Annapurna, Nar & Tilicho Lake

This was a wonderful trek as we got to remote villages and up onto a high plateau, both of which offered amazing views of the really high mountains. Our guide was excellent, very experienced and made sure we were well cared for. The rest of the team were also amazing, you couldn’t fault the cooking and service they provided. Our big disappointment was out of control of World Ex. However the road out of Katmandu is horrendous, full of pot holes and diesel spouting traffic jams. We were unable to fly from Jomsom to Katmandu at the end of our trip so had to endure this road a second time as well as miss the views from the air of the Himalayas.

This is a fantastic tour that will get you off the beaten track. We hardly saw any other trekkers until Manang & Lake Tilicho. The pace of the trek was really thought out to assist with acclimatisation. The remote camping at the base camps & near Buddhist monastry’s was a highlight, as was the village & monastery of Phu. The tents were very spacious & the sleeping bag, fleece liner & jacket provided by World Expeditions were good quality & warm. I was happy to be camping near tea houses at times so we could use their dining area for meals, to play cards & to charge our devices (sometimes for a fee). I recommend taking a good book or two to enjoy the downtime in the afternoons. Our guide Juddha was very experienced & really looked after us. All the crew worked hard to ensure everything ran smoothly & to schedule. The included meals were plentiful & varied & there was always enough boiling water to fill our water bottles. I highly recommend this tour & would trek with World Expeditions again!

Fantastic route with amazing and varied scenery. Our guide Binod and the whole team looking after us were amazing with truly unbelievable service in such a friendly manner. I would just note for people considering it that it wasn’t quite as remote as you may think based on ‘wilderness camping’ as all campsites bar two were in a small village or next to a tea house. That didn’t detract from the experience though and makes access to water etc much easier for the cooks, so this is more a note to not expect to be in a totally remote area the whole time. Overall I would absolutely recommend this trip!