El Circuito de Annapurna es una caminata dentro de la cordillera de Annapurna, en el centro de Nepal. La longitud total de la ruta varía entre 160 y 230 km (100-145 millas), dependiendo del uso de transporte motorizado y del punto donde se finalice el recorrido. Esta caminata cruza dos valles fluviales diferentes y rodea el macizo de Annapurna. El camino alcanza su punto más alto en el paso de Thorung La (5416 m/17769 pies), tocando el borde de la meseta tibetana.
Prácticamente todos los excursionistas recorren la ruta en sentido antihorario, ya que de esta manera la ganancia diaria de altitud es más lenta, lo que hace que cruzar el alto paso de Thorung La sea más fácil y seguro. Los paisajes montañosos incluyen vistas cercanas al macizo de Annapurna (Annapurna I-IV), Dhaulagiri, Machhapuchhre, Manaslu, Gangapurna, Tilicho Peak, Pisang Peak y Paungda Danda. Numerosos otros picos de entre 6000 y 8000 metros de altura se alzan desde la cordillera de Annapurna.
La caminata comienza en Besisahar o Bhulbhule, en el valle del río Marshyangdi, y concluye en la garganta del Kali Gandaki. Se puede llegar a Besisahar después de un viaje de siete horas desde Katmandú.
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Travel is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. Travel can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.
The origin of the word "travel" is most likely lost to history. The term "travel" may originate from the Old French word travail, which means ‘work’. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the first known use of the word travel was in the 14th century.
It also states that the word comes from Middle English travailen, travelen (which means to torment, labor, strive, journey) and earlier from Old French travailler (which means to work strenuously, toil). In English we still occasionally use the words "travail", which means struggle. According to Simon Winchester in his book The Best Travelers’ Tales (2004), the words "travel" and "travail" both share an even more ancient root: a Roman instrument of torture called the tripalium (in Latin it means "three stakes", as in to impale).
