7 Days Poon Hill Trek
- Trip Code: N-AT-138
- Destination: Nepal
- Season: September to May
- Max Altitude: 3210 meters/ 10532 feet
- Trip Starts/Ends: Kathmandu/Kathmandu
- Transportation: Private Car and Tourist Coach
- Accomodation: Standard hotel in Kathmandu & Pokhara & Tea-house in Trekking
- Trip Grade: Easy
Trip Overview
7 Days Poon Hill Trek is likely to be the best scenic hiking journey in Nepal. It will not be wrong to say that Poon Hill is as a gem of the Annapurna area because it makes everyone spellbound by the magical sunrise view over the beautiful Himalayas. Indeed Poon Hill is also one of the perfect viewpoints for the Mount Dhaulagiri and Mount Annapurna range. Thus, Poon Hill is a selection of most of the people who are visiting Nepal.
7 Days Poon Hill trek is also enriched with lush forest, recurrent river, beautiful mountain villages of Magar people who are always in standby to welcoming hikers from any country and community.
7 Days Poon Hill trek is the shortest trip to visit Poon Hill. We have designed this tour especially for those people who want to explore this heavenly place within a week. This trip can also be extended by a few more days. Short Poon Hill Trekking is an easy hiking trip and it suits for all age group people.
The scenic short Poon Hill trek starts after an hour drive from Pokhara. Pokhara is a beautiful town in western Nepal 210 km in distance from Kathmandu. After reaching at Nayapul from Pokhara by the drive, the trekking begins following the trail that crosses over Modi River and goes to Birethanti village. Leaving this village you continue walking to Tikhe Dhunga. In Tikhe Dhunga you spend your night at a mountain lodge.
Next day, from Tikhe Dunga you ascend on 3000 steps of the stone staircase to reach Ulleri. Ulleri is the largest village of Magar Community in Annapurna region at an altitude of 1952 m/ 6402 ft. From Ulleri you can view of Mt. Annapurna South and Mt. Fishtail. After one hour of ascent, you will reach the place called Banthanti. This place provides you an endless vista of green valley and also the view of Mt. Fishtail.
After Banthanti, your ascent continues through the cool and misty forest which is full of rhododendron trees. In the forest, you may see monkeys playing and many species of birds resting in the trees. From Tikhedhunga after five hours of scenic and fascinating hiking, you will arrive at Ghorepani. In Ghorepani, there are several lodges for the night halt.
Next day, early in the morning our guide wake up you and take you to climb Poon Hill for the Sunrise View. And you will climb early morning to the Poon hill (3210m/ 10532ft) for the sunrise. It takes 1 hour of walking to reach Poon Hill summit from Ghorepani. From Poon Hill, you will, of course, enjoy enchanting Sunrise and views of gigantic Himalayas. From Poon Hill you get best views of Churen Himal, Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt. Nilgiri, Fan Peak (Baraha Shikar), Mt. Annapurna South, Mt. Himchuli, Mt. Gangapurna, Mt. Fish Tail and Mt. Churen Himal.
After enjoying at Poon Hill you walk back to Ghorepani for breakfast. Then retrace your steps down following the same route to Hile and Nayapul. Then, from Nayapul you take an hour drive to Pokhara followed by Kathmandu on the next day.
7 Days Poon Hill Trek Cost
Excellent Himalaya Trek and Expedition is a leading operator of Poon Hill Trekking run by local experts and Sherpas of Nepal. We are pleased to offer this trip at the price of USD 495 Per Person for a group size of two persons in a private tour basis. For the solo trekker, we have a separate special price.
The given cost includes accommodation in every place, food during trekking, trekking guide, trekking permit, all ground transportation, local taxes etc.
Apart from the package, we also provide individual services like only mountain guide hire, porter hire, hotel booking, trekking permit issue etc. We offer the best rate for individual services.
For any further information about 7 Days Poon Hill Trek, please feel free to contact us.
Itinerary
Our tour officer will be receiving you at Tribhuvan International airport, Kathmandu. He/She will be displaying play card with your name written in it outside the airport terminal. He will meet, greet and welcome you with auspicious garland and escort you to your respective hotel by our private tourist vehicle. At the hotel, he will assist you to check in and do a pre-trip meeting with you. You will be briefed about your overall program, introduced your guide and clear your questions/queries if any. During the meeting please clear the due balance and handover a readable copy of your travel insurance policy. Overnight at a hotel.
Our trekking guide will pick you up at the hotel at 6:15 am and escort you to the bus station. The bus to Pokhara leaves at around 7:00 am. This is 7 hrs scenic drives through mountain terrain. On the way, the bus stops for half an hour for lunch. Then drive continues till you reach Pokhara. Pokhara is a beautiful valley and gateway to Annapurna Trekking. Evening you enjoy strolling around Lakeside street market. Overnight at a hotel.
After breakfast, you will take a 1-hour drive to Nayapul. Nayapul is the trekking starting point of Annapurna Base Camp Trip. From here you follow the steep trail leading down to a bridge. Crossing the bridge after 25 minutes walking along the Modi Khola you arrive at Birethanti, a large village with many tea houses. From Birethanti you pursue the left trail that goes through bamboo forests and past a large waterfall and swimming hole. The trail stays on the north bank of the Bhurungdi Khola to Baajgara. After passing a pasture the trail reaches Sudami then climbs steadily up the side of the valley to reach Hille (1510m). From Hille, after 15 minutes of climbing, you arrive at Tikhedhunga. Overnight at a mountain lodge.
The day starts crossing the Tikhedhunga Khola (stream) on a bridge then drops and crosses the Bhurungdi Khola on a large bridge. The trail climbs very steeply on a stone staircase to Ulleri (2080m), the large Magar village. From this village, the trail climbs gently through pastures and cultivated fields then through deep forest to Banthanti (2250m). Beyond Banthanti there are magnificent oak and rhododendron forests. The trail crosses two streams, a small ridge, and another stream before making the short climb to Nangathanti (2460m). Leaving this place after an hour of walking you arrive at Ghorepani. Overnight at a mountain lodge.
Today early in the morning, before dawn, you start an hour hiking to Poon Hill, at an elevation of 3,210m, the viewpoint that provides an enchanting sunrise view over the high Himalayas and also the great views of Dhaulagiri (8167m), Annapurna South (7219m), Annapurna I (8091m), Tukuche (6920m), Nilgiri (6940m), Hiunchuli (6441m) and Tarke Kang (7193m). After enjoy of this mesmerized sceneries you hike down to Ghorepani, take a hot breakfast. Then retrace your steps down following the same route to Hile and Nayapul. From Nayapul you take an hour drive to Pokhara. Overnight at a hotel.
After breakfast, you walk to the tourist bus station with a trekking guide. The bus leaves Pokhara at 7 A.M. You will reach Kathmandu around 2 pm. The rest of the day at leisure/ you can do some last minute souvenirs shopping for your family and friends. Evening you will be offered farewell dinner with Nepali cuisines and cultural dances at typical Nepali Restaurant. Overnight at a hotel.
The trip concludes today. Our tour officer will drop you at Kathmandu International Airport for your flight departure from Nepal.
Travel Tips
The best season and most favored time of Annapurna Panorama Trekking (Poon Hill Trekking) is autumn (From mid-September till mid-December) and spring (From the beginning of March until mid-May). During this period daytime is sunny and warm with outstanding views. At this time the temperature in the day is between 10 C to 30 C. The nights are often cold with the temperature between 5 C to 0 C. In winter (Dec, Jan, Feb) Poon Hill Trekking is also possible but temperature during winter could be harsh for most people. Trekking in the summer season (June, July, Aug) will be affected by rain/monsoon but the Summer trek could be an the advantage for a keen botanist.
All foreign nationals except Indian Nationals are required to arrange a visa in order to enter Nepal. A Nepalese Visa can be obtained either prior to your arrival at a Nepalese embassy abroad or on arrival time in Kathmandu at the airport. But nationals from Afghanistan, Iraq, Cameroon, Ghana, Somalia, Swaziland, Palestine, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Liberia cannot secure the Nepalese Visa upon arrival. The Visa can be also taken at entry points at Nepalese borders. For Nepalese Visa it requires your passport with at least six months validity, recent digital photo (size: 1.5″ x 1.5″) and the following fees either in USD dollars cash or the equivalent local currency:
| Visa Facility | Duration | Fee |
| Multiple entries | 15 days | US$ 25 or equivalent Nepalese currency |
| Multiple entries | 30 days | US$ 40 or equivalent Nepalese currency |
| Multiple entries | 90 days | US$ 100 or equivalent Nepalese currency |
We would offer you the meeting and greeting service in Kathmandu International Airport on your arrival time. For this, you need to pass us your International flight details at least 2 days before your arrival date in Kathmandu. After you get down from the aircraft you just pass on the Customs and come out of the Terminal building where you will see our tour officer standing with your name board. He will greet and welcome you with auspicious garland and escort you to the hotel.
Poon Hill Trekking does not require tremendous logistics in terms of accommodation as you will find plenty of clean and friendly lodges along the trail. Lodges typically offer the room with a wooden bed with a simple mattress or foam pad, a cotton pillow, and a blanket or quilt. A few have electric lights and all have a spacious dining room-lounge. We will accommodate you and your group in a local lodge available each day. We send a porter ahead of us to book the required rooms for you (here rooms cannot be booked in advance).
In the case of Kathmandu and Pokhara, we offer you a tourist standard hotel under 3-star categories unless it is mentioned otherwise or clients have a special choice.
In the trail of Poon Hill Trekking, it’s commonly available of Authentic Nepali meal: Dal Bhat (rice with lentils soup and seasonable vegetables), noodles, pasta, chapatis, eggs, French fries, porridge, and muesli. The restaurant of lodges also serves Tibetan foods like momo, thukpa, chowmein, along with pizza, spring rolls, pancake, and another continental as well as Indian foods.
Tea and hot lemon are traditionally the main drinks on the trail though coffee is found everywhere. Bottled soft drinks, bottled water, and even beer are common along the route but the price of each bottle rises each day when you move upward.
The trekking team who will go with you is the most significant thing that makes your Poon Hill Trekking successful, enjoyable and memorable. We would provide you with skilled, experienced, courteous, knowledgeable and helpful trekking guide and porters. The trekking guide leads you in the trail and brief you all the about this route and porters carry your luggage. Our all trekking guides are carefully selected in terms of their appropriate experience, leadership skills and their knowledge about local culture, ecosystem, geography, flora and fauna, and history. With aim of sustaining local communities, we only employ local people as trekking guide and porter. Our all trekking guides are certified by Nepal Government, Ministry of Tourism. We manage trekking team such a way that one trekking guide in each group and porters like one porter for two trekkers.
During the trek, your main luggage will be carried by porters or pack animals (usually yaks or crossbreeds). You simply carry a day pack with water bottle, camera, sunscreen, spare jacket, etc. – a small load that allows full enjoyment of the trek. A trek bag is ideal for your main luggage, plus a small lockable bag for travel clothes or anything that you do not need during trek which you can leave at hotel’s locker room in Kathmandu for free of charge.
Every morning, first of all, packing your bags and then have a hearty breakfast at the lodge restaurant. Then set off on the day’s walk. After walking for 3-4 hours you all stop for lunch in a local restaurant. Then continue walking for your destination. After lunch, it’s the only a couple of hours walking. You usually arrive at your destination in the time of afternoon tea. Check in at the lodge. The rest of the day is at leisure. At the free time, you may explore the surrounding village, doing a bit of washing or simply relax by reading books and writing a diary. On some days you will arrive at your destination by lunchtime and the entire afternoon will be free. Most people also spend free time playing cards and other games reliving the day’s adventures. Then in the evening have a dinner and you will be briefed by your trekking guide about your next day’s walking and then go to your bed for a well-earned sleep.
Poon Hill Trekking is an easy trek suitable for any passionate walkers who able to walk 4 to 5 hours a day with a light day pack. Walking in higher altitudes is more physically demanding than walking in lower altitudes; however, if you are in excellent health with average physical fitness and have a positive attitude, self-confidence, and strong determination, you can do this trek successfully. Exercising and jogging regularly for some weeks prior to the trip is a good idea to enhance your strength and stability. Past hiking experience would be an asset but not compulsorily required for this trip. It is vital for participants with pre-existing medical conditions such as heart, lung, and blood diseases to consult their doctor before taking the trip.
At high elevations, the combination of reduced oxygen and lower atmospheric pressure can produce a variety of unpredictable effects on the body, known collectively as Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is also commonly known as Altitude Sickness. Everyone who treks over 3500 m experiences some mild symptoms of AMS like slowness, dizziness, headache, nausea, loss of appetite, shortness of breath, racing pulse, disturbed sleep and swelling of the hands and feet but serious cases are very rare. The golden rule of prevention from Altitude Sickness is don’t walk too fast at altitude, drink plenty of liquids, eating well, getting plenty of sleep and avoiding alcohol. If in case you feel any mentioned symptoms the simple cure is to move down (descend) and you shouldn’t ascend further until you start feeling better. To treat AMS there is also available medication Acetazolamide (better known under the brand name Diamox). The dosage is 250 mg every twelve hours. Diamox improves respiration at altitude and can, therefore, accelerate acclimatization. Some doctors recommend a preventive dose (125 mg twice a day) for people trekking at high elevations. At the time of trekking our trekking team always guides you to prevent from Altitude Sickness and they always have Diamox along with first aid kit.
We believe casualty and a serious sickness will not happen in the trip. If it happens we will do everything to transfer you to the nearest hospital. Since all the expenses incurred in evacuation liable to you please make sure that it is covered by your insurance before assigning for it or be prepared to pay on your own after getting back to Kathmandu.
We strongly advise you to take travel insurance before joining a tour which should cover medical expenses, emergency repatriation and helicopter evacuation at high altitude places and loss of your luggage. We would request you to bring your insurance documents when you come to Nepal.
The itinerary for each trip should be taken as a guideline only. Depending on the situation, you can modify it to some extent after consulting with your guide. However, the date of the trip ending should always coincide with the original itinerary.
Kindly keep in mind that sometimes unforeseen events may contribute to the need for a change in itinerary. In such cases, we or your guide will suggest the best alternative similar to your original.
Naturally Annapurna Region is so beautiful but equally, it is fragile as well. Increasing population density and numbers of trekkers threaten the very beauty of this area. We at Silver Himalaya Adventures are extremely conscious about protecting its beautiful natural environment and preserving the fascinating local culture. We are doing our level best to minimize our impact as much as possible. Our all trekking guides and porters are well trained and motivated to following guidelines for responsible tourism and eco-friendly tourism. In trekking, they also advise you do’s and don’ts to minimize your impact on the local environment.
In addition to your Trekking trip, you can join in various side Trips in Nepal like a cultural tour of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Jungle Safari in National Park, White Water Rafting in Himalayan Rivers, Golfing, Adventure activities like Bungee Jumping, Altra Light Flight, Paragliding, Jeep flyer etc. You also can extend your trip to neighboring Himalayan Countries: Bhutan, Tibet, Sikkim (India) which seems more appealing to you. On your request, we will give you the detail of the side trips.
Trip Reviews
I finished Annapurna circuit trek including Poon Hill last November 2017. It was the awesome trekking that I had ever done in my life in terms of perfect Himalayan views, beautiful villages, nice local people and several sceneries. My trek was organized by Excellent Himalaya Trek and Expedition. Before the start of the trek, Mr. Suman, the team leader of this company, briefed me overall about this trip. He introduced my guide Lhakpa and porter Hari. With these two people, I started my trek from Besisahar. I took our time, spending two days in Manang for acclimatization purpose. But it was not a free day. My guide took me to visit glacier and lake. After Manang, we moved up to cross Thorung La Pass. It was my dream to cross this world’s longest pass and I achieved it with my good guide and porter. After Thorung La via Muktinath, Tatopani I also trekked to Poonhill. This is also very nice place. To my opinion everybody who go for Annapurna Circuit they also should include Poonhill for the more exciting experience. Finally, I am very much thankful to the whole team of Excellent Himalaya for organizing me this best trekking. See you guys again for next great trekking.
Shilan
Australia
We have just completed an amazing Annapurna trekking with Poon Hill. We had a fantastic experience and highly recommend this trip to anyone. Our trip was organized by Excellent Himalaya Trek. It is a professional tour company with experienced trekking guides and porters.
We felt Poon Hill is not a difficult trek. The mountain views were absolutely incredible, the landscape varied a lot in every day of the trek and there were a couple of nice villages along the way. Although we were there in October (peak season), the trail was only busy in few places.
The lodges on the trail were comfortable. They offered us very good food. We had good guide support from Dawa. Our porters too were so much helpful and friendly. Overall, we had no complaints about the hotel, food, staffed, and other matters. Everything was perfect.
Thank you, Suman, for your excellent arrangement.
Sandeep Mehta
Annapurna Base Camp including Poon Hill is a lovely trek for beautiful Himalaya views and sunrise in a short time. We booked this trip with Excellent Himalaya Trek and Expedition by online. It is absolutely the best decision that we have made. From the start to the end of the trip, we always get excellent services. On our arrival in Kathmandu Airport, Suman, the Managing Director of this company, welcomed us and helped to transfer our hotel. Suman is very helpful and friendly. He gave us detail tour briefing and also introduced with our guide Hari before our trek. In Pokhara, we met our porters (Ghanashyam and Badri). When going trekking with Hari and our porters, we feel likes going on hiking with good friends. They are very helpful, funny, and friendly. Whenever we're having trouble to walk on steep hills, they are always ready to help us. They made this holiday to be one of the perfect ones that we ever had. We indeed enjoyed our Poon Hill Trek. We totally recommend Excellent Himalaya Trek to every people who are planning any trek in Nepal.
Thank you, Suman, for arranging such a wonderful trip for us. This is a memorable tour with very much happy experience!
Wendy & Renaud
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