Summary:
The shortest treks in this site offering good mountain views from Pokhara, Dhampus, Pothana and Ghandruk. Rich in flora and fauna and glimpse of traditional village life and there charming faces.
Detail Itinerary:
Day 01 :
Drive from Kathmandu to Pokhara (820m.) which takes about seven hours. You depart for the seven hours drive to Pokhara (820m,), 200 kilometers west of Kathmandu. As you climb out of the Kathmandu valley, only to quickly descend again to the Trisuli River, you follow upstream to its junction with the Marsyangdi River. You follow the Marsyandi gently up through heavily terraced fields and small hill towns to the Seti River that takes you directly into Pokhara. Having pleasant weather, Pokhara is tourist's paradise with full of natural as well as cultural heritage sites such as lakes, caves, temples of Buddhist and Hindus along with mountains. You can observe views to the north across the hills and Phewa Tal (lake) to the white peaks of the Manaslu, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri ranges. This drive will take most of the morning, leaving much of the afternoon to fall in love with its beauty..
Day 02 :
Pokhara (820 m) - Deurali (2100m)
5 - 5½ hours, 1100m ascend, 20m descend
Drive from Pokhara (820 m.) to Dhampus Phedi (1120 m.) then steep climbing up to Dhampus Village (1770m) with views of Dhaulagiri 1st (8167m), the 7th tallest mountain in the world, Mardi Himal, Fishtail (6993m), Annapurna range, Lamjung Himal(6932m) and Manaslu range. Now the trail gently assents to the Pothana Village (1890m) through the forest. Again the trail gently assent to our final destination Deurali(2100m).
Day 03 :
Deurali (2100m) - Ghandruk (1950m)
5 - 5½ hours, 800m descend, 650m ascend
Treks begins to descend upto Bherikharka through forests. Now you follow flat path till you reach Tolka village. The path you follow till Landruk is really exhilarating as you pass through many local villages rich in culture, terrace fields and numerous green hills. From here the trail descends to Modi khola (stream), kiwi (Bee hive, 1300m.). Now the trail steeply ascend through stone staircase upto Final Camp of the day. Ghandruk village, the second largest Gurung village, having about 310 households (the largest is siklis, having about 400 households), one of the major ethnic group out of the 63 identify ethnic group of Nepal and well known for the brave Indian and British regiment. There is a handicraft centre and Gurung museum. From this village you could see Annapurna south, Hiunchuli, Gangapurna, Annapurna III and Fishtail.
Day 04 :
Ghandruk (1950m) – Nayapul (1070m), then drive to Pokhara.
5 - 5½ hours, 950m descend, 50m ascend,
The first part of the trek is gently descend upto Kimche (1640m.), where there are some tiny souvenir shops and restaurants, the little village mostly occupied by Black Smith, one of the so-called untouchable caste in Nepal as well as in India. Just below the village is the nature conservation and human potential education centre, a British project that has a small visitor centre explaining its work. Again the trail gently descend to Seuli Bazaar (1140m). From here, the trail moves along the bank of Modi Khola to Birethanti. En route, you pass through forests, rice terraces, waterfalls and green scenarios. Birethanti is a small town with few lodges, shops and human settlements. Now you walk for almost thirty minutes through flat path upto Nayapul (New Bridge). Here you board vehicle to drive back to Pokhara which takes approximately one and half hours.
Day 05 :
Drive from Pokhara to Kathmandu by tourist mini bus that takes about seven hours. While driving from Pokhara to Kathmandu, you head up to Damauli, Dumre, Muglin and Kurintar where the Nepal's first Cable car is operated to reach to Manakamana Temple. En route, you could enjoy the mountain views, green sceneries, rice terrace fields, vegetable fields and people being engaged in their daily life activities. From Naubishe you climb up to Thankot, the gateway to capital city.
You can also fly from Pokhara to Kathmandu which takes approximately 25 minutes.
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