Route to Poon Hill

For those people who have short vacation or have short time not able to do one week plus days trek can enjoy this trek as it is the short trek to experience the majestic Himalaya mountain of Nepal. This trek wouldn't take more than 4 days and 3 nights but provides the best taste of Himalayas and presenting you with stunning views with around 4 hours of trekking a day. However, you can extend to 5 days if you do trek along Poon Hill trek route.
Route to Poon Hill -- Poon Hill
Poon Hill


Who can do Poon Hill Trek?

Anyone can enjoy Poon Hill trek who are in short of time and experience the Himalayas up close or anyone who isn't able to do long trek for weeks or long duration either due to constraint like budget, time and physical fitness. For those people Poon Hill Trek has become a perfect short trek in Nepal. Most of visitor wants to experience the Himalayas in a close but everyone may not enough resource then a few days trek to get butts kicked will best suit with Poon Hill Trek. This trek also can helps to add confidence and motivation to trek long like Annapurana Base Camp trek or Annapurna Circuit or Everest Base Camp, those which are longer than the Poon Hill Trek.

What to Except on Poon Hill Trek?

This trek is not too difficult. It is a mild difficulty type trek. The trekking route is safe. Poon Hill Trek have plenty of time to take rest in anytime you needed at different resting places along the way. During night staying in the different tea houses along the mountains in the route. The offered made by teahouses are affordable and you are able to refills water, have snacks and meals you need not to be standard in middle of cold mountain.

Route to Poon Hill

Day First: Around 3/4 hours of driving you reached to Sudame from Pokhara from where the trek to Poon Hill trek Started this is when you skip some village and trekkers who trek without skipping the trek route of about 1 day trek. From Sudame you climb up about 3 hours stairs to enter the mountain range at Banthanti from where the mountain view can be done. The sacred mountain Machapuchare no one is allowed to clime can be observable in a close look. Sunrise can be seen from Banthanti from and elevation of 2,824-meter next morning.

Day Second: The day trik starts of Banthanti to Ghorepani with short trekking distance however you can enjoy around in the gorgeous mountain side village Ghorepani which is just few distance away from Poon Hill. The panaromic view of 7th and 10th largest peaks Annapurna South and Dhaulagiri I can be observable from Ghorepani.

Day Three: About an hour of up hill climbing to the top of the viewpoint of the Poon Hill Trek is the challenging in early hour with sever cold. The breath-taking view of sunrise seen from there is so beautiful that help to forget all the trouble faced during climbing up in the cold. After sunrise view trek to Poon Hill and 5 hours of trek to Tadapani from there for a back trip to Pokhara.

Day Four: Tadapani to Ghandruk trek and ride for Pokhara. From Tadapani you need to descend down about 4 hours to get to Ghandruk passing rhododendron forest & waterfalls and take vehicle to go to Pokhara. Or, you can enjoy Ghandruk around and stay one day if you like.


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