Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek

Ghorepani Poon Hill Trekking allows you to enjoy best sun rise and sun set view over Dhaulagiri Range. This place is rich of hidden treasure of Nepalese culture and tradition. It starts from Pokhara through beautiful rhododendron (Nepal's national flower) forest. It enables you to have a lovely view of green hills, Mt. Dhaulagiri (8,167m), Himalchuli (7892m), Gangapurna (7455m), Machhapuchhre (6997m), Annapurna South (7219m), Annapurna I, II, III, IV (8091m, 7937m, 7555m, 7525m), Mardi Himal (5555m) and Lamjung Himal (6983m). This trek offers you a chance to have a close look at the culture and day-to-day life of the Gurung and Magar people, who contributed to the famous Gurkha army. The Ghorepani Poon Hill trek combined with a two days of elephant back safari in the tropical Chitwan national park (5 hr of drive from Pokhara) makes an ideal Nepal holiday. You see a great number of wild animals and birds including rhinos, crocodiles, deer, peacocks, leopards and if lucky even a tiger. You will enjoy a canoe ride in Rapti River, visit baby elephants in elephant breeding centre and the safari trip will conclude with a bird watching tour- Chitwan national park alone has 450 species of birds.