Itinerary
Day 1 Pokhara – Australian Camp – Deurali
After the breakfast at your Hotel in Pokhara, you drive to Kande. From Kande, trek to Pitan Deurali (2100m) via Australian Camp (2060m) and Pothana (1950m). Pothana has ACAP / TIM’s checkpoint. About 4-5 hours walking, you will reach Pitan Deurali from Kande. And then overnight at Lodge.
Day 2 Pitan Deurali -Forest Camp – Rest Camp – Low Camp
Trek from Pitan Deurali to Low Camp (2985m). You will stop for lunch in Forest Camp (2600m) after about 4 hour trekking. The trek from Pitan Deurali to Low Camp takes 7 hours walking), overnight at Lodge.
Day 3 Low Camp – High Camp.
Trek from Low Camp to High (3550m). You will see spectacular views of Machhapuchhre ahead and Annapurna South to my left. About 4 hours trekking we arrived at High Camp (3550m). And then overnight at Lodge
Day 4 Hike to Mardi Himal Base Camp and trek down to Badal Danda
You will hike to Mardi Himal Base Camp (4500m) and back to High Camp. This round trip takes 4 to 5 hours walk. If you do not want to go all the way to Mardi Himal Base, you just hike to a viewpoint about half way and back to High Camp. After Lunch, trek down to Badal Danda (3210m) And then overnight at Lodge.
Day 5 Badal Danda – Siding- Pokhara
You will have very nice view in the morning. After breakfast, you will trek down to Siding. It takes around 4 hours trekking. After Lunch, 3 hours drive back to Pokhara, And then overnight at your own Hotel.
Option: It is also possible to extend one more day. If you extend one day, you will trek from Siding to Lwang via Ghalel. This day, we trek down to Lwang Village. It takes 5-6 hours walking from Siding to Lwang. And then overnight at Lodge. Next day, you will drive back to Pokhara.
