| Trip code | HNN-GHC |
| Package name | Ghorepani Poon Hill trek with Jungle Safari and Trishuli River Rafting -13 days |
| Duration | 13 |
| Max. elevation | 3210 m |
| Level | EASY |
| Transportation | All ground transport Services are as per the itinerary. |
| Accomodation | Hotel and Lodge/Guesthouse, others as per the itinerary. |
| Starts at | Kathmandu |
| Ends at | Kathmandu |
| Trip route | Kathmandu - Trishuli River Rafting - Chitwan Jungle Safari - Pokhara - Nayapool - Poonhill- Tadapani-Ghandruk Pokhara - Kathmandu |
| Cost | USD 775 per person |
Trishuli River and the Beach: You will celebrate an adventurous river rafting and relax on the Trishuli River Beach and have the foods of your choice
Pokhara: You will
explore Phewa Lake, Davi’s Fall, Gupteswor Mahadev Cave, World Peace Stupa
the massive Shiva Statue and the
alluring mountain views, and Annapurna Mountain Panoramas.
Ghorepani: Located
at 2810 m above sea level, Ghrepani/Ghodepani offers you magnificent
mountain panoramas including Annapurnas, Dhaulagiri, Machhapuchhre, Manaslu,
Ganesh Himal and Lamjungh Himal. You can enjoy a variety of food items at Ghorepani.
Poonhill: Poonhill is one of the most popular mountain viewpoints in the Annapurna region located at an elevation of 3210m above sea level. The Poonhill is popular for witnessing mountain views and sunrise. These mountain views include Annapurnas, Dhaulagiri, Machhapuchhre, Manaslu, Ganesh Himal and Lamjungh Himal. You can also do yoga and meditation at Poonhill facing towards mountain panoramas.
How is Poon Hill?
Poon Hill is a hill station with a tall view tower directly facing northern Himalayan parts like Dhaulagiri and Annapurnas including beautiful Machhapuchhre. This popular hill station is mostly crowded with hundreds of people every day to capture mountain views and sunrise early in the morning. The Poon Hill offers everyone who climbs from Ghorepani/Ghodepani stunning mountain views and sunrise and they celebrate it. The walk from Ghorepani to Poonhill is a maximum of 1 hour up with stone steps. The Poonhill is one of the most popular attractions in the Annapurna region of Nepal as a tourist destination for both internal and international tourists.
Chitwan and the
Chitwan National Park: Chitwan is located
at an elevation of 410m above sea level and offers the opportunity to
experience jungle safari, canoeing, jungle walking, sunset view, elephant breeding
centre and Tharu people's cultural show and their authentic cuisines. All activities of Chitwan National Park are thrilling to experience.
Your trip starts from Kathmandu or Arrives at Nepal International Airport then the Haven Holidays representative will receive you. After getting introduced to the staff there at the Airport your baggage will be loaded either in car, coach or bus as per group size. A short drive to the centre of Kathmandu city, where your hotel is located. On checking into your lovely rooms, get refreshed from Jet-Lag, then get ready for group briefing at 4:30 pm, Where you will meet with other members who are going to do Ghorepani - Poon Hill Trek with Jungle Safari and Trishuli River Rafting. You will meet with the CEO of the Company, Tour guide and trek leader brief with related information regarding the trek, jungle safari and culture. Includes details on accommodation and food hours of walks and overnight stops and views along the treks.
After Breakfast, your Sightseeing tour starts from 9 to 10 am and after around 4/5 hours touring world heritage sites in Kathmandu. Kathmandu is steeped with historical and religious interesting places, including many world heritage sites. Today, you will visit some popular UNESCO World Heritage Sites including Swyombhunath Temple, Patan Durbar Square, Bouddhanath Stupa and Pashupatinath Temple.
After you end this exciting tour in Kathmandu, you will thoroughly prepare for river rafting, Jungle safari tours and trekking.
Morning having breakfast, get a transfer into a Tourist coach, for the overland journey. An exciting drive 3 hours following the main Nepal busy highway, the drive leads along the Trisuli River.
Before you get to the River Rafting destination/spot, you will pass through Malekhu, Krishnavieer and Benighat.
You get down from the bus and walk to the riverside and begin this adventurous Trishuli River Rafting for around 3 hours and stay overnight at River Beach Resort.
After One of the most popular rivers for a rafting adventure, the drive then diverts due south towards low warm areas of the Terai belt. Where the dense green tropical jungle of Chitwan is located, along the drive one can experience the rural farm life. The drive heads beyond the main highway through farm villages to reach Sauraha, a town situated close to Chitwan National Park. On arrival at Chitwan, then check into a nice hotel or resort, where a jungle guide or naturalist will receive you. The briefing is held before checking into your rooms, the guide offers information regarding jungle activities and safari. Afternoon enjoy short nature walks or visit the local Tharu village the indigenous tribes of the Terai belt.
After a warm breakfast at Chitwan Hotel, you will go for bird watching with canoeing. You can see a large number of crocodiles and bird species. You will enjoy this trip to see a very peaceful surrounding of Chitwan National Park in Rapti River.
After lunch, you will go on a jungle safari/ jeep safari. We avoid elephant safari because our ethics doesn't let us violate the rights of animals like elephants. We also go to see the elephant breeding centre and finally attend a Tharu Cultural Dance and entertainment program in the evening.
Overnight at Hotel in Chitwan.
Morning having breakfast depart from the hotel for an interesting drive from Chitwan to Pokhara for around 4 hours. The road follows the main busy highway along the Trisuli River most of the way. On reaching Mugling Bazaar, the drive heads west facing views of the Annapurna and Manaslu Himal ranges.
After hours of good scenic drive reach Pokhara for an overnight stop in a nice hotel, located close to serene Phewa Lake. At Pokhara after checking into your lovely rooms, have time to browse around the Phewa Lakeside where all good hotels, restaurants, shops and stores are located.
After breakfast at the hotel in Pokhara, you will take one and half-hour drive from Pokhara to Birethati by private Vehicle and then trek to Ulleri (1950m). Initially, you will drive to Kande via Hemja, Naudanda and Nayapul to Birethati. our trek starts from Birethati heading to Ulleri. The trail leads through small villages. You can observe their lifestyle and farmland with nice terraces you get Tikhedhunga where you will have lunch there. After lunch crossing a beautiful bridge you will ascend to Ulleri. There are nice paved stone stair septs all the way commanding magnificent views.
Overnight at a lodge Ulleri.
After a refreshing break at Banthanti village populated by Magar and Gurung people, the main hill tribes of Western Nepal. Enjoy the views of Annapurna peaks. The walk continues, from Banthanti, as the trail gets better on the gradual winding path to Ghorepani. The highest overnight stops of the trip, enjoy the lunch stop along the way and continue the trek on a winding path with short ups. The walk leads amidst beautiful woods of pines and rhododendrons to reach the main welcome gate, the entrance to Ghorepani village.
You will enjoy deep woods, serenity and natural waterfalls on the way to Ghorepani. First, you will reach Lower Ghorepani and after 15 15-minute walk, you will get to Upper Ghorepani or Main Ghorepani village.
Overnight at a lodge at Ghorepani.
Start the early morning hike Poon Hilltop (3210 m) takes about an hour or a little more. On reaching the top and the highest point of the adventure enjoy the stunning sunrise views. Poon Hill with an observation tower to catch more panoramic views of the staggering mountain range. After bright and striking sunrise views along with a grand panorama of the world’s highest peaks of Dhaulagiri, Manaslu and Annapurna Himalayas with arrays of snow peaks. Being refreshed with cool morning breathtaking views, head downhill to Ghorepani for breakfast, and then continue walking. From Ghorepani on an alternative route, offers more scenic views with new places of southern ridges of Annapurna Himalayas. Climb to the top of Deurali Hill, which is almost the same height as Poon Hill and walk down to the river.
After you cross the suspension bridge, you will ascend to Tadapani. From the river, it takes around 2 hours to get to Tadapani.
Morning enjoy another stunning sunrise view from Tadapani, from the lodge of overnight stay. Enjoy the close views of Annapurna peaks, having breakfast morning a short and easy walk to Ghandruk village.
Start the morning walk through beautiful woodland to reach the small settlement of Bhaise Kharka. Downhill starts down to a stream and then on a winding trail to Ghandruk. One of the largest Gurung villages around the Annapurna Himalaya range. The Gurung people with similar looks like Poon Magar of Ghorepani villagers. The Gurung follow Hinduism and Buddhism religion with their own ancient culture of the Bon sect of pre-Buddhism. At Ghandruk after checking into the best lodges available, after lunch explore the interesting village and its small Gurung museum.
Another grand morning view to enjoy along with the last breakfast around the high hills of Annapurna Himalayas. After breakfast a short walk downhill to Sayauli Bazar.
An interesting drive of more than three hours, as the road follows through lovely farm villages and towns. After an hour more ride, our route diverts from the Modi River uphill to Lumle and Kande. Slowly the drive descends to Nau Danda and then enters the Pokhara city. On reaching the Phewa Lake side, enjoy the comfort of nice lovely hotel rooms.
Afternoon at leisure for individual activities and stroll around the Lakeside. Or you can explore Phewa Lake, Davis Fall, Gupteswor Mahadev Cave and World Peace Stupa along with a massive Shiva Statue facing Machhapuchhre mountain.
Morning, after breakfast depart from the hotel for an interesting drive or fly back from Pokhara to Kathmandu around 30 minutes. The road follows on main busy highway, after leaving the Trisuli River, and then the road climbs on winding up to the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley. From the high end of the valley rim, the driver slowly enters the busy bustling city of Kathmandu. On reaching Thamel or near about then check into respective hotels, The afternoon is free for leisure for individual activities and the evening Farewell Dinner with a Nepali cultural program.
Last day in Nepal and at Kathmandu, as time for your respective airlines flight departures. Our guide, staff transfers you to the airport, then bid farewell to Nepal till you return for another exciting adventure.
Arrival
You will arrive either by air or land to Nepal. If you arrive in Nepal by air, you have to use only Tribhuvan International Airport. Instead, if you use the road, you can enter or arrive in Nepal by land, you can different borders of Neighboring countries (India and China) like Jogbani, Raksaul, Sunauli, Nepaljung, Dhangadi, Birjung, Kakarvitta, Jhapa, Morang, Tatopani, Tinker, Rasuawagadi, Kimanthanka etc. You can use whichever entrances you like to suit your comfort and convenience.
On Arrival, you will have the on-arrival visa instantly if you have not applied for Nepal visa for Nepal through the consulate centre or Nepal Embassies near you or your city. Within half an hour, you can get an instant authentic visa on your passport after producing all the required documents for the visa.
Tourist Visa Nepal
A tourist Visa is on arrival visa in Nepal. It means tourists who are visiting Nepal can get the visas instantly on arrival at International Airports by producing all required documents. It’s a quick and not a delayed process.TIA (Tribhuvan International Airport) under the Department of Immigration has been facilitating tourists flying to Nepal by providing visas on Arrival. The 'On Arrival' visa procedure is very quick and simple. Within 5-10 minutes, you will get a visa on your passport. However, You can expect some queues during peak Tourist season (Autumn-Sep-Nov). If you wish to skip those queues, you can also consider getting a Visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions stationed abroad before your arrival. If you have possible, we recommend you obtain a visa before you enter Nepal from the diplomatic missions located nearby you so that you don’t need to bear any hassles during the process of obtaining a tourist visa on arrival. The choice is yours.
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Transfer to Hotel
The majority of people/trekkers enter Nepal by air and that is via Tribhuvan International Airport. We receive you at the arrival of any entry point of Nepal or mainly at Tribhuvan International Airport without any delay according to your arrival time. It may take some time like 30 minutes to collect your luggage and for security checking at the airport. After that, you make your way to the exit of the airport and the Haven Holidays Pvt. Ltd. Representative will be waiting there holding the Board Witten “Haven Holidays Pvt. Ltd” As you see the board, you have to go with him or her and we will make a very comfortable transfer to the hotel you are staying overnight. The transfer from Tribhuvan International Airport and Thamel, the hotel where you are staying will take just 30 minutes drive.
Get checked in the hotel take a rest and get refreshed. We will give you the time for orientation after you get checked into the hotel.
Orientation,
As you are given the time when you get checked in the hotel, you will be followed by our staff for the orientation. It may be on the same day or later the next day early in the morning at breakfast.
We will briefly let you know the trip you are undertaking from the next day or the same day onwards. You will be stated about the highlights of the trip, preparations, equipment, food and accommodation, guide and porter, emergency rescue, travel insurance and many other important things to know beforehand.
We will introduce you to the trip crew and have a brief talk with them so that you can feel more comfortable during the trip.
If you have any queries, you can put them in this orientation meeting before you depart for your trip.
Last Minute Booking
Last-minute booking is always open for you but the same package tends to be a little more costly than the regular departure dates trip packages. Those who approach for last minute booking with us; must pay a 10% additional cost of the total trip cost mentioned on our website.
You can book the trip you like on our website even a day before the trip begins.
If you are lucky, then, the last minute may be a golden opportunity for you to get the same price or even less than that if one of the members of the trip gives up and withdraws the trip plan at the eleventh hour. So, if you are late to book the trip you like to do with us, no worries, you still have the option and we will try our level best to make your trip as successful and grand as other normal trips.
Don’t hesitate to hit the booking button at the eleventh hour, we are always open and here to organize your vacation trips in Nepal.
Trip Extension
We are always flexible and open to the extension of the particular trip you are undertaking. If you enjoy the trip you are doing, you can extend it to longer days or longer hours. But, for this, you must contact us one day prior so that we can arrange the required things like trip crew, accommodation, transportation and other minor needy things for your extended trip. If you let us know a day earlier directly or through the trip crew you are using in the field/route like through your trip leader, you will have a beautiful time ahead. For the extension of the trip, you must add some little additional cost which we will settle in mutual understanding.
Currency Exchange
You can exchange your currency even in the Tribhuvan International Airport at your arrival or you can exchange it after you check in at the hotel in Thamel or other several places of Kathmandu, trekking beginning points as well. You can find several money exchange counters in different corners of Thamel city. If you are in a rush and cannot do this, you can pay USD, AUD or CAD to the people whom you need to pay for your accommodation, food, trip costs, tipping etc. You can even exchange your currency with Nepali on the trekking routes/trip routes like in Lukla, and Namche You can ask to exchange your currency with Nepal with local lodges/restaurants/hotels/ guesthouses too. But, you need to have your currency like USD, AUD or CAD. Even Indian currency does work in Nepal while paying but only Rs.100 rupees not 500 and 1000. You can pay with your currency with the current exchange rate wherever you go in Nepal.
Haven Holidays Team
Haven Holidays Team is very professional, reliable and responsible. You can completely on them. They are well-trained, friendly and highly literate in their respective languages. You can share anything you like with them without any hesitation. They know local culture, civilization, history, foods and accommodation, weather conditions, expert in first-aid application and how to handle the sudden accidents on the trip. They are eco-friendly and better understand the non-human's rights and their lives.
The Haven Holidays Team will assist you in every step of your trip to make it memorable and more convenient.
Luggage and Storage
If you are hiring a porter for your trip in the mountains, you can pack no more than 10 kg. in the duffel bag or your backpack. We provide you with a very reliable duffel bag to put your stuff to be carried on the trip. It will be very safe to be carried by a porter. Because it is the labour rule that a porter can only maximum of 20kgs in the mountain. Please, don’t pack unnecessary stuff in the duffel bag. Two people one porter put 10kg of stuff by each individual.
If you think you don’t need the stuff you have with you in the mountains, you can store it at the hotel in Kathmandu or Pokhara. They will keep your unnecessary luggage/stuff very safe till your return back. Ask your trip leader or hotel receptionist to do it for you before you depart for the trip. Take the luggage tag while storing the unnecessary luggage.
Meals
Meals will be provided according to the itinerary and cost includes and cost excludes. If you are given the itinerary or cost like including BB only, you will be provided breakfast only and if you have booked the trip package including a full-board meal, you will get all the meals including breakfast, dinner and lunch. Apart from main meals, if you have extra tea, coffee, cold drinks and other alcoholic drinks, you have to pay them personally.
During the trip, you will be given enough time to have a meal. You can enjoy the meal you like from the menu. Vegan, Vegetarian?? If you are vegetarian, you will still find the choice in the menu and our guide will take good care of you through the trip.
You will have your meal at the lodge/local guesthouse, hotel or resort during the trip. You are supposed to have the meal where you stay overnight in the mountain during the trekking trip.
Sometimes, you may not get the item you want in the mountain during the trekking trip/touring trip, at the time; you have to consider it very calmly.
You will enjoy freshly cooked meals in the mountain during the trip days with local ingredient
Trek Start
After breakfast at the hotel in Pokhara, you will take a 1-hour drive from Pokhara to Birethanti. Birethnti is a small village in the Kaski District of Nepal, Located in the Annapurna Conservation Area. It serves as an entry point for trekking heading into the Annapurna Region, particularly those starting the Annapurna Sanctuary Trek (Annapurna Base Camp), and Ghorepani Trek. Birethanti is situated at the confluence of the Modi Khola and Burundi Khola making it a picturesque spot with a riverside view and lush greenery. It’s a peaceful and charming stopover for trekkers to rest and enjoy the natural beauty of the area before continuing their journey deeper into the Annapurna Region.
Electricity
You will get a good and undisturbed facility of electricity during the trip to Nepal. Even though you go to the mountain for trekking and other adventure activities, you can get the facility of electricity to charge your phones and backups. However, in some cases, you may have to face the problem of load-shedding and the local lodges and some places guesthouses may charge you some amount to charge your batteries, backups and phones in remote areas trekking. There won’t be an electricity heating system in the mountain while doing trekking or other adventure activities.
Drinking Water
Drinking water must be pure, safe and contamination-free. You can get bottled or purified drinking water during the trip even in the mountains which is very safe for you to drink. The majority of the people who make trekking or adventure trips in the mountains go with boiled water which is prepared by the local lodges/guesthouses on the trail which is the best way to keep you safe from contaminated water. However, some people carry water purifying ingredients and they apply it to the drinking water and they drink it. But, don’t try to drink the water from the Local River, stream and taps. The bottled water you can buy along the trek in the guesthouse.
Communication
You can enjoy excellent facilities of communication in Kathmandu. However, in the case of the trekking trip in the mountains, you may not be able to have such kind of facility as in the cities. But, most of the local teahouses/lodges/guesthouses/ hotels on the trail will offer you the facility of Wi-fi. Sometimes, you get it for free and sometimes, you may have to pay for the installation of Wi-fi during the trip in the mountains.
The best way to access good communication over your smartphone is to get a local Nepali SIM Card like NT and NCELL. You get these local Nepali SIM Cards easily in Kathmandu and even in International Airport, Tribhuvan International Airport. For this, you have to present a copy of your passport and a passport-sized- photograph. You can buy a data pack via this local SIM Card and you make a very good communication. You can make a call, and access the internet over it.
Trek Ends
Ending your trek at Sayauli Bazaar allows you to soak in the local culture, interact with residents, and perhaps even explore nearby attractions before bidding farewell to the beautiful Annapurna region. Sayauli Bazaar is often the endpoint for various treks in the Annapurna region of Nepal. It's a bustling market town located in the Kaski District, surrounded by lush green hills and terraced fields. Trekkers often conclude their journeys here before heading back to Pokhara or other destinations. From FromSayauli Bazaar, the Haven Holidays team arrange transportation back to Pokhara or continue your journey to other destinations.
Feedback
You can give feedback on the trek/trip you have undertaken at the end of Kathmandu. You can visit our office or you can do it in the farewell dinner we organize. Your feedback about the trip will always be taken positively. We need it to grow and sharpen our services and facilities in the coming days.
If you cannot attend the farewell dinner at the end of the trip in Kathmandu or you don’t have time to visit our office, you can write your feedback on the trip advisor page which will be more reliable and public.
Trek Extra Personal Expenses
How prodigal you are? Your trek extra personal expenses depend on it. If you love doing extra expenses on the trip, you will go to topics like alcoholic drinks, extra tea or coffee apart from the meal, tipping, some minor donations, extra snacks on the trail, some urgent personal stuff like clothing or any other equipment you immediately require on the trip in case it gets damaged or stop functioning. And, at the end of the trek, you have to give some tips to your trekking crew. For this, you have to allocate some dollars or Nepali currency.
Typical Day
The typical trip day begins with a good breakfast. You will have breakfast at around 7-8 am and begin the day after it. Then, you will have to work/walk for 3-4 hours after breakfast and you will stop for lunch. The lunchtime will be around an hour. You will order your lunch item and the restaurant/hotel/teahouse will cook for you. Sometimes, you may have to wait for some time if the restaurant or hotel is crowded. You can find the item you want in the menu prepared by the local lodge/restaurant/hotel. If you are vegetarian, no worries, you can still find the ways.
After lunch, you will resume your work/trek/trip again and end it in the after like around 3-4 pm. After that, you will check in the hotel/guesthouse/teahouse and get refreshed. Take rest, change clothing and go for dinner at around 6-7 pm. Your leader will help you to order the meals you like. At the dinner, your leader will share the important information for the next day’s trip and you can raise the question regarding it. The leader will orient you on what to wear, how to walk, what to carry and where to eat. Follow the instructions from the guide/leader very well.
Why with Haven Holidays?
Booking, Cancellation and Refund
If you want to book the trip featured by us, you require settling the 25 % payment of total trip cost. However, if you are in rush and instantly plan your trip to Nepal, then, you can make the trip payment by visiting our office in Nepal as well but we need a confirmation email prior to it.
In case you cannot do the booked trip in the timeframe you wanted for some reasons, you have the right to postpone it. Even if you cannot do the trip after the postponement, you can transfer the same trip or other in exchange to your family, relatives and friends.
But for Everest Base Camp Trek or other any trip in Everest region, the cancellation must be made 2 months prior as we have already booked the accommodation, transportation and domestic flights in order to make your trip more consistent and convenient.
But, sorry to state that no refund will be made for the exchange of booked trip with us. We are ready to wait for months and years for your right time to do the booked trip in Nepal. Be confident that we won’t spoil your booked trip.
Travel insurance
Travel Insurance is a must thing to fix before the departure for a particular trip. In case you face sudden and unpleasant incident during the trip, you may need recue evacuation and medical expenses. For that, you must have travel insurance. Actually, life is more important than your trip. As long as you have life, you have everything. So that, have a authentic travel insurance that covers all rescue evacuation and medication expenses in case you have got some nasty accidents during the trip.
If you have got some idea about travel insurance and the companies who do travel insurance for you, you can go with them, otherwise, you can search on Google and will easily get the travel insurance companies who will help you doing insurance for your trip.
Hot Shower
Actually, a warm or hot shower makes you refresh and offers your new energy during the trip and it is also very necessary. If you are travelling in the city area in Nepal, you will easily get the facility of hot shower. But, if you are making a trip in mountain also it may not difficult to get hot shower during the trip now a days. However, local lodge and guesthouse will provide you hot shower with cooking gas and solar panel. If you want to do enjoy the hot shower in the mountain, you can ask the local lodge owner to manage it.
Why Everest Base Camp Trek with Haven Holidays?
Departure,
After farewell dinner with our team and the important feedback session, we will comfortably drop you to the Tribhuvan International Airport and to any other destination you want for your exit to your homeland or for the commencement of another trip. After we drop you to the destination you prefer, you can catch up your international flight and another trip you want. We wish you a very wonderful time ahead.