Overview
Trip Highlights
- Introduce Eco lodge community base trek in the Annapurna region.
- Rather stunning and closer views of mountains than Poon hill from Mohare Danda.
- Explore the village lifestyle and their livelihood.
- Scenic drive along the bank of Trishuli and Kali Gandi River.
This 12 Days Mohare Danda trek takes you to the peaceful off beaten path in Annapurna’s foothills. This Trek is a newly discovered hiking route in the Annapurna region to promote sustainable eco-tourism of Nepal and support local community projects that play a vital role in the overall uplifting lifestyle of local inhabitants. This trek is also popularly known as Eco-Community Lodge trek. It is the best choice for those enthusiasts’ travelers who have a short time to explore the unlimited cultural and natural beauties of Nepal. This trek provides the closest view of massive mount Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges from Mohara hill station at an elevation of 3,300m from sea level. Moreover, you can also see glorious sunrise and sunset views over the glittering mountains. A trip to the beautiful off the beaten site of Annapurna region bounded by hills, mountains, rivers, and forests of Oaks, Bamboo and Pine is truly an incredible experience.
Itinerary
Upon your arrival in Kathmandu, our staff will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. You can have the rest of the day to yourself. Later, you’ll be given a brief about the trip ahead.
Overnight: Kathmandu View Hotel. Dinner included
After breakfast, we drive to the blacktopped road to Beni for about 3 hours. Continue to drive off-road approx. 20 minutes to Galeshwar. From here we start our trek 3 and half hour ascending walk to Bas Kharka (Community Hall ). We stop for lunch. Today is our long walking day. We continue to walk about 5-6 hours of Jungle and paddy field for Nangi.
Finally, we reach Nangi Community Lodge with its red roof and windows. At Nangdi, there is a higher secondary school, a handmade paper factory, women’s handicrafts, a group of women who make plum jam, a telephone service, proper drinking water supply, electric light, and a “visual teaching” service. Most of these people are Hindu and some are Buddhist. Nangi is a beautiful place with views of the Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri, and Annapurna range, including vistas of high green hills and the surrounding villages.
DR. MAHABIR PUN (Ramon Magsaysay Awardee) and his team have brought a new and very good concept in that they have built community lodges at a variety of different places such as Nangi, Mohare Danda, Danda Kharka, Swanta, Chistibang, Khopra Ridge, and Bayeli Kharka. They also brought 156 yaks into the Khopra region. They also established a cheese factory at Paudar village, so they can supply yak cheese and meat to the restaurants in Ghorepani, Tadapani, Ghandruk, Shikha, Tatopani, etc. All profit made goes to support the schools of those areas.
Overnight: Trekking lodge (at the Community hall)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today, after breakfast, we climb up the steps and soon you will enter the forest. Flat at first, the gradient trails up in the dense forest. Continue climbing up more steeply until you reach a little pass (2 hrs approx). Go down the other side, where the trail is flat. Then there is a more strenuous climb up to Humpal pass (3098m.). (2 hrs approx.). Over the pass is a shelter with a red tin roof. Now you descend a bit on the other side, walk along a flat trail walk, then go up into the forest. There is a steep, grassy path along the ridge and finally, you come to see the house of Moharedanda. Still continue hiking along the ridge with Dhaulagiri and Annapurna and Manaslu for sunset vistas! And views of the surrounding forest and the mysterious, southern landscapes!
Moharedanda is a good place to take an extra day’s rest! Moharedanda itself is a perfect natural towering ridge. It offers a spectacular 360-degree mountain view through the Dhaulagiri range ((8167m.) high, Annapurna range (8091m.), Manaslu Himal ( 8163m .) Vistas of deep magical landscapes and magnificent sunrises and sunsets over the mountains
Overnight: Trekking lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, We walk about 3 and half hours to reach Poonhill. We can see the magnificent views along with Dhaulagiri, Annapurna range mountain as well as Mt. Fishtail. We descending walk of 40 minutes we reached Ghorepani for an overnight stop.
Overnight: Trekking lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Ghorepani means “horse water” and it is no doubt a welcome watering stop for the teams of horses, mules, and ponies that carry loads between Pokhara and Jomsom. From Ghorepani, the trail climbs south on a muddy path through the deep forests. It finally emerges on a grassy knoll which offers good mountain views, is including views of Machhapuchhare (not visible from Ghorepani pass) and a panorama all the way south to the plains of India. It is similar views from Poon Hill. Climbing along the ridge in pine and rhododendron forests to a top 3030 meters then descend to at a second pass also called Deurali, at 2960 meters.
The trails a ridge hides the mountains as makes a steep, sometimes treacherous, descent on a narrow path alongside the stream, as the descent continues. The stream has some clear pools alongside the trail and finally becomes a series of waterfalls over a jumble of boulders. The steep descent becomes a more gentle way to Poon Hill reaches Banthanti and stops for Lunch approx. 1 hr.
From Banthanti, the trail follows the stream down to a bridge where the trails start climbing, leaving the moist high mountain forests and entering a field of cane, making some ups and downs past to a vantage point “Tadapani” (2540m) that offers a brief view of the mountains. Tadapani means “far water”. The village water supply is a long distance; it takes porters more than half an hour to fetch a load of water.
Overnight at Local Lodge in Tadapani.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Served the breakfast in the morning and start your journey, 8:00 am to Landruk, it takes approx 6 hours. From Tadapani, the trails descend through the forests then terraced fields, to the Khummu Khola. The Ghandruk trails descend steeply from Tadapani, through forests, a short steep descends among rocks leads to a stream crossing, then the descent continues gently past over streams, finally leading out on the ridge to Ghandruk.
We stop for lunch at Ghandruk, a huge Gurung village at 1940 meters, is the second-largest Gurung village in Nepal and is a confusing cluster of closely-spaced, slate-roofed houses. There are neatly terraced fields situated both above and below the town. It is wonderfully easy to get lost in the network of narrow alleyways while trying to trek through the village. There is a larger handicraft factory at the top of Ghandruk. The views of Annapurna South from here are outstanding. Machhapuchhare, seen from here in its fishtail aspect, peeps over a forested ridge. ACAP has a visitor center and an office in Ghandruk and provides offers information about it activities.
We continue descending walk for about 40 minutes and one hour ascending walk we reached Landruk another Large Gurung Village of Nepal. We stop Overnight.
Overnight: Trekking lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today, after breakfast, we walk ascending walk to pass from the pine forest which is again steep hills. The Forest is covered with the most unique flower called Rhododendron. Lunch, dinner, and overnight at Forest Camp.
Overnight: Trekking lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, we walk totally ascending steeply through Forest till Low camp around 2 and half hour. We stop at Low camp(2970m.) for Lunch. We can see the most amazing and clear view of Mt. Fishtail. Between the journey of Low camp and high camp, there is a place called Viewpoint where you can see various snow-capped mountains and villages like Annapurna South, Himchuli, CHhomrong Village, Ghandruk Village, Mt. Fishtail, Annapurna region, flora and fauna, the beautiful village of view, alpine forest, Gurung, Thakali and Tamang culture, eco-friendly villager as well as the least touristy trek. We continue to walk for about 4 hours to reach High Camp.
Overnight: Trekking lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Early morning we wake up to go for Base Camp for about 3 hours. It is also ascending walk to Base Camp. The whole day we will be walking around 6-7 hours through a series of steep, rocky climbs separated by a leisurely walk through lush, green, high mountains. You can enjoy with South Annapurna, Himchuli, Tent Peak, Gangapurna, Mt. Fishtail at the side and come descend to high camp and stay overnight there.
Overnight: Trekking lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today, we completely descending walk to Low Camp. We take lunch, dinner at Low camp. Overnight at Low camp.
Overnight: Trekking lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, walking back straight descend to the same fine forest you can see the beautiful red Rhododendron forest. Sidhing is a simple but traditional local village Lunch dinner and overnight stop at Sidhing.
Overnight: Trekking lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today, we continue descending walk for about 3 hours for Seti Ghatta after crossing the suspension bridge. We drive to Pokhara within 2 hours including off-road till Melbot (45 minutes).
Overnight:- Hotel MILAREPA (www.hotelmilarepapokhara.com)
Meals:- Breakfast, Lunch
There are two possibilities options fly or drive from Pokhara to kathmandu.
Drive Option: Drive to kathmandu it takes 7 to 8 hours from pokhara This drive is through the Trisuli River.And you have lunch on the way.
Drive time: 7-8 hrs 210 km
Flight Option: Fly to kathmandu it takes 25 minutes from pokhara.During your flight time, you enjoy the entire view of Mt Annapurna Massive,Mt Manaslu Massive and Langtang massive.It is an amazing like mt flight.When we arrive in kathmandu you can relax your day
Flight time: 25 minutes
Overnight:- Kathmandu View Hotel
Meals:- Breakfast
As we come to the end of this program, you will be transferred to the airport according to your scheduled flight time.
Meals: Breakfast
Cost includes
- All the airport and hotel transfers by private vehicles.
- Tourist standard hotel accommodations in Kathmandu city inclusive breakfast.
- Tourist standard hotel accommodation in Pokhara city inclusive breakfast.
- Twin sharing local lodges’ accommodation while on the trek.
- 3 time meals with breakfast, tea coffee during trek
- An experienced and government certified guide for the trek.
- All the essential ground transfers by bus, jeep, and car.
- All the necessary trekking permits and paperwork for the trek.
- First aid medicine for the trek.
- All the government taxes and company service charge
- Farewell dinner at the end of the tour.
Trip Exclude:
- International airfares and Nepal entry visa fee.
- Your travel insurance.
- Use of wifi, hot shower, and charging while on the trek.
- Tips to the trekking crews.
