8 Days
7 Nights
We begin our trek at Hille after about 2 hours and a 30-minute drive on a private vehicle from Pokhara. After a short 25-minute walk along the rice field and beautiful village, we reach Tikhedhanga where you have a rest and lunch there. After lunch, we move on towards the steep climb to Ulleri about 2 hours and 30 min, a large Magar village at an altitude of 2,070 m. The trail ascends more gently from this point, through the village, and towards Banthanti at 2,250 m.
From Banthati, the trail ascends more gently through fine forests of oak and rhododendrons towards Nangethanti at 2,460 m. After an hour's walk from Nagnethanti, we arrive at Ghorepani (2,870 m). We have a short rest and we hike towards Poonhill (3210 m ) to see the sunset & magnificent mountain view.
Today, we wake up very early and started hiking to Poonhill at an elevation of 3,210 m. This view point provides an unimaginable view with golden rays over the high Himalayas. There we spend about some hours and returning to Ghorepani, we have a hot breakfast. Then we make a climb along ridges, and through pine and rhododendron forests, towards Deurali (2,960 m).
After the glorious morning view and delicious breakfast, we start our trek to Chuile. After the 2:30 min descent from Daurali we reached amazing viewpoint Tadapani. We will stop here for an hour for tea and pictures. And we will decent 1 hour down to our final destination to Chuile.
After the delicious breakfast at our hotel we will start our trek to Choomrung. Walking through the typical Nepali village and witnessing the local farming and activities, terrace fields, Himalayan mixed forest and rivers, and waterfall give you extra pleasure and joy. After walking for about 4 hours we will arrive at the beautiful terrace of Gurung village at Chommrung.
Our spectacular breakfast starts at about 7 am just in front of Annapurna South, Hiuchuli, and Angel Mountain Machhapuchhre. When we finished our breakfast and packing, we started our trekking to Landruk. After an hour we will arrive at Jhinudanda where the hot spring lies. We can spend some time there if you like. After a 3-hour walk from Jhinudanda along the glacier malting river Modi Khola we will arrive a pure Gurung village Landruk.
We will finish our morning breakfast at our hotel and we start the trek to Aus camp. Walking through villages and forests makes you fresh and joyful. After walking for about 4 hours we arrive at Australian Base camp.
After our picturesque time and delicious breakfast with sunrise, we start our trek to the Dampus and the Phedi. It will take about 3 hours to arrive in Phedi. After Phedi we take a taxi and arrive in Pokhara.
Best Season for Trekking Poonhill- Australian Base Camp Trekking
Poonhill Australian Base camp trekking is low-altitude trekking. It is possible to trek in a whole year. Autumn and spring season are the best seasons for trekking and traveling in Nepal. This trek does not have difficult terrain except for some climbs up and down. Most of destinations are connected to the road and close to road.
Summer can be affected by heavy rain however risk is minimal. Everywhere green, people are busy at fields, rivers and waterfalls are bigger. A bit of rain and leeches are found. Weather is
In autumn and spring weather is nice and predictable, neither rainy/snowy nor freezing. It’s refreshing. View is always great.
Winter is also very fine to trek in this region. Weather mostly clear morning and night might cold but not freezing.
About the weather check yourself at Here and consult with our expert. For more please visit our page Best trekking season in Nepal.
This is a porter-supported tea house Trek. Two clients share one porter. We will supply you a Trekking Duffel Bag which is carried by the porter. We would like to recommend to you bring your own Daypack Bag which is carried by you. In the daypack bag, you can pack the stuff which you need during daytime such as money, important documents, water bottle/bladder, camera, toiletries, sunscream, notebook, etc.
The weight limit for the porter is 20 kg 10 kg for each client. This trek needs less equipment compared to other treks. So, we recommend you pack as carefully as you can and not exceed the weight limit. You can leave your non-trekking stuff in the Kathmandu and Pokhara hotels or offices at Pokhara.
You also can buy or hire every piece of equipment here in Pokhara and Kathmandu. Please consult us before you pack and find the list of trekking equipment Here
Risk & Respond
There is several risk during the trekking. Your safety is our first priority. We keep contact with your guide or porter frequently, ask about the situation and your health condition. We also keep updating the weather forecast. If we find any adverse situation than we immediately response. For more details to know risk and response please visit the page Risk and Response here.
How hard this trek?
This is easy trek. Highly recommended for family and the client who does not have experience at mountain.
