HIGHLIGHTS
The Mardi Himal is a relatively new route in the foothills of Annapurna and has developed into a full scale trekking route in the last few years. It now has a series of lodges at different camps and for a short five day trek rivals the traditional Ghandrung-Poon Hill loop. It has great views reaching almost to the bottom of the Fishtail Mountain Macchapucchare along with Annapurna South, Huinchuli and Gangapurna.
Suitability: A good choice for most walkers, reasonable level of fitness required.
Walking times: average 5 to 7 hours walking per day
Altitude: up to 3550m at High Camp.
Terrain: for most of time following well-travelled trails, there will be daily ascent and descent on steps which are part of any Nepal trek.
Remoteness: usually not too remote and often there is a reasonable level of infrastructure such as lodge accommodation and cell/ mobile phone reception and wifi reception every day at the lodges.
DAY WISE SCHEDULE
Day 01 Kathmandu to Pokhara by early morning flight and the drive to Kande and trek to Deorali 2100 metres 3 – 3.5 hours
We fly into to Pokhara 30 min and then drive for 75 min to Kande. From Kande we climb to Australian camp in around two hours and then walk to Pothana in half an hour for lunch. From Pothana the trail climbs uphill to Deorali in an hour and we stop here for the night making it a short first day.
Day 02 Trek to Forest Camp (2550 metres) 4-5 hours walking
This is a longer day than before and we walk mainly through the forest with bird calls and typical Himalayan vegetation. We stop at Dudhkunda for a cup of tea and then reach Forest Camp in time for a late lunch.
Day 03 Trek to Badal Danda (3220 metres) 6-7 hours walking
This is again a longer day. The trail climbs gently and reaches Rest Camp in around 45 minutes. It then continues to climb gently and in about 3 hours reaches Low Camp where we can break for an early lunch. From Low Camp in around 45 minutes Middle Camp is reached and in another 20-30 minutes we reach Badal Danda our night stop.
Day 04 Trek to High Camp (3550 metres) 3-4 hours walking
This is a very short day and well before lunch we are at High Camp with views of the great mountains all around us.
Day 05 High Camp to View Point 4500m and back to High Camp 6 to 7 hours walking
We leave early in the morning to walk to the View Point which is on a difficult walk with a rough trail. We should be back in High Camp by early afternoon and if we are not too tired can descend to Low Camp on the same evening.
Day 06 – High Camp to Low Camp 2970m and then down to Siding 1900m 5-6 hours – jeep Siding to Pokhara 3 hours
We reach Low Camp in two hours and after a tea stop begin the long downhill descend to Siding. After a quick lunch at Siding we take our transport down to Pokhara.
Day 07 Pokhara to Kathmandu by morning flight and then onto home destinations
For more information and further details of this trek please do visit https://www.southcol.com/treks-nepal/mardi-himal-nepal-december-2019/
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