Jomsom Muktinath Trek - 13 Days

Jomsom & Muktinath Trek

Annapurna Jomsom Muktinath trekking (3805 m, 12465 ft) is one of the renowned trekking destination and is part of the entire Annapurna Circuit.

With sound health, even novice trekkers can attempt this trekking. The trekking gives you the magnificent views of the Himalayan peaks such as Mount Dhaulagiri (8165 m), Mount Annapurna I (8090 m), Mount Nilgiri (7045 m), Mount Annapurna South (7218 m), Mount Annapurna II (7938 m), Mount Annapurna III (7550 m), Mount Annapurna IV (7520 m), Mount Hiunchuli (6440 m), Mount Fishtail (also called Machhapuchhare) (6997 m), Mount Tukuche (6925 m), Lamjung Himal (6585 m) and glimpses of several other peaks. The miscellaneous landscapes and cultures of this region offer you the flawless perception into the rural lifestyles of Nepali people.

The trekking commences from the scenic flight to Pokhara and then a short drive to Nayapul, from where our actual trekking begins. Passing sub-tropical valley forest and crossing the Modi Khola (river) through a suspension bridge, we reach Tikhendhunga and descending down, we will be crossing Burungdi Khola (river). We will then ascend up to Ghorepani and from Ghorepani - we get the splendid mountain views of Annapurna South, Nilgiri, and numerous other peaks.

After crossing several rivers via a suspension bridge, we reach Tatopani and this day; one of the main feature of our trek; we will be trekking through Kaligandaki River which flows from the Tibetan plateau to ultimately join the Ganges of India. And continuing trekking we reach Gasa, and then to Marpha and head to Kagbeni and then, we reach at Muktinath, which is one of the sacred places of Hindus and Buddhists, where you get to visit several other Hindu temple and Buddhists monasteries. From Muktinath, one also gets to see the panoramic view of Mount Dhaulagiri. And finally, we retrace back to Jomsom, take a scenic flight to Pokhara and then to Kathmandu.

Accent Himalaya has designed this 13 days itinerary to Annapurna Jomsom Muktinath trek through the different hidden routes where you get to enjoy each and every trail from the mystic land to diverse landscapes to the remote village including viewing the numerous Himalayan peaks.

This trekking can be done in every season but the picture-perfect season is during the month of March to May and September to December.

Accent Himalaya gives you options like prolonging and shrinking the itinerary according to your vacation schedule. So before booking the trek, please make sure to email us if you want to adjust the itinerary. For further detail about the trek or if you would like to inquire more, feel free to contact or email us.

Here we list you our detailed itinerary for Annapurna Jomsom Muktinath Trek:

Itinerary

As we provide airport pickup service - so our representative will pick up you and drop to your respective hotel. Today we have no any planned activities, so you may visit our office and meet our staff members. In the evening, we will attend welcome dinner with Nepali delicious food entertained by Accent Himalaya.

Early in the morning, we take our breakfast and be ready to catch a tourist bus. That tickets are already booked and we drive to Pokhara along the Trisuli river in the Prithvi Highway. We feel blessed with the amazing views of stream green land and landscape with the flowing river. After reaching Pokhara, we will visit the lakeside and see the magnificent views of firing mountain Annapurna and Fishtail because of sunsetting rays.

Today we will drive to Nayapul about an hour. We start our trek journey with a short trek along the Modi Khola and reach Birethanti, a large village with shops and teahouses. We follow trails leading towards the village and follow the north bank of the Bhurungdi Khola. With a steadily climbing side of the valley for Hille and short climb, we reach to Tikhedhunga.

Today after having our breakfast, we continue to trek crossing over the suspension bridge on a stream near the campsite. With an ascending steep stone staircase trails, we will arrive the Magar village at 2080 m, Ulleri. Above the village, our trails climb gently through the pastures and cultivated land, with campsite for water stop and rest. We cross the sparkling streams on our path towards Nangethanti and have our lunch. From here we climb for Ghorepani where we will able to see the spectacular panoramic views of Mt. Dhaulagiri I (8167 m) Neelgiri (6940 m), Annapurna I (8091 m), and Himchuli (6441 m) plus other views.

Early in the morning, around 3-4 am, we wake and start to hike over to Poon Hill at 3210 m for amazing sunshine over panoramic views of the mountains such as Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, South Fishtail and others. After all that, we trek down to Ghorepani and have our breakfast. Then we continue our trek towards Tatopani.

Our trek will begin at the Kali Gandaki valley, the deepest Gorge in the world with floor elevation of approx. 2520 m, 8270 ft, also the Andha Galchi. Here we will enjoy a beautiful day walking along the Kali Gandaki River. We will cross over the Bhalu Lhola on a high suspension bridge and will arrive at Dana (1450 m) and see the waterfall after a short trek of 30 minutes, Rupse Chahara. We will continue to walk through the narrow and steeply part of Kali Gandaki valley, route cuts with rocks. We cross the river with 120 m long bridge and continue to climb to Ghasa, an ethnic Thakali village, practicing as Tibetan Buddhism, also whose food called Thakali Khana is famous all over Nepal.

We continually follow the River Kali Gandaki passing through the narrow gorge before reaching the Thakali Traditional Village. We cross the river over suspension bridge numerously - so we have so many views for taking photos. We also cross the villages like Lete, Kalopani, and Kokhethanti.

Our journey for the day will be little easy and lovely as we first see the village of Khobang, narrow alleyways and tunnels connecting houses. We make a short hike to Kanti Gumba and again start to trek towards Marpha, the well-known place for apple and apple-alcoholic products. By the name of the place, the brand of Apple Brandy is also named as Marpha, which is world famous as also for medicine for hill sickness. We will trek for another 2-3 hours to reach Jomsom, where we stay in return, and have our lunch and continue to trek crossing Ekle Bhatti along the Kali Gandaki River.

Today we will trek to Muktinath, the pilgrimage for both Hindu and Buddhist. We trek through Khingar (3400 m) and cross Jharkot (3500 m). We will trek through Ranipauwa, the first part of Muktinath. We stay a night here to explore the area and see some Holy Hindu places like the eternal flame coming from natural gas and spring (considered Holy).

We trek down to Jomsom, the capital farm for Nepali apple, best all over the world. Jomsom also has an airport (domestic).

We take an early flight from Jomsom to Pokhara. As per your interest, we will also visit the Fewa Lakeside in Pokhara.

We will come back to Kathmandu from Pokhara on a tourist bus from Pokhara tourist bus-park. We will drive along with the scenic views of the green landscape, amazing Trisului, and Marsyandi River.

Our representative will drop you at the International Airport before 3 hours to your flight. We hope a good time for you ahead.

What's Included?

All airports/hotels transfers by private vehicle
Two nights’ accommodation with breakfast at a 3-star category hotel in Kathmandu
Two nights’ accommodation with breakfast at a 3-star category hotel in Pokhara
Full board meals with tea/coffee (breakfast, lunch and dinner) during the trek
Lodge to lodge accommodation during the trek
One highly experienced, helpful and friendly guide, porters (1 porter for 2 people) and their food, accommodation, salary, equipment, and insurance
Kathmandu to Pokhara and Pokhara to Kathmandu transfer by tourist bus
Jomsom – Pokhara airfare including departure tax
Accent Himalaya duffle bag, down jacket and sleeping bag during trek
Accent Himalaya T – Shirt (yours to keep)
Annapurna conservation permit
TIMS Fee- Trekkers’ Information Management System
Government taxes & office service charge

Cost Excludes

Meals not specified in the ‘Meal Inclusions’ in the itinerary’
Travel insurance
International airfare
Nepal entry visa: you can obtain a visa easily upon your arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu. (a multiple-entry tourist visa good for 30 days can be obtained by paying US $ 40 or equivalent foreign currency. Similarly, multiple-entry tourist visas for 90 days can be obtained by paying US $ 100. Please bring 2 copies of passport-size photos.)
All kind of cold drinks e.g. water, coke, fanta, juice etc.
Personal trekking equipments
Tips for trekking staff and driver (Tipping is appreciated but it is not mandatory)

Route Map

Reviews

Jessica

This was one of our truly adventurous - trip of a lifetime . the Accent Himalaya team arranged the trip so well and the service was beyond my expectation. I am very overwhelmed by Suman (i thikn he was the owner ) who was very dedicated right form starting to the end. the trip went very smoothly. the Sherpa guide was very cool ,my family had a great fun. we were a total of five. the accommodation and food were really good.

we stayed at the Hyatt (beleive me it was good) in kathmandu. journey to EBC was okay. I was worried about the food in remote areas but it was arranged well. the trek was challenging though, with efforts and some guidelines of Binod and suman , I finally made it. physical exercises like running, and hiking for 2 hours a day helped me build up the stamina.

my daughter was not well adapted to the high altitude and i want to thakn Sherpa guide for medication. .

Jasmine

the trek was challenging but worth and rewarding. 14 days passed very smoothly. the great view of the Himalayan ranges in frnt of my eyes was mindblowing. I told them that i want to join a group as I always alone. the private one , the price is bit higher, so i prefer to travel in a group. without any hassle, they put me into the group of seven people and I want to thank Accent himalaya for arranging my trip the way I wanted it to be.

I have visited this country often with my family members for sightseeing but never attempted this challenging trek. so it was my first trekking experience hiking to high altitude. kalapatthar was our maximum highest altitude point of this trek. (something like 5000 meters). The guides suggested me to take Daimox before heading up, so i was fine. the view early in the morning was magnificent.

the food and homestay were great. my other group members were very friendly and now we are great friends and we still contact on facebook.

Nicolas

We had the superb experience trekking all to the challenging Everest base camp trek where I and my husband had our great 10th anniversary day which was my dream to reach at the base camp on our anniversary date that will be on 27th April. He had booked this trip with Accent Himalaya, had appropriately arranged it well and thanks to the team we reached to the base camp on the day of our anniversary and the credit goes all to our Sherpa guides and the owner of this company where they arranged the itinerary in such a way that we made it to reach at the date of our anniversary on the EBC.

As my husband being an adventurous trekker had done many trekking but me myself as the novice trekkers always had the dream of reaching to the EBC and thanks to my husband who motivated me that I am capable to do this trek and even thanks to the team of the accent Himalaya company who made this trip completely victorious trip and was the best anniversary gift of my whole life.

Like the great surprise was in the Everest base camp where my husband with the team of the company had arranged the cake and champagne where we had the great fun together and capture the best memories. As the company provide to us with one Sherpa guide and porter whom was from the Everest region and the guide was too much friendly where he share with us about their culture and their traditions and even share the political of Nepal on the trail where we got abundant knowledge about Nepal and heads up to the porter who carried our luggage without having any stress in his face and always having a smile on his face which makes even more enthusiastic to move along.

Larissa

It was my amazing trip in camaraderie group where I join the group of 7 people to the EBC trek where everyone was from the different destination and I was not left alone as I was enjoying the group where everybody was very cordial and feel like a family as our guides as all the responsible was taken good care of where we just only have to trek and the rest from our foods till accommodation all was taken care of by our well experienced guide. As I have done many trekking in Nepal but in group it was my first experience where I enjoyed this enthralling Everest Base camp trek only with the help of those team of Accent Himalaya.

All was well arranged from food to accommodation as the food provided was carb which was needed much doing trekking for longer hours and days and the accommodation in Kathmandu we stay at the five rated star hotel at the Hyatt regency which was the best hotel where from the window we are able to get to the view the biggest stupa in south Asia which is Boudhanathstuapa and even the food was great where we had choice from continental food to their Nepali cuisine where we try Nepali food where the taste of the food was brilliant with good spices. As in the journey to the EBC we stay in some of the lodges where we have to share the room with same sex where we feel very comfortable and even the room was ok and the food they provide where our guide always make sure that we get the fresh food he always visit the kitchen and see the food are well cleaned and then only we are being served.

Daniel

Since this was my first experience trekking in Nepal and also solo traveler where I booked this trip from the Accent Himalaya Company where I request them to that I would love to travel in a group where in other travel company I go though it there was no such group because I booked this trip in offseason so, most of the company there was no group and luckily I came through this Accent Himalaya company where there was a group of five people who was trekking to the ghorepani poon hill and then I booked this trip and was all set for my trip.

The group of the people where from different country with different sex and age but that was not the problem I was worried trekking in solo but thank god there was the group and all the members of the group were very supportive and helpful and together in a group we trek without a rush where each and every member in the group capture the best scenery the only sad part was that we did not get to view the sunrise view due to bad weather because there was a lot of foggy so we did not get the best sunrise view nonetheless we were rewarded with the magnificence mountain view of the Annapurna region.

For me it was first experience and it was my first time visit where I was alone and after landing in the airport I was bit worried where there was lot of people all around and far away I got the spot of the sign board of the company where they came to me and took me into their private car and drop me to the respective hotel where I fell very relieve later I visited their office and met the group and all was friendly and then we discuss about the trip and was all set for our trekking.

The trip was outstanding and hats off to our guide and porter where the company provide us one guide with three strong porters where all our baggage was carried by this strong porter where we are so much thankful to them for carrying our heavy baggage and thanks to the all the team of the accent Himalaya for making my trip one of the memorable and comfortable trip.

William

We recently did this trek with the Accent Himalaya company to the Poon hill trek where our trip was tremendous from the day till departure of the trip we were well taken care of this company. This trek I did it with my wife and our 20 years son in a private where all the services was well arranged from the accommodation to food all was properly set up where the services was beyond our expectation.

The trip was the 8 day trip but we request them to include two days for exploring the Kathmandu city. After successfully completing this trek the next day we explore the city which was filled with lots of interesting sites where our guides takes us to the interesting sites but the most outstanding was the Pashupatinath temple where it was temple and also the cremation sites of Hindus where we got to explore the rituals of Hindus.

The trek was awesome journey with the spectacular scenery but sadly in the middle of the way my son got minor cramp on his legs where he was not able to hike properly due to his pain but thanks to our guide he put some medicine and gave support on his shoulder and we reached at the lodge and properly medicating and thankfully in the morning my son was recovered well and we continue our trekking slowly and reaching the Kathmandu city they took us to the hospital for our son check up of his legs so, thank god it was just a minor sprain,

We are very grateful to the Accent Himalayan team for such kindness and making our trip very special and especially big thanks to the guide and porter for giving total support to my son and making our trip successfully without their support we were not able to accomplish this trek.

Alexis

I did this trek in solo through the company of the Accent Himalaya which the company was recommend by my closest friend where he had done trekking last year to the EBC through the assist of this company where he told me he was totally satisfied with the services of this company and he told me to booked my trip from this company where without a second thought I immediately emails to the company and discus about my trip where my emails was replied quickly which totally impressed me and the owner planned all the trip and the itinerary as per my wish and was so well arranged to meet all my needs.

When the massive earth quake occur I was there at the Nepal but I had never attempt a trekking to this Himalayan region on that year I came just for a volunteering campaign but never got to do such trekking experience I just only got a time to explore this beautiful Kathmandu city sadly all of the heritage sites were totally destruct and I did not get to capture the best picture as the country was in a shocking situation.

In 2016 I came for my second visit but this time I came for my adventurous trip to the ghorepani poon hill where it was the easiest trek of the Nepal where one can capture the beautiful scenery with the diverse landscapes. The guide provided by this company was very knowledgeable where on the trail he shared with me about the history of Nepal and the Nepali culture and also taught me some few Nepali phrases which were helpful during visiting the local village so, thanks to the team for making such wonderful trip.

Martin

Me and my friend decided for this easiest trek and in my entire life I had never done trekking and I have heard from my friends that this place is perfect for doing an adventurous trekking so me and one of my friend decided to move to this beautiful country for our adventurous new experience but in the mean time of the trekking she decided to cancel her trip but I did not cancel it because since it was my childhood dream visiting this Himalayan country and at least attempting one of the easiest trek of the Himalayan region.

I researched a lot about this country and visit some of the websites of the travel company where I came across this Accent Himalaya Company where the company websites was very informative and the price was also fair comparing with the other company. I was a solo traveler where I was bit worried as it was my first visit to this country and I asked for the group where the owner of the company tagged me into the group of seven people where I feel very secure and safe.

The trip was incredible with the beautiful mountain scenery as travelling in the group was also outstanding each and every member of the group was very supportive and sociable where I did not felt I was left out. As our guide was also very attentive and watchful where he care all the members of the group and make sure that each and every one are enjoying their trip or not and ask if we needed something or not.

Thanks to the team and the owner of the company for making my group trip one of the memorable and especially thanks to the guide and porter who was supportive all the time of our trekking.

Mariana

Thanks to all the team for making our trek to the ghorepani poon hill trek including with the chitwan tour which was include by our request where we had one of the wonderful experience where we enjoyed a lot and it will stay fresh in our memories for a lifetime and hats off to all the team of the Accent Himalaya for an outstanding job where all the trip was went well according to the planned schedule.

It was indeed a pleasure interacting with you guys where from the prior to two to three month of the trip of booking, the owner of the company reply our emails in promptly in care and it was good chatting with him where we planned our itinerary and all was well arranged and was well planned to meet our all needs where we also said the owner to include two days tour to chitwan where without any queries he added this chitwan tour where we got to explore this two beautiful region one is the Annapurna region and the other one is the chitwan where our trip and tour both were mind blowing.

The planning was well setup where we stayed in the Kathmandu hotel rating at the five star hotels at the Hyatt regency where the room was so luxurious where even the meals was awesome and delicious and in the journey to our trek our accommodation was well set up where we were total 3 of them where we asked for a single room with the attach bath room and the guide arranged our desire room and the food provided to us was somewhat satisfying and the credit goes to the company owner for providing such qualified guide and not forgetting to mention about the porters who was also helpful to us carry our loads of baggage without any stress and having a big smile on his face which motivates us trekking more.

Markus

From the starting point till the departures date we were in the safe hands of the team of the Accent Himalaya where the owner was so much dedicated with his work and was prompt with emails and patiently he responses our queries and concerns.

I always longed to visit this country but me only having a week vacation could not able to decide which trekking will fit well as per my vacation schedule so I look through the internet and found this Accent Himalaya who was stood at the best ranking and I decided to go through this company websites and found very informative and without a second thought I immediately email this company where my emails was response quickly and then I share my views with the owner and he suggested to trek to the Ghore pani poon hill trek where I visit the page and found very interesting and even the itinerary was well suiting my vacation schedule so, I immediately booked this trip with my friends who was going along with me and we were total 8 of them where we got a discount from this company during that time there was an offer that I were in the group of more than seven people than we will be getting a discount so we got a fully discount with the best services.

Our guide was an encyclopedia having lots of information and very cordial where we the friends got to learn from our guide a lot about the country history, the culture of Nepal, some fun facts of Nepal and many more and the guide English was also very good and it was easy to understand too where we had a memorable trip. So for my next adventures journey I will book from this company where we were totally in the safe hands.

Neli

I am Neli and together with my boyfriend Philipp we went to Everest Base Camp with the help of Accent Himalaya trekking company. Our guide Bishnu was very friendly and supported us prefectly. He asked us all the time how we feel and when we had a bad high attitude sickness he explain us that we should go to a lower attitude. This was the day after we reached Base camp. We felt that we are in a good hands with him:) The trekk was nice and we did not need to care of anything. It was all well organized. The company owner Nava even came to meet as at the airport as well as to say goodbye in the end. Would book again with Accent Himalaya when we are back for another trekk.

Sarutam

I couldn't be more happy with the experience I get from this trip with Accent Himalaya. We were five in a group and went on this trek mid April. I would recommend going during this time because the weather, as i experienced it, was perfect. It wasn't too cold nor too hot with clear blue sky. The ascend was very enjoyable as we get to pass small villages and see the beautiful mountain ranges clearer as we go high up. The descend I would say was a bit of a challenge if you have some knee problem. But overall I would say it wasn't a too-difficult one. The highlight of the trip was definitely the accomplishment to be on top of Poon Hill, and the reward was amazing. The view of the first light on the peaks of Dhaulagiri was especially spectacular. Mr. Nava - our guide - is very knowledgable about the landscape of the area and never failed to explain to us anything we want to know. Throughout the journey, Accent Himalaya team had been giving us so much joy from their positive attitude. Very good trip indeed.

Lavyna

I just did my Everest Base Camp Trek with Accent Himalayas. Me and my friend had a great time with their team. Mr.Navras the person who takes care of everything from Kathmandu, he made sure we have a safe trek. His team ,which included Guide Bikram aka BK and his assistant Ram, they both were of great help throughout the Trek. BK was always there for us.We always felt that we are in safe hands.I highly recommend Accent Himalayas.

Ionutmartin30

Hi I want to say thank you for the best guide Bikram because I have the best experience of my life and thanks Accent Himalaya for this unforgettable trip. From my heart I recommend this company Accent Himalaya

Matthew

Binod the manager and bishnu my guide did a great job in making me feel welcome and safe they are a great bunch of people and I would certainly recommend this company I couldn’t possibly fault the company at all overall I had an amazing trip THANKS GUYS

Matthew

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