continue our hike toward Manage Valley. From here, we will take a gradual climb up for half an hour for reaching the top, stopping at a ridge to get our first view of the Manang Valley. This grand spot will offer us spectacular views of the valleys, Humde village with its short airstrip, and the great peaks of Gangapurna, Annapurna II, III, Tilicho, and on the right Chulu east, on the back Pisang peak. The walk will further lead us to Humde and a pleasant walk up to the Braga village for traditionally built Tibetans style of houses can be visited the monastery, has an outstanding display of statues, Thankas, and religious manuscripts. From here vegetation will be changed, and you will notice a contrast of landscape and vegetation & dry mountain hills. From Bhratang, it's a half an hour's walk that will take you to Manang for the overnight.

Day 14: Trek from Manang to Yak Kharka (4,110m/13,484ft) 3-4 hrs walk

Overnight

Yak Kharka

Meal

3 Meals

Walking

3-4 Hrs

Accommodation

Tea House

After a wonderful time at Manang, the trail will lead us to a slow climb up for an hour to the Tenki, Manang. We will have an enclosed view of the Annapurna, Gangapurna, and Tilicho Peaks. The track will gently winds up offering inspiring views and through terrains with juniper bushes as the only surviving vegetation around this region and will bring you to Yak-Kharka for the overnight.

Day 15: Trek from Yak Kharka to Throng Phedi (4,400m/14,432) 3-4 hrs walk

Overnight

Throng Phedi

Meal

3 Meals

Walking

3-4 Hrs

Accommodation

Tea House

We will start our trek at a slow and own pace to get to Phedi. We will still have some amazing views of mountains and landscapes. After an hour's walk, we will reach Ledar. We will continue to climb along the east bank of the Jorsang Khola, then descend and crosses the stream on a suspension bridge to get a small tea shop. We will stop for a wonderful view and tea breaks. We will follow a narrow path across a high, unstable slope before heading to Thorong Phedi for the overnight. Phedi - which means 'foot of the hill', is a common Nepali name for any settlement at the bottom of a long climb.

Day 16: Trek from Throng Phedi to Throng La (5,416m/17,765 ft) to Muktinath (3,800/12,467ft) 7-8 hrs walk

Overnight

Muktinath

Meal

3 Meals

Walking

7-8 Hrs

Accommodation

Tea House

We will have a very long and hard day of the whole trip. We will start our walk early in the morning with packed lunch. The trail will soon become steep and will reach a high camp. Walk at your own pace viewing with sunrise and glimpse of the mountains. We will continue to walk to the top takes 3-4 hrs to the Throng top and with a great feeling of victory. We will take a short break for picturesque scenery and down to the Mustang part of the mountains and the Kaligandaki valley far below to the West. Finally, we make it to Muktinath after a 7-8 hrs long walk and overnight at the lodge.

Day 17: Trek from Muktinath to Jomsom (2,570m/8,430ft) 5-6 hrs walk

Overnight

Jomsom

Meal

3 Meals

Walking

5-6 Hrs

Accommodation

Tea House

We will visit the temple in the morning and continue our journey descending to the Kaligandaki river valley floor, with a brief stop at Ekle Bhatti meaning a lonely teahouse. From here onwards, we will trek through the valley that gets through the very windy path. The walk will follow the gentle trail for another two hours to the large town of Jomsom. It is a town and headquarters of the Mustang region with a small airstrip just above the Kaligandaki River, where we'll stay overnight at the teahouse and the next day morning we will fly to Pokhara.

Day 18: Trek from Jomsom to Pokhara by Flight (25 minutes)

Overnight

Pokhara

Meal

Breakfast

Flight

25 Minutes

Accommodation

Hotel

We will check in at the airport in the morning. We will take a short flight of 25 minutes dramatic flight to Pokhara. You will have a chance to fly from the deepest gorge in the world between two huge mountain ranges Mt. Annapurna & Mt. Dhaulagiri with many snow-capped peaks. Upon your arrival at Lake Town of Pokhara Valley, the guide will transfer you to your hotel. After check-in, you can have leisure on your own.

Day 19: Drive from Pokhara to Kathmandu (1,300m/4,264 ft) 5-6 hrs drive

Car

5-6 Hrs

Overnight

Kathmandu

Meal

Breakfast & Farewell Dinner

Accommodation

Hotel

In the morning, we'll drive back through the scenic countryside. En route, we will stop for breakfast & lunch. It will take us 5-6 hours back to Kathmandu. On arrival at Kathmandu, we will check in at the hotel. You can relax for the rest of the day or explore the surrounding areas and overnight at the hotel.

Day 20: Departure from Kathmandu

Car

20 Minutes

Meal

Breakfast

You will have some time for any last-minute shopping for souvenirs or gifts for your family, friends, or relatives for you until your departure flight/drive. You can also commence any extra trips or activities you may have booked with us. If you are ready for departing, you'll be transferred to the International Airport for your departure flight to your onward destination. We wish you a wonderful Himalayan adventure with us!