Tackle a challenging 15-day Annapurna Circuit adventure in Nepal, crossing Thorung La Pass and journeying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with teahouse stays and time to unwind by Phewa Lake.
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Cross Thorung La Pass at 5,416 metres, amid prayer flags and cairns.
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Explore Kathmandu's Durbar Square, bazaar lanes, Swayambhunath and Pashupatinath temples.
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Trek past terraced rice fields, oak and rhododendron forests.
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Witness the Octopus Waterfall along the Annapurna trail.
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Share Tibetan tea and stories with locals in Manang.
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Visit Muktinath, a sacred Hindu and Buddhist pilgrimage site.
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Stroll Marpha's lanes and sample locally made apple jam.
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Row on Phewa Lake and view Machhapuchhare from the Peace Pagoda.
Stay in simple local teahouses and a guesthouse during the trek, plus hotels in Kathmandu and Pokhara. Teahouses offer twin-share rooms with mattresses and pillows, shared rudimentary toilets and washing facilities, and plain, filling meals. Facilities vary; solar lighting, paid hot showers, electricity and Wi-Fi may be limited or extra.