Annapurna Circuit
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Pros
- Walking around is literally my favorite activity, so much so that I’m considering walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain and/or the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal as my next trips.
- With a backpacking and hiking background the Annapurna Circuit is the natural fit - 16 days, crosses Thorong La Pass at 5,416m, diverse landscapes from subtropical to high alpine desert, and ends near Pokhara which is worth a few days it...
Cons
- AC was indeed pretty busy especially in the middle part. However, it was very easy to find a place to eat and stay without running into the crowd. There were just so many teahouses and you can always choose the ones that are outside the...
- Having said that, there were indeed problems with air quality at that time of the year and yes, it did cover up all the views even at 3,700 m elevation.
- I did the full Annapurna circuit trek at exactly the same time two years ago. There were roads, yes, but I thought it was still great. It wasn't just up and up then down and down the same route. It was my second trek in Nepal and my firs...
- I had decided on Annapurna Circuit although after reading about crowds this time of year and the track itself being "90% road" I am now reconsidering.
Sentiment
2 positive (33%) · 3 mixed (50%) · 1 negative (17%)
Trust + time weighted score: +11% · raw score 17%
What redditors said (6 of 6)
AC was indeed pretty busy especially in the middle part. However, it was very easy to find a place to eat and stay without running into the crowd. There were just so many teahouses and you can always choose the ones that are outside the main villages or even just on the outskirts. I didn't see any other guests at all at a lot of places I ate or stayed. It's only towards the end where there were fewer choices that I met other guests.
Having said that, there were indeed problems with air quality at that time of the year and yes, it did cover up all the views even at 3,700 m elevation.
I did the full Annapurna circuit trek at exactly the same time two years ago. There were roads, yes, but I thought it was still great. It wasn't just up and up then down and down the same route. It was my second trek in Nepal and my first independent one after my first, Helumbu, Gosaikunda and Langtang which I did with a guide. There were a lot more guesthouses on the AC so I could stop whenever I wanted and never had to push myself to get to the place to eat or rest. I liked that there were real villages with communities, schools and temples not just guesthouses.
Walking around is literally my favorite activity, so much so that I’m considering walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain and/or the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal as my next trips.
I had decided on Annapurna Circuit although after reading about crowds this time of year and the track itself being "90% road" I am now reconsidering.
With a backpacking and hiking background the Annapurna Circuit is the natural fit - 16 days, crosses Thorong La Pass at 5,416m, diverse landscapes from subtropical to high alpine desert, and ends near Pokhara which is worth a few days itself.
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