Annapurna Sanctuary Full Circuit: Poon Hill, Ghandruk & Landruk

This is the itinerary for trekkers who see the journey, not just the summit, as the point of an Annapurna Base Camp trip — genuinely the most complete single route documented in this package. The ascent follows Strategy 3's proven path via Tikhedhunga, Ulleri, Ghorepani, and a predawn Poon Hill sunrise, descending through Tadapani to Chhomrong and continuing via the standard Sinuwa-Bamboo-Dovan-Himalaya-Deurali approach to Annapurna Base Camp itself. Where this route genuinely diverges is the return: rather than retracing the ascent back through Chhomrong and Ghandruk, or exiting quickly via Jhinu Danda, this itinerary descends from Chhomrong toward Jhinu Danda for the hot springs as usual, but then continues onward through Landruk, Tolka, Deurali (a different, lower-altitude settlement of the same generic name encountered near Ghorepani), and Pothana to a final exit at Phedi or Dhampus — a genuinely different corridor than any other strategy in this document uses, taking in Gurung villages that the faster itineraries never see. At 13 days this is the longest route in this package, deliberately so: it exists for trekkers with the time to let two of the Annapurna region's most celebrated experiences — the Poon Hill sunrise and the Annapurna Sanctuary itself — unfold at an unhurried pace, bookended by a genuinely non-repeating loop rather than a there-and-back trek.