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Ghorepani Poonhill Ghandruk Trek Program Highlights

One of the 20 things you should do before die!
Surrounding by a ring of impressive mountains -Annapurna Fang (Barah Sikhar), Chulu Peaks (East & West) and many other countless peaks with views of Dhaulagiri and the Kali Gandaki from Poon Hill!
Terraced farmland above Pokhara with combination of pretty villages and farmland at Ghaundrung
Shortest way to glimpse the beauties of Annapurna region from it’s foothill
Beautiful fir, juniper and rhododendron forests in Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP)

Ghorepani Poonhill Ghandruk Program Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive to Kathmandu (1300m)
Day 2: Trek Preparation Day. Optional Kathmandu Sightseeing
Day 3: Drive to Pokhara (920m), 6-7 Hrs
Day 4: Drive to Hile, 3-4 Hrs. Trek to Banthanti (2250m), 4-5 Hrs
Day 5: Trek to Ghorepani (2860m), 5-6 Hrs
Day 6: Climb Poonhill (3210m). Sunrise. Trek to Tadapani (2630m), 6-7 Hrs
Day 7: Trek to Ghandruk (1940m), 2-3 Hrs. Drive to Pokhara, 3-4 Hrs
Day 8: Drive to Kathmandu, 6-7 Hrs
Day 9: Departure

Ghorepani Poonhill Ghandruk Price: US$525 Per Person (Group Joining)

Ghorepani Poonhill Ghandruk Trek Price Includes

All necessary trekking paper works such as trekking permit (TIMS) & national park entry permit
Annapurna Conservation Permit fee
Trekking Permit (TIMS) fee
Annapurna region experienced government licensed and trained local English speaking guide
Local people operated common room in lodges
Three times hot meals on trek as per itinerary (Breakfast, lunch and dinner with a cup of tea/coffee in each meals. Desserts and soft drinks are not included)
Treated drinking water to fill in your bottle
Camp/dine fire/warm up charge where available
Guide foods, insurance, salary, equipment, transportation & local taxes
KTM –Pokhara -KTM standard tourist bus & PKR –Nayapul –PKR taxi transport (US$90 each way extra for private car)
Applicable government taxes
Travel and rescue arrangement support
Trip crew medical supplies (first aid kit)

Ghorepani Poonhill Ghandruk Trek Price Excludes

Your all kinds of insurance
Visa fees
Single supplements except solo trip service
Lunch and evening meals in highway and Pokhara
Bar bills and laundry
Optional trips (US$30 per extra night in Pokhara with breakfast. 3 Days/2 nights Chitwan Package: US$110 per person
Tips
All except explained in “PRICE INCLUDES” section above

Last updated on April 18th, 2024 at 09:51 pm

The Ghorepani trek is a colorful short journey into the Annapurna region. The trail winds through patchwork valleys, dense mossy forests and past icy waterfalls where you can stop to cool your face. 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. The climax of this trekking is to climb Poonhill at dawn to enjoy one of the most spectacular mountain views. As the sun touches the snow-capped summits the Himalayan giants, Dhaulagiri (8,167m) and Annapurna (8,091m) along with a maze of other peaks, slowly begin to appear, like magic, before our eyes. Enjoy trekking in the spectacular mountain scenery through charming villages inhabited by the Gurungs, dense rhododendron forests full of birds and deep sub-tropical valleys, all set below the Annapurna with the picturesque fluted peak of Machhapuchhare (Fish Tail Peak) dominating the skyline.

Arrive to Kathmandu (1300M)

Airport representative of Mountain Climbers Treks & Adventure will receive you and transfer by private vehicle to the hotel. Leisure day to adjust with altitude, weather and time difference as well as to take rest from jetlag. In the evening, you can either eat in at your place of venture out to one of the many restaurants in Thamel. Overnight at hotel.

Trek Preparation Day

Walking tour of Kathmandu’s cultural heritage sites listed by UNESCO for 3 hours including Kathmandu Durbar Square, Monkey Temple & local markets towards South of Thamel (optional) on your own. Later part of the rest of the day is for trekking permit, national park permit and final packing for the trekking. In the evening, dinner and program interaction. Overnight at hotel.

Drive to Pokhara (820m), 6-7 Hrs

Please take your breakfast and be ready in lobby of your hotel at 6:00 hrs. Our Trekking guide will come to the hotel to pick you up. After a short walk you will rich to Pokhara bus station from where you drive to Pokhara. At Pokhara we can enjoy an afternoon’s sightseeing on the lakeside & boating at Phewa lake with your trek guide (Optional).

Drive to Hile, 3-4 Hrs. Trek to Banthanti (2250m): 4-5 Hrs

After breakfast in Pokhara, we will have an hour scenic drive to Naya Pul following dirt and windy Beni -Baglung ‘highway’. After submission our conservation permit and trekking registration certificate to the ACAP authorities (Ghandruk trail splits here), we commence our trek to Birethanti hamlet beside the Modi River. We head up the main trail to Sudame where we climb gradually up the side of the valley, reaching Hile (1495m) before pushing on to Banthanti via Tikhe Dhunga.

Trek to Ghorepani (2860m), 5-6 Hrs

Today we spend a pleasant day’s walking, trekking through rhododendron and oak forests and across the Bhurungdi Khola stream before making a short, final climb to Nangethanti (2460m). After lunch in Nangethanti we head up to Ghorepani.

Climb Poonhill (3210m). Sunrise. Trek to Tadapani (2630m), 5-6 Hrs

After an early start at around 05:00 hrs, we will ascend to Poon Hill (3210m), one hour steep climb leads us to a brilliant viewpoint, providing an unobstructed sunrise over the high Himalayas. After spending half an hour on the hillside and enjoy a good cup of coffee or tea, we come back to Ghorepani, have a hot breakfast, and start walking to Tadapani. From Ghorepani the trail climbs along ridges and through pine and rhododendron forests to Deurali (2960m). We descend to reach Banthanti, our lunch spot. After lunch, the trail climb to the Tadapani.

Trek to Ghandruk (1940m), 2-3 Hrs. Drive to Pokhara, RIVE TO POKHARA, 3-4 Hrs

The trek to Ghandruk takes about two hours and half. It descends steeply through thick forest to Deurali. A short, steep descent leads out on a ridge towards Ghandruk, with views of Annapurna South, Hiunchuli, Ganga Purna and Machhapuchhre. Begin the trek back to Naya Pool, about four hours and half. The trail drops to a stone staircase, and then traverses high above of the river on a wide stone lane. Trek downhill through villages and terraced fields to Syauli Bazaar, then onto Nayapul before being transported back to Pokhara from Nayapul and overnight stay in Pokhara. The trail passes through birch forest, and then follows the river to extensive rice terraces. Hike to Naya Pool, then drive back to Pokhara. If you will be early back, you will have walking around Lake Side town.