Royal Himalayan Holidays

Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek

Duration
13 days
Max. Elevation
3210m
Group size
Min 2
Level
BEGINNER
Transportation
All ground transportation and domestic flights as per itinerary
Best Season
Mar-May and Sep-Dec
Accomodation
5/4-star hotels in Kathmandu and Pokhara + standard tea house/lodge during the trek
Meals
Breakfast in Kathmandu and Pokhara + all meals during the trek
Starts at
Kathmandu
Ends at
Kathmandu
Trip Route
Kathmandu-Pokhara-Tikhedhunga-Ghorepani-Poon Hill-Chuile-Jhinudanda-Landruk-Ghandruk-Kimche-Pokhara-Kathmandu

Highlights

    • Sightseeing in Kathmandu and boating in Pokhara
    • 2-way flight to and from Pokhara
    • Amazing light trek south of the Annapurna mountains
    • Stunning sunrise view from Poon Hill
    • Stay at traditional tea houses during the trek
    • Visit the hot springs of Jhinudanda

Overview

The Ghorepani Poon Hill trek is one of Nepal’s favorite short treks. Royal Himalayan Holidays had designed especially for you an amazing package of 13 days filled with activities, sightseeing, and a short 7 days trek to the famous Poon Hill. Popular amongst families, couples, and groups the Ghorepani Poon Hill trek is also a perfect way to get experience in trekking in Nepal.
 
With one of the best short treks in Nepal, you’re bound to get the best experience! Located at a height of 3,210m/10,532ft, Poon Hill is one of the best vantage points to see a part of the southern Annapurna Himalayan range, including Mt. Annapurna I 8,091m/26,545ft, and Mt. Dhaulagiri 8,167m/26,795ft! Furthermore, during the Ghorepani Poon Hill trek, we plan to take you there during the sunrise for an even more memorable moment. Royal Himalayan Holidays takes a different route than the traditional trek and takes you also to the healing hot water springs of Jhinudanda. Here you can take a relaxing dip in the healing waters. Our last stop during the trek is a visit to the Gurung settlement of Ghandruk. Here the views are serene and we can take a look at the local Gurung museum for a cultural aspect of the trek. From here we trek down to Kimche where we can take transportation back to Pokhara and ultimately back to Kathmandu. 

Book today with Royal Himalayan Holidays this amazing Ghorepani Poon Hill trek of 13 days. You’re in for an adventure! Culture, activities, a short trek, and seeing some of the highest mountains on the planet are all included in the Ghorepani Poon Hill trek, and as with many treks in Nepal, this can be made shorter or longer depending on your preferences.

Trip Itinerary

  • Meet and greet at the airport
  • Hotel transfer by private vehicle and check-in
  • Welcome drinks 
  • Welcome dinner
  • Overnight at your hotel

  • Hotel breakfast
  • Trek briefing at the hotel
  • Pick-up by your tour guide
  • Arrival at Bishal Bazaar and start walking tour
  • Explore Kathmandu Durbar Square
  • Continue walking tour to Thamel via Asan local bazaar
  • Pick up from Thamel and drive to your hotel (in case the hotel is out of Thamel)
  • Overnight at your hotel

  • Hotel breakfast
  • Pick up and transfer to the airport
  • Fly to Pokhara
  • Arrival Pokhara + transfer to your hotel
  • Hotel check-in
  • Lakeside walk + boating on Phewa Lake
  • Pick up and drive to the hotel
  • Overnight at the hotel

  • Hotel breakfast
  • Pick up and drive to Nayapul
  • Arrive at Nayapul for TIMS check
  • Start to trek to Birethanti
  • Follow the road slightly north-west towards Sudame
  • Continue upwards towards Tikhedhunga
  • Next day’s trek briefing
  • Dinner and stay overnight in the guest house at Tikhedhunga

  • Wake-up call (optional)
  • Breakfast
  • Start to trek
  • Cross the Bhurungdi Khola (river)
  • Follow the stone steps up to Ulleri
  • Enjoy a short break at Ulleri
  • Continue further upwards to Ban Thanti
  • Lunch at Ban Thanti
  • Ascend further up to Ghorepani
  • Next day’s trek briefing
  • Dinner and stay overnight in the guest house at Ghorepani

  • Wake-up call (optional)
  • Hike up to Poon Hill
  • Enjoy the sunrise view from Poon Hill
  • Hike back down to Ghorepani
  • Breakfast
  • Start the trek eastwards
  • Follow the route east to Ban Thanti
  • Lunch at Ban Thanti
  • Continue further east to Tadapani
  • Head north by descending towards Chuile
  • Next day’s trek briefing
  • Dinner and stay overnight in the guest house at Chuile

  • Wake-up call (optional)
  • Breakfast
  • Start to trek
  • Cross the Kimrong Khola River
  • Follow the trail east to Jhinudanda
  • Lunch at Jhinudanda
  • Enjoy the natural hot springs
  • Next day’s trek briefing
  • Dinner and stay overnight in the guest house at Jhinudanda

  • Wake-up call (optional)
  • Breakfast
  • Start to trek southwards
  • Cross the long suspension bridge over the Kimrong Khola (river)
  • Continue to the new bridge and cross the Modi Khola to Himalpani
  • Follow the Modi Khola downstream to Bhirkuna
  • Ascend a bit further to Landruk
  • Lunch at Landruk
  • Next day’s trek briefing
  • Dinner and stay overnight in the guest house at Landruk

  • Wake-up call (optional)
  • Breakfast
  • Start to trek
  • Cross the Modhi Khola westwards
  • Ascend slowly to Ghandruk
  • Lunch at Ghandruk
  • Visit the Gurung musuem
  • Next day’s trek briefing
  • Dinner and stay overnight in the guest house at Ghandruk

  • Wake-up call (optional)
  • Breakfast
  • Start to trek
  • Follow the trail slightly downwards to Kimche
  • Pick up by private jeep and drive back to Pokhara
  • Arrival at Pokhara + hotel check-in
  • Overnight stay in Pokhara

  • Hotel breakfast
  • Pick up and transfer to the airport
  • Fly to KTM
  • Arrival KTM + transfer to your hotel
  • Hotel check-in
  • Overnight at the hotel

  • Trip review & feedback
  • Overnight at the hotel

  • Check-out
  • Our team will transfer you to the airport approx. 3hrs before departure

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Includes

    • All ground transportation as per itinerary
    • Kathmandu - Pokhara - Kathmandu flight
    • 5/4-star Hotels in Kathmandu and Pokhara
    • Tea house/lodge during the trek
    • Breakfast in Kathmandu and Pokhara
    • All meals during the trek
    • Welcome dinner
    • Licensed English-speaking trek guide/leader
    • Guide and porter service during the trek
    • All government and local taxes as per the itinerary
    • All permits as per the itinerary
    • All entry fees as per the itinerary
    • All official expenses as per the itinerary
    • Successful trek certificate
    • 1 basic medical kit per group

Exclude

    • Meals in Kathmandu and Pokhara
    • Tips for guide

Frequently Asked Questions

With the thousands of travel and trekking agents to choose from in Nepal, why book a holiday with Royal Himalayan Holidays? Well first off, at RHH we take care in organizing any type of tour, trek, or adventure activity in Nepal. Furthermore, we provide a unique service by hiring only local and licensed guides. But the real reason you should book with RHH is, because of that touch of luxury that we provide in Nepal. All of our packages come with an All-Inclusive package, giving you more time to just enjoy your holiday. We provide luxury holidays in the Himalayas!

Booking with RHH has never been easier! Just use our easy-to-use website, select your package for Nepal, Bhutan, or Tibet and click Book Now to fill up your booking form. After receiving your booking form by auto email, our team will contact you back via email, to finalize your booking. It’s that easy!

Yes, all of our packages are based on luxury trips and can get pricy for the average budget trekker. We do however can change this during your booking should you wish. By lowering the accommodation type and switching to the public instead of private transport you can enjoy trips or treks with RHH without the luxury element. But then again would you sacrifice comfort for the price during a holiday? Enjoy the best of the Himalayas with our luxury packages. 

If you wish to book a budget trip with Royal Himalayan Holidays, you can just make any booking, but a request for a budget trip. Then after receiving your request our team can send you a budget itinerary for that package with a new and lower calculated rate per person. 

Almost all of our trips are family and child friendly. Of course, you’ll need to see a bit yourself, we think it’s logical that you can’t book a hard and strenuous trek while bringing children with you. For family and child-friendly trips or treks, we do recommend any of our tour packages or one of our short treks in Nepal that don’t reach too such high altitudes. 

No, Royal Himalayan Holidays do not have any hidden or additional fees after booking a trip. With us, full transparency is an important part of our customer relations! Hence, all rates are included within your package, of course, these do not include your personal expenses, such as drinks, souvenirs, tips, etc. 

Yes with RHH you have the option to book a non-English guide for your trip. If you would like to have a different language guide during your holiday we do insist on mentioning this during your booking so we have the time to organize, find, check and hire said guide for your trip. There are French, German, Dutch, and Spanish-speaking guides available.

Royal Himalayan Holidays does take great care of booking your accommodation during your holiday in Nepal. We book only the best available 4 to 5-star category hotel. These hotels are based on All-Inclusive plans and have luxury rooms as well as other facilities available for you to enjoy during your holiday. During treks, accommodation is limited to standard guest or tea houses, but at some overnight locations where there is luxury accommodation available, we plan to stay at those. 

Well, since ATMs don’t exist up high in the mountains we do recommend bringing some additional cash with you, preferably Nepalese Rupees or US Dollars. Calculate a 15 to 25 USD per day in the Himalayas. This way you can use extra facilities in the guesthouses such as WIFI usage. 

Yes, with RHH you have the option to tailor-make or customize an itinerary before booking a holiday. If you want to change a part of your itinerary during your holiday then RHH can organize for you, but at additional cost depending on the changes that have to be made. 

No, international flights are not included in the package rate. With so many flight options nowadays we give you the freedom of choosing the best available flights from and to Nepal yourself. If you do require international flight tickets we can arrange this, but by experience, we found that our customers can get better international flight rates by themselves from their own respective countries. 

So Nepal has 4 seasons. Starting with spring, followed by the monsoon or rainy season going into fall/autumn and ultimately winter. The best times to book a trip or trek in Nepal will either be during spring or fall/autumn. Spring starts in March and ends at the end of May. During this season the winter cold is gone and the skies are clear blue with a few clouds here and there. Perfect for seeing those incredible mountain and valley views! Fall or autumn starts in September and runs until the end of November. This season is extra special in Nepal, not because of the clear skies and comfortable weather, but due to being the festival season. In October the biggest festival takes place in Nepal, namely Dashain and Tihar. To get the best experience in Nepal we do recommend booking either for the spring or fall/autumn seasons.

Almost all guesthouses have WIFI available and phone reception. Do note that this is not high-speed WIFI or perfect reception, you’re still in the remote Himalayas. During the trek, there will be areas with no reception or WIFI, meaning you’ll be completely cut out from the world and surrounded by nature! Exactly what a trek should be.

While tipping is not mandatory in Nepal, due to being a low-income country many of the workers do depend on it as a secondary income. Hence we do ask our travelers to give some gratuities at the end of your trip to your guide or driver. Common tips in Nepal for a service well performed are about 5 to 10USD a day. But once again it is not mandatory.

Yes with RHH you can extend or add extra days on your holiday to enjoy your trip further. We do also provide assistance in VISA extension should it be required as well as helping you choose new and different activities. You can even combine multiple tours or treks with each other, as well as doing additional activities such as hiking, or adventure packages such as rafting or paragliding. 

With Royal Himalayan Holidays you can even hold a special event such as a birthday celebration, company team building, anniversary celebration, marriage proposal and even hold a traditional Nepalese wedding. Do request us during your booking if you want us to organize such an event during your trip to Nepal.

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