The Ghandruk Trek offers easy hiking near Pokhara walking through charming Gurung villages and enjoying Himalayan scenery and rural culture at Ghandruk, Ghandruk, and Landruk; see the Annapurna peaks; and visit the museum there. Enjoy the sunlight and beautiful trails as you make your way back via Pothana.
Ghandruk Trek - 3 Days
Duration
3 Days
Trip Grade
Medium Hard
Maximum Altitude
2200 Meters
Group Size
Min 2 Person
Activities
Trekking
Starts
Pokhara
Ends
Pokhara
Best Time
Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov
Ghandruk Trek Overview
Ghandruk Trek: walk into one of the popular destinations in the Annapurna region, Ghandruk. The beautiful village of Ghandruk is located in western Nepal and is inhabited by the Gurung community. A spectacular panorama of the Himalayas in the Annapurna can be spotted from Ghandruk, such as Annapurna South, Gangapurna, Annapurna III, Hiunchuli, and Machhapuchhre. There’s also an old Gurung museum in the village. The trek is ideal for anyone who is looking into shorter hikes around Pokhara with easy trekking trails and no difficult ascends/descends.
The trek begins with a private vehicle drive from Pokhara to Phedi and a walk toward Tolka, hiking up to Dhampus. Explore the beautiful village of Dhampus, which offers very scenic mountain views the village is spectacular, from mountains like Annapurna south to Gangapurna, Annapurna III, Hiunchuli, Machhapuchhre, and others. The next day the journey continues the hike to Ghandruk; a very beautiful Gurung village and one of the highlights of this trip. We explore the village covering it local museums and a monastery, we stay in a cozy and welcoming lodge tonight, there is nothing the following day but enjoy the breakfast with an amazing view of Annapurna, and then drive back to Pokhara, and transfer to your hotel.
Main features of Ghandruk Trek:
- Enjoy a day away from the hustle and bustle of the city
- Ideal choice for seniors and families.
- Informative, friendly, and professional local trekking guide
- Perfect trip for all ages and fitness levels
In short, Ghandruk Trek is a good combination of witnessing the local culture, and village lifestyle and walking through retraced farmlands with a great mountain panorama.
What you should bring for Ghandruk Trekking?
- Backpack (preferably 35L to 40L as per your preference).
- Proper hiking shoes, sandals/flipflops, 1/2 pair of socks, traveling towel
- Some warm clothes (if trekking in winter).
- Hiking pants/shorts, 2 selected t-shirts, windcheater, sun hat/glass.
- Headlamp or torch (optional; most of the places have electricity).
- Rain gear and mosquito repellant if trekking in the warm/rainy season.
- Toiletries, trekking poles. Camera, mobile phone, and their chargers.
- Water bottles. Buying bottled water is available.
- Books/e-books, playing cards, or chess are optional.
- Some snacks (nuts/dry fruits, etc) are optional
- Basic medicines (e.g., paracetamol, ibuprofen, Bandages, Antifungal ointments, etc)
- Some extra money (NPR) for beverages and other personal expenses.
Itinerary
Expand allEnjoy the morning breakfast with beautiful view. We leave Ghandruk today, the trail is pleasing until reaching he beautiful village of Landruk then it drops down to Modi Khola at Kyumi then it goes up to Ghandruk. In Ghandruk, you can visit the Gurung museum and ACAP visitor’s center. You can spot different mountains from Ghandruk like Annapurna South, Gangapurna, Annapurna II, Hinuchuli, Fishtail. Overnight at Lodge.
Early in the morning, enjoy the sunrise over the mountains as the first ray of the sun hits the Himalayas. Then after breakfast, trek to Pothana. At first you will have to descend down to Modi Khola then start climbing up to Landruk village. The trial passes thru paddy fields and reaches Deurali. Trekking further will arrive at Pothana. Overnight at Lodge
Rejoice with the morning breakfast with beautiful view. We leave Ghandruk today, the trail is down until the Ghandruk welcome gate then we turn right toward Siwai and from here we take the public jeep to Pokhara.
This is our standard itinerary. It can be customized or slightly changed if required considering your pace and trekking habit that cause a change of day-to-day plan.
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Cost Details
Includes
- Shuttles to and from your hotel in Pokhara by private vehicle / cab.
- Local bus/sharing jeep transfer to Pokhara after the trek.
- 2 nights trekking lodge accommodation on a twin/double sharing basis.
- Meals (2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, and 2 dinners) during the trek.
- An experienced English-speaking local trekking guide.
- Guide fee and all his/her expenses for meals and accommodation.
- An assistant guide if the number of trekkers is 8 or above.
- All necessary trekking permits for the Ghandruk trek.
- All government taxes and service charges.
Excludes
- Transfers, accommodation, and meals in Kathmandu and Pokhara.
- Guided sightseeing and monument site entry fees in cities.
- Personal expenses (phone calls, internet, laundry, bar bills, battery recharge, hot shower, etc.)
- Any kind of drinks (tea/coffee, hot chocolate, boiled water, bottle water, cola, beer, etc.)
- Porter and horse ride (Please let us know in advance if you need porter)
- Tipping your guide
Add-ons & Options
At Wilderness Excursions, we have 13 years of excellent operation and decades of expertise in leading treks in Nepal. To further enhance your Ghandruk Trek, we’re delighted to introduce exclusive add-ons for an even more exceptional adventure.
- Porter Service at USD 90: Travel lighter, explore further. Let our porters care for your gear (up to 23 kg, shared between two), which helps you easily conquer Annapurna Base Camp Trek.
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Private Jeep Service, USD 60: Upgrade your land transportation to a private Jeep for comfortable travel to return. Cost can be shared by as per the number of participants
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Tourist bus between Kathmandu and Pokhara US$ 25: Allow us to manage your tourist bus seat bookings for seamless land travel between Kathmandu and Pokhara, saving you valuable time. Please inform us if you prefer air travel (25 Mintutes flight which costs US$ 99 per adult / per flight)
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What Our Clients are Saying?
based on 5 reviews
Fab hike to Ghandruk
I'm grateful, Indra and Pradip. We old Aussies had a great walk via Tolka and Dhampus to Ghandruk. As our guide, Indra was fantastic; he anticipated all of our needs. The lodging was cosy and welcoming. The food was excellent.
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Julia Costello- Australia
October 11, 2024Fabulous experience
Fabulous trek as a solo traveler. The reservation and admin was smooth, the guide was great and brought Nepal to life with his enthusiasm, humor and knowledge. The hotels in the mountains were very hospitable and the food very good...
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Paul Copeland- United Kingdom
October 03, 20233 Days short Trek to Ghandruk
We just finished doing a trip in Nepal and did 3 days Ghandruk trek with Wilderness Excursion. They made our trip great by providing a safe and reliable platform to connect with great team perform payments safely and communicate effectively...
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Daniel Adams- United Kingdom
March 03, 2020Adventures Tailored for You
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