some time becomes problems like weather condition, local politics issue, transportation or other factors that are beyond from our control can result in can change of itinerary. It is, however, very unlikely that the itinerary would be considerably change. If alterations are necessary the Guide and Trekking leader will decide what the best options are. You can talk and decide taking into through the best happiness of the whole group. Where a change does suggest itself, we try to do everything we can to minimize its effect, but we cannot take responsible for the results of changes or delays. Our trekking staffs are experience and professional and try to solve all problems during the trekking.

Autumn trekking season (September to November) and spring trekking season (March to May) are the best trekking seasons for the Annapurna Base Camp Trek 7 Days and all Annapurna Region. The weather is sunny and warm with wonderful mountains views, compare with other trekking season. If you want and wish to avoid crowds and enjoy some alone time with nature and culture, you can do this trip during the winter (December/January and February) could also be an option. But, the temperature during winter could be little bit cold for most trekkers and lot of snow on the some trekking trail. We ( High Pass Adventure ) have long years experience trekking guide and strong porter for carry to your luggage in Annapurna Base Camp Trek 7 Days.

Annapurna region is regards as the second busy trekking destination in Nepal but there are various trekking routes such as Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek, Mardi Himal Trek, Annapurna Circuit Trek, Annapurna Base Camp Trek etc. among of those, this short Annapurna Base Camp Trek is best for previous trekking experience and trekking trails leading through the Birethanti Jhinu Dada (hot spring) Chomrung, Bamboo, Himalayan, Machhapuchre with beautiful panoramic view of Annapurna south (7200 m), Annapurna I (8091 m), Annapurna III (7545 m), Gangapurna (7450 m), Glacier Dom (7425 m) and Machhapuchhre (6890 m). As well as you will enjoy their colorful typical culture, religion, wild life, rain forest in this short Annapurna trekking. Beside the mountain views, you can observe the real Nepali House hold and their culture and lifestyle.

Annapurna Base Camp Trek is lies in Annapurna region , which is very popular trekking destination with multiple peaks over 7,000 m and 10th highest mountain (Annapurna 'I' 8091 m) of the world. Trekking to Annapurna Base Camp starts and ends from Pokhara after 6/7 hours drive or 25 minutes flight from Kathmandu.

Short Annapurna Base Camp Trek 7 Days is arranging by High Pass Adventure in Nepal. We have long years trekking experienced guide and trekkers to completed this Annapurna Base Camp Trek with in 7 days. If you have not enough time to complete for full Annapurna Base Camp Trek, we can manage your time with flexible itinerary of this trek.

That day is final day of the trekking and relaxing in the Pokhara city to be fresh up. The trekking trails following back lower Modi Khola Valley to get Nayapul for catch vehicle to Pokhara. If you have time in Pokhara, you can explore Pokhara City and Fewa Lake.

The trekking trail leads to Jhinu Dada, that day will be 2 ascend and 2 descent with hot temperature. You will be relaxing and enjoying walking through Chomrong to Jhinu dada with lower green views. Jhinu Dada is famous for natural hot spring and you can take a bath before dinner. Overnight at tea-house

After enjoy the magnificent view of Mt. Annapurna and other snow peak mountains, we trek same way back to Bamboo. We feel really emotional with that mountain because Annapurna base camp is looks like heaven but we must leave back to Bamboo. Somewhere chance to see white monkey (languor) along the trail.

Today, we are heading to Annapurna Base Camp (ABC). The trail is enjoyable with the views of the picturesque of the landscape and snow-capped mountains such as Machhapucre, Gangapurna, Glacier Dom, Annapurna south and massif Annapurna I. That day you will feel bit difficulty because of increase the high altitude.

After breakfast the trekking trail is gradual ascending to Deurali through Dovan, Himalayan hotel and Hinku Cave in a green forest. That day, you will chance to see wild life and birds such as Himalayan Thaar, Deer, Himalayan Beer, Monal, Danphe and kalij.

You will have an interesting trekking of about 6 hours to reach bamboo from Jhinu Dada via Chhomrong and Sinuwa. The trail is straight up to Chomrong, so you need to keep your speed as slow as possible and again descend back to Chomrong Khola and cross that river by suspension hanging bridge. From there, the trail is heading up to Sinuwa and continue walk to Bamboo through Kuldi Ghar in green forest.

Today is first day of the trek. Your guide will pick up you from your hotel and drive you to Nayapul by private vehicle and trek to Jhinu Dada. The trekking trail is following Modi Khola River and gradual up with a view of Machapucre, south Annapurna and Himchuli Mountain and you will observe the real Nepali house hold to reached out Jhinu Dada.

This trekking itinerary is refers for those who have previous trekking experience and fit to get 4120 meter with in short time-frame. If you need long Annapurna Base Camp Trek itinerary, please let us know and kindly provide us your details for create suitable itinerary with your trekking days, group size and budget.

High Pass Adventure have working best guide and porter for the trekking. We are providing an excellence service to our customer. All our costs are net and very clear on cost include-excludes. We have paid best salary to Trekking, Tour guide and porter which is more than government fixed amount. Our entire customers are satisfied from our service. For the more details please feel free to contact us.

-A duffel or rucksack with straps to go over your back (Max 12 kg of weight for porters to carry)

-MP-3 /Music, headphones and ear plug (who know some people on group are snoring) as optional.

-Re-hydration powder, extra prescription drugs you may be taking if any particular

Please make sure that you have non-cotton clothing for trekking:

-Credit/Debit Card (Ensure you have $500 on your card in case an emergency helicopter evacuation is needed)

Travel equipment are necessary to pack before you travel. We hope it is too much to carry from your home to others country but some are the necessary equipment can be hired or buy in Kathmandu around Thamel. These general equipment are for all seasons while on trekking in Nepal, but may be different as per the different season and duration of trekking routes on your chosen trip.

Visa and Passport Information

All foreigners require a visa to entry in Nepal except Indians passport holder but you must hold a six month validity date passport to apply for a Nepal tourist visa. On arrival visa available in the Tribhuvan International Airport and border of India and china Tibet. You should bring PP size color picture to apply for visa enter in Nepal. Please click this link for more details about Visa Information.

Money Exchange Rate and Places

If you are looking for foreign currency exchange rate and place in Nepal, you can easy to exchange most of the foreign currency with local bank and legal money changer center at popular tourist city in Nepal. All the exchange rates are under the Nepal Rastra Bank (Center Bank of Nepal). If you want exchange the small amount of money, you can exchange in the hotel. Please bring clean and new notes because our banks not accept the old notes (foreign currency).

Normally Nepalese peoples prefer cash in hotel, restaurant, shopping center and others area because avoid the long process from card and traveler cheque. If you have credit and debit card, you can withdraw cash (in Nepali Rupees) from ATM counter. There are several ATM counters center in main tourist city and it has 24 hours service. Maximum withdraw amount is 30,000 to 35,000 rupees in a one time and 500 rupees is processing fees, if you are using your card.

Most of the trekking routes, there are not a service of foreign currency exchange so you have to exchange your money in Kathmandu or Pokhara before the trek. Furthermore, ask to your trekking operator or trekking guide about how much money need for trekking in Himalayas. Click here for more details.

Safety and Security

Safety and security is important subject during the traveling from your arrival and departure day in Nepal. We are always with you for help and give you guarantees to our valuable customers about best service. Our guides have general knowledge about first aid kits and long years experience in the trekking fields. It is necessary for trekking in Nepal because it goes more than 4000 m height from sea level. If trekker gets sick due to high altitude, our professional guide explains about the medication and decides to further trekking destination and manage the emergency rescue because health is important.

Trekking trails are not enough wide to crossing each others, so you need to careful when they pass. There are many porters, yaks, mules and Jokpe along the trekking trail during the peak trekking season. If you meet them on narrow place and bridge, you have to stand on the safe side otherwise they can push to the cliff.

Safe Drinking Water

Clean water is important for good health during the travelling and staying hydrate body. It will be best way to complete the trek in the Himalayas. If not, easy to get sick and diarrhea. Almost every where you can buy bottled water during the tea-house trek in Nepal but not in the camping trek. Bottled water is much expensive than you expect.

Plastic bottles are bad for environment in Nepal, so please bring good water bottles (for boiling water) and water purification tablets or water filter bottles. Water bottles should be re-use-able because keep the mountain clean. If you are worried about regular water tap of water for fill up your bottles in the trekking area of Nepal, there are easy to find on the all trekking routes. You will be found at lodges, streams and rivers.

Travel insurance and Insurance Policy

The trekking in Nepal Himalayas grade rank are easy / moderate / challenging difficult. So, it is the risk of high altitude and potential accident due to Himalayan climate changes.

Travel Insurance is the very important for Trekking in Nepal Himalayas because treks goes to high altitude (over 4000 meters) and it requires practical trekking skills, which might be unexpected happening or accident during the treks and that requires medical assistance and evacuation which might be expensive to come back down or city and treatment. So, you have to make sure to get insured that covers the costs of air ambulance, treatment and all the travel related risk like lost, stolen, damaged or delayed baggage and flight delays. Yours insurance policy should cover up yours entire activities during the staying in Nepal. You need to ensure that your insurance policy covers treks that go over 5,500 meters. Otherwise you have to take the responsibility regarding unexpected expenses of the cost during the Trekking in Nepal.

It is part of our booking form for trekking and climbing in the Nepal to all the member of trekkers have to send a copy of their informative travel insurance policy certificate to High Pass Adventure.

High Altitude Sickness Information

High Altitude Sickness is known as mountain sickness. If you walk or climb to higher elevation, it appears very quickly so you have to know symptoms of high altitude sickness. If you are wondering why it happens, here are some information. It is from the air pressure. When you go to higher elevation, this air pressure drops down and less oxygen so your body will need time to adjust to change air pressure. According to doctor, it starts from 8,000 feet (2400 meter) if you are from sea level.

Types:

There are three types of altitude sickness:

Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS): it is very common and symptoms feel like a tiredness, dizzy, headache, thirsty, muscle aches, nausea

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE): it is effect in the lungs, which can be very dangerous and hard to do life threatening

High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE): it is effect in the brain and most difficult to treatment and you need to go hospital attention right way.

Cause:

Here are causes of high altitude sickness:

-You live at near sea level and travel to a high elevation

-You have had the sickness before

-You climb quickly

-You have not acclimatized to the altitude

-If you are drink alcohol when you ascend

-If you have medical problems of heart, nervous or lungs

Symptoms:

These symptoms will appear depend on your speed to climb and how hard you push. Symptoms range from normal to serious. They can affect the nervous system, lungs, muscles, and heart.

Here are symptoms of High Altitude Sickness:

-Difficulty sleeping

-Dizziness

-Fatigue

-Headache

-Loss of appetite

-Nausea or vomiting

-Rapid Pulse (Heart Rate)

-Short breath with action

-Blue color of skin or gray soft skin

-Chest tightness or blocking

-Confusion

-Dry cough or coughing with blood

-Cannot walk in a straight line

Prevention:

Important keys to preventing of High Altitude Sickness are:

-Climb the mountain gradually.

-Stop every 2,000 feet (600 meters) of climb above 8,000 feet (2,400 meters) and one or two nights sleep there.

-Sleep at a lower altitude when possible.

-Make sure that you have the ability to quickly descend if needed.

-Learn how to recognize early symptoms of mountain sickness.

-If you plan on climbing quickly, or climbing to a high altitude, ask your provider about medicines that may help.

If you are at risk for a low red blood cell count (anemia), ask your provider if your planned trip is safe. Also ask if an iron supplement is right for you. Anemia lowers the amount of oxygen in your blood. This makes you more likely to have mountain sickness.

While climbing, you should follow these rule:

-Drink plenty of water

-Climb slowly.

-Take it easy

-Do not drink alcohol.

-Eat regular meals that are high in carbohydrates.

-Sleep lower elevation

-Take a medication (diomax) according to doctor