Myagdi. The problem of tourists having to carry their own provisions during the Maurice Herzog Trek and Annapurna Base Camp trek in Myagdi has ended. The construction of temporary structures including tents and shelters in the trekking route and base camp area in Annapurna Rural Municipality-4 has made it easier for tourists to provide food, snacks and accommodation.
Earlier, due to the lack of hotel and lodge facilities, those going to the Maurice Herzog Trek and Annapurna Climbing Camp had to arrange their own food, snacks, utensils, gas, clothes and other items. Shyam Purja, a ward member of Annapurna-4, informed that the problem of tourists having to carry heavy luggage for food and accommodation has been eliminated from this season at the Maurice Herzog Trek and Annapurna Base Camp, which have been developed as new tourist destinations.
‘The youth of Narchang have completed the necessary procedures and obtained permission from the rural municipality in accordance with the policy provisions of the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) and have operated a tea shop, restaurant and accommodation camp,’ he said. ‘This has made it easier for tourists to eat and stay. In addition to removing the compulsion to travel carrying heavy luggage, employment and income-generating opportunities have also been created at the local level.’ Ward member Purja informed that tea shops, Sadhikharka, Guphanphant, Bhusket and camps have been operated at the Panchkunda Lake complex of the Annapurna Base Camp. According to him, up to 50 tourists can stay in those camps daily.
Since there is a legal provision that permanent structures cannot be built in the area falling under the ECAP, the camp area has been made so that it can be operated during the tourist season, Purja informed that preparations are being made to determine the service fee for the area after calculating the cost estimate. One can reach the Annapurna Base Camp at 4,100 meters above sea level while observing the banks of Mistrikhola, high waterfalls, charming mountain ranges, attractive geography, mountains, rare flora, and wildlife. From Humkhola, which can be reached after a two-hour ride from Narchang, you can reach the base camp in two days and return on the third day.
Tourism professionals here say that Annapurna Base Camp is a favorite among tourists because it can be reached in a short journey. Following the route used by Maurice Hargoz of France to climb the Annapurna Himal about 70 years ago, the trekking route, which was identified in 2067 BS under the leadership of Tej Gurung of Narchyang, was named after Maurice Hargoz by Annapurna Rural Municipality in 2077 BS and operated.
The peaceful and secluded environment, wildlife, birds, forests, high mountain gorges, gushing waterfalls, and the blue Panchkunda Lake at the foot of the Annapurna Himal are the attractions of the base camp.
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