Activities : Trekking
Best Month : March-May September-December
Transportation : Private Car/Jeep/Tourist bus an option
Accommodation : Hotel
Style : Hotel
Max Elevation : 3210m
Meal : Breakfast
Trip Route : Pokhara-Ulleri-Ghorepani-Poon Hill-Tadadapani-Ghandruk-Porkhara
The Ghorepani, Poon Hill with Ghanruk Trek is a very popular short trekking route in the Annapurna region that is designed to offer trekkers an absolute balance of the great himalayan views (the Dhaulagiri and the Annapurna range), natural beauty and the cultural immersion.
This route includes two major destinations: Poon Hill, at 3,210meters, is the best lookout to enjoy spectacular mountain sunrise view and the panoramic views of the several highest peaks in the world including Annapurna I, Dhaularigi, Annapurna South as well as Machhapuchhre and Ghandruk at 1,940 meters, is a very picturesque and traditional Gurung (ethnic group in Nepal) settlement of traditional stone houses surrounded by terraced fields and incredible views of the Annapurna South and Machhapuchhre and offers great opportunity to learn about the culture and lifestyle of Gurung people. Thus, the combination of Poon Hill and Ghandruk makes this trek very suitable for people who want to experience the best of nature, culture and grand mountain views in one go. The Ghorepani, Poon Hill and Ghandruk Trek is rated as a moderate trek and the highest you will go on this trek is only 3,210 meters. Therefore, this also makes the best trekking option for novice trekkers, student groups as well as families with physically fit senior citizens and children.
To best enjoy Ghorepani-Poon Hill Ghandruk trek plan your holiday around Spring (March-May) or Fall (October- Early December). If cold weather is not a problem for you, you can also do this trek in Winter (December to end of February). However, it’s good to avoid the monsoon season (June to September).
This 8-day Ghorepani Poon Hill with Ghandruk Trek is a perfect one week holiday in Nepal that starts with your arrival in Kathmandu and ends with your departure from Kathmandu. As per the package, you will spend two 2 nights in Kathmandu, 3 nights in Pokhara and the remaining nights in the Annapurna region. The trek starts with a drive from Kathmandu to Pokhara and then to Ulleri and ends with a drive from Ghandruk to Pokhara and back to Kathmandu. One day extension to visit and relish the attraction in Pokhara is a perfect way to end the trek, however, this is also optional if this isn’t your first time in Pokhara and are also bound by time. Nevertheless, this package is a fully customizable package, thus, we can completely craft a new package to meet your specification.
Trekkers who are already in Pokhara can also choose to join the group or start the trek from Pokhara.
If bound by time, but are looking for an easy trek with great mountain views, our Ghorepani-Poon Hill Trek might meet your requirements. However, if you are seeking for a longer trek with more challenges, you can extend your journey to Annapuran Base Camp. Nevertheless, if you are planning to explore more areas of the Annapurna region and experience more nature and culture variation, we highly recommend our Annapurna Circuit Trek.
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu
Day 02: Drive to Pokhara (200 kms)
Day 03: Drive to Ulleri (1960m/6430ft),(4h) and trek to Ghorepani (2860m/9,383ft),(7km),(4h)
Day 04: Hike to Poon Hill (3193m/10,475ft) and trek to Tadapani (2630/8628ft),(9km),(6h)
Day 05: Trek to Ghandruk(1940m/6,364ft),(5.5km), (3h) and drive to Pokhara (2-3h)
Day 06: Explore Pokhara
Day 07: Drive to Kathmandu
Day 08: Departure day
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu Your Ghorepani-Poon Hill with Ghandruk Trek starts with your arrival at the Tribhuvan international Airport in Kathmandu. One of the company representatives will meet and greet you at the airport and help you transfer to the hotel booked for you in Kathmandu. After a quick hotel check in formalities you will check into the hotel, rest for some time and freshen up. In the afternoon/evening, a short meeting will be conducted at your hotel in which you will be briefed about the upcoming trek and introduced to your trekking guide by one of the company representatives. In the same meeting, your guide will also check your trekking equipment to see if it is sufficient for the upcoming trek or not. After the meeting, the remaining day is at your leisure. Overnight in a hotel in Kathmandu.
Day 02: Drive to Pokhara (200 kms) Your drive to Pokhara today is on a luxury tourist bus that leaves Kathmandu at 7:00am. Pokhara is another very beautiful tourist destination that is located roughly 200 kilometers west of Kathmandu. Carrying packed breakfast, you will start your journey from the tourist bus station in Kathmandu. Leaving the beautiful Kathmandu Valley, you will drive to Pokhara, which is another valley more beautiful than Kathmandu. The 200 kilometer drive is on the Prithvi Highway, that winding through the hills goes through one of the most picturesque landscapes. You can enjoy mountains, green hills, terraced farms, tiny hamlets and traditional villages throughout the drive. The highway also runs parallel to the very famous Trisuli river for about 50 kilometers. There are a number of motels, lodges and restaurants options along the highway that serve the meal and accommodation needs of the day and night travelers. Thus, the bus will stop at one of the restaurants along the highway for lunch and a few toilet breaks, before continuing to Pokhara. You can buy your lunch or snacks here and also stretch out your legs. Provided that the road is in good condition and is not affected by the highway traffic, you will reach Pokhara in 6-7 hours. Once in Pokhara, your bus will drop you off at the tourist bus station from where you will be transferred to the hotel booked for you in Pokhara. Your guide will help you check into the hotel after which you can spend the remaining time at leisure. The best way to spend the evening is to take a stroll around the lake area or even enjoy a boat ride in the Phewa Lake and visit the Tal Barahi temple. You will get back to your hotel for overnight stay. Meals: Breakfast
Day 03: Drive to Ulleri (1960m/6430ft),(4h) and trek to Ghorepani (2860m/9,383ft),(7km),(4h) After a hearty breakfast with a fantastic mountain view, you will start your journey to Ghorepani. Your guide will arrange for you to transfer you from the hotel to the jeep station in Pokhara where you will take a shared jeep to Ulleri. Starting from Pokhara, the drive to Nayapul is on the Pokhara-Beni highway. It’s a smooth drive on a tarmac road that goes through Bagar, Hyangja, Phedi, Naudanda, Kande and Lumle and presents magnificent views of Annapurna South and Machhapuchhre piercing the sky. Nayapul is a small town located near the bank of the Modi River that has lively local shops and eateries. The road to Ulleri branches off north from the Pokhara-Bedi road at Nayapul. Following this road, which is comparatively narrow, rough and dusty, you will first drive to Birethanti to complete the ACAP formalities. After the formalities you will continue your drive west to Ulleri. The narrowing road gradually ascends offering some of the best examples of rural landscape and unbelievable mountain vistas that grow larger in size and more prominent as the journey progresses. A 4 hour scenic drive will take you to Ulleri, a traditional Magar Village, that serves as the gateway to your Ghorepani-Poon Hill and Ghandruk trek. Once in Ulleri, you will finally embark on your trekking journey that starts with a steep climb on stone steps. At times it gets challenging, but the views of the mountains invigorate you time and again. Observe the lifestyle of local people as they go about in their daily life and continue to hike further. Soon, you will enter a very beautiful forest of Rhododendron, Oak and Pine. This forest grows more vibrant during spring as the different shades of Rhododendron bloom making the entire area very delightful. The views of Annapurna South, Machhapuchhre and Hiunchuli show their best faces throughout the trek providing ample photo opportunities. There are several small tea houses along the way where you can enjoy short breaks and warm tea/coffee, while still taking in the miraculous scenery. After about a 4 hour walk you will reach Ghorepani, which is a gateway to the infamous Poon hill and your night stop for tonight. Ghorepani is a very beautiful and friendly Gurung village, where you can find lots of lodges. Once in Ghorepani, you will check into the lodge booked for a warm meal and comfortable night stay. You can spend the evening either exploring the settlement of Ghoreani or simply resting and enjoying the mountain views from the lodge. Overnight in a lodge in Ghorepani. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 04: Hike to Poon Hill (3193m/10,475ft) and trek to Tadapani (2630/8628ft),(9km),(6h) You will start this day with an early morning adventure, that is, a hike to Poon Hill, which is famous for its breathtaking panoramic views of the Himalayas, especially at sunrise. This hike takes about 30-45 minutes depending on your pace. Thus, you will start one hour before sunrise. Leaving Ghorepani, you will begin the hike, which initially is on a series of stone steps that goes up through the forest of Pine and Rhododendron. It’s a steady uphill climb that gets steeper at times, but the well kept stone steps ease the climb. This climb allows you to to feel the morning coolness and freshness in the air. You will continue to hike until you reach the viewpoint. This lookout will greet you with a panoramic view of the peaks that make the Dhaulagiri and the Annapurna range and the enthralling view of the sun rising over these peaks. You will spend some time enjoying the view, before hiking down to Ghorepani for breakfast. Enjoy a hearty breakfast at Ghorepani, before starting your journey to Tadapani, located about 9 kilometers east of Ghorepani. As you commence this journey, the trail gradually enters a very soothing forest of Rhododendron. The hike before approaching the Deurali pass is fairly easy. However, as you approach the Deurali pass the hike is on a steeply ascending trail on stone steps. Deurali pass is the highest point of this day’s trek. The pass presents a very beautiful view of the mountains. The section onwards is a heaven for bird lovers as one can spot varieties of birds. From the pass, the trail only levels out once you’ve descended roughly 3 hours and ascended roughly one hour after that. You will stop for lunch at Deurali. About 6 hours of hiking up and down, enjoying the green forest, pass and the mountain views, will finally bring you to Tadapani, located roughly 200 meters lower in altitude than Ghorepani. In Tadapani, you will check into the lodge for a warm meal and accommodation. Overnight in a lodge in Tadapani. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 05: Trek to Ghandruk(1940m/6,364ft),(5.5km), (3h) and drive to Pokhara (2-3h) njoy satisfying breakfast with a mesmerizing view of Machhapuchhre and Annapurna South at Tadapani, before starting the journey. Today you first hike to a very typical Gurung (ethnic group in Nepal) settlement of Ghrandruk before ending your journey in Pokhara. This village lies approximately 5.5 kilometers south-east of Tadapani. Leaving Tadapani, following the Ghandruk trail, you will continue your hike on a descending stone-step trail that runs through the forest of Oak and Rhododendron. About 3 hours downhill on an easy and pleasant trail will take you to the settlement of Ghandruk. You can also take a walk around this village to get insight on the settlement, lifestyle, housing style, culture , religion and tradition of the inhabitants, that is, mostly Gurung people. You will have your lunch and continue your journey to Pokhara, but now in a shared- jeep (private can be arranged at extra cost), which you will catch from a jeep station at Ghandruk. Ghranduk to Pokhara is roughly 2-3 hour drive and the drive is very scenic. The mountain views, terraced lands with seasonal crops and vegetables accompany you for quite a long time. Bidding farewell to the very elegant Annapurna region, you will now drive back to the lake city, Pokhara. In Pokhara, you will be dropped off at the hotel booked for you, which will mostly be around the lake area (unless you have a special preference). Check into the hotel and spend the remaining time at leisure. Overnight in a hotel in Pokhara. Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 06: Explore Pokhara Apart from the lake and the mountain views, Pokhara offers a number of attractions, worth visiting, to spend the day. Thus after breakfast at the hotel, you will set out to visit some of these attractions. A car and a driver will be provided for the city tour. You will mainly visit Pumdikot, a hill station near Pokhara that has a viewpoint at the altitude of 1500 meters above sea level and the second tallest (51 feet) statue of lord Shiva in Nepal. The view point offers a very stunning view of the Pokhara Valley, the Himalayas, World Peace Pagoda as well as the Phewa Lake. Next you will visit the Shanti Stupa (one of the 80 Peace Pagodas in the world), which is a buddhist monument situated at the altitude of 1,100 meters above sea level. It provides a panoramic view of the Annapurna Mountains, Pokhara city and the Phewa Lake. After the Peace Pagoda, you will visit Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave and the infamous Devi’s Fall, located just opposite the cave. After quickly grabbing your lunch, you will also visit the International Mountain museum that records, documents and exhibits the past and present developments related to mountain and mountaineering around the world and allows visitors to enjoy the exhibition of famous peaks, description of famous mountaineers, flora, fauna, geology as well as the culture and lifestyle of mountain people. In the evening, enjoy a one hour boat ride in the Phewa Lake and visit the Tal Barahi Temple. After the tour, your driver will drop you back to the hotel for overnight stay. Please note: You can also choose to start this day with a Sarangkot Sunrise trip at extra cost. You will go to the viewpoint in a cable car. Meals: Breakfast
Day 07: Drive to Kathmandu Your journey to Kathmandu begins after breakfast at the hotel in Pokhara. From the hotel in Pokhara, you will be transferred to the tourist bus station to catch your bus to Kathmandu. You will drive to Kathmandu in a very comfortable luxury tourist bus. The drive is on the Prithvi Highway and the journey takes around 7 hours (provided the highway is in good condition and is also not affected by traffic). Enjoying the scenic drive one more time, you will drive back to Kathmandu. The bus will drop you off at the bus station from where you will be transferred to the hotel booked for you in Kathmandu. Check-in to the hotel, take a short rest and in the evening one of the company representatives will meet you for farewell dinner and feedback. If you prefer a private vehicle to a luxury bus or even flight we can also arrange that at extra cost. Meals: Breakfast and Farewell Dinner
Day 08: Departure day Today is the last day of your trip with Adventure Mountain Explore Treks and Expedition. Thus, as per your airport reporting time, you will be transferred to the airport from your hotel in Kathmandu to help you board your onward flight.
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Special Note: On our trip you are able to schedule your own departure dates. We are able to depart our trip every day (only Nepal). So kindly choose your own date as per your convenient. Contact us to schedule your own departure day.
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