Annapurna Base Camp Trek via Poon Hill

Arrive Kathmandu, meet our representative, and transfer to the hotel. Attend a short pre-trip meeting regarding overall information about the trip with an introduction of guide and porter(s). Overnight at a hotel in Kathmandu.

We take an early morning flight to Pokhara after breakfast. You will be picked up from the hotel by your guide and transferred to the domestic terminal of the airport. We now board on a spectacular flight to Pokhara. If the weather favors us, we can witness a spectacular mountain panorama to the north. It is 30 minutes flight from Kathmandu.

After we arrive at Pokhara airport, we take a drive to Nayapool on the same day and begin hiking via spectacular country topography. The lush forest, rhythmic waterfalls, terraced fields, traditional settlements  and an encounter with friendly local people will mesmerize us on this first day of the trek to Tikhedhunga from Nayapool. Tikhedhunga is the base camp of Ghorepani and Poonhill. Overnight at Tikhedhunga at a guesthouse.

This is one of the toughest day of this trek. We begin early walk today because it gonna be a long day work for more than 10 hours all the way up till we get Ghorepani. The uphill of Ulleri has more than 3000 stone steps to cross. This, sometimes, makes us hopeless and we lose our confidence. But, the victory over it will be magnificent. After Ulleri, we get Banthanti and final section of ascent takes us to Upper Ghorepani. The arrival of Ghorepani marvel us offering incredible mountain panorama include Annapurna massif and giant Dhaulagiri. Overnight at guesthouse at Ghorepani.

Rise early in the morning prior to sunrise. It takes around 45 minutes to climb Poonhill. We need to climb stone steps to the top of Ponhill. We wait for the sunrise for a few minutes with our cameras ready to capture the right moments. The first fall of the sun rays hit the mountain summits and slowly become unbelievable. We spend around half an hour at the top and trek down to Ghorepani. We need to buy the entrance ( Rs. 100) for climbing Poonhill. At the top, we can enjoy hot tea and coffee well.

We trek back to Ghorepani and have our breakfast. After breakfast, we head to Tadapani. For Tadapani,  we trek via lush rhododendron and cascading waterfalls through ups and downs. The bigger stone steps, sometimes, become challenging for today. We cross a bridge and a final section of uphill till Tadapani again makes us tired, overnight at the guesthouse and Tadapani.

This is another day long walk from Tadapani to Chomrong. The trail is all the way down but tiring with bends around the hills. But, passing via beautiful settlements will be very impressive till we get Chhomrong. Overnight at guesthouse at Chhomrong.

We still have to encounter with many ups and downs toady. During summer, we may get leeches. You need to put spray or something on the lower part of your body that avoids leeches on the trail. We still have to pass via beautiful country settlements and incredible water falls on the way. Overnight at guesthouse at Dovan.

We start our walk after breakfast. Today, we are very close to our final destination that is Annapurna Base Camp. The mountain vistas today tend to be more fascinating. From Machhapuchhre Base Camp, we celebrate stunning Fishtail ( Machhapuchhre) and Annapurna Massif. Overnight at guesthouse at Maachhapuchhre Base Camp.

This is the most important day of this trek for we are getting victory over Annapurna Base Camp, the highest point of this trek. This venture to Annapurna Base Camp from Machhapuchhre offers us, probably, the most breathtaking views of entire Annapurna range, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, Ganesh Himal and beautiful Machhapuchhre. Overnight at guesthouse at Annapurna Base Camp.

Today, we begin to backtrack after our triumph over Annapurna Base Camp along the same trail. We pass via same country settlements and natural water falls in Annapurna Conservation Area and trek back to the place called Bamboo. Actually, Bamboo is the place with some many bamboo bushes. Overnight at guesthouse at Bamboo.

Today, we are trekking down to new place called Jhinu. This place is popular for natural hot springs. We enjoy natural lukewarm water at Jhinu village. The hot springs is 15 minutes walk from the village to the bank of the river. After hot springs, we come back to the guesthouse and stay overnight. Overnight at guesthouse at Jhinu.

This is the final day of this trek. After breakfast, we trek to the road head to Sibai. We still enjoy this trek and its attractions. Finally, from Sibai, we take drive to Pokhara. Overnight at hotel in Pokhara.