The Poon Hill trek is for anyone who is short on time and wants to experience the Himalayas up close or anyone who isn’t quite confident enough to try trekking for over a week up to 20 days, then this is the perfect short trek in Nepal for you. You will be doing one of the more mild hikes in Nepal and it is of only a few days. You can experience pretty awesome on the Poon Hill trek, although there are TONS of stairs that will keep your calves burning for days after. This gave you a taste of what trekking is like plus the confidence and motivation to want to come back and try a tougher trek like the Annapurna Base Camp Circuit (ABC) and Everest Base Camp (EBC), both which are much longer than this mild trek.
You will be sleeping in different tea houses along the mountain. Tea houses offer affordable accommodation, water refills, snacks, and meals. You will run into tea houses all along the trek so don’t worry about being stranded in the middle of nowhere on a cold mountain without a roof over your head for the night. The tea houses offer basic accommodation, think of camping with a roof over your head. Some tea houses are obviously nicer than others and all offer warm blankets even if the air in your room is so cold you can see your breath.
Don’t expect hot showers, at best expect Luke warm water.
<p>Arrival in Kathmandu. Check-in to hotel. Evening at the touristic hub. Night in Kathmandu.</p>
<p>After breakfast, full day Kathmandu Valley City tour including Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhanath and Swayambhunath Stupa. Trek preparation. Night in Kathmandu.</p>
<p>After the breakfast, drive to Nayapul(1:30 hr drive). After a short walk along the banks of the Modi Khola, we reach at Birethanti (1,015 m), a large village with many shops and teahouses. From there, the trail continues through the village and follow the north bank of the Bhurungdi Khola. After a short climb, we reach Tikhedhunga . Night at Tikhedunga.</p>
<p>After the breakfast, trek to Ghorepani. move on towards the steep climb to Ulleri(2,070 m), a large Magar village at an altitude of. The trail ascends more gently from this point, through fine forests of oak and rhododendrons, towards Banthanti( 2,250 m). Then, trek towards to Ghorepani. Overnight stay in Ghorepani.</p>
<p>Poonhill (best point to view sunrise on majestic snowcapped mountainous range ). The trail escalates uphill to the top of Poonhill from Ghorepani. After the sunrise view, return to Ghorepani for breakfast. Ghorepani, a beautiful Magar village from where you can see Annapurna and Dhaulagiri mountain ranges. Trek downhill to Tadapani . Overnight stay in Tadapani.</p>
<p>After Breakfast, descending to Ghandhruk via Bise-Kharka. Lunch at Ghandruk (beautiful Gurung-village where you can view: Annapurna South(7219m), Himchhuli(6441m), Fishtail(6997m), Mardi himal(3580m). After lunch, continue the journey from Ghandruk to Saulibazar to Birethanti via Modi khola . Trek to reach Nayapul and drive back to Pokhara. After a long trek, overnight stay in one of the scenic place, Pokhara.</p>
<p>After the breakfast, full day city tour including David's fall, Seti River Georges, Mahendra Cave & boating in Phewa Lake to visit Tal Barahi . Night at Pokhara.</p>
<p>After breakfast, drive back to Kathmandu. Check-in to hotel. Farewell dinner with cultural program in the evening. Overnight in Kathmandu.</p>
<p>After breakfast, transfer to Airport. Happy see off.</p>
