Ghorepani Poon Hill Family Trek

Today we launch our touring visit from the blessed sanctuary of Hindu pilgrims, the temple of Pashupatinath. Then we moved to Boudhanath, eight kilometers east of Kathmandu. Towards the evening, we drive to Bhaktapur and explore sanctuaries, altars such as the entrance to Lion, the Golden Gate, and 55 windows royal residence. We are going to Nagarkot at that point to see the dawn and nightfall alongside the wonderful Himalayan view. Overnight at Hotel, breakfast included.

The morning commences with captivating dawn alongside the stunning mountain sceneries. We drive back to Kathmandu, after breakfast. We’ll continue with a tour of Patan Durbar Square upon arrival. We explore Krishna Temple, Hiranya Varna Mahavir-a monastery of Buddhism, and Patan Durbar. Afterward, we’re going to visit Kathmandu Durbar Square – a registered royal Nepal residence where we see Kumari Temple (Kumar is Nepal’s living goddess), Kasthamandap, and so on. We eventually shifted to Swayambhunath. Overnight at hotel, breakfast included.

We set off for Pokhara. At night, you will cherish recreational sailing on the grand Fewa Lake and witness the mirror impression of Mount Machhapuchhre and Annapurna Range on the lake’s clear water.

Please Note: Instead of a drive from Pokhara to Kathmandu, you can also opt for a domestic flight. The ride usually takes 6-7 hours or more depending upon the traffic and can get exhausting. Whereas, the flight duration is 25 minutes on-air and the additional cost for the flight is USD 160.00 per person for round trip flight after offsetting the cost of ground transportation.

Overnight at Hotel, breakfast included.

After breakfast, we start driving up to NayaPul (an hour) along the Lumle road then we commence our trek. We walk through a few villages including Birethanti, Ramghai, Hille, etc. We climb steadily up to the side of the valley before we get to TikheDhunga.

After breakfast, we drive to NayaPul via Lumle village. We walk for about 20 minutes to Birethanti and then head towards the main streets of Birethanti. After walking through the bamboo forests and passing a large waterfall and swimming hole. We reach Ramghai then we ascend gradually up to the side of the valley until we reach Tikhe Dhunga.  Overnight at guesthouse, breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.

From TikheDhunga the path passes through a stream through an iron swinging bridge near the TikheDhunga trailhead. The trail rises to the huge Magar town of Ulleri at 2080 m with a lofty stone flight of stairs (which has about 3300 stages). The path climbs delicately across the town, through fields and small villages.

Overnight at guesthouse, breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.

You will be experiencing the glorious sights of Himchuli in the first part of the day, at which point the trip will begin to gradually rise to Nangethanti. Thanthi is a Nepali word that means “place of rest”. From Nangethanti we move to Ghorepani at 2850 m, for the glorious scene of Annapurna I (8091 m), Hiunchuli (6441 m), Dhaulagiri I (8167 m), Nilgiri (6940 m), and its neighboring peaks.

Overnight at guesthouse, breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.

Today we walk to Poon Hill, early in the morning where we will be able to see the glorious sunrise and a panoramic view of the Himalayas like Mt. Dhaulagiri, Annapurna South, Fishtail, and others. Then we go back to Ghorepani, enjoy our breakfast, and walk on to Tadapani.

We pass the villages of Deurali and Banthanti. There are plenty of ups and downs as well as the trail goes through the dense rhododendron forest. If the weather permitted, experience gorgeous views of Mt. Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri, Fishtails and Annapurna, etc. And Tadapani, itself the best location to witness the sunrise/sunset that drops on Annapurna South, Himchuli, and mt. Machhapurchhre.

Overnight at guesthouse, breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.

Today, we plunge steeply through timber forests and arrive around the early afternoon at Ghandruk village. It is worth it to stroll around the village visiting Gurung Museum, Annapurna Conservation office. Yet, the views of Mt. Annapurna, Himchuli, and Machhapurchhe is still stunning.

Overnight at Guesthouse, breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.

Today we walk down from the village of Ghandruk and encountered a level path along the route of Kimche where we catch a jeep to Pokhara.

Overnight at Hotel, breakfast, and lunch included

Travel back to Kathmandu, enjoying the beautiful scenery and seeing the changing landscapes as well as watching the passing villages and terraced farmlands.

Please Note: Instead of a drive from Pokhara to Kathmandu, you can also opt for a domestic flight. The ride usually takes 6-7 hours or more depending upon the traffic and can get exhausting. Whereas, the flight duration is 25 minutes on-air and the additional cost for the flight is USD 160.00 per person for round trip flight after offsetting the cost of ground transportation.

Overnight stay at Hotel, breakfast included.

A representative from Nepal Hiking Team will drive you to the airport about 3 hours before the scheduled flight.

All things considered, getting a visa in Nepal is extremely simple. Nepal offers on Arrival visa at the Kathmandu (TIA) air terminal. Notwithstanding, individuals from a few countries are not qualified for on arrival visa. Also, these nations are Ghana, Ethiopia, Swaziland, Cameroon, Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Liberia, Somalia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and displaced people. They are mentioned to talk with Nepal embassy or consulate offices dependent on their country.

Besides these nations, individuals from all different mainland can apply for on Arrival Visa. It is a simple cycle. In any case, you may have to remain in a long line during top traveling season.

Essentially, individuals entering from India can likewise get a visa from Nepal – India outskirt. Furthermore, the same goes for individuals originating from Tibet. They can acquire a visa from Nepal – Tibet outskirts.

You need an original passport with validity for at least six months. And after that, you need to bring two passport images and cash for the visa fee.

Our standard trekking bundles incorporate 3-star Hotel in Kathmandu and Pokhara. In Kathmandu, our customers are obliged to Wood Apple Hotel and Spa or comparable. It is a recently assembled property on the edges of Thamel and offers incredible administrations and courtesies to the esteemed visitor.

You can extend your stay in Pokhara. Pokhara is a lovely place, and people typically fall in love with the environment. We’ll make reservations for you at the same Pokhara hotel if you wish to prolong your visit. For extra nights in Pokhara, it costs USD 35 for single rooms and USD 40 for double rooms.

Yeah, you can upgrade your accommodation to Kathmandu and Pokhara. You should contact us about your preferred hotel and we can book rooms in your preferred hotel.

In Kathmandu and Pokhara, family rooms are easy to manage. However, during the trek, it is difficult to get family rooms in the teahouses/guesthouse. Nevertheless, we will try to manage family rooms for your family. Generally, 1 room has 2 beds during the trek.

When kids find it difficult to walk, en route ponies are available for hire. You can hire ponies for some length of the journey to make your kid’s journey easier and fun.

You’ll get to Pokhara in 6-7 hours from Kathmandu by a private vehicle. However, the time varies depending on the flow.

You can take the option of traveling from Kathmandu to Pokhara instead of driving. It takes about 25 minutes to get to Pokhara from Kathmandu by air. And a one-way flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara will cost USD 80 extra per passenger for a single flight.

You can discover a wide range of food/dinners on the journey. From international dishes to neighborhood Nepali food you can discover all sorts of dishes on the path.

Other than that, the teahouse does have a lot of menu with assortments of food. You can pick your favored dish from the menu on the off chance that you need to eat something different other than Dhal Bhat. Cooks at the teahouses will set up the suppers you like.

Similarly, in the event that you are a veggie lover or have dietary limitations like gluten-free suppers, at that point don’t stress. Since cooks at the tea house will set up the dinner according to your solicitation. Be that as it may, you may need to clarify them about what these conditions are and your inclination. Since a considerable lot of them don’t know about these limitations. All things considered; whatever dietary limitations you have it will be met.

For the Annapurna Poon Hill family trek, we would recommend you to begin preparing and training at least two months before the trip date. Any activity that will expand your continuance level is suggested. Other than that, we would likewise encourage you to do cardio works out, swimming, strolling, and climbing activities. Doing these exercises will prepare you for the journey. Furthermore, these arrangements are sufficient enough for the trip.

Initially, we would recommend you to not surge the journey even you are lively and figure you can stroll for another 4 or 5 hours. It is extremely undesirable and hazardous while journeying in the high elevations. In a similar note, remaining hydrated is additionally important. While traveling at any rate drink 4 to 5 liters of water day by day. This will abstain from getting mountain affliction.

Similarly, we would likewise exhort eat soupy and nourishments that can be effectively digested. Despite the fact that food doesn’t have a lot of connection with elevation infection anyway eating a hefty supper can give you processing issues. Also, you ought not to drink while on the journey. Drinking will effortlessly give you a headache which can bring about elevation disorder. Likewise, you can allow Diamox pills as well. You can buy these pills in the drug store without a specialist’s remedy. These are some yet significant hints to recall while journeying in Nepal. These will assist you with staying away from the opportunity of getting height disorder.

Besides, this is low altitude trekking journey so the chances of experiencing altitude sickness if less. Nevertheless, follow the above-mentioned tips so avoid any kinds of possible ailment.

Indeed, power is accessible to charge you telephones, camera batteries, or some other gadgets. You should pay the additional expenses for these administrations. Not all the teahouse charges cash for utilizing power to charge gadgets.

Nonetheless, many places will charge you additional expenses. So, it is our suggestion to examine the expense with the teahouse proprietor before utilizing the services. It cost approx. 100 Rupees to charge telephones and batteries.

There are two types of toilets on the trekking. You’ll see the traditional squat down style of toilet and western form of a toilet flushing. In some teahouses, the toilets are in the home, and others are outside the housing district.

Practically all the tea houses offer hot shower facilities. Regardless of whether it be a hot bucket shower or hot tap shower facility, you will get either one facility on the trail. Likewise, during the busy trekking season, tea houses struggle to provide hot shower facilities to everyone because of its mass appeal. And, must bring their own towels.

To reserve a place, it is indeed necessary to make a down payment.  To reserve a place, a 20% down payment of the total cost is required.

Clients are welcome to cancel the trek whenever they like. However, they should inform us with a valid reason as to why they are canceling. Also, please note the deposit made to reserve a place is non-refundable. The reason for this is because, as soon as we receive the confirmation from the clients, we use more than the deposit amount to make reservations for hotels, airlines, transportation, and other things necessary to operate the trek efficiently. Also, if we cancel these services, they will charge us a cancellation fee.

However, we are free to postpone our reservation for any dates. Therefore, we ask our clients to postpone their trip rather than canceling it completely. Here is the link (Link) to our booking conditions.

Nepal Hiking Team has been organizing trekking tours for more than a decade. We have made dreams come true of hundreds of trekkers by taking them to the lap of the world’s highest mountain. You can also read the praise that our valued customers have for us on our trip advisor page. Our great team helps us to run every trip, be it solo, private, or a group trek efficiently. Our foremost priority has always been the customer’s satisfaction and their health and safety.