Poonhill Circuit Trek

5.0 (1 reviews) Gandaki Zone, Nepal
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Duration5 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Group sizeUp to 80 travelers
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Poonhill Trek is a part of beautiful Annapurna Circuit Trek & Nepal’s one of the most famous, shortest & easiest tea-house treks that includes the best views of Mt. Dhaulagiri Range, some major peaks of Mt. Annapurna Range & Mt Manaslu. It contains some beautiful mountain villages. Also the trek has Hot spring where you can enjoy bath at fresh hot water ponds, great for your joints and muscles. The trek takes you through the world’s biggest rhododendron forest with trees over 25 mtrs tall. Lower parts contain fresh water rivers & huge terrace farms with lots of agricultural stuffs. It offers enough platform to learn about Himalayas, geography, local culture, lifestyle, agricultural, flora, vegetation, fauna, birds & history of the places.

70% PROFIT FROM THE TREK’LL BE DONATED TO POOR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION AND CLOTHING.

Guide fee: USD 9.80 per person/day (includes your tea-house accommodation in double/triple sharing as well)
You will require 5 days from Pokhara back to Pokhara.

What's included

  • Fee for Trekking Guide (me) with foods and accommodation
  • Accommodation for trekkers in double/triple sharing basis in the trek
  • Assistant Guides for big groups
  • Porters, Insurance, Soft and Hard Drinks, Personal requirements like wifi & hot showers
  • Foods and hotels in Pokhara
  • Foods during the trek
  • Transportation fee for the trek, (Pokhara-Nayapul- Pokhara) though I can arrange the vehicles.
  • Trekking permit fee, though I will issue them for you.

What to expect

Day 1: Pokhara-Nayapul-Ulleri
  1. Annapurna Mountain Range
    8h · Admission ticket included
    Today, we start after having breakfast at Pokhara with a drive of approximately 1 hr 45 mins to Nayapul. Then we will trek to Ulleri from Nayapul.

    I will pick you up from your hotel/ hostel in Pokhara.
Day 2: Ulleri-Ghorepani
  1. Annapurna Mountain Range
    6h · Admission ticket included
    Today is an easy day. Trek is just for 4 hours with average speed but we will make it 6 hours long by decreasing our speed and having lunch on the way at Nangethati. Its quite boaring to stay in Ghorepani if we check in early. Temperature is quite low to get out from the hotel, there’s nothing to see outside the hotel and its must to stay at Ghorepani to hike to Poonhill for sunrise view the next morning.
Day 3: Ghorepani-Poonhill- Tadapani
  1. Annapurna Mountain Range
    8h · Admission ticket included
    Today we have to go 45 mins uphill to reach Poonhill for sunrise. So we start early morning with torch before an hour of sunrise time. (Approx. 2 hrs trip)
    After sunrise view, we will return back to our hotel at Ghorepani for breakfast and head towards Tadapani. It takes around 5-6 hours to reach Tadapani from Ghandruk. Tadapani is a small village with beautiful view of snow mountains and green forests.
Day 4: Tadapani-Hot Spring
  1. Ghandruk
    2h
    Its an easy day today. 5 hours downhill trek to Hot Spring along beautiful Chhomrong Village. Chhomrong is a part of Ghandruk village & one of the most beautiful villages of Nepal which is located in the lap of Mt. Annapurna. The villages reflects lots of ancient Nepalese woodcrafts, agricultural stuffs, housing designs and endanged culture of Nepalese history along with the picturesque view of snow mountains.
    Today we will check in at our lodge near Hot Spring at around 2:00 pm and then go for hot bath in Hot Spring. There are few clean ponds with naturally flowing hot spring water where you can relax for few hours. The water temperature is around 30 degree centigrade. Also there are hot water spouts where you can have bath using soaps. Staying inside hot ponds is really benificial for your joints, muscles and skin. Your pain of 4 days treks will get healed here. You can go with your underwears in the ponds.
Day 5: Hot Spring- Nayapul-Pokhara
  1. Annapurna Mountain Range
    7h · Admission ticket included
    Today, we will have breakfast and trek to Nayapul which takes around 5 hours. Then we will have some lunch at Nayapul and drive back to Pokhara (1 hr 30mins) at the place we started.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

I will arrange for the pick up from Hallan Chowk, which is the central part of hotel area of Pokhara. We will start the trip together from the pick up point.
I will arrive your hotel or wherever you find easy in Pokhara for meeting before our trek. Sometimes when I am at mountains without networks, it might take 2-3 days for my response. But I will respond you for sure.
I hope you understood my problem.
Thank you.

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Not recommended for travellers with leg problems, Strokes and Seizure disorder

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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