Cost Includes
- Three meals a day during the Trekking (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
- Accommodation in Tea House during the Trekking.
- Drop to trek destination from pokhara (Kande).
- Drop back to Pokhara from Phedi or Kande (depending on your trekking route).
- Trekking Guide with Insurance, food, and accommodations.
- First Aid kit.
- Trekking permit (Conservation fee).
- Tims card (Trekking information management system) as like a permit.
- Company's duffel bag.(if you needed)
- All needed official fee.
Cost does not Include
- International Airfare.
- Your travel insurance.
- Nepal Visa fee
- Any kind of drinks during the trek, items of personal expenses like hot shower, battery charge, telephone, Porters etc.
- Tips for Guide and Porter(expected)
Detail Itinerary
The trip starts from Pokhara, drive to Kande on the Pokhara Baglung highway for about 40 minutes. The path climbs to the peak at 2,060 m for about 1 1⁄2 hours. The lodge settlement clearing in the forest is known as' Australian camp.' The place is scenic with panoramic views of the Annapurna range and the valley of Pokhara. The trail winds further to the mountain pass called' Deurali' through the rhododendron forest. Deurali, wedged between Annapurna South and Mardi Himal, overlooks the Modi Khola gorge.
Following the ridge, the trail climbs slowly through the rhododendron trees. The low camp has some tea houses in the forest clearing. It seems much closer to the view of Mt Fishtail and Mardi Himal. You are closer to the clear blue sky with a glimpse of the Himalayan foothill layers and the sweeping south valley. Note: In agreement with the guide, you can walk 1 more hr to Badal Danda (Cloud Hill) above the treeline. Badal Danda has only one cabin.
Higher up the mountain, the trail climbs to Mardi Himal and Mt Fishtail. We leave the tree line from Badal Danda and arrive in the shrubby alpine forest. Annapurna South, Huinchuli, and Fishtail snow capped peaks appear on either side in a distance above the deep valley. After the climb, the high camp is a small pasture with three lodges. You're above the clouds here and near to the snow-capped peaks.
With steep climbs and longer walks, the day trip is more challenging than other days. With rough and steep rocky steps at some stages, the trail becomes more vertiginous. The first steep climb to the top of the ridge, marked as MBC (Mardi Himal Base Camp), will take about 2 hours. The actual base camp, however, will take another 2 hours along the mountain. The view along the hill is incredible. While Mardi Himal and Mt Fishtail appear just above us, views of Annapurna I, Gangapurna and Annapurna III appear at a distance as well.
Down to the basin of the Mardi River and return to Pokhara. It will take about one and a half hours to get to Pokhara in a four-hour time. The first hour is a dirt road drive.