Trip Facts
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3 Star Hotel in City/ Tea House in Trek
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All
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Private Vehicle
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Breakfast in City/ Full board during Trek
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5,587 M
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1 to 15
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Hiking Trip
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Trek Guide
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10
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80
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1 - 15
10 Days Mardi Himal Base Camp Trekking offers a unique trekking experience in Nepal’s newly opened trekking route in Annapurna Area.
The Mardi Himal Base Camp Trekking route is considered an alternative to Annapurna Base Camp. This trek is suitable for those trekkers who wish to explore the Annapurna area on the newly opened trek and have already done Annapurna Base Camp. The trail goes along small winding paths through magical rhododendron forests until you climb out of the forest at an elevation of around 3,300 m. The landscape abruptly changes into a rugged high mountain landscape, with amazing views of Mardi Himal, Machapuchre, Annapurna South, and Hiunchuli.
From High Camp (3580 m), you can climb to Mardi Himal Base Camp in about 3-4 hours, offering spectacular close-up views of the entire Annapurna Range.
The Mardi Himal Trekking route was not popular earlier due to the unavailability of lodges and proper routes. However, now this trekking route serves basic local lodges and Tea Houses.
Mardi Himal is located east of the Annapurna Base camp, virtually under the spectacular Machhapuchhre (Fishtail). As you trek along the ridge, it is nearly possible, but imaginable, to look down at Annapurna Base camp itself. Mardi Himal Trekking is sandwiched between two famous treks; Annapurna Base Camp Trek and Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek. Mardi Himal Trek is a hided trekking route among most visitors coming to Nepal annually; thus, only small numbers of trekkers make their way to Mardi Himal Base Camp each year. Mardi Himal Base Camp is situated under the glorious Machhapuchhre peak. The trail also includes several hours of walking inside rhododendron forests that look tremendous during March – April. The views along the route are impressive; it includes Annapurna South, Machhapuchhre, Mardi Himal, and Hiunchuli. More than that, the upper viewpoint offers spectacular close views of Annapurnas. The route is quite reasonable during the year compared to popular routes of the Annapurna region.
Mardi Himal Trekking is a classic trekking route to give you a taste of unspoiled culture and villages. Come and enjoy 10 Days trekking at Mardi Himal Base Camp trek with us.
Mardi Himal Base Camp Trek Highlights
- 10 days of private guided trekking on moderate trails in the Annapurna region.
- Enjoy the most beautiful views of the Fishtail, Mardi Himal, and Annapurna mountains.
- Experience the sunrise and sunset over the peaks of the Himalayas.
- Walk through beautiful rhododendron forests, which bloom in many different colors in springtime.
- Beneficial tour to learn about the villagers’ local culture and way of life.
Mardi Himal Trek Itinerary
Early Morning, walk to Kathmandu tourist bus station to board the scheduled tourist bus to Pokhara. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel.
Overnight at Hotel in Pokhara
Our journey begins with a 45 minutes drive from Pokhara to Kande, which is the starting point. The trail is good, slowly up, steeper to Australian Camp (2060m – About one hour), then slightly downhill to Pothana (1950m). You have to climb up the stone stairs passing through terraced cultivated fields, settlements, and forests, taking you to Pothana, where you will have great mountain views of the Annapurna Range.
Lunch, Dinner & Overnight at a typical tea house or lodge
The following day, you will walk on the simple way for around one hour, then there is a right turn in Deurali signposted “Forest Camp” the trail is through Pine forest. The Forest is covered with a unique flower called Rhododendron. At first, we have to walk up undulating on the top of a ridge; there is a section just over halfway where the trail drops steeply and then slowly gains height and back onto the ridge and into Forest Camp.
Lunch, Dinner, and breakfast. Overnight at a typical tea house or lodge
Leaving forest camp, we trek towards Low camp. Leaving Forest Camp, Initially, the trail is quite steep but soon gets less steep as we approach the ridge. We can see the most impressive and clear view of Mt. Fishtail here. After about four hour's walk, we reach low camp where we will spend our overnight at a standard tea house or lodge
From Low Camp, our trail passes through the jungle ways again. However, the trees soon started to get smaller. After about one hour, trekking broke out of the jungle and onto the open ridge with spectacular views of Machhapuchhre ahead and Annapurna South to our left. In between the journey of Low Camp and High Camp, there is a place called View Point where you can see various snow-capped mountains and villages like South Annapurna, Himchuli, Chhomrong Village, Ghandruk Village, Mt. Fishtail, Annapurna region, flora and fauna, beautiful village view, alpine forest, Gurung and Thakali culture, eco-friendly villager as well as the least touristy trek. We will walk for around 4 hours through a series of steep, rocky climbs separated by a leisurely walk through lush, green High Mountain before reaching High Camp.
Commencing the trek from High camp, we climb up about four hours to Mardi Himal Base Camp, which offers spectacular views of the entire Annapurna Range. It is also possible to return to high camp in around 4 hours, making it a long day walk. There is also a viewpoint approx halfway where the imaging view can be seen.
Wake up early in the morning to have the most lovely Sunrise view. Have your breakfast at High camp and descend towards Siding village. Siding is a simple traditional local village. Walking back straight and descending to the same fine forest, you can see the beautiful red Rhododendron forest again.
The following day, we will leave Siding village and continue our trek towards Lwang, which is gradually up, and some were flat too. On your way to Lwang, you reach Ghalel, where you can have lunch. Ghalel is a small traditional village with some small restaurants and homestay. After lunch, again, start walking towards Lwang. Lwang is also a traditional old village. There is a tea garden and ACAP office with some homestay for you to stay overnight. The mother group will welcome you at night by singing and dancing to folk songs.
Today is the last day of our trek. Early morning walk to the tea garden to see the panoramic view of the green tea garden and the mountains. After that, return to Lwang for breakfast and walk towards Khora Muk. The trail leads us through the bank of the Mardi River. After reaching Khora Muk, transfer to Pokhara. After you reach Pokhara, check in at the hotel.
Overnight at Hotel in Pokhara
Transfer to the bus station in time to board a tourist bus to Kathmandu. Upon arrival, transfer o your hotel.
