Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek

Day 01: Arrival day in Kathmandu via various airlines and transfer to hotel.

• At Kathmandu airport received by Adventure Alpine Gorkha Treks staff / guide
• Transfer to your hotel in the hub of Kathmandu around Thamel area
• Meet at the hotel lobby for group regarding trek briefing
• Evening includes welcome dinner in authentic Nepalese restaurants with culture programs of the country.

Day 02: In Kathmandu options for sightseeing tour and trek preparation.

• Free day in Kathmandu for leisure activities
• Options for sightseeing tour around the city places of Interest
• Rest of the day preparation for the trek to Poon Hill Annapurna Panorama

Day 03: Drive or Fly to Pokhara 860 m (30 mins by air) with 6 hrs overland.

• Morning overland journey to Pokhara of near 6 hrs drive
• At Pokhara transfer to your hotel by the lake side of Phewa
• Time for short walk with view of peaks and lake and preparation for the trek next morning
• Dinner either in respective hotels or outside restaurants near the lake side (Flight options 30 minutes to reach Pokhara by air from Kathmandu)

Day 04: Drive to Nayapul start walk to Tirkhedhunga 1,460 m- 05 hrs.

• Morning breakfast in the hotel
• Drive to starting point of the trek beyond Pokhara
• On reaching the walking spot few hours walks to Tirkhedhunga a Gurung village with waterfalls close to overnight lodge.

Day 05: Trek to Ghorepani 2,880 m-06 hrs.

• Morning breakfast start walks by 7 a.m. or 7: 30 a.m.
• Reach Ulleri village after few hours climb on stone steps
• Lunch after few hours of climb from Tirkhedhunga either Ulleri or Bhanthati villages
• Walk on gradual winding up within forested area to Ghorepani Deurali village
• Enjoy views of Dhaulagiri Mountain from the lodge at Ghorepani village
• Explore the around Poon people villages of Magar tribe a hill people of Western Nepal.

Day 06: Hike to Poon Hill 3,210 and trek to Tadapani 2,630 m - 05 hrs.

• Morning before breakfast start climb to Poon Hill
• After 1-2 hrs walks at Poon Hill enjoy sunrise over panorama of mountains
• View includes Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt. Manaslu to Annapurna and as far to Ganesh Himal including Mt. Machhapuchare “The Fish Tail”.
• Return to Ghorepani for breakfast and walk to Tadapani for overnight stop
• Lunch at another Bhanthati a small settlement located on a gorge
• Afternoon few hour walk down and up to Tadapani and transfer to local lodge.

Day 07: Trek to Ghandruk Village 1,940 m -04 hrs.

• Morning after breakfast walk into forest and downhill to reach Ghandruk village
• Lunch and overnight stop at Ghandruk after 3-4 hrs of good walk
• Afternoon explore around Gurung village at Ghandruk and its museum
• One of the largest Gurung villages around Annapurna Himalaya

Day 08: Trek to road head and drive to Pokhara-05 hrs.

• Last day trek after breakfast downhill to low warm farm areas a 3-4 hrs walk
• From Kimche or Syali bazaar drive to Pokhara past Bhirethati and Nayapul village and town.
• Reach Pokhara and transfer to your respective hotels by the lake Phewa
• Afternoon rest and walk or take a boat ride at Phewa Lake

Day 09: Drive / Fly back to Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.

• Morning after breakfast drives to Kathmandu
• Takes 5-6 hrs on same busy highway back to Kathmandu
• On drive observe Nepalese country life within farm villages and town.
• Reaching Kathmandu transfer to hotel with evening free at leisure
  (Flight options 30 minutes to reach Kathmandu from Pokhara by air)

Day 10: International Departure homeward bound or respective countries.

• Depart from the hotel as per your flight time
• Adventure Alpine Gorkha Treks guides and staff transfer you for International departure homeward bound or to respective countries.

Can I bring family with children on this trek?

Yes, this will be an exciting holiday for your people as well for adults, where walk leads to ups and downs; that is only the tough bit; otherwise, it’s a tremendously exciting walk for all.

For minor infants, please bring carriage with straps to carry the younger kids, especially on ups and down trails, where we can hire extra porters to take the baby with the carrige.

What will be weather like on the trek?

As per the season-wise, where the best time is from March to May when most of the day is bright with minimum temperatures of 0° to 20° Celsius depending upon the altitude and areas.

Where most of the morning till middays bright for the scene and keep walks, maybe sometimes afternoon can be overcast with chances of light rains and snow. March to May will be the best month of the wild-flowers in full blooming, mainly various types of rhododendron (national flower of Nepal) from trees to short bushes.

How are lodge and Tea-House on Treks?

Tea-House the word used in early days when there were smaller numbers of lodges on route trekking, at present each village has more than 10 to 20 good lodges with pleasant rooms accommodations, serving excellent food menus as per the season-wise.

Some villages above 2,500 m do have the lovely lodge, but due to cold temperatures in night and morning time where they have toilets on the outside, with some inside as shared bathrooms and restrooms.

All rooms and dining with warm heating and cozy facilities to make your stay much pleasant and enjoyable.

What to expect on this journey?

Scenic views of the world’s highest Himalayas with Dhaulagiri-Annapurna and Manaslu range include magnificent Machhapuchare Himal ‘Fish Tail’ peaks, where trek leads you around Buddhist country interwoven with old traditional life and custom similar to Tibetans.

The walk leads to visit Poon-Magar and Gurung villages and encountering many farm fields and terraces of exciting traditional life of the local villagers.

Who are Gurung - Magar / Poon people?

The Gurung-Poon of Magar tribes is high hills people of Nepal Far Mid-West Himalaya spread out throughout Nepal, where most concentrated within Annapurna and Dhaulagiri area of both Hindu and Buddhist religion and origin. These hill tribes are famous as legendary Gurkha soldiers in the foreign legion, and army like British, India as well as some are the police force in Singapore and security guards in many parts of the world overseas.

Besides men-folk as famous Gurkha soldiers, the hill people are mostly farmers and cattle herders as a traditional profession.

Is it beautiful in spring flowering times of March to May?

Yes, where hills and valley alive with wildflowers in full bloom with riots of different colors, rhododendron from tall trees to short bushes will be in flowering times, national rhododendron flower of Nepal also.