Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek

Day 01: Drive from Pokhara 860m/2821ft to Nayapul and trek to Ulleri.(1960 m/6430ft).-4/5hrs. 

With pleasant overnight stop in Pokhara, where morning short drive leads you to the starting point of our trek at Nayapul town or from Bhirethati village, a nice place on the side of Modi River, where walk starts heading with slow uphill into villages overlooking cascading waterfalls entering forest and farm areas with climb to reach at Tirkhedhunga, a nice farm village close to its beautiful waterfalls. From Tirkhedhunga morning walk up hill on stone paved steps all the way to reach a high ridge top at Ulleri village for overnight stops after a tough walk of few hours. Ulleri a large Gurung and Magar village facing views of rolling hills and snow capped peaks of Annapurna South, Huin Chuli and top of Machhapuchare Himal. 

Day 02: Trek to Ghorepani (2,880m/9448ft) – 05 hrs. 

From Ulleri after a pleasant overnight morning walk continues on winding gentle path within oaks-pines and rhododendron forest, and then slowly gaining altitude to reach at Ghorepani village. Ghorepani offers fantastic views of Mt. Dhaulagiri, Annapurna South and Vara-Shikar also called Annapurna Fang, village with blue painted houses serving as good lodges located at the base of Poon Hill, populated with Poon people of Magar ethnic tribe. 

Day 03: Morning hike to Poon-Hill(3210m/10531ft) and trek to Tadapani(2,721m/8927ft) – 05 hrs. 

Starting early morning hour hike to Poon-Hill above 3,210 m and 10,531 ft high, offers stunning views of sunrise over range of mountains from Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt. Manaslu to Annapurna and as far to Ganesh Himal including Mt. Machhapuchare “The Fish Tail”. After enjoying wide angle panorama views of mountains with sunrise walk back to Ghorepani and then continue trek to Tadapani, our route leads to a climb into enchanting rhododendron forest all the way to Tadapani for overnight stops, Tadapani situated in the middle of rhododendron, magnolia and oaks forest with fabulous view of Mt. Machhapuchare and Annapurna South peaks. 

Day 04: Trek to Kyumi (via Ghandruk village 1940m/6364ft) and drive to Pokhara (860m/2821ft).-5/6 hrs. 

Our last day of marvelous walks around hills of Annapurna, morning catching views of Annapurna peaks as walk leads downhill into dense forest to reach one of the largest village of the area at Ghandruk populated by Gurung hill tribes of Annapurna region. From Ghandruk heading downhill on nice stone steps to reach low warm farm areas at Kyumi village, from here drive back to beautiful Pokhara nearby Phewa Lake for overnight in the comfort of nice hotels.