• Trip Style : Hiking Tour
  • Trip Difficulty : Leisurely Plus
  • Max Altitude : 3210 meters
  • Daily Walking Hours : Approx. 4-6 hours
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  • Food : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner(BLD)
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Home » Annapurna Region Trekking » 5 days Poon Hill trek

5 Days Family Vacation to Poon Hill

5 days Poon hill trek is a short and comfortable, family-friendly trek with no issues of high altitude sickness. Poon hill 5 days tour gives you a chance to move one step closer to nature. As we noted earlier, the short Poon hill trek is suitable for anyone and a perfect trekking holiday trip for those looking to enjoy their holidays in the mountainous area with their family including kids and elderly people. During this short and quick Poon hill trek, you will be staying at cozy and comfortable guest houses.

The round Poon hill trek commences from the jolly city of Pokhara with a one-hour scenic drive to Nayapul from where the trek officially begins. Walking through pleasant trails, and viewing the picturesque terrace farming villages and lush rhododendron forests, the Poon hill trek is definitely a unique lifetime experience and it is truly one of the best treks in the Annapurna. The highlight of the Poon Hill trek 5 days package is definitely the stunning vistas of wonderful peaks and the grand sunrise from Poon Hill.

Being called one of the most serene and scenic treks with one of the best viewpoints, this trek definitely has a lot of expectations to be fulfilled. It does live up to its name by offering magnificent views of the Annapurna range including Mt. Dhaulagiri, Fishtail, Annapurna South, Annapurna I, Nilgiri, and other numerous beautiful peaks from Poon Hill. You can contact us any time of the year for the Poon hill trek as it is an all-around year trek.

However, the best time is from March to May and September to December. During the months of March and April, the national flower of Nepal, Rhododendron blooms in all of its glory. So if you would also like to view the flora and fauna, March-April is the best time.

Trip Highlights

  • Walk through the pleasant trails enjoying the charming villages, lush rhododendron forests, beautiful waterfalls crossing several bamboo bridges
  • Enjoy the grand sunrise and stunning vistas of breathtaking mountains from Poon Hill
  • Explore the unique cultures, traditions, and lifestyles of Gurung and Pun people.

If you are flying from Kathmandu: After breakfast at the hotel in Kathmandu, drive to the airport for flight to Pokhara, 25 minutes of mountain flight offers the breathtaking views of Langtang, Manaslu and Annapurna ranges. Arrive at Pokhara airport and drive directly to Nayapul (trekking starting point) two hours. Our trek starts from here, three hours to Tikhedunga then two hours to Ulleri. Overnight at a guest house in Ulleri. If you are already in Pokhara: Our guide and helpers will come to pick you up at your hotel by 8AM, and then transfer to Nayapul (New Bridge), 2 hours drive by a private vehicle, trek to Ulleri village. Overnight at a guest house.

  • itinery-iconAccommodation: Guesthouse
  • itinery-iconMeals: BLD
  • itinery-iconPlace: Ulleri
  • itinery-iconMaximum Altitude:2,020m

After breakfast, we begin our nice and pleasant walking to Ghorepani which is about 5 hours trekking. We walk through a cool, peace trail and lush rhododendron forests crossing two small bridges enjoying the magnificent view of fishtail towing above us. Lunch at Naggethati, (Naked shelter) then gradually uphill hike to Ghorepani, a beautiful village where we have a lot of facilities like German Bakery, Internet cafes, nice restaurants, ISD calls, etc... Enjoy the hike around Ghorepani village. Overnight at the guest house in Ghorepani.

  • itinery-iconAccommodation: guest house
  • itinery-iconMeals: BLD
  • itinery-iconPlace: Ghorepani
  • itinery-iconMaximum Altitude:2,860m

This is a heavy day, as we wake up early in the morning about 4 am then hike to Poon Hill one and half hour, see the sunrise and enjoy the breathtaking ranges of Annapurna including Dhaulagiri, Dhampus peak, Tukuche Peak, Nilgiri, Annapurna I, Annapurna South, Hiunchuli, Fishtail and many more… Back to the guest house at Ghorepani, we have set breakfast and trek all the way to Tadapani, lunch over here and trek continue to Ghandruk. Overnight at guesthouse.

  • itinery-iconAccommodation: Guest house
  • itinery-iconMeals: BLD
  • itinery-iconPlace: Poon Hill - Ghandruk
  • itinery-iconMaximum Altitude:3,210 - 2,200m

After breakfast, the trek from Ghandruk to Pothana, lunch break will be at Landruk. 6 hours walking. Overnight at guesthouse.

  • itinery-iconAccommodation: Guesthouuse
  • itinery-iconMeals: BLD
  • itinery-iconPlace: Pothana
  • itinery-iconMaximum Altitude:2,044m

After breakfast in Pothana village, we enjoy 6 hours pleasant hike to Dhampus, will have our afternoon meal at a local teahouse some where between Pothana and Dhampus. As soon as we reach Dhampus village our vehicle will pick up us and transfer to Pokhara. Upon reaching Pokhara you be exploring on your own.

  • itinery-iconAccommodation: On your own
  • itinery-iconMeals: On your own
  • itinery-iconPlace: Dhampus - Pokhara
  • itinery-iconMaximum Altitude:1,900m - 8,10m

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