Singu Chuli Peak Climbing trip goes to the mountainous amphitheater in the Annapurna Sanctuary. The peak that stands at the elevation of 6,501 meters above sea level is a beautiful mountain peak in the Annapurna region of the Himalaya. This mountain is also one of the most difficult trekking peaks in Nepal that require some serious knowledge of technical stuffs of climbing. The final section of the climb is highly technical that makes this peak an adventurously beautiful one to climb.
Overview
In addition to the climbing part, the trip has a wonderful trekking trip to the Annapurna Base Camp. The trek takes us through the wonders of the Annapurna Sanctuary while heading up towards the base camp. The trail runs up along the Modi Khola valley towards Singu Chuli via Machhapuchhre base camp and Annapurna base camp. You will appreciate the moments of being surrounded by all the wonderful mountains in the Annapurna region. The captivating view from the top the peak makes is even more incredible.
Taking up this adventure to the Himalaya will prove to one of your best adventure experiences of life time.
Trip Highlights
- Cultural Sightseeing tour of Kathmandu
- Stunning Himalayan landscapes, including the Annapurna and Manaslu mountain ranges.
- Exciting adventure, suitable for climbers with some trekking experience.
- Singu Chuli (Peak) stands at over 19,000 feet ((6,501mmeters), offering a challenging climb.
- he journey to Singu Chuli (Peak) takes you through picturesque villages, terraced fields, and serene landscapes.
- Reaching the summit of Singu Chuli Summit at over 20,000 feet is a major accomplishment.
Itinerary
Today is the day of your arrival in Kathmandu, Nepal. As soon as you come out of the Kathmandu airport, you will find our representative waiting for you in the waiting area right outside the arrival lounge. You will be warmly greeted and welcomed by the representative and led to the vehicle. Our vehicle will take you to the trip hotel, most of the time in Thamel, that is 20-30 minutes drive, depending upon traffic, from the airport.
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. We come to take your for a wonderful cultural heritage tour of Kathmandu valley. As part of the tour, we are going to visit four of the UNESCO Heritage monuments in Kathmandu valley. The places we visit today are incredible mixture of culture, history, spirituality, art and stories. Overnight in Hotel.
Swoyambhunath
Believed to have been created on its own, this Budhhist stupa is the oldest of all the monuments in Kathmandu valley. Standing atop a small hillock, Swoyambunath, known as monkey temple amongst tourists, provides a fascinating view of the valley, surrounding hills and snow-capped mountain at the distance on a clear day.
Patan Durbar Square
One of the three medieval palace squares, Patan Durbar Square holds its medieval art and architectural grandeur. Amazing skill of the artisans is evident in each and every building that stands in the square. The square comprises of medieval palace, temples and museum.
Pashupatinath
This site is the most sacred Hindu temple area in the country. But, as the temple is strictly a Hindu only area, non-Hindu tourists go there to watch the unique Hindu cremation rituals on the bank of River Bagmati. The death rites of Hindu family there are so engrossing and heart-touching which make you feel the moment. It’s not any kind of intrusion in being there and watching somebody being cremated in an open ground. It’s a great cultural experience.
Boudhanath
This giant Buddhist stupa is considered as the biggest one in the world. This small square with giant shrine has a powerful presence of the spiritual vibrations. It’s an important pilgrimage site for the people following Tibetan Buddhism.
We take early morning breakfast and get ready to drive to Pokhara. Situated 200 kilometers west of Kathmandu, Pokhara is a blessed city with beauty of nature and is the gateway to Annapurna region trekking. We drive along the highway that passes through several beautiful towns and runs along the river in most of the parts. The peaceful rural setting of Nepal looks fascinating during the drive. About 7 hours on the road brings us beautiful rural views along the highway before reaching Pokhara. Once we reach Pokhara, we can take leisurely wanderings around the serene lakeside.
We are going to start the first day of the trekking part of our journey. We drive for about one and half hour to Nayapul where the trekking starts from. We are embarking a five hours day walk to Ghandruk. We walk along Modi Khola, a river that comes from the Annapurna sanctuary, to Birethanti where we cross it over a bridge. After checking into the Annapurna Conservation Area Project office for trekking in the region, we head right towards our destination.
About five hours of gentle dirt road walking, including lunch break in between, takes us to the beautiful Gurung settlement of Ghandruk that boasts a spectacular view of the Himalayan peaks.
We are heading deeper towards the Annapurna sanctuary as we head to Chhomrong as our destination for the day. On the very first section of the trek, we descend along the trail before heading on a steep uphill and well paved trail. When we reach Chhomrong, another typical Gurung village along the Annapurna sanctuary trail, we can experience the wonderful village life and culture of the ethnic people.
On the way deeper into the Annapurna Sanctuary, we are trekking to Dobhan today. We descend to Chhomrong Khola in the beginning of the trek and later start trekking uphill towards Sinuwa and continue our walk towards the destination for the day. Once we reach the cool weather of Dobhan, we will have some time to explore around the beautiful and natural surroundings.
On our adventure today, we trek to the base camp of Machhapuchhre also known as Mt. Fishtail. We trek through Bamboo forest and then to Deurali before reaching Machhapuchhre base camp. We can enjoy the beauty of the sanctuary as we head up towards the destination. Once we reach MBC, we can laze around to discover more about the place and acclimatize.
We get ready for the day walk after breakfast and start walking towards Annapurna Base Camp. We reach Machhapuchhre Base Camp and walk even further to Annapurna Base Camp. While at the impressive base camp, we are surrounded by the mighty Himalayan peaks that take our breath away. We enjoy the moment of being at the spectacular place on earth.
Today, we trek towards the Singu Chuli peak. The adventure for the day takes us to the base of Singu Chuli at the elevation of 4,200 meters above sea level. This adventure trek amongst the gigantic mountains gives us a beautiful memory to cherish. We come across so many wonderful things enjoy them before reaching the Singu Chuli base camp to stay overnight.
We stay here at the base camp today to acclimatize and prepare for the big adventure coming to us. We will discuss in details about the climbing adventure on the Singu Chuli that all of us are eagerly waiting. We check all the climbing equipment and also learn how to use those tools. Some lazing around would be highly beneficial in acclimatizing more to the climate in the surrounding.
Our adventure for the day advances up to the high camp. The challenging walk to the high camp exposes us to the beautiful view as we struggle up towards the destination. When we reach the camp and settle, we will have plenty of time to exploit the beauty of the surroundings. Spending more time at this elevation allows us to get used to with the altitude and prepare for the higher climb.
A big day of adventure today, it’s the camp I that we are heading to as our destination for the day. A tough effort to climb to the camp I from high camp exposes us to the thinning air as we go higher. We plod higher on a slow but gradual pace and eventually reach the camp to settle and take rest while acclimatizing.
Early this morning, we are setting our foot up on the trail towards the top of Singu Chuli that stands at the elevation of 6,501 meters above sea level. As we climb higher and day starts breaking, we can enjoy the view of captivating mountains in the surroundings. It is highly technical section of the climb where we need to use all climbing gear to be able to reach the top. We eventually reach the top and spend some marvelous moments to take pictures and enjoy the view. Later, descend all the way back to base camp.
We have a backup day to compensate any possible delay on the trip due to various reasons.
If we use the contingency day in the climbing, we are trekking back to Machhapuchhre base camp today. Trekking all the way back to Machhapuchhre base camp after the climbing adventure is a great relief as we can breathe comparatively more oxygen.
We relish our breakfast amidst the mountains in the Annapurna sanctuary. Later we get ready to trek back to Bamboo. The trek onwards is taking us to lower elevation. We spend the overnight at Bamboo today.
On the trek today, we trek to Jhinu Danda via Chhomrong village. We traverse the same trail as before to Chhomrong and then we stay to the trail that descends to Jhinu Danda. A steep descent takes us to the destination today. Once we check into the lodge, we may like to go for a relaxing natural hot spring bath on the bank of Modi Khola, the glacial river that comes from the Annapurna Sanctuary. About fifteen minutes of walk down to the river bank takes us for a soothing hot spring bath. Later, we return back to the lodges and spend relaxing time.
It’s the final day of walk on this journey. We start the trek and descend steeply to a river to cross it and climb for a bit before beginning on a fairly gentle trail. We walk past New Bridge, Kyumi and eventually reach Birethanti to check out at the Annapurna Conservation Area. We walk further to Nayapul. We get on a vehicle that is there to pick us up and take to Pokhara. After about one and half hour, we will be back at beautiful city civilization of Pokhara.
Early in the morning, after breakfast, we get on the bus to drive back to Kathmandu. About seven hours of overland journey takes us back to Kathmandu. Once we are in Kathmandu, we go to hotel and spend the whole day at leisure on our own. Finding relieving massage, good food, souvenir shopping, and wandering around can keep you busy for the day.
Farewell dinner is scheduled for this evening. We will let you know the departure time for dinner once we reach Kathmandu.
The final day of the trip, we drive you to airport for your scheduled flight homebound or other destination. We will pick you up 3 hours prior to your flight schedule.
The Trip Cost Includes
- Airport Pick and Drop for both International and Domestic flight by Private vehicle.
- Welcome, Farewell dinner with cultural program.
- 3 Night Tourist Standard Accmmodation in Kathmandu with B/B basis.
- Half day guided city tour with world heritage entrance permit.
- Transportation from Kathmandu-Syange by Private Jeep.
- Flight Ticket from Jomsom to Pokhara with airport TAX.
- 1 Night Tourist Standard Accmmodation in Pokhara with B/B basis.
- Transportation from Pokhara-Kathmandu by Tourist Coach.
- Standard Lodge Accommodation (best available) with twin sharing basis during the trek.
- Accommodation in Tented Camp while on Pisang peak base camp.
- Full Board Meals (3 Meals a day) while on the trek.
- Pisang Peak Climbing permits, TIMS Card fees and Annapurna Conservation Area Entrance fees.
- All necessary camping equipments; Tent, Table & Chair for climbing expedition's crew's.
- Professional & highly expertise government licensed holder Trekking/Climbing Guide.
- 2:1 Ratio porter carrying 30KG.
- All expenses of the staffs (Guides/Porters) that includes Food, Accommodation, Salary, Insurance, Equipment during your travel period.
- All the necessary trekking gear for porters like jacket /trousers, trekking shoes, gloves, shocks, sunglasses etc.
- Friends Adventure Team's Sleeping Bag, Walking Poles and Duffel Bag, to be return after trip completed.
- Comprehensive First Aid Kit.
- Arrangement of all rescue and evacuation promptly, in Worst Condition
- Pisang peak expedition group climbing gear, climbing rope, snow bars & carabineers etc.
- Trekking Map, Friends Adventure Team's special Souvenir.
- Agency service charge.
The Trip Cost Excludes
- Meals in Kathmandu.
- Any packed food/snacks, aerated drinks, energy drinks, mineral water, alcohol, cigarettes, chocolates, nutria-bars.
- All desserts, sweet things like chocolate, cake, pie, pudding.
- Items of personal nature, Laundry Expenses, Tips.
- Clothing, Packing Items or Bags, Personal Medical Kit, Personal Trekking Gears.
- Any additional staff other than specified.
- Medical and Travel Insurance and Emergency rescue by any means of Transportation including Helicopter evacuation if required.
- Rescue, Repatriation, Medicines, Medical Tests and Hospitalization expenses.
- Airfare of international flights.
- Nepal entry visa fee (Visa issuance is easy at the arrival).
- Hot shower and battery charging on the tea houses.
- Any other item not included in "Cost Includes" Section.
Frequently asked Questions
Singu Chuli Peak Climbing involves reaching the summit of Singu Chuli Peak, a popular mountain in the Annapurna Region of Nepal.
No, it’s not recommended for beginners. You should have prior trekking and some basic climbing experience.
The best times are spring (April to May) and autumn (September to November) when the weather is most favorable.
Yes, you should get training in essential climbing skills like using ropes and ice axes.
You can rent some equipment locally, but it’s best to bring your personal gear, especially items like well-fitting boots and clothing.
While there are no strict age limits, climbers are generally expected to be in good physical condition. It’s more about fitness than age.
Altitude sickness can occur at high altitudes and can be dangerous. Proper acclimatization, staying hydrated, and following your guide’s advice can help prevent it.
You’ll stay in tea houses or lodges during the trekking portion and eat locally available food. At higher altitudes, the options may be limited.
Yes, travel insurance that covers emergency evacuation and medical expenses is essential. Check that it also covers high-altitude activities.
Prioritize cardiovascular fitness, strength training, and endurance exercises. Hiking and trekking in your local area can also help prepare you for the altitude.
The cost can vary depending on the tour operator, the services included, and the duration of the expedition. On average, it can range from a few thousand to several thousand dollars.
Yes, many travelers choose to explore other parts of Nepal, like Kathmandu, Pokhara, or go on other trekking adventures after their peak climbing expedition.
Respect local customs, avoid littering, and use designated trails. Hiring local guides and porters also supports the local economy.
On average, you walk about 4 to 6 hours per day. One or two days can be as less as 3hrs and one or two days can be as long as 7hrs.
Yes, you can charge batteries en route. Charger should be brought. There are hot shower facilities as well. You may have to pay certain amount for both ($1-$2). Negotiate. Also, hot water facility could be free at lower elevation.
No. There are no ATMs on this trek route. You will have to draw enough cash in Kathmandu/Pokhara or Namche. There are a number of ATMs in these cities. Everything is paid in Nepali rupees. So money should be exchanged before the start of the trek.
Yes. Internet can be accessed in most places. Sometimes, there might be some technical problems. Internet in Nepal is not as fast as you are used to and at times you can just lose connection.
No, it’s not strictly necessary to hire a guide or trekking agency for Singu Chuli Peak Climbing, but it’s highly advisable, especially if you’re not an experienced mountaineer. Guides and agencies provide essential safety, local knowledge, and logistical support. They help with permits, navigation, and emergency situations, making your climb safer and more enjoyable. While it adds to the cost, the benefits of having a guide or agency often outweigh the expense, particularly for your safety and overall experience.
For Annapurna region, pay for guides range from $20 to $30 per day and porters take $15 to $25 per day.
