Strenuous8 days · 4,665 m

Khayer Lake Trek

Eight days past Khopra Ridge to a sacred lake at 4,665 m under the Annapurna south wall.

The shrine at Khayer Lake wrapped in prayer flags after fresh snowfall

This is the hard version of Khopra. From the ridge lodge at 3,660 m the trail keeps going north up a bare hanging valley to Khayar Lake at 4,665 m, a pilgrimage site under Annapurna South where Hindu families come to bathe at the August full moon. The day up and back is nine hours, a thousand metres of gain and loss at real altitude, on scree and often snow — the reason we grade the whole trek strenuous even though the rest of it is teahouse walking. Get it on a clear morning and you are standing on a frozen lake with the south face of Annapurna I directly above and nothing between you and it.

Why you'll love it

Khayar Lake at 4,665 m, a working pilgrimage site under Annapurna South
Khopra Ridge lodge — arguably the best-sited teahouse in the region
Muldai View Point at 3,637 m on the way in
The full Dhaulagiri wall across the Kali Gandaki gorge
Serious altitude and a serious day, on a trail almost nobody walks

Day by day

Jeep to the roadhead and the stone climb into Ghandruk. Gentle first day by design.

What's included

Licensed English-speaking guide with high-altitude experience
ACAP & TIMS permits arranged for you
Teahouse & community-lodge rooms + 3 meals a day (dormitory at Khopra)
Private transport Pokhara–Kimche & Nayapul–Pokhara
Porter (1 per 2 trekkers, 9 kg each)
First-aid kit, oximeter checks, down jacket & sleeping bag hire

Not included

Nepal visa & flights to Nepal
Travel insurance (required, incl. helicopter evacuation above 4,500 m)
Drinks, snacks & hot showers on trail
Microspikes for the Khayer Lake day outside peak season
Tips for guide & porter

Guides that cover this trip

Written by the people who run it — what the trail is like before you book.

Khopra Ridge beats Poon Hill at its own gameA 3,660 m ridge with Dhaulagiri directly across the valley, lodges owned by the villages themselves, and a fraction of the crowd.7 min read →Nepal's festivals: which are worth planning around, and which will close the banksDashain, Tihar, Holi, Tiji and Mani Rimdu. What each one actually looks like for a visitor, and the two that will disrupt your trip if you ignore them.8 min read →Khayer Lake, sacred, high, and walked by almost nobodyEight days past Khopra Ridge to a glacial lake under the Annapurna south wall, where pilgrims come once a year and trekkers almost never.7 min read →Coming back: what to do on a second visit to NepalYou have done Annapurna Base Camp or Everest and the classics are behind you. Here is where the people who live here would send you next.6 min read →

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