Nar Phu valley Trekking

01 / THE EXPERIENCE

Discover the journey

Nar Phu Valley Trekking A wonderful journey in a wild and unexplored area located north of Annapurna: the Nar Phu Valley inhabited. This trek is perfect for travelers who want to discover to an untouched valley, off the beaten track in remote area. A rough and wild trek, this trek takes you to the exotic Nar Phu valley that lies in the remote corner of the Annapurna region. Opened to visitors only in the year 2003, the Nar Phu valley remains untouched by modernity. The inhabitants, who roughly comprises of about 350 Nepalese Tibetans, have retained their age old practices. Most of them are engaged in yak herding and farming. Visited by very few trekkers this exotic land offers medieval Tibetan culture in undisturbed form, dramatic mountain views and great alpine scenery in a Tibet-like flavor.

02 / WHY GO

The memorable moments

You will get to explore the Tibetan influenced lifestyles and everyday activities of the typical denizens of the Nar Phu Valley. You will have an amazing walk past the interesting rock structures, land formations, and the diverse topography of the region. You will feel accompanied by the chain of Himalayas including Manaslu, Dhaulagiri, and Annapurna I throughout the route. Trekking to the valley you will walk through the popular challenging pass of the region Kang La Pass (5240 meters). You will collect spiritual satisfaction on passing through different chortens, gompa, monasteries, prayer flags along the route.

03 / YOUR ROUTE

Journey at a glance

Day 9 days: Nar Phu Valley Trekking — Suggested Itinerary Day 1: Kathmandu-Beshisahar - Bulbule (840m.) by overlandYou drive along the Kathmandu-pokhara highway to dumre and then follow the narrow and paved road by the marshyangdi river to besi sahar . You drive gravel road along the same river up to Chamje. You can see some of the mountain peaks, beautiful water fall, natural sceneries surrounding the valley and the daily activities of local people.Meals included : Lunch, Dinner Day 2: Bulbule -Koto/Chame ( 2630m./8679ft.) 5 hours drive You drive a gradually ascending path and cross a stream to reach Koto. The mountain views you can enjoy are of Annapurna II and Manaslu range along with beautiful views of forests on the way which add another dimension to your trek. Koto is a small village mainly inhabited by Gurung and other ethnic groups. Their lifestyle is mainly influenced by Buddhist Tibetans. Stay overnight at lodge in Koto .Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 3: Koto-Dharmasala- Meta ( 3550m./11715ft.) 6 hours walkTrek from Koto to Dharmasala takes about six hours. This morning you head out early, as you have a long and somewhat difficult day before you. You cross the river leading to the Nar Phu valley and hike up through beautiful woods above the Phu Khola. The route takes you through some beautiful woods and past several small caves, and a pilgrims’ Dharmasala. After you emerge out of a narrow canyon, the trail actually passes under a wide waterfall just before the Dharmasala, from where the woods become thinner and the vistas wider. Stay overnight at lodge .Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 4: Meta- Kyang- Phu village ( 4080m./13464ft.) 6 hours walkTrek to Phu village. Dropping steeply down to the river, you trek for a while along the river bank and past the “submarine” rock, passing some small possible campsites along the way. You start to see some of the unique, colorful chortens for which Nar and Phu are famous. You have to walk carefully across a small glacial stream before reaching a larger one with a bridge only half covered with large slabs of slate. Another hour and a half of trekking through scenic canyon lands and gorges, and the monolith guards the steep trail up to the Phu gate, called Pupigyal Kwe. This ancient gate provides you the first view of the three villages of Phu, as well as an old “dzong” and the remains of the two forts, which are all now in ruins, but impressively situated atop the flatlands before Phu. Just before the bridge to Phu, a line of wonderful chortens color the landscape and lead the way to the main village of Phu, perched high up on a hill. You will set up camp on the lower reaches of Phu, formerly called Gomdzong, and head up to the famous Tashi Lhakhang Gompa on a neighboring hillside to pay your respect to Lama Karma Sonam. Stay overnight at lodge .Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 5: Excursion around Phu valley. You could have interaction with locals and explore up the wide valley systems above you. You might walk up the valley to the summer grazing settlement or Kharka at Ngoru, a three hours walk past the gompa. Phu itself is an incredibly interesting village and you can observe the villagers spinning their yak and sheep wool and chat. Stay overnight at same camp in Phu Valley .Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 6: Phu village- Nar phedi- Nar village ( 4110m./13563ft.) 6 hours walkTrek from Phu village to Nar village. You get back through Phu gate, descend to the river and retrace your steps back to Junam Kharka which is a lovely spot for camping. Stay overnight at lodge.Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 7: Nar village –Kang la pass- Ngawal ( 3660m./12078ft.) 8 hours walkTrek to Ngawal via crossing Kang La pass. The Kang La is not a difficult pass, but it could be a long day if there is snow on the pass or the altitude is taking its toll. The Kang La, at 5240m, is an absolutely spectacular pass looking over Annapurna II, Gangapurna, Tilicho peak, the peaks surrounding Tilicho and the airport at Hongde. The trail down is steep and then more gradual as you reach the end.Ngawal, on the upper Pisang route of the Annapurna circuit (off the main Annapurna circuit), can be reached in as little as two hours from the pass, but the walk down is very nice and easy with enchanting views. Just before Ngawal is an unusual grouping of chortens and prayer flags which marks a meditation cave far up in the hills. Ngawal is a wonderful, old village of cobbled streets, prayer wheels and beautiful architecture, obviously a hub of religious activity in previous times. Stay overnight at lodge in Ngawal.Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 8: Ngawal- trek to Pisang- drive to Besisahar This day you walk through down path along the bank of the Marshyangdi river to reach Pisang. Drive down hill through beautiful villages and follow marshyangdi river to Besisahar aobut 7 hours. Stay overnight at lodge.Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 9: Besisahar - Kathmandu ( 1400m./4620ft.) 5 hours driveWe drive to Kathmandu. Transfer to your hotel.Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch Trek ends

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