Welcome in Nepal! We will pick you up at the international airport in Kathmandu, and bring you to your hotel in the backpackers area of Thamel.

airport transfer – hotel

After a good night of sleep and hopefully beating the jetlag, we will meet again for a pre-trip meeting. We will introduce you to your mountain guide and we will discuss the itinerary. If you have any questions or requests, please let us know.

Note: please, make sure you bring your passport to the meeting, along with your travel insurance policy. Carry both the original policy and a copy for us. We wil also request you to clear the due balance, if any.

What’s next? You can use this day to adjust to the different timezone, altitude and climate. Also, you can prepare yourself for your trek and do some last shoppings at one of the many outdoor gear shops around your hotel.

breakfast – hotel

Early morning, your mountain guide picks you up from your hotel. Together, you take the bus from Kathmandu to Pokhara. This will take about 6 hours.

breakfast – bus – hotel

Option: To save time, you can opt for a 30-minute flight to Pokhara, instead of taking the bus. This would give you the opportunity to explore this peaceful city by the lake. Contact us for more details.

From Pokhara, a driver takes you with a private vehicle to the starting point of the trek at Nayapul. This drive takes about an hour and a half.

After a short 15-minute walk along the banks of the Modi Khola river, we will reach Birethanti (1,010 m). This is a quite large village with many shops and teahouses. From here, we follow the northern bank of the Bhurungdi Khola.

The trail climbs steadily up the side of the valley to Hille (1,490 m) and after a short climb we will reach Tikhedhunga (1,565 m). Now there’s only ahead of us, a steep staircase made of stone. By climbing the steep steps we reach the Magar village of Ulleri (2,070 m).

breakfast – private vehicle – lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

From Ulleri, the trail ascends more gently and through fine forests of oak and rhododendron. First, we will trek towards Banthanti (2,250 m), and then towards Nangethanti (2,460 m). From there, there is only a one hour trek left till we arrive at Ghorepani (2,840 m).

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

Early morning, around 5 AM, we will begin our hike to Poon Hill (3,210 m). It takes about an hour to climb the hill, one of the best and popular Himalayan viewpoints in Nepal. From here, you can have a spectacular view over the Himalayan ranges with an amazing sunrise.

After beholding the mountain views, we return to Ghorepani for a good breakfast. Then, we will hit the trails again and enter the more quiet area, off the popular Poon Hill trail. We will pass the village of Chittre, descend and cross a suspension bridge closeby a local water mill. And, walk through the village fields and ascend to Swanta (2,200 m).

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

Today, along the way we can get wonderful views of Mount Dhaulagiri with the mountain providing a lovely backdrop to the terraced fields and traditional houses in the nearby villages. The trail continues being uphill and steep, all the way to the hillside to Khopra Danda (3,660 m).

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

If you like to explore the area, we can hike up to the holy Khayer Lake (4,660 m). This return trip takes almost a full day. Since it is a remote area, we will need to bring water and food for the day.

It will take about 5 hours to reach Khayer Lake, a rarely visited sacred fresh water lake. With its altitude of 4,660 m, it is even higher than Annapurna Base Camp. We can spend some time exploring the Khayer Barahi temple area, and watch different varieties of birds before we go back to Khopra Danda.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

From Khopra, you cross another ridge and trek down again. Slowly the trail becomes more flat and you enter the forest. If you like, you can make a small detour via Mulde Peak (3,637 m) for an excellent mountain panorama. After enjoying some time here, you continue the walk to Dobato.

Dobato, which literally means junction of two roads, is not more than a few teahouses that are only under operation during season time. Here you will have magnificent views of Dhaulagiri and Annapurna South.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

From the rhododendron and bamboo forests of Dobato, you go further down till you reach Tadapani (2,710 m). Today, you will feel again that the trail becomes more flat and the walk easier.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

You start off with a not too crazy difficult drop down to Ghandruk, the biggest village you’ll have seen since leaving Pokhara.It has kept the Gurung culture and feel.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

From Ghandruk, you walk down the stone stairways and admire once again the beautiful Himalayan view. Then, you follow the mountain paths agains, all the way down until you hit Nayapul. Here, a car will be waiting for you and drive you back to your hotel in Pokhara.

breakfast & lunch – private vehicle – hotel

Today, we take the bus back to Kathmandu. And there, we will bring you to your hotel.

In the evening, we would like to offer you and your guide a farewell dinner together in a traditional Nepalese restaurant.

breakfast – bus – farewell dinner – hotel

Option: To save time, you can opt for a 30-minute flight to Kathmandu, instead of taking the bus. This would give you the opportunity to explore the city. Contact us for more details.

If it’s the final day of your holiday in Nepal, we will bring you back to the international airport. Goodbye friends! We hope that we will meet each other again in the future.

breakfast – airport transfer