Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek offers dissimilar vistas of Himalayas crosses passing rice fields and terraces. The trek it self presents Manaslu, Annapurna and Dhaulagiri views along the route with blooming rhododendron flowers. The exciting Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek of Nepal crosses via more diverse range of the weather, plants and mix cultures than any place in the entire Himalayan world, from the lush verdant green vegetation of rain and moderate forests to the terraced rice field and to the alpine area making the trip to Poon Hill sun rise view point more enticing with an prologue to Nepal’s cultural and usual beauty. The trip begins from Pokhara – a beautiful city of Nepal. The Ghorepani Poon Hill trekking mainly fits for short time visitors to Nepal. The trek unites stunning Himalayan vistas and cultural miscellaneous of rural villages. Poon Hill is popular as view tower place. Trek goes on towards the dense jungle of rhododendron and magnolia crossing via rain forests and gorge between the massive green Hills once at the top of Poon Hill near Ghorepani where you will be in the middle of showground of snow peaks Annapurna (8,091m).
Annapurna base camp trek is one of the beautiful treks in Annapurna area. The fabulous mountain scenery & the rich cultural diversity traverses across a wide spectrum of lush rural farmlands and pretty villages where we see the local women folk humming romantic tunes while on their daily chores & cows with vermilion splattered foreheads that seem to be smiling at you in a hearty welcome to their home turf; the trail heads towards a deep gorge that slices between 2 peaks – Mt. Hiunchuli & the famous sacred Machhapuchre peak [fishtail] as we head through dense bamboo and rhododendron forest by the narrow Modi Khola [river] valley & the landscapes we witness on the way warm our beating hearts.
Machhapuchhere view to Annapurna Sanctuary Trek.Our trail finally comes to the Annapurna base camp sanctuary with its enormous walled mountain fortress. Annapurna base camp was first discovered by the British explorer Col. James O.M. ‘Jimmy’ Roberts in the year 1956 and shown to the world as the ‘Sanctuary of Gods’. The Sanctuary then became the “Annapurna Sanctuary”. The prime peaks of the western portion of the great Annapurna Himal, including Hiunchuli (6,441m), Annapurna South (7279m), Fang, Annapurna I (8091m), Ganagapurna (7485m), Annapurna III (7855m) and Machapuchhare (6993m), are geographically placed accurately in a circle about 10 miles in diameter with a deep glacier covered amphitheater in the center. This wonderful trek explores diverse ethnic groups and their interesting cultures, the local communities found here are Gurung, Magar, Thakali and we are warmly welcomed by these local tribes; blended with this is a glimpse of beautiful flora and fauna found in this area.