Quick Mardi Himal Budget Trek - 7 days

The check-in time at the bus is 6:30 if you are going to Pokhara by the tourist bus. The bus starts at 7 am. Through the winding road of Prithvi Highway, it takes about 7 hours to reach Pokhara. There will be a couple of stops on the way. Overnight at the hotel. 

After breakfast, drive to Phedi, which takes about 35 minutes. After a short preparation, it will be about a 2-hour uphill climb all the way to Dhampus. It is a beautiful village dominated by the Gurung people and other people. Another 1.5-hour continual walk takes you to Pothana.  It's a little beautiful village, where we check in at the ACAP checkpoint. Another 1.5-hour walk through the dense woods takes you to Deurali. 

Having breakfast at Deurali, the route is quite mixed-up, jig-jagged, and uphill. The trail is fully occupied with the dense woods. We will have lunch at the forest camp after about 4 hours walk. After lunch and a short rest, we will walk all the way to Low Camp, which is about a 2.5-hour walk. A beautiful setting welcomes us. overnight at the hotel. 

The route from Low Camp is almost uphill and at some point, the route is gentle. With a gradual walk, we reach Badal Danda (about 2 hours), which offers an amazing view of Annapurna South, Annapurna III, Himchuli, and the surroundings. Walking from Badal Danda, we will reach Low Camp in about 2.5-3 hours. It may be the time for the lunch as well. Overnight at the hotel. 

We begin the hike early in the morning to grab the eye-catching view of sunrise over the Annapurna Himalayan range. High camp to view point is about 3 hours walk. After enjoying photography, you can also extend the walk upto Mardi Himal Base Camp, but many trekkers also return back from High camp. To warm up, tea/coffee is available. It's time to descend about 1.5 hours to High Camp. After a short rest, we descend to Low Camp. Overnight at the hotel. 

Low Camp to Siding is an excursion through the dense woods. On the way, we can stop for the tea/coffee break. We reach Sidhing in about 4 hours at lunchtime. After having lunch, we take a jeep ride all the way to Pokhara. The rapid trek ends at the Lakeside. Here comes the end. Overnight at the hotel. 

Good morning Pokhara. We catch the tourist bus at 6.30 am. The bus leaves at 7 a.m. again through the Prithvi Highway. However, the program can be designed slightly differently- diverting to the Chitwan Jungle Safari tour (the Chitwan bus will be a different one).