7. It’s easy to reach the start of the Annapurna Circuit Trek, from Pokhara
Unlike the Everest region, the Annapurna Circuit is easily accessible from Pokhara. From any tourist office in Pokhara, you can book a bus ticket to get to Besisahar, the village at the start of the Annapurna Circuit. Bus tickets cost about 600-700 rupees ($6-$7 USD), and depart early in the morning from the Pokhara Tourist Bus Station.
You will need to get a taxi to the tourist bus station, which costs 300 rupees per taxi. During trekking season, you can easily find others at your hostel who are headed to the Pokhara Bus Station.
The bus from Pokhara to Besisahar takes about 4 hours, so you will be in Besisahar, ready to start hiking the Annapurna Circuit, by noon!
Hi! thanks for sharing I’ll have to add this to my bucket list
What an amazing experience. Great tips for anyone thinking of doing this.
So much to know before hiking the Annapurna circuit. It’s been on my bucket list since I was in Nepal many years ago & it’s good to hear you can trek solo. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences!
This looks like an amazing place to go hiking! I definitely wouldn’t have known where to start when planning a trip here, so thanks for the great tips!
Wow, this trek is so impressive. I don’t know if I could handle the altitude but the views I would take any day.
Oh, wow! This looks like a great adventure… and those views are simply amazing. Great content, will save it for my future travel!
I’ve never heard of this trail before and just shared it with my husband – how incredible. The views are absolutely stunning.
Fabulous post! I would looooove to do this trek so it is really good to read all the tips! It makes sense as soon as you read things like “trek high and sleep low”. I have a feeling I’d want to hire a guide to help ensure we plan those kind of details well.
Brilliant post, so much information. I am intending to do this trek over a 3 to 4 week period next year as part of a years trip away to Nepal, India and The Philippines.
This has just made me more excited. Do you think much has changed over the last couple of years except I guess costs.