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Ghorepani Poon Hill/ 10 days, 3210m
The Ghorepani Poon Hill trek has over the years been the bestseller among all trekking tours. The breathtaking mountains scenery and the beautiful ethnic villages justify the popularity of Ghorepani trek. This is a short trek but probably most popular route. There is no other route which has this much natural diversity & cultural variety. In the beginning of trek village life, culture, terrace view, waterfalls & green hills’ view can be enjoyed. From Ghorepani you can see Mt. Annapurna & Mt. Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri, Tukuche, Hiunchuli and additionally Machhapuchre (Fishtail) and magnificent landscape from Poon Hill. Among those mountains there are also over 8000m Mts. Poon Hill offers most spectacular view of mountains peak & sunrise over Himalayas. Ghandruk village (2012m) is another attraction of this trek – it is the most interesting tribal Gurung village in Nepal, which has provided Gorkha Soldiers. It has excellent close views of Annapurna South, Machapuchhre and Himalchuli.
This trek starts from Nayapul a hour car drive from Pokhara. From Nayapul it starts with 3 hours of light/beginner trekking to Tikhedhungga (1540m) – here we make the overnight stay in a teahouse.
Next day you should be ready to tackle the steepest climb on (1960m) the route – early morning when it’s cooler. You should be able to make it all the way from Tikhedhungga to Ghorepani (2858m) here we make the overnight stay and rest in a teahouse. Next day early in the morning around 5:30 we climb to Poon Hill (3210m) for great spectacular mountains’ view – it takes around 1hr to get there (depending on your speed). After spending some time on the top we walk down to the teahouse, same day we trek to Ghandruk (1940m) – here we make our overnight stay in a teahouse.
Trek to Tolka (1700m) with mountains’ view and Ghandruk village view this is plan for next day. First we walk downhill to the river, after crossing bridge we climb to Landruk (1565m)- after here trial gradually goes up to Tolka. Here we make our overnight stay in a teahouse. Next day we trek from Tolka to Dhampus (1650m). Most of the time we have to walk inside a forest with peaceful environment and nice nature view. In Dhampus we make our overnight stay in a teahouse.
We finish our trek in Phedi (1130m) the next day. To get here we need about 2:30 hrs from Dhampus – all the way downhill. From Phedi we drive to Pokhara, which takes 45 minutes by car.
The rest of the day we spend in Pokhara, resting, boating or just walking along the lakeside – it depends on you and your tiredness.
Trip Hightlights:
Duration: 10 Days- Type of Trek: Teahouse
- Max Altitude: 3210m
- Minimum Pax: 1 +
- Mode of travel: Land transport/ flight (local airlines between Kathmandu and Pokhara)
- Grade: Light
- Best time to go: September-November, March-May
- Price: around 1000 USD* plus international flight ticket and insurance cost
Proposal of the itinerary:
(B, L, D – breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- Day 01 – Arrival in Kathmandu/hotel, welcome dinner (D)
- Day 02 – Drive from Kathmandu to Pokhara by tourist bus: 5-6 hrs or 25 minutes flight (depending on budget)/hotel (B)
- Day 03 – Drive to Nayapul (1070m) trek to Tikhedhungga (1540m), 3-4 hrs (B,L,D)
- Day 04 – Trek to Ghorepani (2860m), 5-6 hrs (B,L,D)
- Day 05 – Climbing Poon Hill and trek to Ghandruk (1940m), 5-6 hrs (B,L,D)
- Day 06 – Trek to Tolka (1700m), 5-6 hrs (B,L,D)
- Day 07 – Trek to Dhampus (1650m), 4-5 hrs (B,L,D)
- Day 08 – Trek to Phedi (1130m) 2 hrs /drive to Pokhara (45 minute)/hotel (B)
- Day 09 – Drive by tourist bus or by flight back to Kathmandu/hotel (B)
- Day 10 – Transport to airpot, flight back (B)
*The final price is caclulated after we know exact number of participants – in bigger groups the price goes down.
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