Annapurna Base Camp Trek Via Poon Hill Itinerary - 11 Days

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11 Days

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Cost per Person
US$ 660

Discounted Price for Group
  • No. Of Person Per Person
  • 1 $690
  • 2 - 5 $680
  • 6-10 $670
  • 10 & Above $660

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Trip Facts

  • Destination : Nepal
  • Activity : Annapurna Region Trekking
  • Duration : 11 Days
  • Trip Difficulty : Moderate
  • Group size : 1-30 Pax
  • Accommodation : Hotel/Lodge/Tea House
  • Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • Transportation : Bus/Car/Taxi
  • Trip starting point : Pokhara
  • Trip Ending point : Pokhara
  • Trip Altitude : 4130 Metres

Best season : March, April and May & September, October and November

Highlights

  • Scenic Drive from Kathmandu to Pokhara (200km).
  • Sightseeing in Pokhara Valley with Best Local Trekking Guide.
  • An amazing mountain views of Fishtail, Annapurna south, and Lamjung Himal from Pokhara valley.
  • Gurung traditional Cultural & Dance.
  • Annapurna Conservation Area, (TIMS card and Permit) check post at Birthanti.
  • Cross the Modi Khola River.
  • Passes the Delightful villages of Hile, Ulleri, Ghorepani, Tadapani, Chhumrung, Bamboo, M.B.C., and A.B.C.
  • Hike to Poon Hill Viewpoint (3,210m).
  • Sunrise and sunset view from Poon Hill.
  • Natural Hot spring at Jhinu Danda.
  • Ancient Buddhist Monastery at Ghandruk Village.
  • Old Gurung Museum.
  • A.B.C located at (4,130m).

Benefits

  • Airport transportation on arrival and departure days (Our Guide/Driver will do pick you up and drop you off).
  • We arrangement Trekking equipment such as the down jackets and Sleeping bags - (if you do not have own) - its rental included if needs.
  • First Aid Kit Medical.
  • Trekking Route Map, Sample itinerary and printed (Himalayan Local Guide Pvt. Ltd) Hiking T-shirt.
  • We provide you an Oximeter to measure your Oxygen and Pulse at high altitude sickness to find out the accurate your health Condition when you are in the Himalaya.

Trip Overview

The Annapurna Base Camp Trek via Poon Hill is an incredible trip a combination of Poon Hill and Annapurna Base Camp different treks in the Nepal Himalayas. Trekkers/travelers who want to see the delightful mountains view from a lower altitude and hike to walk around the high Himalayas glacier marine, icefall with diver’s local culture and countryside people’s lifestyle, then ABC poon Hill trek through will be best trekking destination.

 

This trek starts at an attractive tourist city Pokhara Valley, after a scenic drive from Kathmandu. The foothill and ABC trek begin through the rural villages of; Nayapul, Birethanti, Ramghai, Hile, Tikhedunga, and Ulleri and reach Ghorepani is one of the peace of paradise; from there where you can have a magical panoramic view far west to east in the north side and local culture of Poon peoples of here is unique, mostly the Pun Magar community lifestyle around here. Poon Hill becomes from the Pun Magar ethnic by mispronouncing. Autumn is one of the best seasons for Ghorepani Poon Hill with the Annapurna Base camp trek, from where the magnificent mountains scenery can be seen blue sky, and the spring season offers the colorful forest by Nepalese National flowers of rhododendrons blossom, the lap of the white snow-capped mountains. Still, the beautiful sunrise and sunset view from Poon Hill is very much superior with panoramic mountain ranges becoming visible in golden color.

 

Views of Annapurna range from Poon Hill:

 

The view is astonishing from east to west increasingly; Mt. Dhaulagiri (8,167m)Tukche Peak (6,920m)Dhampus Peak (6,015m)Nilgiri Himal (6,890m)Annapurna South (7,219m)Annapurna I (8,091m)Hiuchuli (6,445m) and Machhapuchhare (6,993m).

 

As well as Along Poon Hill ABC Trek goes through the Annapurna Conservation Area, most of the trekking trail goes through the pine and rhododendrons forests inhabited by a snow leopard, deer, mountains goats, and many more wildlife animals, and landscapes vegetation. The trail leads you to typical lodges/tea Houses at Tadapani, Chhomrong, Sinuwa, Bamboo, Dovan, Himalaya, Deaurali, M.B.C and then the final destination at Annapurna Base Camp (4,130m). It is remarkable walking a wilderness excursion in the Himalayas following the bank of Modi Khola after Chhumrong village; it goes making a narrow gorge between the massive two mountains of Hiuchuli and Machhapuchhare. Ahead of the Dovan Hotel, is known as a sacred area, where it is not allow taking any kind of meat, so people call Annapurna sanctuary it’s another name. Annapurna Base camp trek with Poon Hill Itinerary - 11 Days is a key attraction of this journey. From the ABC you can see the views of the Himalaya Glacier, Icefall, and wonderful mountains with sunrise and sunset making your trip more fantastic.

 

The natural beauty of ABC Poon Hill Trek Nepal:

 

This trek is eco-tourism natural trekking trails, which is out of the bus road access, the guest houses required things are transported by donkeys or porters to M.B.C and A.B.C along with other places, Bamboo, Dovan, Himalaya, Deaurli also, the tourism is one of the most important sources of income for these valley peoples of the territory.

 

Poon Hill via ABC Trek Difficulty:

 

This journey is a moderate trip in the Annapurna region of Nepal. The highest point, you will trip to in the Annapurna Poon Hill trekking is simply the Annapurna Base Camp. You will cover an aggregate of 115 kilometers on this trip. The elevation will be slow making the journey moderately easy. While having the opportunity to places like Poon Hill and Ulleri, the path appears as steep steps. You will experience a lot of different uphills, which could make the trip difficult now and again. Along these lines, the groundwork for around 2-3 months for this trip will come in very helpful. Planning could incorporate running, running, swimming, cycling, or in any event, climbing for a little while.

 

After visiting M.B.C and A.B.C we trek decent to Chhumrong village and it drops at Jhinu Danda for a natural Hot spring. Where you can take a bath at a natural Hot spring then we trek continue to Siwai, Syauli Bazar, Birethanti, Nayapul and drive back to Pokhara.

 

We at Himalayan Local Guide Pvt. Ltd is always glad to organize the trip you are looking for a professional local trekking guide and porter’s team according to your Holiday timetable.

Trip Itinerary

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  • 7/8 Hours
  • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • Hotel
  • Bus
  • 830 m

Our Local trekking guide will be picked up you at your hotel to bus station, a scenic drive through the Prithivi highway from Kathmandu to pokhara, it takes 7/8 hours approximately by tourist bus. Pokhara is one of the 2nd biggest cities of Nepal and it is so beautiful and clean city, you will have leisure time to visit pokhara overnight at Hotel.

  • 3/4 Hours
  • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • Hotel/Lodge/Tea House
  • Drive/walking
  • 1570 m

After enjoying our breakfast, an exhilarating trek to Annapurna Base camp journey begins a beautiful short and sweet drive from pokhara to Nayapul which is main trekking starting and ending point of the trek. From there, we trek towards Tikhedunga by passing through the delightful farmlands, terrace fields and an amazing village of Birethanti, Ramghai, Hile and Tikhedunga. Today will be short and easy hike that provides a magnificent views of the Himalayas sceneries overnight at Lodge. 

  • 6/7 Hours
  • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • Hotel/Lodge/Tea House
  • walking
  • 2853 m

Today our journey will be more exciting, first we will cross the suspension bridge, after then we will ascending to Ulleri village, Banthati and passing through the beautiful wide landscape, lush green forest where you can see some wild animals and so many different kinds of birds, before you reach to the Ghorepani. You will enjoy with nature overnight at Lodge.

  • 6/7 Hours
  • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • Hotel/Lodge/Tea House
  • walking
  • 2635 m

Early morning, we will hike up to Poon Hill (3210meters/10,531feet) it takes around 45 minutes or 1 hour from Ghorepani. The Poon Hill is one of the most famous in the Annapurna Himalayas region. From the poon Hill, if the blue sky then you will be able to see the spectacular panorama views of Mt. Dhaulagiri, Tukche Peak, Nilgiri Himal, Annapurna I, Annapurna South, Machhapuchhare and Hiuchuli and many more white snow-capped. The Annapurna I and Dhaulagiri Himal is major mountains above eight thousand meters high above from the sea level. After we enjoyed with the view we back to hotel and we will have breakfast, then we trek continue to ascending to Deaurali trek down to Banthanti, crossing the small bridge and reach to Tadapani Village overnight at Lodge.

  • 4/5 Hours
  • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • Hotel/Lodge/Tea House
  • walking
  • 2185 m

Today our trek will going descending through the forest, ramble on through the pine and rhododendron forest and pray flags around the trails, we passing the delightful Gurungs Village and crossing the suspension bridge the trek continues walking to reach the Chhomrung village with the gigantic mountain view overnight at Lodge.

  • 6/7 Hours
  • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • Hotel/Lodge/Tea House
  • Walking
  • 2970 m

First part our trail will descending from where you have stayed, after crossing the suspension bridge the trail will leads ascending to Sinuwa Danda with more vista views, on the way to Bamboo, Dovan and Himalaya, you trek through the lush green forest where you can see the wild animals and beautiful water fall with magnificent Mountains view as well overnight at Lodge.

  • 5/6 Hours
  • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • Hotel/Lodge/Tea House
  • walking
  • 4130 m

Today will be more an exciting; the trail will go continues along the river side, then ascending to reach the M.B.C (Machhapuchhare Base Camp). From here you can see very close-up all Himalayas ranges and Annapurna Glaciers. And our trek continuing to A.B.C (Annapurna Base Camp) is your final destinations and Goals, where we can take picture with ABC Boards and Memorials overnight at Lodge.

  • 6/7 Hours
  • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • Hotel/Lodge/Tea House
  • walking
  • 2345 m

Today we will wake up early morning to see the sunrise with stunning panoramic mountains views, we will see the very close-up Annapurna South, Hiuchuli Himal, Annapurna I, Gangapurna and Machhapuchhare and other peaks and Glacier, after enjoyed with views we back to hotel and we will have some breakfast, then we trek continue descending to M.B.C, Deaurali, Himalaya, Dovan, Bamboo and reach to Sinuwa Danda Overnight at Lodge.

  • 3 Hours
  • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • Hotel/Lodge/Tea House
  • walking
  • 1735 m

From the Sinuwa Danda, the trail will be descending and cross the suspension bridge and ascending the chhumrung village. This village is one of the typical villages in the Annapurna regions. Our trail leads again descending reach to Jhinu Danda. This village has Natural Hot Spring, after leaving our luggage at room we will go to take bath in the Natural Hot Spring; we can relax there and back to hotel overnight at Lodge.

  • 4/5 Hours
  • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  • Hotel/Lodge/Tea House
  • walking/Drive
  • 830 m

Today is our last journey, the trail descending to cross the suspension bridge and our trail goes to along the Modi khola River side, after the Siwai the trail goes to still descending gradually through the passing beautiful villages and reach to Nayapul then we drive back to Pokhara overnight at Hotel.

Early Morning, we drive back to Kathmandu.

Cost Includes

  • Airport pickup and drop-off services.
  • Transport: Kathmandu - Pokhara - Kathmandu by tourist bus.
  • Pokhara - Nayapul & Siwai - Pokhara by public bus / shared jeep
  • Full board meal arrangements during the trek (Main course: breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
  • 1 professional, licensed, English-speaking trekking guide. A well-experienced English-speaking assistant guide if the group size exceeds 5 people
  • All applicable taxes, necessary trekking permits, Annapurna Conservation Area fees, and Trekkers' Information Management System (TIMS) card
  • First aid medical kit, oximeter to check your pulse, heart rate, and oxygen saturation in high altitude
  • In the worst case, we will help you with all rescue and evacuation arrangements
  • sleeping bag, down jacket, duffel bag & area trekking map (to be returned after the trip is over)

Cost Excludes

  • Nepal visa (USD 30 for 15 days and USD 50 for 30 days).
  • Your international flights to and from Nepal.
  • Travel insurance (for helicopter evacuation if needed during the trek.
  • Hotels in Kathmandu.
  • Porters to carry luggage (you can add a porter when booking).
  • Bar and beverage bills, tea/coffee/drinking water. Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone, internet, battery charger, hot shower, etc.
  • Tea and Coffee.
  • Tips for guide, porter, driver.

Fixed Departure Dates

21 Nov, 2024 from Pokhara 01 Dec, 2024 to Pokhara Duration 11 Days From US$ 660/pers Availability
24 Nov, 2024 from Pokhara 04 Dec, 2024 to Pokhara Duration 11 Days From US$ 660/pers Availability
27 Nov, 2024 from Pokhara 07 Dec, 2024 to Pokhara Duration 11 Days From US$ 660/pers Availability
30 Nov, 2024 from Pokhara 10 Dec, 2024 to Pokhara Duration 11 Days From US$ 660/pers Availability
03 Dec, 2024 from Pokhara 13 Dec, 2024 to Pokhara Duration 11 Days From US$ 660/pers Availability

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FAQ's Before Travel

What is the highest point of this trek?

The main highest point located at Base Camp is 4130meters.

When is the best season for this journey?

  • Autumn (September – October – November).
  • Spring (March – April – May).

What types of permits are needed?

  • TIMS Card (Trekking Information Management System).
  • ACAP (Annapurna Conservation Area Permit).

How to avoid altitude mountain sickness?

  • Do not drink alcohol & smoke.
  • Walk slowly while you climb uphill.
  • Take a garlic soup and ginger tea.
  • Drink plenty of water each day.
  • Do acclimatization and rest.

Is it difficult Trek?

It is a moderate trek and normally, we have to walk for 7 to 12 days.

Useful Information

Start/End point at Nayapul:

The Gateway of Annapurna Base Camp Trek with Poon Hill starts from Nayapul, which is a drive from Pokhara. However, the road track is open till the Ulleri and Banthanti, but the road is not peach only bumpy. We recommend that you walk from Nayapul, then follow roadside and sometimes short trekking trails that take you through various delightful villages and dense forests to Ghorepani, Tadapani, Chhomrong, Sinuwa, Bamboo, Dovan, Himalaya, Deaurali, and M.B.C and reach the A.B.C. 

Get the experience:

The trek can be diverse, however, most of the trekkers conclude this trek within 10 to 12 days. The necessary actual time for the trek depends on your on-foot pace and the particular program you prefer. But if you are mentally and physically fit, you might do this trek with 8 to 9 days of trekking will be enough to explore this trek route. 

High elevation: 

This trek takes you through a different assortment of high elevations; the minimum altitude will be around 830 meters at Pokhara to a maximum of 4130 meters at Annapurna Base camp. As we along the journey route, ascend and descend, it allows for acclimatization and minimizes the possibility of (AMS) Acute mountain sickness. Even though you must care for high-altitude sickness and alleviate the risk get plenty of rest, drink more water, sleep, and eat a balanced diet.

Charming sunrise view from Poon Hill in the Annapurna Region:

The poon Hill is one of the most popular viewpoints along the Annapurna trekking trails, and it’s known as the best magical sunrise and sunset views of the Dhaulagiri and Annapurna ranges. Most of the trekkers spend one night at the Ghorepani to take pleasure in the sunrise from Poon Hill before hiking on their trip to ABC. If you have passionate about the miracle mountain views, we recommend you discover the poon hill during sunset time, where you will be able to escape the crowd of people in the beauty of Nature.

Guide and Porter team:

We provide an expertly trained guide and porters for your trek. Our Guide will help you in every possible way to make your journeys outstanding and memorable. The Porter, we provide two trekkers for one Porter. A Porter will carry your luggage around a maximum of 10kg for each person trekker or less. 

TREKKING EQUIPMENT LIST:

Body Clothing:

  • Sleeping Bag
  • Down Jacket
  • three pairs of trekking t-shirts
  • Long-sleeved shirts
  • Thermal Shirt for Colder place
  • Fleece Jacket
  • Warm wool Sweaters
  • Waterproof and windproof Jacket
  • Cotton Trekking pants with folding
  • Waterproof and windproof pants

Head and Face:

  • Sun Hat
  • Wool or fleece hat
  • Headlight
  • Sunglass
  • Sunscreen 50
  • Face wipes and towel

List of Footwears:

  • Trekking Boats
  • ¾ Paris Preferably Cotton Socks
  • Crampon
  • One pair of extra Sport Shoes

Necessary Gears: 

  • Gaiters just in case if snow
  • Gloves and Thick Gloves
  • Big rucksack above the 40 L
  • Waterproof Bag Cover
  • Rain Coat
  • Trekking Pole (if you needed)
  • Laundry Soap
  • Shampoo
  • Toothbrush
  • Toilet papers
  • Water peals
  • Bottle for drinking water
  • Pen and NoteBook
  • Copy and Tourist Guide Book
  • Camera
  • Battery charger
  • Memory card
  • Cell Phone and Charger
  • Money Wallet
  • Altimeters and Playing card

First aid Kid:

  • Diamox
  • Cotton bandages
  • Paracetamol
  • Painkillers
  • Loperamide to Control diarrhea (just in case).
  • Water purified tablets
  • Lozenges
  • Elastic bandages
  • Thermometer
  • Moleskin and sling.
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