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TREKKING: [ EVEREST ] [ MUSTANG
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[ ANNAPURNA ] [ LANGTANG
] [ KANCHENJUNGHA ] [ DHAULAGIRI
] [ MAKALU ] [ MANASLU ] [ DOLPO ] |
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This
"classic" journey around
the massif of the Annapurna Himal starts with a drive to Beshishahar - in the lowland
paddy fields steadily gaining altitude leading up the Marsyangdi River Valley passing
through oak and pine forests and eventually emerging into high desert country at Manang
(3597 m.) through the villages of Chamje, Bagarchap Pisang to cross the Thorung La Pass
(5416 m). The descent is equally amazing and varied. The trail then switches over to the
Kali Gandaki River valley and descends through the villages of Muktinath, Jomsom and
Ghorapani to terminate in Pokhara giving you enough time to observe the people and their
customs. Lowland, farming communities of Brahmin and Chettri people of Aryan stock give
way, slowly, to the highland trading communities of Magar, Gurung and Bhotia people of
Mongoloid stock. As the people change, so does the dominant religion. Close up views of
the Annapurna range, varied ecosystems, diverse cultures and an ever-changing landscape -
lush, green paddy fields and oak forests, arid deserts and the deepest gorge in the world
make this one of the most popular treks in the world.