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Annapurna Conservation Area: Travel & Wildlife Guide
Explore Annapurna Conservation Area: wildlife, ecosystems, access, activities, conservation and best-season guidance.
Nepal's largest protected area (7,629 km²) — a working model of community-led conservation around the Annapurna massif.
Ecosystems
Subtropical sal to the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri icefields; the world's deepest river gorge cuts through it.
What to do
Annapurna Circuit, ABC, Poon Hill, Mustang corridor — the busiest trekking theatre on Earth.
Conservation
Run by NTNC with all entry fees reinvested locally — the ACA model is taught worldwide as community conservation's leading case.
Best time to visit
Oct–Nov and Mar–May.
Key wildlife
- Snow leopard
- Blue sheep
- Himalayan tahr
- Danphe
- Musk deer