Narphu trekking gives the sense of the remoteness and its proximity to Tibet this means that the people and their culture have remained more akin to Tibetan than Nepali. Nepal, by nature, has multicultural civilizations; in some part of Nepal you can see Indian culture and to other part you can see Tibetan culture. Snow leopards and blue sheep are often seen in Narphu Valley. We visit both Nar and Phu villages before crossing the Kang La Pass with magnificent views of the Annapurna. Around Manang we join the main Annapurna trail for a couple of days, before we set off on the second half of the trek. Leaving the main trail again we trek to Tilicho Lake; the great Ice Lake but itinerary for that side is not given to this trip which can be done in the same trip and you need have 4-5 days more to do so. The trails on this trek are rarely used and this exciting new itinerary offers the adventurous.
The Nar and Phu valleys are newly opened spectacular regions of ethnically-Tibetan inhabitants. This is a trek that combines remote villages, narrow canyons, lovely forests, amazing rock formations, yaks, monasteries and unique Himalayan cultures.Closed to trekkers until late 2002, very few westerners have explored these virtually untouched villages or climbed the many 7000m peaks surrounding it. We will venture into this remote region of upper Manang, staying at the winter settlement of Nar, and visit one of the most unvisited and most interesting regions in the Tibetan Buddhist world.
Although the normal circuit of Annapurna is a magnificent route, this new circular trek offers a wild and remote alternative including the newly-opened Nar and Phu Valleys and Tilicho Lake. From Manang, if you have time we can go to Tilicho lake side which is another magnificent side to experience Ice Lake at the lap of the tilicho himal.Hiking in Tilicho side gives you different sense of remoteness and trekking and climbing is well-known to this area.
