Difficulty
Moderate
Duration
13Days
Max Elevation
2800m at Darche Danda
Group Size
2-8
Accommodation
Teahouse
Transportation
Private Vehicle
Start / End
Kathmandu/ Kathmandu
On arrival at Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport, you will be greeted by our staff, who will escort you to the hotel, where our Sherpa guide or the office staff will give you a brief orientation about the hotel, Kathmandu itself, trekking, and the do's and don’ts of the area. They will also review any additional information that you might require while in Nepal, including an overview of the next day's sightseeing tour. In the evening, you will enjoy a complimentary welcome dinner at one of the finest traditional Nepalese restaurants in Kathmandu, with the necessary transfer to and from the hotel by taxi, bus. Overnight in Hotel
Max Altitude: 1300m/ 4265 ft
After your breakfast, you will precede to Kathmandu Durbar Square, where you will tour the ancient palace, the temple of the Kumari, the living goddess of Nepal, Hanuman Dhoka, and Kasthamandav Temple with a guide knowledgeable about Nepalese history, architecture, and religion. From there, you will proceed by taxi, bus to the Buddhist site, Swoyambhunath Stupa, also known as the "Monkey Temple" because of its lively troops of resident monkeys. You will then visit Pashupatinath Temple, the holiest shrine for Hindus, situated on the banks of the holy Bagmati River, a popular cremation site. Before returning to the hotel, you will visit Boudhnath Stupa, a Buddhist pilgrimage center and home to many colorful gompas, or monasteries. Once back at the hotel, you will receive a briefing about the trek and have a chance to meet your guides and ask any last minute questions before tomorrow morning's departure. Overnight in Hotel
Max Altitude: 1300m/ 4265 ft
Early morning today you will be picked up for your day's drive through the beautiful countryside villages towards the famous Gurung village of Sirubari. Sirubari village is a totally unspoiled Gurung settlement set in the hills at an altitude of 1700 metres above sea level. The climate is ideal at any time during the September to June season with warm days and cool nights. The village is a short drive and walk from Pokhara, the major tourist centre for the Annapurna region. It is reached from the road to Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha. You will be welcomed into the community and invited to stay in the home of one of the village families. The accommodation is simple but comfortable with good bedding and clean toilet facilities. The food is delicious and you will be eating as one of the family. Each night there will be entertainment provided by the community. This will be in the form of traditional Gurung and Nepali dancing and singing, you can join in if you like. As the locals are all Buddhist, the village gompa, a simple but beautiful temple, will be a feature of your stay. There will be the chance to get a blessing from the resident lama before you leave. Just because you are not trekking it doesn't mean that you won't see the mountains. An easy walk above the village is a viewpoint at Thumro. At 2300 metres this is the highest point south of Pokhara and the views on a clear day are spectacular. Spread before you are rolling foothills dotted with isolated farming communities and crowned by an array of snow peaks that will leave you breathless. From Langtang in the east, through Machhapuchare and the Annapurnas and around to Dhaulagiri the Himalayan giants all line up for your camera to capture. Overnight stay at local home/tented camp
Max Altitude: 1700m/ 5577 ft
Duration: 07 Hrs
During your stay you will be able to feel what it is like to live the life of a Nepali villager. Walk with your host family while they go about their daily chores, tending animals, tilling the fields, going to school with the children, or just sitting in the sun talking to neighbors. Feel free to wander, safely, by yourself and look at all of the developments that the community have supported and funded; the primary health centre with its doctor, the agricultural service centre, the veterinary hospital, the plant nursery and forest plantation. The list goes on and on. And, at the end of your stay, you will be overwhelmed by the farewell that your new family will give you. If you never come this way again the village and its people will remain in your heart forever. Overnight stay at local home/tented camp
Max Altitude: 1700m/ 5577 ft
Today we take a day's drive to Chanaute which is a small village having 30-40 households situated at the confluence of rivers Dharaundi and Chanaute. The place is inhabited by Magar, Gurung, Tamang, Chetteri, Brahmins and Newar communities. Being situated at the confluence of the rivers the surrounding lands are so fertile that they can grow paddy, corns, millet, barley and green vegetables year round. Overnight stay at local home/tented camp
Max Altitude: 700m/ 2296 ft
Duration: 07 Hrs
After our breakfast here we begin our walk uphill through the forest of sal, katus, chilaune upto a bigger settlement of Magar, Gurung, Chhetri, Brahmins etc. We can find seasonal fruits like orange, banana, pineapple and crops like millet, corn, mustard etc. We can also have good view of Boudha Peak, Hinuchili, Darshey Danda from here. After a bit of rest at Muchuk we continue walking up to another village of Bachak market from where we can have good views of Fishtail, Annapurna range, Ganesh Himal, Manaslu, Boudha peak. This is also well known for the fabulous sunrise and sunset views. Then we walk past Tamang village of Namkhyu from where the gradual uphill walk will bring us at Sirandanda. Sirandanda is inhabited by Sherpa and Tamang ethnic groups and they have maintained their own Monastery. This is one of the places in the lower region that we can have chance to see the thriving Tibetan Buddhism Culture. Potato is the only staple vegetable that can be grown here. The right altitude and the good weather here offer Sirandanda as the best place in the locality for growing tea, coffee and cardamom which is the only cash crops for the villagers here. Overnight stay at local home/tented camp
Max Altitude: 2200m/ 7217 ft
Duration: 06 Hrs
After our breakfast and good views of the mountain we walk down a bit and then follow the level trails up to Gyachok VDC from where you will walk down steeply to Dharaundi River (A holy River) and continue walking through the bank of Daraundi River and farmland towards Baluwa. Overnight stay at local home/tented camp
Max Altitude: 800m/ 2624 ft
Duration: 06 Hrs
Today after our breakfast here you will walk following the Daraundi River for about an hour then continue walking up until you reach the famous village of Barpak, the most populated and the dense settlement of Gurung and Ghale communities and is well known as an ideal village having all the modern facilities like communication, sanitation, schools, health post, schools etc. Overnight stay at local home/tented camp
Max Altitude: 2600m/ 8530 ft
Duration: 06 Hrs
After the wonderful time in Barpak you will climb up past the Buddhist monastery up to Momje Danda. From here you will continue walking on the ridge up to Natur Danda and then the further walk brings you at Darche Danda which is being promoted by the local communities as the herbal heritage because of the facts that the area abounds with different types of herbal plants and also wild animals. From here you can also have fabulous views of Ganesh Himal in the East, Boudha Peak, Hiunchuli and Shringi Peak in the North and Fishtail and Annapurna II Mountains in the West. If you climb up a bit to the hill top for about 20 minutes you can have good view of even Manaslu Himal. Overnight stay at local home/tented camp
Max Altitude: 2700m/ 8858 ft
Duration: 06 Hrs
From here you will walk steep downhill through thick Rhododendron forest till you reach the Tamang village of Thala with about 20-25 households. Again you’ll continue walking to Thotneri Gaun, then Kharchok Bhanjyang in Swanra VDC. From here you will climb up gradually to Sulikot from where you can have good views of Dharaundi River flowing down, Salyantar of Dhading district, Arukot, Tandrang Kot (Kot signifies one of the smaller states during the reign of Prithvi Narayan Shah), Bachchek Bazar. From here you will walk down for about an hour up to Gyazi Copper Mine where you have to be careful crossing the landslide area until you reach another Gurung village of Mulabari. From here you will continue passing through the several villages like Deurali village, Gairiichhap Gaon, Lama Gaon and Pahare and then to Gyampesal. Overnight stay at local home/tented camp
Max Altitude: 850m/ 2788 ft
Duration: 07 Hrs
Today you’ll take a morning drive to Kathmandu. The journey continues passing several farm villages and towns till it reaches the main Kathmandu / Pokhara highway at Aambu Khaireni. From here the drive is smooth on the busy winding road to Kathmandu taking almost 07 hours drive. Overnight in Hotel
Max Altitude: 1300m/ 4265 ft
Duration: 07 Hrs
Today is a free day in Kathmandu. Please let our staff or tour officer know if you would like to go on another short tour in and around Kathmandu Valley or for our extension trip white water rafting-Jungle Safari, paragliding or Bungee Jump. Overnight in Hotel
Max Altitude: 1300m/ 4265 ft
Keep the departure time of international flight in mind, and make sure to keep your confirmed air ticket and passport handy! Our staff will take you to the airport for your final departure from beautiful Nepal.
