Annapurna Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek

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  • Destination:Nepal
  • Total Duration:9
  • Start Point:Nayapul
  • End Point:Nayapul
  • Trip Grade:Moderate
  • Accommodation:Comfortable lodges
  • Transportation:Bus/Car
  • Max Group Size:2 to 15 pax
  • Best Time:February to May/September to December

Overview

Annapurna Ghorepani Trek is one of the most popular treks in the Nepal Himalayas. Ghorepani trekking is suitable for those who have limited time in Nepal and wants to do short treks with friends and family with small kids. Also popularly known as Poon Hill trekking Annapuna Ghorepani trekking displays the best of Nepal experience in a short period of time.
Annapurna Ghorepani Trek starts from the beautiful lake city of Pokhara. Truly a nature’s paradise Pokhara is blessed with beautiful lakes, waterfalls, museums, caves, temples and monasteries. For adventure lovers it offers paragliding, zip lining and mountain biking. A boating on the lake in early morning and late afternoon provides the best view of the mountains.
Trek to Ghorepani starts from lower elevation following the course of Modi River and climbs gradually to the beautiful Ghandruk village. The view of  Annapurna Range from the village is spectacular and covers 180 degree mountain view.  Culturally very rich, the Ghandruk village displays the life of the Gurung people who are very popular and renowned in the British army for their bravery.  Traditionally, Gurungs are subsistence farmers and sheep herders and now with new opportunities in life such as working in British Army, tourism and other trades the life for some of the Gurungs have changed dramatically.
After Ghandruk the trail follows a beautiful, age old, rhododendron forest which is a home for great Himalayan Langurs and Rhesus monkeys. During the month of April/May the rhododendron forest will be in full bloom and becomes very picturesque.
After Tadapani the trail undulates and rambles under the canopy of beautiful rhododendron and magnolia trees which makes this forest a good home for numerous bird lives. After stopping at Deurali for lunch we head on to Ghorepani which is a beautiful village in a valley between two hills.
A climb from Ghorepani to Poon Hill is the main highlight of the trip. The panoramic view from the top of Poon Hill is simply breath taking. You would be able to see  Annapurna South, Annapurna 1, Annapurna II, Annapurna III, Annapurna 1V, Machapuchare (Fishtail), Manaslu, Lamjung, Dhaularigi, Nilgiri and several other mountains. After enjoying the view we descend down to  valley bottom and the trip concludes at Nayapul. From Nayapul we drive to Pokhara.

Detail Itinerary

Our office representative will meet you at the airport and will transfer you to your hotel. Arrangements will be made for the distribution of your kit bag, sleeping bag and down jacket at 5 pm and trek briefing will be delivered. Overnight in Kathmandu.

You will be transferred to the bus station for your wonderful bus ride to Pokhara. For your safety and comfort we will be providing you tourist bus. The road to Pokhara is very scenic. Leaving Kathmandu valley the road passes through beautiful farmlands over looking to Ganesh Himal and Langtang range in the back drop. As the road gets down to the valley bottom we drive along a magnificent gorge along the bank of Trisuli River which is a very popular river for white water river rafting. On the way you will notice lots of tented camps on the bank of this beautiful river. During the tourist season time you will also see lots of rafters gliding down the river.

Our bus stops for lunch after Mungling Bazaar and from here on it is only 3 hours of beautiful drive to Pokhara.  Overnight at Pokhara. (Breakfast)

We drive from Pokhara to Nayapul in a private car an it takes about an hour drive. The road to Nayapul is very scenic as on the way we will see beautiful Seti River which is very popular for river rafting. The first section of the road is pretty straight forward up to Dhampus Phedi and from here on the road snakes out with an uphill climb to Naudanda. As we drive the road only gets better and better until we reach Nayapul, the starting point of our trek.
After crossing a suspension bridge and a metal bridge at Birethanti we will reach Annapurna Conservation Area Project Check post. From here we trek through beautiful villages keeping Modi Khola (River) to our right. The trail is gentle until we get to Sauli Bazaar where we stop for lunch. After lunch it is a steep climb to Ghandruk. Most of the people living in the Ghandruk village are the Gurungs. Gurungs are well known in the British Army for their bravery and fighting skills. The village of Ghandruk is well maintained and is picturesque with a typical Gurung houses with the Annapurna Mountains in the back drop. Overnight at Ghandruk. (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

After we have left Ghandruk the trail passes through a beautiful forest with an occasional encounter with water buffalos that are out there for grazing. The forest abounds with Daphne plants which are used for making Nepali papers. We move on crossing small streams and climb up the steps with beautiful water fall before we make to Deurali where we stop for lunch.
After lunch the walk is very beautiful in a way, we will be totally into the rhododendron forest. These trees are ancient probably more than 500 years old and it makes a perfect home for the Langur monkeys. We reach to Tadapani in a very good time. It is a small town with few lodges amidst the rhododendron forest overlooking the mountains. Overnight at Tadapani (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner).

We start with a downhill descend. At the bottom there is a small hydro power which supplies electricity to Tadapani. The trail today is pretty much undulating but very scenic, we will start to see the other side of the valley. Following the stream line we pass through Banthati which is a settlement in a narrow valley at the bottom of a sheer big cliff. We continue following the stream line completely under the canopy of tree. After a steep climb we reach to Deurali for lunch.
After lunch the trail climbs further up for a bit and traverses through the forest until we get to the meadow land where the view of the inter lapping hills exposes to its utmost beauty. It is a birds eye view point to see Ghorepani. We descend down to the beautiful village of Ghorepani where we stay overnight. (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

We get up early in the morning to make it before the sun rise. We will need head lamps to be able to see the trail. In the morning crisp we climb up to Poon Hill which is incredibly a well spotted site for the panoramic mountain views covering Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges. This beautiful hill is named after the people of Ghorepani who are the Poons and they are very well known in a British army for their bravely and fighting skills. After enjoying the spectacular mountain views we descend down to Ghorepani for breakfast and descend further down to Hille where we stay overnight. (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

We follow the river bank passing through several villages. If you desire to jump into to the fresh water pools then there are plenty of opportunities. Your trip leader will organize it for you, if you let him know. All you need is a bathing suite and a towel. We will stop at Birethathi for lunch and after lunch it is only an hour walk to Nayapul where we catch our vehicle and drive to Pokhara. Overnight at Pokhara. (Breakfast/Lunch)

We leave the hotel at 7 am and drive to Kathmandu by tourist bus. On the way after Mungling bazaar we will be stopping for lunch. Overnight in Kathmandu. (Breakfast)

We will transfer you to the airport for you home bound flight. 

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