Annapurna Base Camp Yoga Trek 15 Days

Annapurna Base Camp Yoga Trek Overview

Annapurna Base Camp Yoga Trek is a spiritual experience in the Himalayas. It is the customized version of the trek to the base camp of the world's 10th highest Mt. Annapurna I. Yoga has been integrated to ensure relaxed hiking on the foothill of Annapurna. Yoga helps to prepare the body system to tackle the challenges owing to altitude. The route of Annapurna Base Camp Yoga Trekking goes through a diverse landscape that offers stunning views of mountains. This trek also lets one experience cultural diversity. The exploration of the ethnic Gurung, Magar, and Thakali settlements, customs, and lifestyles are other aspects of the Annapurna Base Camp Yoga Trip.

On Annapurna Base Camp Yoga Treks, you will be stunned to realize the dream world — the panoramic Himalayas and blue skies in the backdrop of terraced fields, settlements, and forests. The Annapurna Base Camp Yoga route passes as much closer to Mt. Machhapuchchhre (Fishtail). The Adventure Club Trek has designed this package for travelers who have 15 days for a relaxed trek to the base of Annapurna. Others who have less than two weeks may choose Annapurna Base Camp Short Trek-11 Days.

Annapurna Base Camp (4130m/13549ft) is renowned as one of the best regions for the trek in the world. We have included yoga in this popular trek. The highlight of this trek is setting foot at Annapurna Base Camp and practicing yoga there. Attending daily yoga sessions helps one to relieve muscular pain. Our yoga instructor, also called 'Guru' will train you on stretching muscles and breathing practice in various postures. Following yoga, you will sit still in meditation. Practicing yoga at a higher altitude amid the peaks in the Himalayas is a heavenly experience. Since ancient times, ‘Yogis’ (hermits who practice yoga) have bonded with the Himalayas.

Annapurna Base Camp Yoga Trip begins from Pokhara, as all treks in the Annapurna region do. The following day of your arrival in Kathmandu, our city tour guide will take you on a sightseeing adventure in Kathmandu. The next day, we take a drive to Pokhara. The ride along the highway alongside the Trishuli River gives glimpses of picturesque settlements. In Pokhara, you will have a yoga session at a retreat center. Annapurna region is known as a home to 1,226 species of flowering plants, 105 mammals, 518 birds, 40 reptiles, and 23 amphibians. The travelers engage in hiking along the trail through the diverse terrain.

The hiking starts on the fourth day of the trek. You will have a morning session with our yoga instructor, also called ‘Guru’ before taking a drive to Nayapul. From here, we hit the trail to TikheDhunga alongside Modi Khola, a river. The trail advances through the world’s largest rhododendron forest on the way to Ghorepani. During the spring and autumn, rhododendron bloom as far as the eye could see. Before the base camp, we experience the moment Poon Hill (3,180m) which is equally inspiring for raising the spirit. We do yoga and meditation sessions as the sunrise over dozens of Himalayas in the background of the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri range. It has to be noted that the world’s deepest river gorge — Kali Gandaki Gorge — is in Annapurna. On Annapurna Base Camp Yoga Trekking Journey, we witness the biological diversity equally rivaled by its cultural diversity. Gurung and Magar are the dominant groups in the south, while Thakali, Manage and Loba dominate the northern part of the region. Each of these groups speaks its own dialect and has unique cultures and traditions.

The daily yoga routine has been scheduled to take place usually before the trek, but there is an occasion when the trek takes place before the yoga. The trek from Ghorepani (2,850m) to Poon Hill (3,180m) is scheduled for the wee hours in order to catch the sunrise above the peaks in Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges. The experience of Yoga and meditation right after witnessing the awe-inspiring view of the Himalayas is also the highlight of this trek. The core of the entire trek is Annapurna Base Camp, where you spend a night and rise together with the morning sun over the Annapurna massif. Attending yoga at the base camp is a heavenly experience with the high peaks including the south face of Annapurna Machhapuchchhre surrounding from all sides.

Subsequently, the trek route goes to Bamboo, and the following day to Jhinu Danda carrying on with the daily yoga in the morning. The next day’s trek from Jhinu Danda to Nayapul is the end of the trek epic but not the yoga. You may continue practicing yoga every morning yourself. There is a drive from Nayapul to Pokhara for an overnight stay before taking a drive to Kathmandu. That marks the end of this glorious ABCYoga Trek.

Major Highlights of Annapurna Base Camp Yoga trek

• Daily Yoga and Meditation session with an accomplished Yoga Guru with the backdrop of the highest mountains in the world
• Overnight at Annapurna Base Camp (4,210m) and waking up to the sunrise over the Annapurna Massif. Yoga and meditation at the Annapurna Base Camp.
• Full-day sightseeing tour of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Kathmandu Valley including, Durbar Squares
• Practice Yoga and Meditation at Poon Hill as the Sun rises over dozens of mountains in the Himalayan range including, the world’s tenth highest Mt. Annapurna I, and the world’s 7th highest Mt. Dhaulagiri I (8,167m)
• Bask in the magnificence of mountains like Machapuchhre (6,993 m), Hiunchuli (6,441 m), Annapurna I, Annapurna III (7,555 m), Annapurna South (7,219 m), Gangapurna (7,455 m), and Gandharva Chuli(6248m).
• Trek the Rhododendron Forest trail full of red, pink, and white flowers while in bloom.
• Trek through the world’s largest rhododendron forest on the way to Ghorepani

How difficult is the Annapurna Base Camp Yoga trekking?

On the route of Annapurna Base Camp Yoga Trek, you will be spending most of the time below 3,000m/ 10,000 feet. Although the terrain is a bit challenging, with thousands of stairs, it is always the yoga practice the stretching of muscles, and breathing in different postures, that will relieve the muscle aches. Also, the route for the Annapurna Base Camp Yoga Trek has been designed to ensure relaxed hiking. The highest point is at 4,130m/ 13,553 feet at the Annapurna Base Camp.

What makes Yoga Treks very interesting/ Unique?

Daily Yoga and Meditation session on the foothills of the highest mountains in the world makes the Annapurna Base Camp Trek very interesting. Yoga has been integrated to ensure relaxed hiking on the foothill of Annapurna. Yoga helps to prepare the body system to tackle the challenges owing to altitude. Attending daily yoga sessions helps one to relieve muscular pain. Practicing yoga at a higher altitude amid the peaks in the Himalayas is a heavenly experience. Annapurna Base Camp Trek Has all the features the Annapurna Base Camp Trek offers with the enhancement of comfort level and the addition of the Poon Hill trek.

Is ABC Yoga Trip Right for you?

It needs at least a fortnight to complete Annapurna Base Camp Yoga Trek. If you have enough time to get the Holy experience on the foothills of the world's 10th and seventh highest mountains — Annapurna and Dhaulagiri respectively — then maybe you are looking for this relaxed trek. Yoga session is the beauty of this trek while the Annapurna Base Camp is the core. The Annapurna Base Camp Yoga Trek is usually accessible for the trekker who has readied the preparations. Although you do need to be physically prepared for climbing the stairs up and down hills, the yoga session, meant for uniting the mind, body, and spirit will help you prepare physically and mentally to some extent. Remember that there are different sorts of steps going uphill and downhill.  If you are looking forward to doing a relaxed trek on the foothills of some of the world's tallest peaks, in a diverse landscape with biological diversity equally rivaled by its cultural diversity, then Annapurna Base Camp Trek is the right one for you.