Monday 1 February 2016

Best Sunrise Trekking in Annapurna Region

Best Sunrise Trekking route   is one of the popular trekking  in Annapurna region for Sunrise. Best Sunrise Trekking route   offers superb Himalayan views including the Mount Dhaulagiri 8167m, Annapurna I 8091m, Fishtail / Machhapuchhre 6998m, Nilgiri 7041m, Annapurna south 7219m, Annapurna II 7939m, Annapurna III 7555m, Annapurna IV 7525m, Lamjung Himal 6988m, Hiunchuli 6441m, Tukuche peak 6920m etc . Probably Ghorepani poon hill 3210m is one of the best viewpoint in Annapurna region trekking. Best Sunrise Trekking route  is one of the easier trekking trail in Annapurna region which can be done with in one weeks. In recent, Best Sunrise Trekking route   has become a very popular and busy place for trekking, after opening in 1997. 
Best Sunrise Trekking route    offers some of the most dramatic close-up views of the highest and most beautiful mountains in the world. Best Sunrise Trekking route    route  passes through rhododendron and mixed forest alive with ferns and birds, through spectacular villages of the Gurkha soldiers with their spectacular Himalayan back drops leads to Ghorepani 2850m. The following morning visits Poon Hill at 3210 m . a vantage point to view the Dhaulagiri (8167 m) and the Annapurna massif. Best Sunrise Trekking route   makes a small circuit and visits Tadapani (2050 m), Ghandruk gurung village and finally ends at pokhara than by flight or by tourist bus back to Kathmandu. We will  arrange the Best Sunrise Trekking route  according to trekker's wish and desire.

Best Sunrise Trekking in Annapurna region Trekking we follow the Poon hill trekking and From Ghandruk we will follow the another route To Landruk and Australian camp ( which is best places for Sunrise ) and follow to sarangkot , 

Main propose who are really interesting for Sunrise , highly recommended for those people . Who are really interesting for the Photography for those people also recommended 

Trip Detail 
Starting from         : Kathmandu/ Pokhara
Ending at                : Pokhara/ Kathmandu
Grade                      : Easy
Highest access of the trek   : 3210m (Poon Hill Tower )
Culture heritage          : Gurung, Magar, Thakali
Trekking type              : Teahouse
Himalayan sights         : Dhaulagiri, Fishtail, Annapurna range, Manaslu, Nilgiri
Most Attraction of trek         : Close Mountain View, Villages
Best Season                      : February, March, April, May, October, November
                                          :Almost All year

Detail Itinerary of Annapurna Sunrise trekking Route  

Day 02: Kathmandu Sightseeing and trek Preparation
Day 03: Drive Kathmandu to Pokhara (800m) 6hrs
Day 04: Pokhara to Ulleri  (1950m)
Day 05: Ulleri  to Ghorepani  (2850m)
Day 06: Ghorepani to Poon Hill ( 3210m  )  and Trek to Tadapani (2540 m) 
Day 07: Tadapani to Ghandruk ( 1990m)
Day 08: Ghandruk to Tolka (1700m)
Day 09: Tolka to Australian Camp (2165m)
Day 10: Australian Camp to Sarangkot (1600m) 
Day 11: Sarangkot to Pokhara (800m) 
Day 12: Pokhara Free day
Day 13: Drive Pokhara  to Kathmandu 
Day 14: Departure

Detail Itinerary of Annapurna sunrise trekking Route  

Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu (1,400m)
Upon arrival at the airport, meet and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, you have an option to be escorted stroll around Thamel and the local streets of Kathmandu. 

Day 02: Kathmandu Sightseeing and trek Preparation
After breakfast, start sightseeing covering the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Kathmandu, which are Kathmandu Durbar Square and Swayambhunath Stupa.  Kathmandu Durbar Square area holds the palaces of the medieval Kings who ruled over the Kathmandu Kingdom. Swayambhu meaning the “the self-existent” is popular among the foreigners as Monkey Temple owing to the large number of monkey population residing in this area. It is said that Swayambhunath Stupa is more than 2,000 years old, and it symbolizes knowledge. The painted eyes on all four sides symbolize the all-seeing power of Buddha. It is an important Buddhist place where pilgrims from all over the world come. In the afternoon you will get short briefing and discussion regarding your trek.

Day 03: Drive Kathmandu to Pokhara (800m) 6hrs
Distance 200kms – Approximately 6 Hours Drive 
Early morning after breakfast, drive to Pokhara from Kathmandu (200km) via Prithvi Highway, takes 6hrs approximately (option to fly from Kathmandu to Pokhara, takes extra cost). Along the way we will stop in scenic spots, for lunch and to get fresh as well, en-route we see more about countryside of Nepal that offers greenery, rivers, local villages, farm lands and beautiful mountain scenarios. In the evening, you have option to stroll around the Phewa Lake and local market in Pokhara..

Day 04: Pokhara to Ulleri  (1950m)
Drive 42km Approximately 1:5 Hours and walk 11 km to Ulleri ,6 hours walk 
After breakfast we drive to Nayapul on the way we pass some beautiful village and scenery, we will stop for while to take picture close to Nagdada and cross the beautiful village Lumle and reach in  Nayapul  (1100m) situated along the Modi River. After that we arrive in Birethanti where we check out TIMS and Permits and cross the modi khola bridge and passes and follow the Vuramdi Khola when we arrive in Tikhedhunga start to climb up to Ulleri top , from where we can see Annapurna south and Himchuli 

Day 05: Ulleri  to Ghorepani  (2850m)
Trekking distance 8 kms – Approximately 5 Hours walk 
Get up early morning and see the beautiful sunrise after breakfast start to trek  Ghorepani, on the way we pass some beautiful tea houses which is managed by local people ( Called Magar ) and we start to walk through the beautiful Jungle we will passes some water fall . Before arrive to Ghorepani we will see welcome gate and reach in beautiful Village Ghorepani is one of the most popular village along the Annapurna Region . Almost all of village are Magars. From Ghorepani we can see 2 Himalayas range Annapurna and Dhaulagiri Himalayas range, Guide consult with local people for tomorrow sunrise time , Suggest sleep early because tomorrow morning wake up early for Sunrise 

Day 06: Ghorepani to Poon Hill ( 3210m  )  and Trek to Tadapani (2540 m) 
Trekking distance 11 kms – Approximately 7  Hours walk 
Wake up early morning prepare for the sunrise , suggest wear warm clothes and take headlight  start to Hike up to Poon Hill  (3210m) 45 minute climb. from Poon Hill we can see beautiful sunrise and beautiful mountain from poon hill we can see Mt. Dhaulagiri (8167m.), Tukuche Peak (6920m.), Nilgiri (6940m.), Varaha Shikhar (7847m.), Mt. Annapurna I (8091m.), Annapurna South (7219m.), Annapurna III (7855m.), Machhapuchhre (6993m.), Annapurna IV (7525m.), Annapurna II (7937m.), Lamjung Himal (6931m.) and other numerous snowcapped mountains Descend back to Ghorepani and after having breakfast After that, the trail steeply ascending until Deurali-La on a grassy knoll that offers good Mountain views similar to those from Poon Hill . Then the trail descends through deep rhododendron forest until reaching Banthanti  . on the way we  cross the north side of stream and it will offer great views over the gorge to Ulleri. A rocky trail descends steeply to small stream and climbing again through deep forests to Tadapani, a village which is surrounded by beautiful forests. You can see more magnificent view of Machhapuchre, Annapurna South, Himchuli and Annapurna II 

Day 07: Tadapani to Ghandruk ( 1990m)
Trekking distance 7 kms – Approximately 3.5 Hours walk 
In the morning, after breakfast your trek slightly descending through the deep forests until reaching Baise Kharka  smooth walking and descends again in the subtropical forest until reaching Ghandruk village. we can see a very good view of Fish Tail, Annapurna South and other small snowy peak. Afternoon you will go to visit the Buddhist Monastery and Old Traditional Gurung Museum which are very nice to see during the Ghandruk Stay

Day 08: Ghandruk to Tolka (1700m)
Trekking distance 9 kms – Approximately 5 Hours walk 
The hiking to Tolka is a stone staircase, Descend to the modi Khola and cross the bridge from Kamui and climb up to Landruk and the trail goes through terraced, paddy fields and villages with an easy and flat walk and continue walk to Tolka , during the trekking we can see beautiful mountain and we can see local people working their 

Day 09: Tolka to Australian Camp (2165m)
Trekking distance 8 kms – Approximately 5 Hours walk 
We start our trekking, we cross the small khola and we reach in Bhichok and then the trail takes us steeply up to Deurali (2100m). We enjoy the view of different peaks while the trek gradually descends to Pothana. We pass beautiful forest and green fields. From here we can enjoy a breathtaking view on the peaks of Annapurna range

Day 10: Australian Camp to Sarangkot (1600m) 
Trekking distance 3+10 kms – Approximately 6 Hours walk  20 Minute drive 
Enjoy with sunrise view over the Annapurna  Himalayas range and , we will hike  down for about an hour in the rocky trail viewing the village of Kande. We will then drive to Nagdada and trek to Sarangkot. During trekking we can see many local houses with typical tea houses also we can see local people working in a field , during hiking we passes some pond and small temple , when we walking along the way we can see pokhara , lakeside and Phewa lake also we can see the paragliding from sarangkot 

Day 11: Sarangkot to Pokhara (800m) 
Wake up early morning for Sunrise , which is best sunrise close to Pokhara , from where we can see full Annapurna Himalayas range Part of  Dhaulagiri and Manaslu and Ganesh himal Range 
Annapurna I (8,091 m /10th highest), Dhaulagiri (8,167 m / 7th highest) Manaslu (8,156 m / 8th highest), Annapurnas II (7,937m) , Annapurna III (7,555m), Annapurna IV (7,525m) Machhapuchhre or Fishtail (6,997m), Ganesh Himal (7,446m), Annapurna South (7,219 m), Gangapurna (7,455m), Himchuli (6,441 m), Himchuli (6,441 m), Lamjung Himal (6, 931 m) 
And just below we can see Seti river which is origin from Annapurna Himalayas range and other side we can see beautiful city pokhara and on top we can see world peace stupa , 
After sunrise we have several option drop to Pokhara 
1) Trek to Pokhara : which it take 3 Hours drop to Phewa lake and follow the trail to hotel 
2) Drive to Pokhara : Which is 45 minute drive 
3) Paragliding and drive back to Hotel : around 30 Minute paragliding and drop to bank of  Phewa lake and drive or walk to Hotel 

Day 12: Pokhara Free day
After finish trekking pokhara is a really nice places for chill out , pokhara is very popular for paragliding so suggest for that and you can enjoy the boat ride in phewa lake  which is beautiful lake in Nepal or if you like to do city tour we can do city tour and visit most popular places like Bindivashini Temple , Devi's Fall Gupteshwor cave , Tibetan refugee camp , Mountain museum old Bazaar Etc , in evening if you are interested for shopping it a best places for shopping 

Day 13: Drive Pokhara  to Kathmandu 
After breakfast, drive from Pokhara to Kathmandu(200km/6-7hrs). we can enjoy the diverse landscape and scenery en-route. Upon arrival in Kathmandu, you will be transferred to your hotel. 

Day 14: Departure
You will be transfer to the International airport by Private vehicle according to your flight schedule.



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