Annapurna Circuit Questions

[Tony]

Hi my wife and I are trekking round Annapurna in November and I had a few question which hopefully someone can help me with.
1. What is the best method of transport from Thamel to the starting point of Besi Sahar?
2. Are there any side treks that can be done prior to crossing the pass for fitness and acclimation purposes?
3. Is it reasonably easy to arrange a flight from Phokora to Kathmandu at the completion of the trek?
Cheers Tony

[chickenplucker]

1. The consensus currently seems to be to hire a private car (taxi). The buses are cheap but there are frequent roadblocks.

2. There is a good online day-by-day route listing for this trek on
http://www.yetizone.com/Annapurna/Trek/Annapurna_Trek.shtml
which will answer some of this question.

3. Yes, or you can take a tourist bus.

[Andrees]

Side trek

a fantastic 3-4 day sidetrek is going to the tilicho lake. It it an great experience and perfect acclimatization.

see more at

http://www.nepal-dia.de/int__England/EV_Annapurna/EB_Tilicho/eb_tilicho.html

cheers Andrées

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[Tony]

Would anybody know the going rate for a private car from Thamel to Besisahar?