Ghorepani Poonhill Trek – 5 Days

Today our destination will be Ghorepani. At first, we will drive from Pokhara to Ulleri via Tikhedunga. Then from Ulleri, we will head to Ghorepani.

From Pokhara, get to Nayapul, take the Mountain Highway route. Then, from Nayapul, we begin our much-anticipated incredible adventure walking journey, which will take us to Birethanti. We hike up the off-road to Sudame and then gradually climb up the valley side to Tikhedhunga.

We’ll cross a river and make our way to Nangethanti. We’ll arrive in Ghorepani, where we’ll be able to see Dhaulagiri, Annapurna South, Hiunchuli, Annapurna I, and other peaks. 

Today you have to start your trek early in the morning after breakfast. You don’t want to miss the ideal opportunity to see the first rays of the sun caressing the snow-capped peak, so get up early in the morning, get your torchlight, and begin climbing up to Poon Hill before the first ray of sunlight strikes the ground. 

From Ghorepani, it takes an hour to reach Poon Hill. You may get a spectacular morning view of the sunrays enveloping the tops of the Dhaulagiri and Annapurna Himalayan ranges from Poon Hill.

We’ll have breakfast at our hotel in Ghorepani and then descend to Tadapani hamlet, from where we can see Annapurna South, Annapurna II, Fishtail, and other mountains.

Today you will leave Tadapani and head towards the Jhinu Danda early in the morning. The Jhinu Danda also offers spectacular views of the surrounding mountains. After arriving at the Jhinu Danda, we will have a little break before walking down to the Modi River’s natural hot spring. We’ll take a hot bath and massage our sore muscles before hiking up to Jhinu Danda, where we’ll stay.

Today is the day when we return to Pokhara via Nayapul.

As we descend into the valley, we follow the Modi River. We descend gradually via terraced farms till we reach Siwal/Ghandruk Phedi. A one-hour off-road journey takes you to Nayapul, where you may connect to the paved route that leads to Pokhara and your Lakeside hotel. We return to Pokhara by road, passing through the gorgeous landscape.

We will return to Kathmandu after breakfast. This magnificent journey through the Middle Hill landscape and the famous rafting Trishuli River, which originates in Tibet northeast of Kathmandu, provides intriguing insights into rural Nepal.