Mardi Himal Trek is considered one of the easier and beginner treks in Nepal. It is an alternative trek from the busy Annapurna Base Camp and Poon Hill Trek. Opened to tourists in 2012 Mardi Himal Trek offers one of the best views of Mount Machhapurche and Annapurna South, with other small mountains like Hiunchuli. This trek is becoming more and more popular among tourists, especially to Asian tourists, because of its easy accessibility and being short distance from Pokhara. The trail is filled of dense rhododendron forests making it beautiful during Spring season and tracks are covered by snow around the winter season, which would give you best wilderness adventure. If you are seeking the ultimate feeling of being a stand-out trekker, then trekking in Mardi Himal provides you with all that you can see of the Nepal Himalayas.
Trekkers could savor the experience of tramping along the plain land, terraced paddy fields, snow-capped mountains, green, lush forests, and rural villages of Lwang. Imagine the trekking in Nepal experience exploring the trails less explored and reaching the less traveled.
This trekking region is protected under the Government of Nepal as it is in the Annapurna Conservation Area. The Mardi Himal trek route lies in the Eastern side of the Annapurna Base Camp trek, just beside the Machhapuchhre Base Camp. Mardi Himal Trek has been the quietest trek in Nepal in comparison to the major trekking destinations of Nepal like Annapurna Base Camp, Everest Base Camp, and Langtang Valley; however, in recent years, Mardi Himal has attracted a good amount of local tourists because of its short trail and amazing Himalayan views.. The time frame for the Mardi Himal trek can be tailor-made according to the suitability of the trekkers. It can be made similar to the Ghorepani Poon Hill trek. Mardi Himal trek route map on the ridges with the views of Annapurna Base Camp below you dwarfed in front of your eyes, lets you feel proud spiritually. origin, followed by a short downhill and uphill.
This sandwiched trekking trail between ABC and Ghorepani Poon Hill trek can be suitable for all ages. The experience of seeing Annapurna from the eastern side and experiencing all the natural and cultural attractions of Nepal in a single trek of Mardi Himal proves worthwhile for every penny that you have spent. Trek and camp at the Forest Camp, High, Low Camp, and witness the majestic scenic beauty of Siddhing, Hyangjakot, and Pokhara, then revitalize your spiritual as well as wilderness adventurous soul via Mardi Himal Trekking in Nepal.
Book and enjoy the Mardi Himal trek with Beyond the Limits Treks and Expedition Pvt. Ltd. for optimum satisfaction while exploring the land of the Himalayas and the land of the serene culture of Nepal.
Arrival at Kathmandu, Tribhuvan International Airport. Our Beyond the Limits trek representative will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. We will arrange an appointment with your guide and the team. He will brief you all about the trek plan and will check your gear and requirements for the trip. We will provide you Trek map and other documents. You will have free time in the evening and overnight sleep.
Tourist luxurious coach will take you to the Pokhara, the Lake city of Nepal. The journey to the Pokhara will take around 6 hrs passing by the gorgeous small highway town of Nepal. The ever-flowing Trishuli river, Marshyangdi River, and Seti River will be the witness of our journey until Pokhara. The life of the locals along the highway of Nepal can be observed during your comfortable road transportation to Pokhara.
Today, your trek will start. After having breakfast in your hotel, we will drive to Kande to start our trek. The drive to Kande will take approximately 1 hour, while enjoying the beautiful view of Pokhara City and the Himalayan Views along the way. After arriving in Kande we will leave our transport and start our hike.
The first part of the hike is a steep ascent, so it's better to stretch your legs and body before starting the hike. While hiking, there are various stops so you can take rest along the trail. After hiking for more than 1 hour, you will reach the Australian Base Camp. Australian Base Camp is one best viewpoints in this trek, offering stunning panoramic views of the Annapurna range, Machhapuchhre (Fishtail), and Dhaulagiri, perfect for sunrise/sunset.
After enjoying the view from Australian Base Camp, we will continue our hike and descend to Pothana a lovely stop, where you will have the option to have lunch. After having lunch in Pothan,a we will continue our ascent, go through permit check post and continue our trek to Pittam Deurali. Overnight in Pittam deurali
Note: We might reach Pittam Deurali early also, if you want to walk more, we can continue the walk to Lovely Hill, a beautiful stop to enjoy mountainview.
Trail from Pittam Deurali to Low Camp passes through some of the best trail in this trek. After having breakfast, we will start our hike, and after sometime intersection will come showing two ways, we will take a longer but nicer route which passes through a lovely hill. The trail to lovely hill is very nice its nor that ascent nor too difficult, and the trail is perfect for enjoying the walk. After walking for like 1 hour, we will reach Lovely Hill and the view will open up to magnificent Mt Annapurna South and Himchuli. You will get to see the beautiful landscape of the mountains and hills that this trek has to offer, we can see small and large villages and settlements in other side.
We will continue our hike, and after walking for like 40 mins we will reach Dudh Kharka and small places with two lodges anda beautiful view of Mt. Machhapuchhre (Fishtail), and we will continue our hike to Forest camp from there, where we will have our lunch. Forest Camp is big with more than 15 lodges, we get to see local people and way of life in this place.
After having lunch in Forest Camp, we will start our hike, and after 20-30 minutes, we will reach the rest Camp. From the Rest Camp, we will get a beautiful view of Mt Fishtail, many local travelers would like to spend overnight here because of the view as well. Continuing our hike, we will hike to low camp and spend our overnight in a teahouse.
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Hike from Low Camp to High Camp is approximately 3-4hours in normal walking. Though the distance is not that much, we will be walking above 3000meters where the oxygen level would be low. After having breakfast in the low village, we will start our hik,e and after ascending for more than 1 hour, we will be rewardedwith the beautiful mountain range of Annapurna, Mt Fishtail, Himchuli, and Annapurna South.
We will walk through Badal Danda while enjoying the Himalayan scenery. The trail is mostly ascent but sometimes many trekker donot care about the steps because of the view surrounding them. From Badal Danda, we can see High cam,p where we will spend overnight, so we can just relax take our tim,e and enjoy the scenery and hike towards our destination.
After reaching High camp we will have our lunch and go for a short walk if you are upto it to enjoy the sunset view. The sunset view from Mardi Himal is said to be one of the best. ANd we will have our dinner and go to sleep early to wake up tomorrow morning early to hike to Mardi base Camp.
This day is the highlight of the tre,k we will have to wake up early in the morning, depending on sunrise time. It will take approximately 2-3 hours to reach Lower View Point where most of the trekkers enjoy the viewpoint, and from there it will take approximately 1 hour to reach mardi Himal base Camp.
The chances of setting up the tents for accommodation in the Mardi Himal Base Camp are very rare and rather risky. Therefore, you have to trek up to the Mardi Himal Base Camp and return back to the High Camp. The major highlight of this part of the trekking is the view of Annapurna Base Camp just below the ridges adjacent to the Machhapuchhre Base Camp. The stunning views of Mountains from the unusual viewpoints will give you a sense of satisfaction in seeing the world differently from others.
From the Low camp we will start to seacent to SIding Village. The trail to Sidhing Village is quite steep makes you realize how much you have ascended to reach High Camp. The trail is very nice and is covered with stones and steps all the way to Siding village. There are a few stop points where you can have rest.
Don't forget to keep looking backwards as Mt Machhapuchhre will be smiling and waving you goodbye as you descend downwards. While almost reaching Siding Village the mountains will disapper and you will end your trek witha drive to Pokhara via Sharing Jeep.
Overnight in Hotel
It is your option whether you need to go back to Kathmandu by air or drive back by bus. By air, you can see the panoramic views of mountains near about Pokhara and natural diversity and green forest and human habitat in Pokhara and Kathmandu from the sky. Similarly, when you choose the bus, you can see the gorge, narrow, and u-turned Himalayan road of Nepal rides in the bank of the rivers. After arriving Kathmandu you can pass your days according to your interest.
You are free from all the programs. If you have a flight back on this day, we will provide you with transportation to the airport. If not, let us know when your flight back is we will arrange transport based on your flight.
If you have free time and like to do various other trips and tours like the Everest Mountain Flight, Chitwan Jungle Safari, etc., just let us know.
