9-Day Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek from Kathmandu

• Meet your tour guide at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu.

• Be driven to your hotel.

• Check-in and get refreshed.

• Be briefed by your tour guide, and the rest of the day is at your leisure to rest or explore the sights of the valley.

Stay overnight at the hotel.

• Take an early morning tourist bus to Pokhara stopping en-route for lunch. It is a scenic drive of with views of mountains, rivers and villages with terraced rice paddies. Pokhara is an enchanting city with magnificent views of Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, Machhapuchhare, five peaks of Annapurna and other Himalayan peaks.

• Eat your lunch. A variety of optional activities can be availed here, from Avia ultra-light flights, Para-gliding, fishing, sky diving, etc.

• Enjoy an evening walk alongside the Lakeside city for a thrilling experience. 

Stay overnight at the hotel.

• Eat your breakfast.

• Drive to Naya Pul, the start point of our trek. 

• Follow the south bank of the river. A pleasant hike takes you through sub-tropical valley forests, sometimes on the carved trail on the side of the cliff. 

• Enjoy your lunch.

• Cross the Modi Khola (river) via a suspension bridge to the village of Tikhedhunga. 

• Trek along the trail quite steep at times.

• Reach Ulleri in the afternoon.

Stay overnight at the lodge.

• Enjoy your breakfast. 

• Ascend to the village of Ghorepani. Ghorepani in Nepali means 'horse water' owing to its role as an important campsite for traders before it became a trekker's stop. Ghorepani is an interesting stop with small retail shops selling a variety of local products and craft. Composed of two parts, one in a saddle and the other a few hundred feet lower.

• Stop at the higher portion of the Ghorepani village, which offers panoramic views of the surrounding mountains, including Annapurna South and Nilgiri mountains. The evening can be a bit chilly out here, so be prepared.

Stay overnight at the Mountain Lodge.

• Hike to Poon Hill- an icon of the Annapurna's. To catch one of the most awesome sunrises, make an early morning climb to the viewpoint of Poon Hill (3210 m).

• See panoramic views of Mustang, Pokhara valley, including close up views of more than 20 highest mountains, including Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges. The snowy peaks of the high mountains loom above and around us, glowing in the morning light. 

• Take photos and have refreshments.

• Return to Ghorepani.

• Enjoy your breakfast.

• Move towards the east to climb a nearby ridge. 

• Walk through rhododendron forests and spectacular waterfalls to reach Tadapani.

Stay overnight at the Mountain Lodge. 

• Enjoy a wholesome breakfast. 

• Continue to descend through dense and dark forests of of old rhododendron trees. When in bloom, these forests actually turn into gardens of dazzlingly beautiful flowers, mostly red. In the afternoon, depending upon the season, you will be pleasantly surprised by the sight of some cherry blossoms in bloom on the slopes on the other side of the ravine.

• Trek for a few minutes. 

• Reach the small village of Ghandruk; a slope settlement with stone houses mostly inhabited by the Gurung people. Besides enjoying the stunningly close-up views of Fishtail, Annapurna South, and the Hiuchuli mountains, also acquaint yourself with the simple but rich cultural traditions of the Gurung people at the Gurung Museum in Ghandruk.

Stay overnight at the lodge.

• Hike back to Naya Pul, then drive back to Pokhara. This hike will be downhill all the way to Birethanti. 

• Step onto a staircase paved with stone slabs, curving in and out of the village and through hill terraced farms. It keeps on going down almost without a break from Ghandruk until the Modi Khola river valley. 

• Arrive at Birethanti, which feels like having made a downhill marathon.

• Walk for half an hour to reach Naya Pul.

• Drive from Nayapul to Pokhara.

Stay overnight at the hotel.

• Visit Pokhara's downtown in the morning since your flight is scheduled for the late afternoon. You can also visit other areas of interest or have tea/coffee at Lakeside and stare at the magnificent Fishtail and Annapurna. 

• Arrive at Kathmandu, meet the representative and reach the hotel. 

• Catch up on some last-minute shopping or walk around the crowded by lines of Kathmandu.

• Have a celebration and farewell dinner on the successful completion of an incredible journey.

Stay overnight at the hotel.

• Drive to the airport to catch your flight back home. 

• Continue your trip to other exotic locales of Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, Darjeeling or Sikkim, if you want to extend the trip.