We trekked from Tikhedhunga to Ghorepani which was at an altitude of 2,850 meters. We move through the mountain side on a well made stone step path passing tiered rice and wheat fields, small villages, and thick forest.
The walking route was very well built and so outgoing, it made you wonder who made it and how long it took. It is such a saving grace for the various mountain villages to have an efficient way to communicate. we passed many donkeys and their owners transporting wood, gas. It was incredible to me how anything could have been built in such an unforgiving and difficult landscape.
The realization that made the most permanent impression on you was how different people around the world can survive. I had never experienced a lifestyle that differed so much from my own. The things that are important to me were not nearly as important to them, and vice versa. It’s these types of experiences that help us stay open minded and accepting.
We arrived at the second Guesthouse very close to the foot of Poon Hill in Ghorepani which gave us easy access for the 5 AM hike the next morning. This tea house was popular among the trekkers for its location.
Early morning me and my girlfriend hike to Poon hill for sunrise views and we met approximately 200 other trekkers in the morning to make the ascent to Poon Hill at 3210m. It was still pitch dark so you were left to follow the light of your head lamp and the ambient light of others’. At 5 AM it is quite cold out so you bundled up, but don’t fret, you’ll start sweating in no time.
There’s a hut at the top that serves up hot tea (lemon or black) to enjoy with the view. We had a relatively clear sunrise that displayed a few of the great peaks including Annapurna South, Annapurna I, Machhapuchhare (“Fish Tail”), and Dhaulagiri. It was hard to leave the views from the top but you were delighted with spectacular views on the way down! Hiking up to the acme of Poon Hill was our prize.
After having breakfast early in the morning with a half an hour drive to Nayapul and you will start your trek to Ulleri. At a 20minutes walk from Nayapul you will reach to Birethati, here you have to show your trekking permit and TIMS in the National Park Office. After a short stops, and trail slightly goes Tikhedhunga via Burundi Khola, village of Sudame, Mathathati Hille and finally crossing many beautifully settled hamlets and reach to Ulleri over night at lodge.
Taking breakfast early we start our trek which is challenging. We should walked straight up the face of the mountain for about 4 hours, eventually catching glimpses of the white snow- capped Annapurna Peak. The view was amazing. we continue our trekking and reached cold Ghorepani.
Early morning at the break of dawn after an hour of trek we will reach to Poon Hill at the altitude of 3210m. If morning is fine and clear we will be awarded with an opportunity of close view of outstanding and impressive sunrise.After a close view of Pooh Hill and after taking Breakfast at Ghorepani we will walk downhill to the Ulleri and Take a Jeep drive back to Pokhara.
Yes, you can get it in Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. As you arrive to airport fill the form and proceed to the visa line. You have to pay 30US$ for 15 days of visa from the day of issue, 50US$ for 30days and 150US$ for 90 days of tourist visa. For this you have to bring two passport size photos.
The total distance of the Ghorepani Poon Hill trek is 40 km/25 mi. You need 3-4 days on average to complete the Ghorepani poon hill trekking route.
The Ghorepani Poon Hill trek is a moderate hike that doesn’t require any climbing experience. Ghorepani poon hill is the easiest multi-day treks in the Annapurna region. Poon Hill is still a physically demanding trek because of the 3000-meter ascent that you challenge over 2 days.
The best popular way of walking the Ghorepani Poon Hill trek is starting in Nayapul and finishing in Ghandruk. The total ascent for the route is 3000 meters and the total descent is 1990meters from sea level.
Yes, please absolutely you need, from 1st April 2023, it’s compulsory for all international trekkers to hire a guide for hiking most routes in Nepal. The best way of finding a good reliable guide is through one of the trekking agencies in Kathmandu. The average price is US$20 to 25 per day for a porter and US$25 to 30 per day for a Guide. You can share one guide/porter between a couples of people.
The Ghorepani Poon Hill trek is the best luxury route in the Entire Annapurna trekking region in Nepal. Almost every guesthouse on the route has Wi-Fi, a hot water shower, and electricity. Some time they charge you extra for using these facilities. But most of the places or in the trekking routes they will not charge you.
The spring of March and April and the fall months of October and November is the best time to visit Poon Hill. These months are quite dry and warm. Hiking during the monsoon season between May and September is not recommended due to the high risk of landslides and floods. The winter months of December, January, and February are the driest and the coldest months of the year. The elevation on the Poon Hill trek is not that high it’s unlikely that you’ll get a lot of snow even in winter.
From where you are travelling? If you are traveling from Kathmandu by flight, private vehicle or Tourist bus and straight way to heading Nayapul.
The trek starts in Nayapul, a small town 40 km from Pokhara.
Private vehicle to Nayapul leave throughout the day from the taxi terminal in Pokhara. The journey takes one and half hours with private vehicle from. The price is NPR 3000 and up to 4 people can travel on Taxi. If you are travel in group better to hire Local route jeeps and cost you 6000 to 7500NPR one way and jeeps goes up to Hille.
Since we are Nepal based company we refer to arrange your international flights from your home town. But domestic flight ticket will be included in our package. Other help like river rafting, city guided tour, mountain flight, jungle safari will be provided according to your necessities.
It depends; if you’re comparatively fit and enjoy walking then you will definitely find a trekking route to suite you. Obviously shorter trek are easier and longer ones require a better standard of fitness. If you want to go somewhere then we are ready to tailor the tour for you as you can choose the pace.
If you are in good physical condition then you do not require any hiking experience for short trekking. But if you are planning for the longer ones then you should do long day hikes at your home.
Completely, we assure the safety and security of the women travelling with us. We will give you a personal room on lodge and personal tent for camping while trekking.
Permit is not required for trekking in Everest, Annapurna, Langtang and some other regions. However, conservation permits or National park permits are required. There are few restricted trekking areas in Nepal where trekking permits are required.
All the meals are prepared with high standards of hygiene, fruit and vegetables are soaked in iodine before preparation. Most of lodges serve boiled and filter water which is safe. It is also possible to buy the bottle of mineral water in the trek.
All of our guides are trained with first aid and have basic idea about the physical problems that may arise during trekking. If an emergency occur then we will cover initial expenses of rescue operation as these expenses will need to be recovered from your insurance company. For minor cases there are health posts established by foreign doctors and many are staffed by overseas personnel.
You need to pay 20% of total price as advance deposit to conform reservation before arriving to Nepal. Rest of the payment can be paid after arrival day in Kathmandu Nepal
You can bring power bars, cereal bars and similar high energy foods, powder Gatorade is also recommended to fight dehydration.
In the way in many villages along the popular trekking routes you can find telephones from where you can make international calls.
Yes our company insures all of our trekking staff including guide, cook, Sherpa and porters
We will travel from Kathmandu to Pokhara by road or air, then by road to Nayapul where the trek starts. Trekking is throughout Tikedhunga 1580 Meters, and Ghorepani 2850 meters, followed by the Poon hill 3210 meters sunrise trek and then onto Tadapani 2610Meters Ghandruk 2090 Meters and back to Nayapul via Syaulibazar, Biretathi.
I truly can say that I had a great time in Nepal and can't wait to visit again to do more trekking. Me and my buddy did poon hill Ghorepani trek in early November of 2019. Devi and his knowledgeable guide and porter were more than helpful, patient and courteous. Highly recommend this trekking outfit for all treks in Nepal. Thanks again Adventure Nepal Eco Treks Owner Devi,Baral and brilliant Guide Tilak Shrestha and Porter Onngchu Sherpa!!
Epic! Ghorepani Poon Hill 3 days Trek!!!
15th Mar, 2022
Excellently organized by Devi, Baral the company owner. Kumar, the guide was patient and professional. We had wonderful time in Nepal with Adventure Nepal Eco Treks. The assigned porters went above and beyond the call duty. I recommend this company if you are considering a Nepal Trek. My memories from this trip will stay with me for the rest of my life.
Poon hill Ghorepani a trip of lifetime.
15th Mar, 2022
Iv just returned from a lovely trek to poon hill ,I had Ramesh as my guide who was very efficient and helpful ,letting me go at my own pace ,the views were wonderful and breathtaking then I traveled down to Chitwan ,this was a great experience riding elephants and going on safaris
If you’re looking for the best company in my opinion go to Adventure Nepal Eco Treks and deal with Devi the boss who couldn't have been more helpful and organized ,this is my second trek with them having done Everest Base Camp Trek last May 2019
Fantastic poon hill Trek plus chitwan safari
15th Mar, 2022
We just completed a trekking to Ghorepani- Poon Hill-Ghandruk , since the very beginning Mr. Devi Baral is very helpful and easily contactable.
I found his company via reviews of Trip Advisor and then contacted him month ago to finalize the trip, we communicate through phone - whatsapps and email , he helped us to arrange the program and all details about it.
What surprised us, when we finally agreed about the program, Mr. Devi only asked our copy of passport and air tickets, no down payment or whatever payment in advance was asked !
When we arrived Kathmandu, we were a bit nervous but when we finally exit the airport, Mr. Devi was there with big smile picked us up from the airport to take us to the hotel in Thamel area Kathmandu. We settle the full payment in his cozy office and he explained again to us about details of the trip. Hotel he chose for us in Thamel was excellent : Nepal Access.
When we arrived Pokhara in the next day, we met with our guide and porter : Mr. Ramesh and Mr. Som . They were waiting for us from the morning when we arrived late delayed for 3 hours due to weather problem.
Mr. Ramesh a young humble Nepalese , really a good guys and speaks English very well . We travelled to Nanjapol and then hiked together to Ghorepani - Poon Hill and Ghandruk. He always smile and make sure our needs were covered, extra blankets were given when my mate had a fever during the trip and he made sure all are OK. Mr. Ramesh is really a good guide , and patience and also very knowledgeable about the trek and always in a good spirit, that really motivated us during the trip.
Mr. Som our porter is a type of a porter that whenever you needs, he always there.
He is not kind of a porter who will walk fast ahead while his clients are behind.
He always walk side by side with us together and also with Ramesh too.
They are really a good duo !!!
During the trip, we met his colleague (other guide) who was with another clients : Mr. Kumar , so along the road we always bumped to each other and had a good laugh together every night.
When we arrived the lodges, Som also make sure if we are OK and always ready with hot tea or whatever we needs.
Incredible experience with them, in our last day we even discussed next trip to Nepal with them.
This company ran by Mr. Devi is really super on how to service their clients , and they have the best guides probably , in my experience.
Thanks Ramesh and Som .. see you again soon !
Ghorepani - Poon Hill Trek for 5 days
15th Mar, 2022
Llegamos sin tener nada preparado y por suerte encontramos a Devi Baral !!. Le dimos unas cuantas ideas de lo que nos gustaria hacer y el nos lo organizo todo muy bien. No teniamos muy claro si hacer un trekking y menos mal que le hicimos caso!!!. El tiempo no nos acompano mucho y a penas hemos podido ver las maravillosas montanas de este pais. Tanto el guia Kumar como elporteador Kubindra se han portado estupendamente, y a pesar de nuestros escasos conocimientos de ingles nos hemos entendido muy bien. Tienen una paciencia y un buen humor esplendidos.
Esperamos poder volver en otra occasion y en otra epoca del ano y poder disfrutar plenamente de las visitas y de esta gente maravillosa!.
Poon Hill Ghorepani Trek 2012
15th Mar, 2022
From the first response from Devi to my e-mail, I felt sure I'd found an agent who could provide everything I was looking for. Devi listens to what you want and gives it to you at a price that is remarkable. Our tailormade holiday took us round Kathmandu, by bus to Pokhara (return by air), trekking from Nyapul via Poon Hill and Dhampus to finish in Phedi (61/2 days), sighting everest from Nagakot and a visit to Bhaktapur.
Devi also invited us to his home for a farewell meal, he made us feel very cared for and special.
On the trek you couldn't have a better guide than Kumar. He chose the best tea houses with the best beds, food and views. If you are thinking of not using a guide remember... you get to your final destination quite tired...there are few tea house reviews and you'll probably have a very hit and miss time (as others we met confirmed). Our porter Naranth RAN! ahead to ensure that the tea room Kumar wanted was reserved for us.... you really couldn't have spent time with a better couple of guys. They looked after us as if we were family. Using ANET was a big descision that we thought about very carefully and 100% came to the rigt descision to use them. Devi Baral, Kumar and Naranth can't be bettered.
Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek April 2012
16th Mar, 2022
Adventure Nepal Eco Treks arranged a wonderful Poon Hill trek for us in February 2014. Despite our flight to Kathmandu being cancelled and coming in a day late, everything went smoothly and we had the trip of a lifetime.
“Excellent Poon Hill Trek - highly recommended!”
16th Mar, 2022
Our experience with Adventure Nepal Eco Treks has been wonderful. Right from putting the itinerary together to making travel arrangements to seeing us off at the airport, Mr Devi Baral was personally involved.
“Ghorepani-Poon Hill Trek”
16th Mar, 2022
