Short Nar Phu Trekking

In the morning departure from your hotel, first 56 hours' drive to Besisahar on good paved road, a nearest commercial city from Manang. Also, make a lunch break and then drive continues along the Marshyandi River. Further up drive continuous on the bumpy road also dusty as well. Duration of a drive is approximately 4 hours to Koto village. This scenic valley is part of Annapurna circuit trek where can see trekkers are hiking up to Thorong La pass (5,416 m). The thrilling drive offers an amazing view of a thundering waterfall, formation of rock in the valley and lovely local village with tall mountains.

Upon leaving Koto village entering one of the Restricted Trekking Areas In Nepal that known the hidden Nar Phu Valley. It is a complete scenic hike where the sceneries dramatically change through the hike and also get a stunning view of a thrilling waterfall. The beautiful and traditional stone gate that epitomize as an entrance of Naar and Phu village. Nar Phu trek route continues along the Nar Khola throughout the lush and green forest of multiple vegetation. The path often passes huge boulder cliffs where Nar Phu trekking route carved, it offers a thrilling view of meandering Nar Khola. A trail gently climbing up on the silence ravine and we pass Chomchu and Dharamsala to Meta village. Meta village, winter residence of the Nar and Phu village also the herders take down their yak. The local people run the basic accommodation lodge and guesthouse.

Beyond the Meta village literally known as Nar Phu valley also accurately hidden Buddhist residence that the people are more like a Tibetan also practicing Buddhism hugely. Thus the trail is filled up with Tibetan word carve on the rock, five color Buddhist prayer flags, monasteries, Chorten, and mani-wall. After leaving Meta we notice lower route leading to Nar village but we follow the upper trail to Phu Gaon. The route to Phugaon mixed up with flat, gentle, and strenuous up on the ridge with viewing magnificent mountain range like Annapurna range, Pisang peak, and several other peaks. A dramatic nature scenery change throughout the hike from lush green forest to barren mountain terrain. The picturesque villages have Tibetan flavor culture. Often arrive Phu village, the Himlung Himal and Gyaji Kang appear above the large mountain style village on the sloppy mount. You'll be visiting the largest monastery of the valley, Tashi Lhakhang Gompa, and several white and red washed Mani-wall

Picturesque Phugoan set on the foot of mountains and a couple of side trek are available around Phugaon. For the easy day should roaming around Phu village and Tashi Lhakhang monastery, oldest gomba which carried long history also can witness to watch the daily ceremony in the morning. But for the better acclimatization should climb a few hundred meters above the sleeping place. We highly suggest you choose side trek near to Ngoru Viewpoint, you will get one of the best views of old Phu village with the close sights of Mount Himlung and Ratna Chuli. For the tough day trek, another option is available to hike Himlung base camp. It let you trek on a wild glacier and possible to see blue sheep.

The trek retracing on a downhill to Jhunam village with crossing couple of the bridge including monsoon washed wooden and steel bridge. The trail goes through amazing landscapes of boulder gorge and passes several Buddhist sites to Satya Gomba, Naar Phedi. During the September the area is filled-up with blossom mountain herbs. Here your accommodation arrange in a monastery and the nunnery prepare meals for the guest also can watch daily ritual in the Gomba. The old gomba is a bit far down from Satya Gomba, can do side trek before get dark. The Gomba have an annual event and it celebrates for 7 days in September.

Trekking from Naar Phedi [Gomba] to Naar village is the shortest hike in Nar Phu trek, the trail up to village is steeply up on the ridge with passes white and red painted stupas. The blue sheep come close by trekking route because afraid of snow leopard. Arriving Naargaon in an afternoon then after lunch walking across the traditional mountain village. The village has charming culture also making cloth from knitting of yak and sheep wool.

Awaited day during Nar Phu trekking and crossing over Kang La Pass, highest altitude en route of the journey. The walk starts early in the morning from a lodge, one-third of a trail is gentle climbing up on pasture also possible to see yak and blue sheep grazing. On arrival, Kang la pass Phedi, see 2 simple house which is porter shelter for camping trek. The uphill trail begins from here on a black mount, it is steeply up till Kang la pass and possible walk on the snow. Kang la summit is decorated by Buddhist prayers flags and offers exceptional view of Annapurna mountain range, Kang Guru, Pisang Peak, Himlung Himal, and Tilicho Peak in far north. Now trek onward steeply down to Ngawal village, part of Annapurna Circuit Trek.

In the morning, you will enjoy seeing the exception view of Mount Manaslu and Annapurna region above the Marshyandi village. Leaving from Ngawal village with following sharply descend trail to Riverside then upon the cross the bridge on glacier river arrived Humde village. From here 5-hours' drive to Besisahar on a bumpy road, on way capture view of villages, waterfall, gorge, and the Himalayas.

Kathmandu is only 5-6 hours' driver, still better to leave an early as possible because might stock on traffic at Nagdhunga, an entrance of Kathmandu. We arrange your breakfast in a convenient time then departure to Kathmandu. The drive offers countryside of Nepal and a panoramic view of Langtang and Ganesh Himal before arriving at your hotel in Kathmandu.