7-Day Poon Hill and Ghandruk Trek in Nepal with Gurung Culture

• Early morning drive to Pokhara by tourist coach, covering 200 km in about 6 hours, or fly to Pokhara in 25 minutes.
• Arrive and transfer to a hotel in Pokhara.
• In the evening, visit the area around Phewa Lake and the tourist market.

Dinner and overnight at a lakeside hotel.

• Get ready with a 6:30 wake-up call and go for breakfast at 7:00.
• At 8:30, drive to Nayapul by car or taxi, which takes about 1.5 hours.
• Start the trek, cross the river at Birethanti, follow the Modi Khola valley passing Sauly Bazaar, which takes about 1.5 to 2 hours, and then climb the steps.
• Lunch will be from 12:00 to 13:00.
• Continue walking to Ghandruk, the beautiful Gurung village, a 5 to 6-hour walk from Nayapul. Enjoy the beautiful mountain views and experience Gurung culture.
• In the evening, witness mother groups' dance programs in the village. You can also enjoy dancing or singing with them.

• Have breakfast and visit the Gurung Museum and monastery with panoramic mountain views.
• Start late at 11:00 for Tadapani. Pass through the rhododendron jungle and have lunch at Bhaisi Kharka.
• After lunch, head deeper into the jungle. Tadapani means "far water," and it sits on the ridge of the hill. The place is famous for sunrise and sunset views of Fishtail, "Machhapurchhare."

• After breakfast, start your trek with half an hour down to the gorge, then climb for 1 hour to reach Banthati, where there is a hotel. Continue following the gorge until Deurali and have lunch at 12:00.
• After lunch, climb and then descend to Ghorepani through the lush oak and rhododendron forest.

• Wake up at 4:30 and climb to Poon Hill for the panoramic sunrise view. Poon Hill is one of the most breathtaking panorama viewpoints in Nepal. From here, you can see the Dhaulagiri range to the Manaslu range, including the famous mountain peak Machhapuchhre, "Fishtail."
• Return to the hotel and have breakfast.
• Proceed down to Nagyethati, meaning open hut, Banthati, meaning jungle hut, and Ullari, the beautiful mountain village. Have lunch in Ullari and then head steeply down to Tikhedhunga on the banks of Burundi Khola.
• Dinner at 18:00 to celebrate the last night in the mountains.

• After breakfast, start your trek to Nayapul, passing through Hille, Sudame, Ramghari, and Birethanti, and finally walk to Nayapul, which takes approximately 3.5 hours.
• Have lunch in Nayapul and drive to Pokhara in about 1.5 hours. Your tourist coach will be waiting in Nayapul.
• Transfer to the hotel and visit the waterfall and Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave.
• Return to the Phewa lakeside and go boating for an hour.

Dinner at 19:00 and overnight in Pokhara.

• Drive to Dam Side for the best view and drop-off at the tourist bus parking area.
• Travel to Kathmandu by road in 6 hours or take a half-hour flight to Kathmandu.
• Go shopping or relax in Kathmandu. End of the tour.