5 days Ghorepani-Poonhill Trek

Introduction

- 05 Days trek Poonhill Trek including 3200 M poonhill for breathtaking mountain view
- Easy grade Trek but day no 2 has endless stone step (3300 Stone Step)
- Best Seasons: Sep-May
- Start and End in Pokhara (Pokhara is 200 km from kathmandu, one day drive or 30 minutes to fly)












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About this tour
Mountains: Dhaulagiri I (3167 M), Tukuche (6920 M), Nilgiri (6940 M), Annapurna South (8091 M),                              Hiunchuli (6441 M), Tarke Kang (7193 M), Machhapuchre (6993 M) etc.

Rivers:        Modi

Peoples:      Mostly Gurung and Magar. 

Forests:      Of Rhododendron, Oak Tree, Pine

Other:         Classic Trek with excellent tea-house facilities, very commercial 

Poonhill & Ghandurk
with excellent panoramic view of Himalayas from Poonhill can make really worth to go this trekking. furthermore prospours gurung village in Ghandruk really can make tourist different from home. one can also try the dress of Gurung culture. 
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Standard Itinerary

Day 1: Pokhara Drive to  Nayapul (1000 M) [1 and half hours drive] and walk to TikheDhunga (1540 M), 5 hours Walk
Early in the morning you head to the airport for your flight to Lukla. This is an approximately 45 minutes flight with incredible mountain views north to the Himalayan Range. After meeting the crew in Lukla, you head up the Dudh Koshi River Valley on a well-marked trail to Phakding.
*Tea-House Facilities

Day 2: Ghorepani (2750 M), 6 hours walk
This morning you continue north following the Dudh Koshi river and on to Jorsale where you enter the Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park. From here it is a short walk to the confluence of two rivers, the ImjaDrangpa (ImjaKhola) and the Nangpo Tsangpo (BhoteKosi) where you cross once more on a suspension bridge. This is followed by a steep climb (for about 2hrs) up to Namche Bazaar, the main town in the Khumbu region. Namche is a prosperous Sherpa town and an important trading centre with a weekly Saturday market.

Day 3: Poonhill (3210 M) and Tadapani (2710 M), 7 hours walk)
Today is for letting your bodies rest and acclimatise. If you are feeling good you could go for an acclimatisation walk, or explore the village. Namche Bazaar is tucked away between two ridges amongst the giant peaks of the Khumbu. Options for acclimatisation walks include a visit to Khunde Hospital, or the one hour walk up to the Everest Hotel above Namche for the view of AmaDablam, Nuptse, Lhotse and Everest, with many more in the mix as well.

Day 4: Ghandruk (1990 M), 4 hours walk

From Namche, the trail contours around the side of the valley, high above the river and, as you go, you get great views of the great peaks of the Khumbu including Mt Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse and AmaDablam. After dropping down steeply to the river at PhunkiTenga and having lunch, you have a long steep climb up through beautiful forest to tonight's lodge. Tyangboche is famous for its legendary monastery, the largest in the Khumbu and you will stay near this monastery with Everest, Lhotse and AmaDablam in full view.
Trekking time: approx. 6 hours
Heights: Tyangboche 3860m

Day 5: Nayapul (1000 M) and Pokhara, 6 hours walk
After breakfast you head on up the trail to Dingboche. You firstdescend through stunning forest to Deboche and then cross the river and have a short climb to Pangboche which is a good lunch spot. On this side of the river stunning Ama Dablam is prominent and a stunning distraction from the trail as you continue up to Dingboche for the night.


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Map









Altitude Chart












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Some Pictures

Photo by poonhillghorepani.com





                                                                                                                            
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Want to go?

Do you want us to organize this trek for you? then please email us for the for information and price at ramnryam@outlook.com                       

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