Ghorepani Ghandruk Trek

On the arrival day, the team member of Nepal Trekking Routes receives you at the Kathmandu Airport. Afterward, you will be transferred to the hotel that is reserved for your accommodation.

After breakfast at the hotel, the roadway journey to Pokhara begins in a private jeep or tourist coach. Enjoying the stunning vistas of the snow-capped peaks of Manaslu region and Ganesh Himal Ranges, you continue the trip. While moving further along the Prithvi Highway, you can also have the alluring vistas of forests and small trading centers as well. After reaching Pokhara, you can visit the most important places natural and cultural attractions. The nightlife of the Lakeside is really worth experiencing.

You begin the drive towards Nayapul from the hotel after having your breakfast. It takes nearly one and a half hours to cover 42 kilometers in a private jeep or tourist bus. You begin Ghorepani Ghandruk trek from Nayapul. By walking past the terraced farmlands with various seasonal crops and vegetables, you reach Birethanti. Moving ahead, you can see a small natural spring before you reach Sudami Village and then Hile Village. Enjoying the wonderful landscapes and mountain ethnic villages of Annapurna region, you continue up to Tikhedhunga.

Some trekkers move further up to Ulleri Village for the night station. Ulleri is a large village inhabited by Magar ethnic communities in which most of the males work in the British and Indian Army. Sometimes, it is also called the Village of the Brave Gurkhas.

After having breakfast, you move forward by following the 3,000-stone staircases up to Ulleri Village. Then, following the uphill trail, you reach Banthati where you can have your lunch at some hotels. After that, the trail runs through some cultivated lands and next through the lush oak and rhododendron forests. If you are doing this trek in spring, the forests look just like a bride on her wedding day as the rhododendron flowers cover them. To reach the final destination of the day, you go across Nangethati by enjoying the rhododendron in spring and the icy trail in winter.

Today is the most thrilling day of the entire Ghandruk Ghorepani trek itinerary. Early in the morning, you start Ghorepani Poon Hill trek to have the best sunrise view of the snowy peaks of the Annapurna (8.091 m) and Dhaulagiri (8,0167 m) Massifs. This trek is also known as Annapurna Sunrise View Trek as you can have the breathtaking views of the High Himalayas.

Dhaulagiri (8167 m), Annapurna South (7119 m), Fishtail (6993 m), Nilgiri south, Singa chuli, Annapurna I (8091 m) and many more peaks unleash their incredible beauty in the early sunrise. After capturing the lifelong memory in the camera and the mind, you continue to walk towards Ghandruk for the night settlement. The trail to Tadapani from Poon Hill is uphill and downhill going through the dense oak and rhododendron forests.

It is comparatively easy and short trekking day of the whole Annapurna region trekking. By following the well-defined trail. After reaching there, you have a few interesting things to see. Ghandruk is one of the largest Gurung Villages of the Gandaki region and most of the males are serving in the British and Indian Army. These warriors by birth are recognized and revered with the title ‘the Brave Gurkhas’ who prefer death to surrender!

You can visit the Gurung Museum which has protected all the traditional tools and commodities used by this ethnic community. There you can have firsthand knowledge about the Gurung costumes, customs, and history of long back. Similarly, there is the office of the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP). Enjoy the typical Gurung cuisines for your lifelong memory!

Today is the last day of trekking in the popular Annapurna region. After having breakfast, the journey back to Nayapul moves along the cultivated farmlands. By enjoying the amazing landscapes, you walk past Syauli Bazaar to arrive at Nayapul. From there, you drive in a private jeep or a local bus to reach lake city Pokhara. In the leisure time, you can explore the remaining touristic places.

After having breakfast, you begin the retreat journey by driving along the Prithvi Highway. You drive along the banks of the Marsyangdi River and the Trishuli River witnessing the captivating landscapes. When you arrive in Kathmandu, the representative of the agency relocates you to the hotel. In your leisure time, you can visit around the tourist hub, Thamel to purchase some tokens of love for your people back in your home country. In the evening, we organize a farewell dinner program at a cultural restaurant somewhere around the Thamel area.

In this way, you have come to the end of the Ghorepani Ghandruk trek 10 days itinerary. The crew member of the agency escorts you up to Kathmandu Airport as per your flight time.