Pisang Peak Climbing
Trip Overview
Trip Facts
- Country: Nepal
- Trip grade: Challenging
- Destination: Pisang Peak Climbing
- Activities: Trekking and Climbing
- Accommodation: Hotel, Teahouse, Camping
- Meals: Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners
- Maximum altitude: 6091
- Group size: 1+
- Best Season: Mar-May / Sep-Nov
Pisang Peak is a beautiful mountain peak standing 6091 meters above sea level in the Annapurna region of the Himalaya. Pisang Peak Climbing Adventure takes you to the summit of the beautiful trekking peak near Pisang in the district of Manang.
Although it is a climbing trip, the adventure starts with trekking along the Marshyangdi river valley. You will trek on the Annapurna Circuit Trekking trail. Right from the beginning of the trip, you can enjoy the beautiful nature and view of the mountains in the Annapurna massif.
What you see during Pisang Peak Climbing Adventure
The climbing adventure to the summit of the Pisang peak is one of the most beautiful peak climbing adventures in the Himalaya. As the adventure takes you into the Annapurna region of the Himalaya, you can enjoy the magnificence of the mountains in the region. While you trek along the lower region of the Marshyangdi valley, you can explore the natural magnificence. The higher you reach the more cultural difference you will find.
You will love the adventure for its nature, cultural riches, and thrilling trekking and climbing adventure. Although it is not a highly technical climbing, you will need some climbing skills to reach the summit of the peak. You will find yourself amidst the high mountains in the Annapurna as you are advancing towards the top of the peak.
Reasons this trip becomes an Experience
Nepal Climbing Adventure always strives to offer an adventure traveling experience that you can cherish. While the Pisang Peak Climbing Adventure is beautiful in its all essence, your experience of trekking there becomes even more beautiful with us.
By the time we take you to the base camp and bring you back, we take one step ahead to offer you a beautiful experience. We keep your safety and happiness is our top priority and you will experience the same during the trip.
Trekking and climbing adventure to Pisang Peak with us is traveling in safe hands.
Detail Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu (1400m)
Normally, your arrival in Kathmandu is the day one of this trip. We will come to pick you up at the airport as per your flight time and transfer you to the hotel. There are no activities today apart from a trip briefing meeting. The information about the meeting time will be available upon your arrival at the hotel.
You have time to relax and go for any last-minute preparation for the trip. Welcome to Kathmandu!
Accommodation: Hotel
Day 02: Sightseeing Tour in Kathmandu
We have a full day in Kathmandu to explore the heritage sites in the valley. If we have not met for the meeting yesterday, we will meet today after breakfast. If we have met yesterday, we will continue to a full day sightseeing tour.
Your entire afternoon will be busy going around different ancient and medieval heritage monuments in the Kathmandu valley. We will take you to Swoyambhunath, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Boudhanath, and Pashupatinath to explore the ancient and medieval magnificence of the valley.
The tour will show you a lot about the culture, spiritual practice, history, and lifestyle of people in the valley. You will have an awesome cultural tour day today. Our city tour guide will make it easier for you to understand what you are looking at to make your experience even better.
Accommodation: Hotel
Meal: Breakfast
Day 03: Kathmandu – Chamje (1410m)
After a full day in Kathmandu exploring the heritage sites, it is now time to leave for the trek. We will start our long day drive to Chamje early in the morning. Chamje is the starting point of our Annapurna Circuit Trek. It will take us a long day's drive to reach Chamje.
We will take a bus ride to Besisahar that will take us around five hours to reach. And from Besisahar, we will catch a jeep to drive to Chamje. From Besisahar onwards, it is a dirt road drive, which will make the drive slow. After a bumpy dirt road drive, we reach Chamje to stay overnight. We settle into a teahouse and relax after the long day drive.
Accommodation: Teahouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 04: Chamje – Dharapani (1860m)
It is our first day of the trek in the Annapurna Circuit Trek. Excited, we begin our walking adventure after breakfast. The destination of our walk today is Dharapani in Manang. We follow the Marshyangdi river valley and head towards the destination. We descend and ascend the trail that winds through the mountains.
As we walk the trail, we will come across beautiful scenery of nature, villages, and the mountains. Walking towards the destination, we go past beautiful places like Tal, Koto, etc. before reaching Dharapani. Amazing views of the surroundings as we walk through the trail will make our first day of walk beautiful.
Accommodation: Teahouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 05: Dharapani – Chame (2650m)
We continue the trek around the Annapurna. Our destination for the day is Chame, the district headquarters of Manang. It is a lovely walking day along the river valley that brings incredibly beautiful views of the surroundings. Peaceful natural surroundings and breathtaking mountains on the Annapurna massif make our daily walk a beautiful adventure.
We eventually reach Chame and settle into a guesthouse to stay overnight.
Accommodation: Teahouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 06: Chame – Upper Pisang (3700m)
It is another great day in the Annapurna and we are ready to traverse the trail to Pisang today. The walk will take us past several beautiful places with wonderful surroundings. We will reach the elevation over 3000 meters from sea level for the first time on the trek today. Our overnight destination, Upper Pisang, stands at 3700 meters above sea level. We will have to go easy and at a pace to help ourselves adjust with the increasing elevation in the mountains.
Once we reach Upper Pisang, we will check into a teahouse and relax the tiredness of the day.
Accommodation: Teahouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 07: Acclimatization Day
We will spend a full day today at Upper Pisang for acclimatization. To adapt to the increasing elevation and changing climatic situation, we will go hiking around Upper Pisang. We can enjoy the view of the magnificent mountains in the surroundings that will make the day even more beautiful.
Accommodation: Teahouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 08: Upper Pisang – Pisang Peak Base Camp (4,380m)
Our trek for the day takes us to the base camp of the Pisang Peak. The walk takes us through the trail that brings us breathtaking views of the mountains and surroundings. We set up our camp at the elevation of 4,380 meters above sea level and spend the day adapting to the climate.
Accommodation: Camping
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 09: Base Camp – High Camp (5,400m)
Although a short day of the trek, we will gain good elevation when we reach the High Camp at the elevation of 5,400 meters above sea level. As we are trekking in the high altitude, our walking pace will be slow. We will make it to the High Camp with enough time in the afternoon to acclimatize.
Accommodation: Camping
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: High Camp – Pisang Peak Summit (6091m) – Base Camp (4,380m)
We are on the summit push day of the Pisang Peak climbing adventure. Our day starts early today towards the top of the peak. We are going to require technical skills of mountain climbing today as we are reaching to the top. Pushing ourselves through the rocky ridge, we head up towards the peak. The final section of the climb is a snowy slope that requires more technical climbing skills. When we stand at the top of the peak eventually, we can enjoy unbelievable and surreal views of the surrounding mountains. It is a wonderful feeling and experience to be standing at the top of a beautiful mountain peak.
After spending some wonderful time at the top, we start our descent towards the base camp to stay overnight. It will be a long and challenging but rewarding day of the adventure.
Accommodation: Camping
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 11: Pisang Base Camp – Manang (3,519m)
After the climb to the top of the Pisang peak, we trek to Manang today. We have started on the trekking journey back again. Our trekking adventure now will take us along the Annapurna circuit trail over Thorong la. We will stay overnight at the beautiful village of Manang today.
Accommodation: Teahouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 12: Manang – Yak Kharka (4035m)
Walking to Yak Kharka from Manang is a short adventure. It will take us around four hours to reach Yak Kharka to stay overnight. Although it is almost 500 meters climb in elevation, we will make it earlier there. Once we reach Yak Kharka and settle into a teahouse, we will have the rest of the day to relax and exploit the beauty of the surroundings.
Accommodation: Teahouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 13: Yak Kharka – Thorong Phedi (4540m)
We are on another short day trekking on the adventure. Walking to Thorong Phedi from Yak Kharka will take us around four hours. The trail that takes us to our destination winds through the high mountain landscape with a breathtaking view of the mountains. Although a short trek, the walk certainly challenges us as we are traversing the trail at high elevation. Once we reach Thorong Phedi and settle into a guesthouse, we will relax and rest as much as we can since we need to save the energy to walk over the pass tomorrow.
Accommodation: Teahouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 14: Thorong Phedi – Thorong La (5416m) – Muktinath (3800m)
Today is the most adventurous and challenging day of the trek. We are going to cross a high mountain pass on our walk today. Our day starts early in the morning, much earlier than the break of the dawn. With our breakfast packed, we begin the adventure with our flashlights on towards the top of the Thorong pass. As the elevation increases on the steep trail up towards the pass, our body will struggle to find the pace. But we keep walking slowly and steadily up and will make it to the top of the pass eventually. As the sunrises over the mountains, we will reach the pass and feel the searing happiness.
It will feel like conquering the whole world to reach the pass after that challenging walk through the winding trail up the mountain. We will spend a good time at the top of the pass before descending to Muktinath to stay overnight.
Accommodation: Teahouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 15: Muktinath – Jomsom (2743m)
We are on the final day of the trekking adventure around the Annapurna massif. Our walk today heads towards Jomsom along the Kali Gandaki river valley. Since it is a downhill walk, we will find the day easier than other days of the trek. But the trail along the river valley will get windy as the day progresses to the afternoon.
We will reach Jomsom eventually and check into a guesthouse. We will have a relaxing day at Jomsom as the trek has come to an end.
Accommodation: Guesthouse
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 16: Jomsom – Pokhara (900m)
We have an early morning flight to Pokhara. The flight is a short one of just 20 minutes but it takes us along the river valley and past the massive mountains. Even during this short flight to Pokhara, we can see the breathtaking view of the mountains.
Once we reach Pokhara and check into a hotel, we will have the day to relax. The Lakeside in Pokhara is a beautiful place to hang around and relax after the trek. We can just take a leisurely stroll on the Lakeside or find some relaxing massage or just sit at a restaurant eating and drinking. There are lots of options to spend the day at leisure in Pokhara.
Accommodation: Hotel
Meal: Breakfast
Day 17: Pokhara – Kathmandu
As we have completed our trekking journey, it’s time now to return back to Kathmandu. We will get ready for the early morning bus ride back to Kathmandu. It will take another seven hours to reach Kathmandu.
Accommodation: Hotel
Meal: Breakfast
Day 18: Departure Day
The trip has come to an end today. We have to bid farewell for this time hoping to meet again for another adventure soon. We will drive you to the airport for your departure flight as scheduled.
Meal: Breakfast
Cost Details
What is included?
- All types of organizational requirements
- All trekking and climbing paper works and permits
- All airport and hotel transfers
- Welcome and farewell dinner
- Accommodation and meals during the whole of the expedition
- Government and local taxes
- Reference notes to plan your trip
- An experienced English speaking climbing guide, assistant climbing guide, Sherpa porters including their salary, insurance, food, lodging and all equipments
- A comprehensive medical kit
- Facilities of Email and satellite phones in base camp
- Necessary oxygen bottles
What is not included?
- Nepal Visa fee(bring small denomination cash USD and two passport photographs)
- International airfare
- Excess baggage charges
- Extra night accommodation apart from the schedule due to any reasons
- Lunch and evening meals in Kathmandu and in case of early return than the scheduled itinerary
- Travel and rescue insurance
- Personal expenses
- Tips for travel guides or porters
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions - Trekking in Nepal
Are you a licensed trekking agency?
Do the guides speak English and have first aid training?
How big are the groups?
Are permits included in the price of the trek?
Do you arrange private treks?
Do you provide any equipment while trekking?
How difficult are the treks?
How long do we walk each day?
What is exactly 'teahouse' trekking?
What do we mean by FOT trek?
What is security like during trekking?
Security for our clients is always a foremost priority for us. All our guides and other support crew are carefully chosen for your trips. Our guides hold licenses issued by the Nepal Government. They are very honest and reliable. But we would also advise you to take care of your own personal belongings. If you are on ‘camping treks’ please do not leave your bags unattended at any time for your own safety. Take your main bag inside the tent once you reach the campsite. At night, all bags and belongings are kept in the middle of the tent. Your guide assigns a Sherpa on a rotation basis to guard the campsite throughout the night. If you are on a ‘Tea house or GAP trek’ arrangement, you will be sleeping in local teahouses. You need to take sensible precautions yourself at all times. Never leave your baggage unattended and keep your lodge room locked when you go out.
What happens if I fall ill during the trek?
What type of food is served during a trek?
Do I need to carry my own gear?
How much could porters carry?
What is the overnight accommodation like?
Can we change the itinerary?
Depending on the prevailing situation, you can modify it to some extent after consulting with your senior guide. However, the date of trek completion should always coincide with the original itinerary. You should keep in mind that this is an adventure trip into some of the most remote regions in the world, where many unforeseen circumstances may contribute to the need for a change in itinerary. In such cases, we or your guide will suggest the best alternative similar to your original itinerary.