Poon hill & Ghorepani Trek – 09 days

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.

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 to Tirkhedhunga. From there, 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. Stay overnight at Ullery.

Leaving Ullery, 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.

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, Machhapuchre Mountain (Fish Tail), Hiunchuli Peak, Manaslu Mountain, Lamjung Himal and other peaks and mountains. We will return to Ghorepani for breakfast. Lowering down from Ghorepani, we will traverse forest to reach Banthanti and reach Tadapani. Enjoy the views of Annapurna and Fishtail Mountains. Stay overnight in Poon hill.

The trek on this day begins from forest. An hour of walk through forest will take us to Bhaisi Kharka. Lowering down from Bhaisi Kharka, we will follow the scenic path with views of Annapurna south Mountain, Hiunchuli Peak and Machhapuchre Mountain. 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 before lowering 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.

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 Pothana through 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 Kade.

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 to Kathmandu. Take rest. Write a journal and arrange your photo albums. Stay overnight at hotel.

We will transfer you to the Airport as per your scheduled flight for your onward destination. Safe journey. We hope to see you soon.