Itinerary in details
DAY 01: DRIVE TO POKHARA OR YOU MAY CHOOSE TO FLY
Drive west to Pokhara (200 km.) and stay overnight. Pokhara is Nepal’s most beautiful natural valley, which is also the most popular tourist destination. The Annapurna, Machhapuchre (Fishtail) and uncountable Mountains always stand high welcoming every visitor with a smile.
DAY 02 POKHARA TO DHAMPUS / 3 HRS / 1600m
After breakfast drive to Phedi via Tibetan Refugee Camp and steep climb up to Dhampus village one of the big Gurung village. Spectacular panoramic views of Annapurnas.
DAY 03 TREK DHAMPUS TO FOREST CAMP/ 6 HRS /2480m
Today we will start our secret trail leaving tourists, other trekker and even villagers behind. Trek enter an enchanted forest of birch, giant rhododendron, mountain oak, maple, hemlock and daphnia, camping in a small clearing far from the beaten trail.
DAY 04 TREK FOREST CAMP TO HUMAL / 5 HRS / 3150m
As we climb, the flora hs turned to classic cloud forest with mosses and lichen, tree ferns and orchids hosted by the hardier trees. There are nature windows in the woods that look out on to thrilling panoramas towards Hiunchuli and the knife-sharp traverse towards Annapurnas South. Though still surrounded by forest, have spectacular northerly views of the ever-closer Fishtail.
DAY 05 TREK HUMAL TO GUHE / 4 HRS / 4100m
Just a short steep climb and out of forest. A ridge, now grassy and sometimes under snow, takes us up to high camp which we shall reach at lunch time and where a second consecutive afternoon is spent awestruck with the views and acclimatizing. Annapurna South seems near enough to touch.
DAY 06 TREK GUHE TO MACHAPUCHHARE BASE CAMP – Day Hike / 5 HRS / 5000m
Hike up 5000 m. breakfast will be earlier than usual. Then with packed lunch, set off to reach objective. Conditions being favourable, trip can reach up to 5000m and only the crest of Mardi Himal itself separates from the south face of Machhapuchare. The great ice fields and blue glaciers of the Sanctuary Wall ice below. Annapurna I, highest of all is beyond, and around, in an arc from horizon to horizon, from Dhaulagiri to Mustang, are a dozen or more glistening snow-bound giants. Standing on a spot that hs been constant aim for days now. A place, a time, a view that is almost impossible to equal – and earned it. Whatever achievement, by 1:00 pm and back tip to camp.
DAY 07 TREK GUHE TO VILLAGE / 5 HRS / 1500m
After breakfast, descent through the shade of the forest, and out onto terraced fields, down 1600m in all. Thais is a different route down-down to the upper Mardi Khola, the torrent that has been the ice and snow of the Mardi Himal. Here, we make our way along the banks of the Mardi Khola from the hill-side village or siding, down through the lovely fields, past the simple farms and over the interesting bridges. There is no doubting the is indeed the idyllic Nepali countryside.
DAY 08 TREK VILLAGE TO MARDI PUL / 6 HRS / 1160m
The path from siding now follows the contour of the river valley gradually down between the pastures and though the Tamang and Gurung villages. Our tents, familiar to us in rugged mountain landscape, look a little incongruous this evening planted here amount the paddy.
DAY 09 TREK MARDI PUL TO THULO CHAUR / 6 HRS /1600m
An easy way down to Thulo Chaur.
DAY 10 TREK THULO CHAUR TO GHACHOCK /6 HRS /1150m
We walk though beautiful village to Ghachock one of the big village in the area.
DAY 11 TREK GHACHOCK TO POKHARA /3 HRS /960m
There are just a few hours of walking till trekking ending point. After we transfer to Pokhara by vehicle.
DAY 12 DRIVE TO POKHARA OR YOU MAY CHOOSE TO FLY
Drive west to Pokhara (200 km.) and stay overnight. Pokhara is Nepal’s most beautiful natural valley, which is also the most popular tourist destination. The Annapurna, Machhapuchre (Fishtail) and uncountable Mountains always stand high welcoming every visitor with a smile.
After breakfast drive to Phedi via Tibetan Refugee Camp and steep climb up to Dhampus village one of the big Gurung village. Spectacular panoramic views of Annapurnas.
Today we will start our secret trail leaving tourists, other trekker and even villagers behind. Trek enter an enchanted forest of birch, giant rhododendron, mountain oak, maple, hemlock and daphnia, camping in a small clearing far from the beaten trail.
As we climb, the flora hs turned to classic cloud forest with mosses and lichen, tree ferns and orchids hosted by the hardier trees. There are nature windows in the woods that look out on to thrilling panoramas towards Hiunchuli and the knife-sharp traverse towards Annapurnas South. Though still surrounded by forest, have spectacular northerly views of the ever-closer Fishtail.
Just a short steep climb and out of forest. A ridge, now grassy and sometimes under snow, takes us up to high camp which we shall reach at lunch time and where a second consecutive afternoon is spent awestruck with the views and acclimatizing. Annapurna South seems near enough to touch.
Hike up 5000 m. breakfast will be earlier than usual. Then with packed lunch, set off to reach objective. Conditions being favourable, trip can reach up to 5000m and only the crest of Mardi Himal itself separates from the south face of Machhapuchare. The great ice fields and blue glaciers of the Sanctuary Wall ice below. Annapurna I, highest of all is beyond, and around, in an arc from horizon to horizon, from Dhaulagiri to Mustang, are a dozen or more glistening snow-bound giants. Standing on a spot that hs been constant aim for days now. A place, a time, a view that is almost impossible to equal – and earned it. Whatever achievement, by 1:00 pm and back tip to camp.
After breakfast, descent through the shade of the forest, and out onto terraced fields, down 1600m in all. Thais is a different route down-down to the upper Mardi Khola, the torrent that has been the ice and snow of the Mardi Himal. Here, we make our way along the banks of the Mardi Khola from the hill-side village or siding, down through the lovely fields, past the simple farms and over the interesting bridges. There is no doubting the is indeed the idyllic Nepali countryside.
The path from siding now follows the contour of the river valley gradually down between the pastures and though the Tamang and Gurung villages. Our tents, familiar to us in rugged mountain landscape, look a little incongruous this evening planted here amount the paddy.
An easy way down to Thulo Chaur.
We walk though beautiful village to Ghachock one of the big village in the area.
There are just a few hours of walking till trekking ending point. After we transfer to Pokhara by vehicle.
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