Poonhill Luxury Trek

Day 1: Arrival at TIA Kathmandu and transfer to Hotel

Today is the day we come upon each other in the land of brave Gorkhalis overfilled with natural picturesqueness. Upon your arrival in Kathmandu Airport (TIA), you’ll be received with a warm welcome and transferred to your hotel. It must be a tiresome trip; therefore, you can relax yourself enjoying the facilities that the hotel has to offer. We suggest you take n evening walk around the resplendent Thamel market aka the tourist capital of Nepal. The evening stroll will render you with the unmediated initial glances of the local markets found around the Himalayan nation.

Stay overnight at Hotel Hyatt or De’ Annapurna, Kathmandu

Day 2: Kathmandu UNESCO Heritage Tour

Although, Kathmandu is the capital city of the country; it is a lot older than most of us think it would be. Wrapped with ancient legends about its origin, the city has a foot that follows the century old traditions with the adjacent foot on the contemporary world with modern technologies. Here, you can witness this unique but amazing blend of people, tradition, heritages that is keeping up its rhythm with the pacing 21st century. Today you’ll the visiting the landmark sites of this fascinating city which is also listed in UNESCO world heritage list. The tour starts with the early morning visit to the sacred shrine of the Hindus, the Pashupatinath; located on the banks of the holiest Bagmati River. Then, the tour continues with the visit to the sacred Buddhist shrine of Swayambhunath and Boudhanath: the center of the Tibetan Buddhism in the planet. Swayambhunath lies at the center of the ancient legend that explains the origin of the Kathmandu Valley as a human settlement; whereas the Boudhanath is the largest stupa structure in the globe. Additional landmark sites in the city tour may be included as per mutual comfort. The tour will definitely paint you with the colors of Nepal, enabling you to acclimatize in this South Asian nation.

Stay overnight at Hotel Hyatt or De’ Annapurna, Kathmandu

Day 3: Kathmandu to Pokhara by Yeti Air and transfer to Hotel

After a delightful tour around the Kathmandu Valley sightseeing the landmarks listed in the UNESCO world heritage, you’ll head to Pokhara today via Yeti Air’s domestic flight. The flight utilizes about 35 minutes and takes you over the snow-capped peaks of the enchanted Himalayas; finally arriving at the city Pokhara. Once you arrive in the Pokhara City; you can relax and enjoy your time in your Hotel or you can check out what the city has in its Pandora’s Box. Pokhara is also celebrated as the city of lakes comprising of many alluring lakes such as Begnas, Rupa, and Phewa where you can take pleasure of the boating in the lake. These lakes also provide magnificent vistas like the Phewa Lake renders a crystal clear reflection the astounding Mt. Machhapuchhre.  Also, you can enjoy the adventure activities such as Paragliding, Zip flyer, Mountain climbing, Bungee Jumping and so on. When you ask for more, Pokhara never lets you down!!

Stay overnight at Fish Tail Lodge, Pokhara

Day 4: Pokhara to Nayapul by private car and trek to Ulleri

Today we take a small step towards joyful experiences that awaits ahead. So, keeping these delightful thoughts in mind, we drive to Nayapul utilizing about one hour via a private vehicle. The tiny village of Nayapul is established on the banks of the Modi Khola and is renowned as the starting point of the trek to Annapurna Sanctuary. From this point onwards, we follow the trail that progresses through the rhododendron forest to the Birethanti Village (1,015m) where we are required to show our TIMS and trekking permit at the ACAP check-post based here. Subsequently, we again follow the same trail that proceeds along the north bank of the Bhurungdi Khola and ascends to Hille (1,495m). After a gentle ascend alongside the elegant millet and rice fields; we end up at Tikhedhunga (1,540m). We now carry on with our adventure and ascend back breaking 3000 stone steps to make an appearance in the village of Ulleri (2,070m).

Stay overnight at Luxury Lodge, Ulleri

Day 5: Trek to Ghorepani

Leaving Ulleri, we ascend a modest climb through flourishing forest that chiefly comprises of oak and rhododendron to Bhantanti (2,250m). Throughout this stretch of trail, we can catch the splendid sight of the mountains such as Hiunchuli (6,441m), Machhapuchhre (6,997m), and Annapurna South (7,219m). After passing through a small stream we continue our trek, setting our foot in Nangethanti (2,460m). Eventually, we trek for about an hour to the village of Ghorepani i.e. majorly inhabited by Magar communities. On a clear day, we can observe the prepossessing of the peaks such as Dhaulagiri Massif, Tukuche, Machhapuchhre, Nilgiri, Annapurna South and Barah Sikhar. Along with that, we can also grab the opportunity to learn and understand the native Magar culture and traditions.

Stay overnight at Luxury Lodge, Ghorepani

Day 6: Poonhill Sunrise and Trek to Ghandruk

We wake up early in the morning to get the glimpses of early and warm sunrise. For that, first, we have to trek for approximately an hour to reach Poonhill situated at the elevation of 3,210m from sea-level. There is a viewing tower in Poonhill from where you can enjoy the mesmerizing sunrise. Beneath the snow-capped mountains, the sun emerges and puts an end to the utter darkness via dispersing its heavenly hues portraying the pink and blue colors on the endless sky. After so many efforts, the words still fail to describe those spell-binding minutes. The Himalayan Range flaunts the mountain peaks such as Annapurna South, Mt. Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri, Tukuche, and Hiunchuli along with Mt. Macchapuchre as well as Lamjung Himal range that shines like gold as the sun bestows its early hues on it.  With these moments in our mind and heart, we descend back to Ghorepani. From here, we ascend to Deurali (2,920m) then descend downhill to Banthanti (3,180m). Subsequently, we trek through the enchanted rhododendron forest to the astonishing village of Tadapani (2,630m). Thereafter, we trek on the trail that passes by the terraced field of potatoes and maize; exhibiting wonderful vistas of Annapurna South, Machhapuchhre Range and Hiunchuli mountains to the village of Ghandruk. Ghandruk is the largest Gurung village of the Annapurna Region adorned with rich Gurung culture and traditions.

Stay overnight at Luxury Lodge, Ghandruk

Day 7: Drive to Pokhara by 4/4 private Jeep

Today, we bid farewell to the friendly locale of Ghandruk and trek for about 45 mins to Kimche. From Kimche, we take a 4/4 private jeep and head to Pokhara utilizing approximately 1-hour. At Pokhara, you can now take an evening stroll or just cycle around the exquisite Lakeside area. The elegant outlook of evening sunset beside the Phewa Lake whose hues covers the whole lakeside region tends to make you nostalgic.

Stay overnight at Fish Tail Lodge, Pokhara

Day 8: Pokhara to Kathmandu by Yeti Air

It’s the day eight and your stay in Pokhara ends today. You’ll fly back to Kathmandu by Yeti Air that will take about 35 mins. Then, you’ll be transferred to your hotel where you can give rest to your tired body and enjoy the exclusive services of your hotel or you can utilize your rest of the day visiting the places that were omitted previously. If that doesn’t interest you; Either you can buy a souvenir for yourself and your loved ones or you can click pictures that will always make you remember about this visit to the land of Mt. Everest.

Stay overnight at Hotel Hyatt or De’ Annapurna

Day 9: Final Departure

Today marks the end of your adventures in the alluring nation of Nepal. We are delightful to be a part of your joyful memories of the adventures that we helped a bit to initiate. We hope that you are happy with our services and expertise that we rendered you during your stay. Once is not enough! We guess you have experienced that, so visit twice. We are here to help you during your next set of adventures. One of our representatives will escort you to Kathmandu Airport before 3 hours of your actual flight time to ensure you don’t encounter any sort of problems during your final moments in Nepal.