Namun La, Annapurna Wilderness Trek reviews
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This was a truly memorable holiday. We trekked in the Annapurna region but it was a true wilderness trek. We didn't see a fellow Westerner until the last 2 days of the trek when we joined the Annapurna circuit. The scenery of Fishtail and the Annapurna range was breathtaking. Our guide Suman and assistant guide Lakpur were excellent especially helping out on difficult ascents and descents.This trek is not for the feint-hearted, it was labelled vigorous for a reason! Mountain Kingdom came up trumps again in finding a holiday that ticked all the boxes!
We loved the 'wilderness' of the trek as at other points the area was very busy. Our guide and assistant guide were brilliant and did everything they could to make our trek enjoyable. The morning scenery was stunning but otherwise we were a bit unlucky with the weather, as it clouded over by lunch time quite often. Also we had snow at the pass which for me made the descent a bit tricky as the paths weren't visible (and it was pea-soup). Anyway we're in the mountains and its unpredictable. It was a vigorous trek, the first two days being all up hill. The descriptions were accurate and I would highly recommend this trek to anyone who appreciated the remoteness
It was described as a Wilderness Trek and it certainly lived up to it. Was brilliant to trek in an area where we did not see any other trekkers. The views were fantastic and although cold it was the views that took your breath away. Our Local Guide Mr Hom was so caring and knowledgeable, a great support team and excellent food (amazing what Cook comes up with whilst on trek). Bandiphar is a great find and really enjoyed the stay at The Old Inn before hitting the buzz of Kathmandu and sadly our farewell to Nepal.
It's incredible that a trek so close to the Annapurna Circuit feels so incredibly remote. After you leave the village of Siklis on day 1 of the trek, you really are in wilderness terrain, where you are unlikely to see a soul until you reach Timang at the end. This ancient trading route has fantastic scenery throughout, with many snow-capped Himalayan peaks, a dramatic high pass nearly 5,000m high, a holy lake that pilgrims visit in the summer and fine rhododendron forests. We saw snow leopard prints in the snow descending from the pass in 2017.
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