Ghorepani Poonhill Trek
Description
Experience strenuous, yet exciting and beautiful trek through the Annapurna region. Enjoy the beautiful countryside, forests and waterfalls and tantalising views of snow-capped mountains and sun rising and setting on them. Meet the local people in the villages, visit museum and monastery on the way.
Highlights
Explore an ethnic Gurung village
Trek to Ghorepani
Itinerary Expand All Collapse All
-
Day 1 - Kathmandu - Pokhara (900 m) expand_more
Take a tourist bus to Pokhara (826m), which normally takes about 6 hours.
Spend the night in a deluxe hotel in the Lakeside area.
-
Day 2 - Pokhara - Tikhedhunga (1577 m) expand_more
Drive to Nayapul (1050 m) and trek to Tikhedhunga (1577 m).
After walking for about 3 hours, spend the night in a local tea house. On the way follow the beautiful village and enjoy beautiful scenery.
-
Day 3 - Tikhedhunga - Ghorepani (2875 m) expand_more
Trek to Ghorepani (2875 m), which takes about 5-6 hours, and stay overnight at a local tea house.
On your way lies Ulleri village where friendly, fun people live a very simple life. Enjoyable views of mountains will help you ease your walk.
-
Day 4 - Ghorepani - Poonhill (3210 m) - Tadapani (2600 m) expand_more
Wake up very early in the morning and hike up to Poonhill (3210 m), which takes roughly 1 hour. If the weather is fine, you can enjoy an outstanding view of sunrise over the Annapurna Himalayan range. Some fifteen different mountain peaks (including Dhaulagiri) are also visible from there – no wonder the place is regarded as one of the best viewpoints.
After enjoying the sunrise, you will descend back to Ghorepani (1 hour approx.) and have breakfast.
After a short recess, resume trekking for about 5 hours to reach Tadapani (2600 m).
You will be spending yet another night in a local tea house.
-
Day 5 - Tadapani - Ghandruk (1950 m) expand_more
Trek for about 3 hours and arrive at Ghandruk (1950 m) mainly through forests, hence the easiest segment of the entire trip.
After lunch, you can explore the village, inhabited mainly by the Gurung ethnic community.
You can also visit the local museum as well as a monastery.
Spend the night in a local tea house.
What's Included
Transport during the trek days.
Hotel room charge.
Food including breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Guide charges
What's Excluded
All the necessary taxes.
TIMs and Permit.
Know before you go
The Ghorepani trek is a colourful short foray into the Annapurna region. The trail winds through patchwork valleys, dense mossy forests and past icy waterfalls where you can stop to freshen 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. This trek in the Annapurna foothills to the view point on Poon Hill offers all the best of trekking in Nepal.
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. At the climax of this trek you will climb Poon Hill at dawn to enjoy one of the most spectacular mountain escape on Earth.
As the sun touches the snow-capped summits the Himalayan giants, Dhaulagiri (8,167m) and Annapurna (8,091 m) along with a maze of other peaks, slowly begin to appear, like magic, before our eyes.
A rewarding trek that can be enjoyed by every lover of nature and beautiful landscape. If you want to get the most mountain views in the least amount of time, the trek up from Naya Pul to Ghorapani and then over to Ghandruk should satiate your desire for Himalayan vistas. From the sunrise above Ghorepani to the in-your-face view of Machhapuchhare and Annapurna South from Chomrong, this trek does not disappoint.
Meeting Point
Kathmandu, Nepal
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
Adult | |
1 To 0 | USD 600 Per Person |
This is a group tour |