Annapurna Region

This is the most popular trekking region situated in the central north of Nepal. It is bordered by the Kali Gandaki River to the west, the Marshyangdi and Dudh Koshi valley to the east, the Pokhara valley to the south and the Himalaya foothills that run along the Nepal-Tibetan border to the north All the trekking trails offer a variety of cultural and natural diversity at its finest, embracing a wide range of different ethnic communities, topography from subtropical to high alpine land and arid landscape similar to Tibetan plateau. Most of the trekking routes are well connected with excellent tea houses for an overnight stay and the trekkers are served with varieties of continental, Chinese and American food. The Annapurna Conservation Area Project established in 1986 in the name of King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation is also found in this region.