KHOPRA RIDGE TREK

You will be met and greeted by our airport representative/driver, who is on standby to pick you up with the Escape Nepal board or your name in the paper and transfer hotel.

Your evening is free, and after you’ve refreshed, you can go for a stroll down the street to get familiar with your surroundings.

After having breakfast, you go for the sightseeing tour in Kathmandu with a professional tour guide.

The tour includes a visit to Kathmandu Durbar Square, Monkey Temple (Swayambhunath stupa), Pashupatinath Temple, and Baudhanath Stupa.

Our guide will drop you back at the hotel after the tour. You can go shopping for trekking gear if you need any.

The drive goes along the scenic Trisuli and Marsyangdi River to reach Pokhara. It is pretty good driving as you go by the beautiful river valley. You can view Ganesh Himal and the Manaslu peak as well during the drive from the window of the bus.

The Pokhara is a tourist's paradise full of natural as well as cultural heritage sites such as lakes, caves & temples of Buddhist and Hindus along with her lovely mountains.

After 6 hours of drive, you reach Pokhara, check in to the hotel, and the evening is free to explore yourself.

After having breakfast at the hotel, You drive to Nayapul, which takes about one and a half hours. The real start from here to Ghandruk village.

The Ghandruk village is a major recruitment center for the famous Gurkha soldiers and is the hub of the Annapurna Conservation Area Project. You can see great views of fishtail and Annapurna ranges from Ghandruk, your first overnights in the mountain village of your Khopra ridge trek.

The Trek starts after breakfast and goes continue upwards through the dense rhododendron forests to Tadapani. The Rhododendron is Nepal’s national flower, and when they bloom in spring, the forest turns into gardens of dazzling colorful flowers.

You get to enjoy excellent views of Machhapuchhre, Annapurna, and Hiunchuli Himalayas from Tadapani village. Many Tibetan people in the villages sell things for the tourists to take back home as souvenirs.

After Tadapani, you leave the main trail of Ghorepani-Poon Hill Trek for the next few days. You trek in a more remote area of the Annapurna region.

You begin the trek by entering into a beautiful rhododendron and oak forest on an upward trail. Then after a small descent and continue climbing to the shoulder of a hill through a rhododendron forest.

You pass several clearings with abandoned shacks before arriving on a ridge top clearing at Dobato that offers splendid views of Annapurna South and Machhapuchhre in good weather. You continue to ascend to Bayeli Kharka.

You can enjoy the arresting views of Mt. Dhaulagiri, which is the seventh highest mountain in the world from Bayeli Kharka.

Today, You descend through open ground and beautiful forest to reach the pastures of Lower Chistibung. You then ascend gradually through a forest before Upper Chistibung, which is a temporary herder’s settlement.

If you’re lucky, you might even spot the colorful Danphe (the national bird of Nepal) and Himalayan Thar on the grassy ridge high above the trail.

You embark on a steady climb above the tree line through alpine meadows and pastures to reach Khopra Danda today. As you approach Khopra Dada, You see the top of Annapurna South.

Upon reaching Khopra, you go for a short walk down Khopra Ridge to a viewpoint overlooking the Kali Gandaki river far below in this deepest valley. You admire the stunning mountain panoramas include Mt. Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri, and Annapurna South from Khopra.

Today, you embark on a long journey to Khopra (Khaer) Lake from where you attain excellent views of the Fang and surrounding mountains.

Khaer Lake is considered a sacred lake by the Hindus, believe that bathing in the lake helps attain Nirvana/Heaven. Hinduism and Buddhism are intricately related in Nepal, and you can even see several Hindu and Buddhist shrines on the sides of the lake.

If you do not wish to walk all way to the lake, a half-day walk from Khopra can also be arranged.

You descend off the hillside and continue downhill on a steep trail  to Swanta village today. You get more views of Mount Dhaulagiri with the mountain that provide a lovely backdrop to the terraced fields and traditional houses in the nearby villages.

Arrive Swanta village and check in to the lodge.

The trail drops down to Chitre and up to Ghorepani today. Ghorepani is a popular trekking trail, and you can meet many other trekkers.

Ghorepani is a popular spot for trekkers to see beautiful distance views of Annapurna, Dhauligiri, and many other mountain views. Poon hill is another attraction of the trek.

The trek today starts with an early morning hike to Poon Hill (3232m.) to enjoy the sunrise view over the Himalayas. Poon Hill offers views of 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 snow-capped mountain peaks.

You then return to the lodge to have breakfast. You again follow a gradually descending path through the forests of rhododendron and oak up to Banthanti.

The trail descends to Ulleri (1960m.), a big Gurung village where you can enjoy the views of Annapurna South, Machhapuchhre, and Hiunchuli. The trail to Tikhedhunga is steeply descending by passing through terraces and some robust villages. After a short walk of 15 minutes from Tikhedhunga, you reach Hile, where you stay overnight.

Today is the last day of the Khopra ridge trek. It is a pretty easy trek today. The trails gradually descend following Bhurung Khola (Bhurung Stream) to Birethanti before crossing the Modi Khola.

A short walk to reach Nayapul, where your vehicle is waiting to drive back to Pokhara. Check in to hotel and evening is free to explore yourself.

The drive today from Pokhara to Kathmandu is a fantastic experience as you drive bypassing many satellite towns on the way. The bus leaves around 7:30 am from Pokhara and reach Kathmandu after 6-7 hours of drive (depends on traffic). You can see rural settlements, gushing rivers, terraces, and green rural landscapes while driving.

You will check into the hotel in Kathmandu, and this is your last night in Nepal. We invite you to have a farewell dinner and to listen to the fantastic story of your trekking experiences in Nepal.

We transfer you to the international airport in Kathmandu for your final departure to your loving home. We hope you enjoyed the Khopra Trek, and wish to have a safe flight back home.

We wish you to travel to Nepal for many other fantastic tours, and we will have another chance to serve you again.