11-Day Mohare Danda Trek in Nepal with Community Lodges

• On arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, our guide will receive you and transfer you to your hotel in the center of the city.
• Our guide will brief you about the hotel, the trek, and the local lodges.
• Enjoy a group welcome dinner at a typical Nepali restaurant, where you will be introduced to local food and cultural folk programs.

• Enjoy a free day in Kathmandu for trek preparation and an exciting tour of places of great historical and cultural interest. Kathmandu is full of World Heritage Sites, offering a full day of sightseeing around the country's famous landmarks.

• Have an early breakfast, or breakfast on the way, as you depart from the hotel for an exciting overland journey heading to Pokhara in Mid-West Nepal.
• Arrive in Pokhara by Phewa Lake, where some of the best hotels and restaurants are located.
• Check into your room and enjoy time to stroll around the streets by the Lakeside.

Pokhara is a scenic and renowned tourist spot, a city blessed with natural wonders. It sits on the lap of rolling green hills in the close shadow of the Annapurna Himalayas.

• Have a good breakfast at the hotel.
• A few hours' drive leads further west beyond Pokhara Valley, passing many friendly farm villages and towns.
• Enjoy marvellous views of the Annapurna Himalayan range on the drive as the journey ends at the small village of Galeshwor. Galeshwor is a farm village on the bank of the Kaligandaki River.
• If time permits, enjoy a simple lunch and start the first day's walk. The route leads above the river, heading for a gradual uphill climb past farm terraces.
• Walk for 2-3 hours before reaching the small farm village of Banskharka, a remote and isolated tiny settlement with only a few houses.

Overnight in a hut known as a home stay, run by the village community.

• Have breakfast in the morning.
• From Banskharka, begin with a slow climb into a lush green forested area, following a path with occasional views of snow-clad peaks and beautiful surrounding landscapes.
• End the day's walk on reaching the small settlement of Nangi, where the temperature becomes much cooler due to the rise in altitude.

Overnight in the lodge at Nangi, with time to visit an excellent organic farm field established for educational purposes and to boost the local economy of the Magar tribe community.

• Today's walk leads to the main highlight destination, Mohare Danda, a high scenic hill of the region.
• After a good breakfast, start the day with a climb through lush green vegetation and tall lines of rhododendron and pine trees.
• After a steady uphill walk with some refreshing stops, reach Mohare Danda.
• Enjoy the glorious panorama of snow peaks such as Mt. Machhapuchare Himal/Fish Tail, Annapurna South, Tukuche, and Nilgiri.
• Enjoy the stunning sunset views from the scenic hill of Mohare Danda.

Overnight in Mohare Danda at an eco-community lodge.

• Rise early in the morning to catch a striking sunrise reflecting over an array of snow peaks in the Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, and Manaslu Himalaya ranges.
• After a glorious morning, enjoy breakfast and then leave Mohare Danda.
• Walk downhill to Khibang. The trail includes both ascents and descents, though mostly downhill, before reaching Khibang, a small farm village.

Overnight in a local hut run by the eco-community.

• Enjoy a short walk until lunch as you trek to Tikot.
• Follow the downhill path through several small farm villages inhabited by the Magar, the main ethnic hill tribes of Western Nepal.
• The walk continues on a winding forest trail before reaching Tikot for lunch.
• For the rest of the day, you can take a short hike or simply relax and enjoy the marvellous surrounding scenery.

Overnight in the comfort of a friendly local lodge managed by the Magar and the eco-community.

• From Tikot, walk for a short time to the roadhead at Tiplyang village. The route descends toward warmer, lower farm areas to Tiplyang, a moderately sized village near the Kaligandaki River on the way to Mustang and Pokhara via Beni town.
• Enjoy a simple lunch, probably the famous Nepali Dal-Bhat, and then board a jeep or similar vehicle for an exciting drive back to Pokhara.
• On reaching Phewa Lake, transfer to your hotel for the last overnight stop in Nepal's Mid-West and Annapurna Himalaya region.

• Have an early breakfast, or breakfast en route to Kathmandu.
• Depart from the hotel for an exciting overland journey back to Kathmandu.
• On arrival in the main busy city area, transfer to your hotel after a tremendous and memorable adventure on the Mohare Danda trek.

• On your last day in Nepal and Kathmandu, according to your international flight time, our staff and guide will transfer you to the airport for your homeward journey or onward destination after a fantastic and memorable short adventure on the Mohare Danda trek.