Ghorepani( 2810m) used to be rest stop where in ancient time
traders found Water ( Pani-Nepali) for their Horses (Ghoda-Nepali). Situated at
3210m Myagdi district of Nepal, Poon Hill provides trekkers with breathtaking
scenes of various Himalayan peak as such Gangapurna, Annapurna I, Annapurna
South, Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri and Hiunchuli. Now Ghorepani- Poon Hill Trek also
known as Annapurna Sunrise Trekking or Annapurna Panorama Trekking is short,
easy and famous trek for Nepali as well as foreign tourists in Annapurna Region
which provide great mountain scenery. It is quite safe for all seasons. We can
further witness terraces, fields, lifestyle and culture and settlements and
houses of Gurung and Magar people mainly inhibiting there.
Trek Profile
1.
We can find buses or Jeeps that move directly to
Ghandruk (1940m) from Pokhara (800m) early in the morning at about 6am through
Nayapul which is the gateway for the trek. It will be faster if we drive on
jeep. It takes about 2-3 hrs on drive and about half hour to reach the main
village of ghandruk.
We can get close view of Machhapuchre(Fishtail), Manaslu and Annapurna
South. Ghandruk being second largest Gurung village in Nepal we can find
orderly rows of slated roof houses and paved routes with mules all the way.
Now from here we have to the walk couple of hours to reach our first day
destination Tadapani Village. We can have good Mountain View from here and the
accommodation is quite good. If we feel like moving we can make our first day
destination a bit further to nearby hotels in the way which can be a plus for
next day trek.
2.
In the next day, making our start to Ghorepani
at about 6-7 am we can reach there in 4-5 hours.The walk is quite pleasant and
we can get waterfalls, streams, rivers, gorges, view of mountains, rhododendron
forest all the way. But sometimes cloud obstructs.Poon- Hill is 45 minutes
steep walk from Hill station Ghorepani.
