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On first arrival in Kathmandu and Nepal international airport, received by our Epic Adventures staff and guide for short transfer to your hotel in the hub of Kathmandu. After a short refreshing rest in your room then join with other group members for trek briefing, our expert guide will provides full information regarding the trek, culture, tour of Kathmandu at places of interest.
Evening a welcome dinner in a typical Nepalese restaurants with local folk cultural program entertains, while you have dinner.
A day in Kathmandu for trek preparation and tour at places of great interest around best historical and cultural places. Our city tour guide will take you to famous areas listed in World Heritage Sites and then back to hotel after a wonderful time at sightseeing tour with time for preparation for next day trek to Panchase Hill Panorama Trekking.
Morning as per size of a group a drive either in a car, coach or in regular tourist bus, ride takes you on Kathmandu-Pokhara highway. An interesting drive where one can witness lively scenery of Nepal beautiful landscapes with farm villages and towns. As drive continues views of distant snow mountain range and then finally reach Pokhara. A scenic city in the shadow of Annapurna and Manaslu Himalaya with majestic Machhapuchare Himal the famous Fish Tail Peak.
On arrival at Pokhara, check in a nice hotel for overnight stop located near the Phewa Lake side with time for leisure stroll around lined with fancy shops, stores, restaurants and many nice hotels.
(Option for flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara takes 30 minutes by air with sweeping panorama of Central and Western Himalaya range)
After a wonderful overnight stop in Pokhara by the beautiful Phewa Lake, morning starts with short drive to reach our trekking point, south of Pokhara past David Falls or Pathelo Chhago on the road to Syange and Waling.
On reaching our trekking spot after less than hour drive at a small farm village of Thade Khola / stream. Follow our guide with short climb of less than hour to reach a high ridge past farm terraces. From the top in between Pumdi and Bhumdi villages, walk on gradual pleasant path past farm village to Bhumdi for overnight stop. Bhumdi a small farm village offers views of Annapurna Himalayan peaks towards north. Overnight in a simple local lodge after few hours of good walk of the first day trek.
From Bhumdi, having breakfast and carrying pack-lunch as there are no villages on route to Panchase Bhanjyang for some hours. Morning walk on gradual up leaving the farm villages entering cool temperate forest of oaks and rhododendron and meadows with occasional view of the Annapurna ranges. The walk is fairly moderate for few hours, enjoy your pack mini lunch on the open grassy meadows after a few hour walks.
After lunch and refreshing stop, gradual climb into woods for another hour as route leads down and then uphill into lovely woodland to reach a high ridge. From the top short descend to a small settlement of Panchase Bhanjyang at 2,200 m for overnight halt in a simple farm lodge.
Panchase Bhanjyang is situated at the base of Panchase hill offers magnificent view of the snow-capped range and of the surrounding landscapes.
Early morning less than two hour hike to Panchase-hill top 2,509 m, the highest point of the adventure, enjoy super 360° panorama of world’s highest Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt. Annapurna and Mt. Manaslu range, includes array of snow peaks with majestic Mt. Machhapuchare, the Fish Tail peak.
Panchase also a holy place in past early days hermits and sage visited here and meditate around this beautiful serene location. Once a year around auspicious time of full moon pilgrims and devotee from all around Annapurna region visits here for pray and worship.
A place of temples and a holy pool where pilgrims takes a holy bathe and a dip, after a wonderful enjoyable moment walk down to Bhanjyang for lunch and continue walk for few hour to Bhadaure village.
Trek enters a cool dense forest till Bhadaure village, from this busy farm village enjoy view of Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt Annapurna South and Mt Machhapuchare, with time to explore the Gurung village of Bhadaure.
Trek today an easy walk facing views of snow-capped mountain lovely scenery of terraced farm fields and fertile valleys. As walk leads past farm villages and paddy fields, and then a short climb to Naudanda, a small village situated on Pokhara-Baglung Highway. Possible lunch stop with excellent views of Annapurna range of peaks. From here leaving the main road head east on winding path past nice village of Kaskikot to Sarankot. Located on a high hill above Pokhara valley, facing super views of Pokhara city and of the valley, includes views of Phewa Lake and range of snow-mountains towards north. Sarankot a famous tourist spot for glorious views of sunrise and sunsets, as well for Paragliding take-off one of the popular adventure sports.
Rise early to catch striking sunrise views that reflects over array of snow peaks, after a good breakfast, last day morning walk on downhill through farm areas to reach by the Phewa Lake. From the bottom of Sarankot hill, a pleasant walk of an hour to the hotel for last overnight stop. Afternoon free for individual activities, boating on the lake for interested people can join in for Paragliding.
Morning after a good breakfast an overland on the same scenic highway, where drive takes you past farm country, villages and towns as journey continues on leaving the Trisuli River behind where drive takes you on winding up to reach the suburb of Kathmandu valley. Enjoy the last hour drive as you enter into hustle and bustle city life of Kathmandu, afternoon free at leisure for individual activities.
(Option for by air to Kathmandu from Pokhara a swift 30 minutes scenic flight)
Last day in Kathmandu and in Nepal, as per your international flight time our staff and guide will accompany you for a short drive to international airport for final departure, after a memorable short adventure on Panchase Hill Panorama Trekking and around Nepal, the land of Himalayan wonders.