Trekking into the annapurna region, Poon hill & Ghorepani trek start and end at a beautiful city of west Nepal Pokhara. This trek is a colorful and one of the short forays into the Annapurna region. The trail winds through patchwork valleys, dense mossy forests and pass icy waterfalls where you can stop to cool your face. The attraction of this trek is Poon Hill (3,193m), the highest viewpoint of your trek from where you can’t only enjoy a superb panorama of both Annapurna (8,091m) and Dhaulagiri (8,167m) but also a very splendid and magnificent view of sunrise.
Around every corner is a tantalizing glimpse of the high mountains, whole horizons of which will be revealed to you as you reach the high points of your trek. Enjoy trekking in the spectacular mountain scenery through charming villages inhabited by the Gurungs, Magars, dense rhododendron forest, full of birds and deep sub-tropical valleys. As the sun touches the snow-capped summits, the Himalayan giants, Dhaulagiri and Annapurna along with a maze of other peaks slowly begin to appear, like magic, before our eyes.
Poon hill & Ghorepani trek is considered as one of the easy and soft treks, even the old age person or schoolboys can participate on this trek as it involves all most NO high altitude risks. This trek covers the lower part of the Annapurna sanctuary trek but still, it covers all the attractions that have with the Annapurna sanctuary trek i.e. stunning mountain views, local cultures, traditions, and local living lifestyle.
DETAILS ITINERARY
Day 1
Arrival in Kathmandu, Transfer to hotel and Briefing
After you arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, you will have to go through custom formalities. You will be greeted by our representative who will be anxiously waiting for you with a placard displaying your name in his hand. You will be transferred to the 3-Star category hotel in a private vehicle. Once you get refreshed, you will get briefing regarding the itinerary and you will also be introduced with your crewmembers and other trekkers who are going to join you on the trip. Enjoy welcome dinner in the evening where you can taste authentic Nepali dinner. Stay overnight in a hotel.
Day 2
Kathmandu Sightseeing Tour, Necessary preparation & packing
In the morning after breakfast, we will organize half day sightseeing tour during which you will be taken on memorable UNESCO Heritage Tour. Tour begins with visit to Nepal’s holiest Pashupatinath Temple Complex and takes us through Nepal’s largest Bouddhanath Stupa and 2500 years old Swoyambhunath Stupa. We will return to hotel in the afternoon and time for shopping of any missing items, packing and getting ready for the trip.
Day 3
Fly to Pokhara(900m), short drive to road head, trek to Tikhedhunga(1480m), 3 hours
After morning tea, we will drive towards Tribhuvan Airport, domestic terminal for Kathmandu to Pokhara flight.Pokhara is the centre of Western Development Region and Gateway to Annapurna Region. In the 20 minutes of scenic flight, we will enjoy the panoramic views of Annapurna Mountain, Ganesh Mountain, Nilgiri Mountain, Manaslu Mountain and other mountains. Once we reach Pokhara Airport, we will take an hour long drive, passing through Lumle village to Nayapul. From Nayapul, we will walk along River and walk past tiny villages of Ramgai and Sumdeto reach Hile. Ascending trail from Hile will take us to TikheDhunga. Stay overnight at TikheDhunga.
Day 4
Trek to Ghorepani (2,750m), 6 hours
Leaving Tikhedhunga, we will cross Bhurungdi River and follow the ascending path for couple of hours to reach Magar village of Ulleri. Enjoy the scenic views of Annapurna Mountain. From Ulleri, the trail leads us through forest of blooming rhododendrons to Nangethati. Moving further uphill through Deurali, we will reach Ghorepani village.Located on the ridge surrounded by forest, Ghorepani allows scenic views of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri Mountain range. Stay overnight at teahouse.
Day 5
Early morning hike to Poon Hill (3,193m),2 1.3 hours and trek to Tadapani (2590m), 4 hours
We will prepare for trek quite early in the morning as we do not want to miss the opportunity of capturing sunrise view from Poon hill. 40 minutes of walk uphill from Ghorepani will take us to Poon hill. We will follow the scenic path through the Rhododendron forest. The name Poon hill is named after Pun ethnics, the inhabitant of the area. We will enjoy the panoramic views of far western Himalaya of over 600km of range including Dhaulagiri Mountain, Tukuche Peak, Dhampus, Nilgiri Peak, Annapurna Mountain, MachhapuchreMountain (Fish Tail), Hiunchuli Peak, ManasluMountain, LamjungHimal and other peaks and mountains. We will return to Ghorepani for breakfast. Lowering down from Ghorepani, we will traverse forest to reach Banthanti and reachTadapani. Enjoy the views of Annapurna and Fishtail Mountains. Stay overnight in Poon hill.
Day 6
Trek to Landruk(1900m) via Ghandruk, 6 hours
The trek on this day begins from forest. An hour of walk through forest will take us to BhaisiKharka. Lowering down from BhaisiKharka, we will follow the scenic path with views of Annapurna south Mountain, Hiunchuli Peak and MachhapuchreMountain. We will cross forest and head towards Ghandruk village which is largely inhabited by Gurung ethnic. Ghandruk is one of the largest villages of the region. We will visit Gurung Cultural Museum beforelowering down to Modi River. Following the ascending path from river, we will reach Landruk village which is inhabited by Brahmin, Gurung and Magar ethnics. Stay overnight at Landruk.
Day 7
Trek to Kade (1,770m) - 5 hours and drive to Pokhara (45min)
After an early morning tea, we will follow the ascending path to the tiny village of Tolka (1700m). The path escalates uphill from Tolkato Bherikharka. After brief rest, we will continue to gradually ascend towards Deurali (2100m). We will be greeted with views of Annapurna and Fishtail Mountain at Deurali. The trail contours down from Deuralito Pothanathrough oak forest. Pothana is inhabited by Gurung ethnics. Descending from Pothana, we will continue to Kade via Australian Camp. We will drive back to Pokhara from Dhampus.
Day 8
Tour around lake side and fly back to Kathmandu by afternoon flight,
We will explore around Lake side in the morning. Boating in Phewa Lake is available upon your own expenses. We will return to hotel for lunch and then drive to Pokhara Airport in the afternoon. Scenic flight from Pokhara will take us toKathmandu. Take rest. Write a journal and arrange your photo albums. Stay overnight at hotel.
Day 9
Departure for flight to home
We will transfer you to the Airport as per your scheduled flight for your onward destination. Safe journey. We hope to see you soon.
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