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9 Days Mardi Himal Trek
Trekking Type
Camping Trek
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Trekking Grade
Moderate
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Best Season
Sep-Nov
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Cost per person
US$ 490
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This off the beaten trek starts at
Suiket Phedi and climbs up to Dhampus with stunning views of Machhapuchare (6997 m) and
the Annapurna Mountain ranges. This is truly a private trail, which is unique as 75% of
the trekkers visit Annapurna regions yet you will not encounter any other trekkers on this
trek for 6 days. The first few days uphill as the trek winds along the ridge through
forests of birch, rhododendrons, hemlock and pines and finally brings you right in front
of Machhapuchare and Annapurna South with Mardi Khola river winding it's way through the
valley thousands of feet below.
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Day
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Arrive Kathmandu at the
airport transfer to the hotel
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Day
02: |
Fly or drive to Pokhara.
Trek to Dhampus |
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Day
03: |
 We wake to
the stunning view of Machhapuchhare (23,000 ft/6993 m) and the Annapurna Mountain ranges. Today we will
start following "Our Private Trail" leaving other tourists behind. We won’t
be seeing any tourists for 6 days. The next days uphill we trek along the ridge which will
finally bring us in front of Machhapuchhare and Annapurna south. Today we enter a
beautiful forest of birch, rhododendrons, hemlock and pines. We camp in a small clearing
far from the main trekking trails. |
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Day
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This day we trek
through the forest, climbing gradually. Every now and then we have a view of Machhapuchhare and the
Annapurna’s. We can see the Mardi Khola river winding it’s way through the
valley thousands of feet below. We camp at 10,000 ft at "Low Camp", from where
we will have good view of Machhapuchhare.
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Day
05: |
Just a
short climb and we are out of the forest. The ridge will take us to
our campsite at 12,000 ft. The sunset turns the hills and mountains
of the Himalaya pick, then red and finally purple before the stars
take over and we get ready for an early night. |
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Day
06: |
Have a
early breakfast and we start trekking to reach our highest point of
the trek, if conditions are favorable, up to 15,000 /16,000 ft. In
the afternoon we return to our camp. If the weather is clear, the
view today will never be forgotten.
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Day
07: |
After
breakfast we descend 7,000 ft mainly through forest, bush and
terraced fields, past the hillside village of Siding, down to Mardi Khola for a welcome swim and scrub up near our camp. |
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Day
08: |
Autiful walk through the
Mardi Khola valley via quiet settlements and over an interesting section of bridges. We
camp by the river near Mardi Pul |
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Day
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We drive back to Pokhara.
Hotel in Pokhara
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Day 10: |
Drive or fly back to Kathmandu.
O/N Hotel.
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Day 11: |
Depart for home way journey. |
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Cost Includes:
8 days trekking, 3 nights accommodation in Kathmandu and Pokhara
in a 3 Star
hotel on bed & breakfast basis, full trekking crew, trekking gears, guide, cook, porters,
3 meals a day i.e.
breakfast, lunch and dinner, insurance for the Nepalese staff,
Entry Permit for Annapurna Conservation Area and necessary transportation.
Excludes:
Expenses of personal nature, personal gears, hard/soft
drinks,
flights
i.e. Kathmandu/Pokhara/Kathmandu,
personal medication, rescue in case of emergency,
insurance and tips. |
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