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The ground arrangements were first class and Buddhi proved to be the perfect guide. Peter Stutz (UK) | Annapurna Sanctuary, Nepal
There is no doubt that Kopra Ridge is one of the best short treks in Nepal. This trek contains all of the elements of a classic Nepal trekking experience including villages, wildlife, panoramic mountain views and range of landscape from forest to high alpine.
Kopra Ridge trek is located away from the busier trails of Annapurna region of Nepal and for four nights of the itinerary you stay in community lodges set up local villagers. The mountain views from Kopra Ridge are superb and include Mount Dhaulagiri, Annapurna South, Fang and Nilgiri and also from Ghandruk one can see Mount Machhapuchhre (also known as Fishtail) and Mount Hiunchuli.
We start the trip by taking the spectacular flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara where you will get views of the Himalayan mountains. For the first two days of the trek we follow the popular trails of the Annapurna foothills passing through terraced fields, rhododendron forests and Gurung villages such as Ghandruk. After Tadapani we leave the main trail and for the next five days we walk along a remote trail while staying at the community lodges. We reach our high point at Kopra lodge at 3,660m where it is well worth getting up early before breakfast to see the sunrise across the panorama of Himalayan peaks.
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Suitability: a good choice for most hill walkers, reasonable level of fitness required.
1) Walking times: average 5 to 7 hours walking per day for up to 14 days usually with some rest days included.
2) Altitude: up to 5,000m.
3) Terrain: for most of time following well-travelled trails, there will be daily ascent and descent.
4) Remoteness: usually not too remote and often there is a reasonable level of infrastructure such as lodge accommodation and cell/ mobile phone reception.
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