Mustang-NARPHU VALLEY TREK

Overview:

Our sturdy mountain ponies every few steps, their steaming sweat-soaked bodies heaving. 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. 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. 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.

This is probably the best trek of Annapurna region and for those who want to explore hidden valley and trek off the beaten crossing through Challenging high passes like Masokanto La (5099m), Kangla pass (5200m) & Tilicho Pass (5230m) with beautiful Lake Tilicho.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 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 villages in the Nyershang down valley. Nowadays, Nar Phu has 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. 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.

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1. 4 nights Kathmandu accommodation on bed & breakfast on twin sharing basis in a 3 stars category hotel,
2. Staff: 1 Guide, 1 cook and kitchen boys, helper, porters and their equipment.
3. Meal: Food during the trek 3 meals a day(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
4. Equipment: 2 men tent, foam mattress, all camping gear dining tent, kitchen tent, toilets tent, folding tables & chairs.
5. Mera Peak permit, National Park fee
6. Flight: Kathmandu - Tumlingtar & Lukla - Kathmandu
7. Insurance for Nepalese staff
8. Hotel-airport-hotel transfers.
9. Our service charge

1. Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu
2. Personal equipment
3. High risk medical insurance
4. International air ticket &airport tax international
5. Bar bill, cold drinks, mineral water & alcoholic beverages
6. Telephone calls
7. Nepalese visa
8. Emergency rescue flight if needed
9. Altitude Sherpa US $ 275 per Sherpa for his equipment allowance, daily wages