3 Days Poon Hill Trek

Duration: 3 Days | Based on 22 Reviews

The 3 days Poon hill trek is the shortest trek in the Annapurna region. This trek is relatively easy and yet, filled with the adventurous thrill and its suitable for those who are reasonably fit. We begin the 3 days Poon hill trek after a two-hour drive through knobby roads to Nayapul from Pokhara. We begin walking to Ulleri via Tikhedhunga village. The very next day from Ulleri, we continue trekking through the rhododendron forests to Ghorepani village, which is the highlight of our trip as we get there after walking through pretty tough uphill and downhill trails, via streams, jungles, and farming lands. Ghorepani is a beautiful and prepossessing village with nice and homely lodges, friendly people and the view of the great range of Annapurna looming about throughout the year.

The 3 days Poon Hill trek provides a beautiful and spectacular sunrise view from Poon Hill (3,250 m) as well as Annapurna south and Fishtail from Poon Hill the superb Himalayan views including Annapurna range, Mount Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri, Mount Fishtail and many more white snow-capped mountains. Discover amazing views with every hike and an early morning hike to Poon Hill to see the grand views of the spectacular Himalayan range with the sunrise view which will surely be the highlight of the trip. Poon Hill is truly one of the best viewpoints in the Annapurna region and also one of the best viewpoints in the world.

Note: Please bring a Torch Light for Poon Hill hike. On the second day, we will hike early in the morning around 4:30 AM from Ghorepani village to Poon Hill's viewpoint to see the grand sunrise and the breathtaking Himalayas.

Read the candid reviews for 3 days Poon Hill trek on TripAdvisor before you would make a final decision to book this trip with us. The Certificate of Excellence has been awarded to our company for the years 2016 to 2019 consecutively and with the hard-working management team, guides and staff members, the services offered by the company and the rendered aid and help towards clients, Alpine Eco Trek have been recognized as the best trekking company in Nepal operating at the local level. Learn more about us.

How to book or enquiry about this trip?

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Highlights

Enjoy staying in well-facilitated guest houses, walking on pleasant trails through the terrace farming villages and lush rhododendron forests to the fascinating Poon Hill
Explore the breathtaking views of splendid 8000 m mountains without going too high in a limited time.
Watch the grand sunrise and the world's highest mountain peaks including Mt. Dhaulagiri (8167 m), Mt. Annapurna I (8091 m), Mt. Fishtail (6998 m), Mt. Nilgiri, Annapurna South and Hiunchuli from Poon Hill viewpoint.

Outline Itinerary

Day 01Drive from Pokhara to Nayapul, trek to Ulleri 1,920m.
Day 02Trek from Ulleri to Ghorepani village 2,850m.
Day 03Early Hike to Poon Hill 3,250m, after grand sunrise trek back to Nayapul and drive to Pokhara 8,10m.

Detail Itinerary

Inclusion

Included

Private Van transfer from your hotel in Pokhara to Nayapul and back to Pokhara.
Annapurna conservation fees.
Tims Card (Trekking Information Management System card) Permit.
An English speaking guide with his food, salary, guest house and transportation.
Your food ( breakfast, lunch, dinner and 3 cups of tea/coffee per day) and mountain lodges accommodation ( twin sharing basis) during the trek.
Necessary porters (One porter for two clients basis to carry your bag packs our porter can carry up to 25 kg) with porters salary, food, guest house and transportation.
Accommodation (guest house) during the trekking period.
Arrangement of Emergency Helicopter service which will be paid by your Travel insurance company.
Farewell dinner in Kathmandu host by Ram Kumar.
Our service charges with VAT and Local / Government Taxes.

Excluded

Sightseeing or any extra activities except the above program.
Personal nature expenses.
Bar bill and all kind of drinks.
Rescue & Evacuation.
Gratitude (tip) for staff.

PRICES & DATES

Trip Dates	Availability	Price
06 Jul, 2020 - 08 Jul, 2020	Guaranteed	$270 USD
12 Jul, 2020 - 14 Jul, 2020	Guaranteed	$270 USD
12 Jul, 2020 - 14 Jul, 2020	Guaranteed	$270 USD
18 Jul, 2020 - 20 Jul, 2020	Guaranteed	$270 USD
25 Jul, 2020 - 27 Jul, 2020	Guaranteed	$270 USD
30 Jul, 2020 - 01 Aug, 2020	Guaranteed	$270 USD

Request a Private Date

The trip cost which we have offered for the above-set departure dates is for a minimum of 2 people (group size). 3 days Poon hill trek is one of the shortest and easiest treks in the Annapurna region. The trek will be organized from Pokhara. Anyone with reasonably fit health can easily join this group trek to Poon hill. To book the trip we will need your passport copy along with USD 100 deposit in our company’s bank account. The outstanding balance you can pay once you reach Pokhara in USD or NPR cash.

This is a family-friendly beautiful trek; the view from Poon Hill is just breathtaking. And the trekking leads you all way from Nayapul to Ghorepani through villages, jungles, farming terraces and crossing the several bamboo bridges and waterfalls. This is one of the most popular short treks in Annapurna Himalayas.

If you have one or two more days we would like to recommend you to choose our 4 days Poon Hill trek or 5 days Poon Hill trek for a comfortable and rush free adventure.

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Useful Information

3 Days Poon Hill Trek, being a tea house trek, each and every stop provides decent guesthouses and mountain lodges. We are organizing 3 days of Poon hill trek as a small group departure or a private trek. Contact us for letting us know how many of you are there in your group to do this trek so that we can send you a quote and other information according to your group size.

Special offer is available for the group travelers above 5 people with easy, cheap and secure online payment platforms.

3 Splendid days in Annapurna Himalayas: 3 day Poon Hill trek is the most beautiful short trek in Nepal.
Trek Duration: 3 days (starts and ends in Pokhara)
Trek Begins-Ends: Nayapul (2 hours drive from Pokhara ) Nayapul
Trek Grade: Easy
Highest Point: Poon Hill View Point (3210 meters)

Best months to trek

Since this is a short, easy and altitude free trek, you can trek throughout the year. However, from January, February, March, April, and June to September, October, November, and December are the best months to trek Poon Hill. We have led and organized a small and large group of people who had a week's holidays from their work, business, and daily schedule, they traveled together with their friends, families, and relatives and had a wonderful trip in the Himalayas. The majority of our clients have done this trek during their Christmas and New Year holidays.

Summary of the Trip

A 2-hour drive from Pokhara to Nayapul on a private car or van (depending on group size) with our guide and porters, hike from Nayapul to Birethanti check post, continue to Tikhedunga and to Ulleri Village, first night at a guest house in Ulleri village. The next day to Ghorepani village, second night in this village at a good guesthouse. Day third, early morning hike to Poon Hill, after sunrise back to the guesthouse, and trek back to Pokhara.

2 nights accommodation at guesthouses on full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner and 3 cups of coffee, tea per day) basis during the trek.

Total Distance of the Trek: about 45KM (about 28 miles, Nayapul Poon Hill Nayapul) round trip.

Equipment for the Trek

You are suggested to bring your warm clothes and trekking shoes from your home town, however, in Pokhara there are some gear shops that provide gears on sale and rent. And, since the trek is a short and easy hike, no need to bring special gears. Normal gear including a pair normal walking shoes (sports shoes also fine), one warm jacket, couple T-shirts, two trousers, two pairs of socks, long-sleeved shirt, sunscreen, bag-pack about 30litures, torchlight, Camera, quick-drying towel, sun and warm hat, gloves, thermal underwear, sunglass, etc…are recommended to bring with you.

Your Trek Bag-Duffel Bag

Our staff will be there to greet you at the Pokhara airport or at your hotel in Pokhara and your trek bag - duffel bags will be carried by our porters. 1 porter for 2 clients and our porter can carry up to 20 kilograms.

Poon Hill Trek in Annapurna

Nepal Visa

USD 30 or equivalent foreign currency for Tourist Visa with Multiple Entry for 15 days.
USD 50 or equivalent foreign currency for Tourist Visa with Multiple Entry for 30 days.
USD 125 or equivalent foreign currency for Tourist Visa with Multiple Entry for 100 days.
Regardless of the provision stated in 1(a) and 1(b), tourists with a passport from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations are not required to pay the visa fee for 30 days. However, Indian nationals do not require a visa to enter into Nepal.

You will get an instant visa for Nepal upon your arrival at the Kathmandu International airport (TIA).

What are the options to get Pokhara from Kathmandu?

Normally, there are three ways to get Pokhara from Kathmandu.

A Tourist Bus Travel: A Tourist Bus leaving every day from Kathmandu to Pokhara by 7:00 am in the morning from Soorkhutee (2 minutes’ walk from Thamel) will be the first option. It is a 200km drive from Kathmandu that takes 6 hours to reach Pokhara. The cost of a tourist bus ranges from USD 8 to USD 25. Normal tourist buses with WIFI and insurance coverage facilities with comfortable 2x2 folding seats, 30 people capacity will cost you USD 8 per person and supper deluxe buses with air-conditioning and very comfortable seats with WIFI, buffet lunch and insurance coverage facilities will cost you USD 25 per person. You can choose one of the above buses as per your budget and comfort requirements.

Second option to get Pokhara from Kathmandu will be by private vehicles that cost you USD 100 for a car (max 4 people capacity), USD 150 for a Jeep (max 7 people capacity) and USD 200 for a Van/ Toyota Hiace (max capacity of 13 people) with luggage storage space. You can choose the type of vehicles depending on your group size. If you take a private vehicle, it will be a more flexible and enjoyable journey.

The third option to get Pokhara from Kathmandu will be by a flight, there are many flights to Pokhara from Kathmandu every day. You may choose to take a flight to get there which is one of the best, fast and convenient ways to get Pokhara. It takes 25 minutes from Kathmandu and the price for a flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara is USD 110 per person for one way.

Please send us an inquiry and let us know which option you would prefer to get Pokhara, we will be happy to organize the means of transport to get Pokhara as per your choice.

Tips on 3 Days Poon Hill Trek

Embark on a short and easy hike; 3 days Poon Hill trek is one of the most beautiful treks in Nepal, the trek to Ghorepani and Poon Hill begins with a pleasant walk through ever-charming villages crossing several suspension bridges and waterfalls enjoying the mesmerizing view of snowy peaks interacting with lovely and welcoming locals. The trek is quite easy and comfortable walk so that no need for any previous trekking and hiking experience. However, you need to be reasonably fit for this trek so that we suggest you to spend at least 4 to 5 days a week doing some physical training (like treadmill, jogging, cycling and etc) for about 30 to 50 days prior to the trek departure date.

Why Choose Us?

We rigidly follow rules of the International Porters Protection Group and ensure our guides and porters are well equipped and geared to giving you hassle-free services, always mentally aware throughout the course of our journey; your safety and protection during your stay in the Himalayas. Read more

Client Reviews

Zara A23

Malaysia

Wonderful Ghorepani Poon Hill trek - 3 days

Because it was our first trek and we only had 3 days, we booked the Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek on the recommendation of our friends. We had a fantastic trek with our guide Amit. Everything was really well organized. The only thing we regretted is that we had not booked a longer trek, but now we have another reason to go back. It was a relaxed, fun week. Highly recommended. Ram Kumar arranged everything perfectly and we also had a lot of contact with him during the trek.

Eliza C20

United Kingdom

The 3-day Poon Hill trek - unforgettable experience

Dear Kumar, Namaste, thank you so much for organising this wonderful 3 days Poon Hill trek. It was an unforgettable experience and our guide (Amit) was the BEST. We are happy to recommend this trek to our friends.

Grace TY65

Australia

A stunning 3 day Poon Hill trek with Binaya and Durba

We just completed a stunning 3 day Poon Hill trek with Binaya and Durba that was arranged through Alpine Eco Trek. There were lots of agencies out there in Kathmandu but Alpine Eco Trek won our confidence initially with Ram's quick and professional responses to me and his willingness to adjust our plans to match our needs and expectations. All my communications with Ram was very detailed and professional. The final result was a truly memorable trek at a very affordable cost that exceeded all of our expectations. We would absolutely recommend Ram and his company Alpine Eco Trek.

Yu -hsuan

Taiwan

Ram is a great help for Poon Hill trek 3 days

Although our group only booked a three-day Poon Hill trek with Ram, I am very grateful to him for helping us a lot during our stay in Nepal. The Poon Hill trek was excellent, we had a very professional and friendly guide Durba, and very strong porter Rajan. Food and accommodation during the trek were outstanding. We enjoyed chat with Durba, from which we also understood the local customs and cultures. We recommend Ram and his team to our friends and families and will come back soon for another trek off course with Ram.

Kuross E13

Norway

The three day Poon Hill Trek with Alpine Eco

We recently had a fantastic trek with Ramesh from Alpine Eco in the Annapurna region of Nepal. He was a very considerate guide and our whole experience with Alpine Eco was excellent from the start to end. We strongly recommend this trek to everyone with limited time, good for a weekend holiday.

Javier s4

Spain

We did the Poon Hill trekking with Ram Kumar

We highly recommend Alpine Eco Trek for those who want to do trekking with a guide through this company. Ram Kumar is the owner of the company and at the same time the guide for big groups, he said. As per his conversations with us, it looks like he has many good guides in his company. We were a group of 14 from Spain and lucky to have him as our guide. We were doing the Poon Hill trekking with him and he is a very professional and attentive guide with all your doubts. Know all the trails and all the people who live on the road perfectly. He is also a super cheerful person, very nice. And, the porters were also excellent, carried our packs, always smiling and eager to help and make some fun. If one day we go back to Nepal to do trekking, of course, I will go with him. He also operates Tibet and Kailash, we did Kailash overland 10 days tour after Poon Hill trekking. Thanks, Ram and the entire team at Alpine Eco Trek.

Saravanan Onehill

Singapore

3 days 2 nights Poon Hill Trek

We, a group of 7 fellows from Singapore arrived in Kathmandu on the 1st Dec and even though it was already 11 pm, Ram picked us up from the airport and drove us to our hotel in Thamel. He was very welcoming, assuring and had organized everything for us. On the 2rd in the evening, we met with Ramesh who was our guide, we asked a lot of questions about the hiking gears, food, accommodations and trekking trails he answered very penitently and professionally, we were already very happy to have him as our guide for the next days. On 3rd we started our journey to Pokhara and continued on with the 3 days Poon Hill trek. Ramesh and Dhurba were very friendly, flexible and accommodating to our needs. Ramesh was also very informative about the region, mountains and people and their mountain culture. We really enjoyed our trip to Nepal and especially the trek because of wonderful people like Ram, Ramesh, and Dhurba who took very good care of us. Will 10 out of 10 recommend them and will look for them for the future treks. Thank you, team.

Jane D

United Kingdom

Family friendly Poon Hill trek

Alpine Eco Trek met our expectations and more on a one and a half week trip to Nepal. I can particularly recommend them to travelers with children, we took our 11 year old son with us and guide Ram and porter Dhansing made his time fun and memorable. On our trek, they happily played football, cricket, running races, volleyball and a tabletop me I do not know the name of Ram made sure everything ran smoothly, taking care of us, nothing was too much trouble. The trip was great value compared to UK based tours, Chitwan National Park very good, Kathmandu colorful and interesting, our 3 day trek to Poon Hill was fabulous, but particularly for our son getting to know Ram and Dhansing will be what we remember most. The tour was private so we were not in a large trekking group. We booked from the UK, emails were answered quickly and the tour exceeded our expectations. If we ever go back we would be sure to go with Alpine Eco Trek, maybe Annapurna base camp next time.