ANNAPURNA SANCTUARY
AT THE HEAD OF THE MODI KHOLA,BENEATH THE FEARSOME,TOWERING ROCK WALLS AND SNOWFIELDS OF THE SOUTH FACE OF ANNAPURNA,LIES AN INCREDIBLY SPECTACULARS ENCLOSED BASIN THAT HAS BECOME FAMOUS THE WORLD OVER.THIS IS THE ANNAPURNA SANCTUARY,FIRST DISCOVERED IN 1957 BY JIMMY ROBERTS,FIRST USED AS A BASE CAMP BY CHRIS BONINGTONS'S EXPEDITION IN 1970,AND TODAY VISITED BY THOUSANDS OF TREKKERS EVERY YEAR.THE HIKE INTO THE ANNAPURNNA SANCTUARY IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE QUICKEST WAY TO SURROUND YOURSELF WITH REAL HIMALAYAN GIANTS IN NEPAL WITHOUT FACING THE TWIN UNPREDICTABLES OF FLIGHTS AND ALTITUDE THAT A WHISTLE STOP VISIT TO THE KHUMBU ENTAILS.