Ghorepani – ABC – Mardi Himal Trek.

Region: Annapurna Region
Region
Annapurna Region
Duration
28 Days
Accomodation
Hotel/Lodge
Trek Style
N/A
Max Elevation
4500m
Trek difficulty
N/A
Group size
N/A
Best months
N/A
Trip starts/Ends
Kathmandu

Itinerary

Day 1

Our Journey in Nepal begins today. Tour / Trek representative will be waiting for us at the airport. He drops us off at our hotel where we can take a rest.

Day 2

We tour UNESCO World Heritage Site today. These sites highlight Nepal’s Cultural, Historical, Architectural and Religious heritages. Our first stop will be Boudhanath Stupa which is one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites for Buddhist. Then Swyambhunath Stupa which tourists commonly refer to as the ‘Monkey Temple’ owing to a large number of the monkey population in the vicinity. Finally Kathmandu Durbar Squire which showcases Kathmandu’s rich architectural prowess during the Malla dynasty (c1201 – 1769). Afternoon we have a brief of Trekking and dinner.

Day 3

White water rafting in option on the way if we drive. Afternoon beautiful walk at Fewa Lake Side. And Dinner at Lakeside. Overnight at Pokhara.

Day 4

Today after breakfast we drive 42 km call Nayapool trek to Tikhedhunga with beautiful river valley and rustic village.

Day 5

The trail starts off with great descent through Ulleri hill rice field terraced and view of fishtail. After lunch at Banthanti trails goes through biggest rhododendron forest to Ghorepani. Small town Ghorepani which is Magar village itself is sufficient views of Himalayas.

Day 6

Early in the morning we hike to Poonhill for most beautiull sunrise in our trek. It would be two hour both ways. After breakfast we hike slightly hill then all the way down for lunch. Whole way we walk rhododendron forest and view of Annapurna Himalaya range. Trail after Tadapani is easy flat and downhill towards call vaisekharka through rhodo forest. After 3 hour plus walking we arrived one of the beautiful Gurung village. Settlement of Gorkhas. Ghandruk is  very rich in culture itself. After lunch we do sightseeing whole ghandruk cultural village. Trekkers they really don’t want to miss this village on the way to ABC.

Day 7

After Breakfast we trek to chhomrong village with views of Annapurna and Fishtail mountiaon.

Day 8

After breakfast we leave chhomrong and walk on quite a number of stone steps before reaching the chhomrong Khola. We cross a suspension bridge over the river and begin an uphill climb to Sinuwa. Our trail passes through a beautiful forest to Kuldihar. From here we embark on an descent to Bamboo.

Day 9

We pass through Bamboo forest which is damp and cold. We then walk uphill on a trail which is sometimes steep. It is only after reaching Himalaya Hotel that the forest pens up and we are out in the sun again with astounding views of the glacial river below. It is steep climb up through a much drier forest before reaching Hinku Cave. From here our trail descends to a rivr before ascending to Deurali.from here we can enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding hills and Mt. Dhaulagiri. We notice that the vegetation has vecome sparse allowing magical views of the valley, the river below and cliffs adorned with waterfalls.

 

Day 10

We follow the valley trail in a steady climb. The trail sticks to a rock cliff and is sometimes steep. We walk on a somewhat flat for a while before ascending to Machhapurhre Base Camp. Form here we get excellent views of Mt. Hinchuli, Annapurna South, Annapurna I, Annapurna III, Gandharvachli and Gangapurna mountains. We slightly ascend, during our ascent we can admire spectacular views of the Himalayan Panorama. Walking further we reach the base camp of the Mt. Annapurna and is amazing. We are surrounded by magnificent peak and the only way into this area is through the gorge we just hiked overnight at Annapurna BaseCamp.

Day 11

From Annapurna Base Camp our trail rapidly descends past the Machhapuchhre Base Camp. Deurali, Himalayan Hotel and Dovan and finally to amboo where we spend the night. Today’s trek is downhill so it should’t be very difficult.

Day 12

All the trails goes down ascept chhomrong uphill. Afternoon we enjoyed the Jhinu Hot spring.

Day 13

After  Jhinu trek to Landruk for lunch and all the way up to Forest Camp which is way to Mardi Himal Trek.

Day 14

Trek from Low Camp to High (3550m). You will see spectacular views of Machhapuchhre

ahead and Annapurna South to my left. About 4 hours trekking we arrived at High Camp (3550m). And then overnight at Lodge.

Day 15

You will hike to Mardi Himal Base Camp (4500m) and back to High Camp then Trek down to low Camp.

Day 16

After breakfast we hike dowan to Lwang Village and afternoon we explore the beautifull cultural village Lwang.

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