Holy
Trek to Muktinath 11 Days
Situated
behind the Annapurna range, the
temple of Muktinath is venerated
by both Hindus and Buddhists.
The faithful trek to the shrine
to bathe under the bank of water
spouts here and worship the sacred
flame. We fly to Pokhara and then
drive to New Bridge (Naya Pool)
where we hit the main Annapurna
trail.Walking uphill to Ghodepani
and on to Tatopani, we cross the
Kali Gandaki river and then head
up the awesome Kali Gandaki Gorge.
The route to Ghasa affords a magnificent
view of Annapurna South and squeezes
through the steepdst and narrowest
part of the canyon. Tukche used
to be an important trading village
straddling the route to Tibet
where merchants met to barter
rice and barley from Nepal for
salt and wool from Tibet. Marpha
is another fascinating village
with its stone houses and narrow
paved alleys. We then walk through
Jomsom to Muktinath and return
to Jomsom for the flight to Pokhara.