Days
10 Days
Arrival City
Kathmandu
Departure City
Kathmandu
Best Season
September–December · March–May
Max Altitude
4,250m
Accommodation
Hotel in Kathmandu & Pokhara, tea house/lodge during the trek
Transportation
Private vehicle & flight
Difficulty
Moderate
Group Size
2 - 16
Mardi Himal opened up to trekkers in 2012. This is one of the most under explored gems among trekking routes in Nepal. If trekking undisturbed in a route not packed with travelers is your goal, then Mardi Himal trek is made for you.
Unlike other more famous routes in the Annapurna region, Mardi Himal is lesser known to trekkers. Few tea houses and homestays serve the travelers. The local people are hospitable and warm. Their culture is unique. We will walk the dense forests in the day and arrive at neatly placed villages of the local people for the night’s rest.
The highest point we will reach during Mardi Himal trek is the upper viewpoint of the Mardi Mountain (4,250 m). The base camp of the Mardi Mountain is a little further up at 4,500 m. This is also the base of the Machhapuchhre Mountain. The most special thing about Mardi Himal trek is that the scenery and animal/plant life change abruptly within a short span of time.
Kathmandu → Pokhara → Deurali → Low Camp → High Camp → upper viewpoint → Sidhing → Lumre → Pokhara → Kathmandu.
A representative from Himanshu Tours and trek will be waiting outside the Trivuwan International airport (TIA) according to your flight schedule to transfer you to the hotel. A short briefing will be done about the trip once you have checked in. Overnight in Kathmandu (Hotel).
After breakfast at the Hotel we begin our drive towards Nepal’s lake city, Pokhara. The drive will take about 6-7 hours where we follow meandering road over the valley. We then drive along the Trishuli River followed by another river, Marshyangdi River after we cross the half way. Crossing many local settlements we reach Pokhara normally in the afternoon. The rest of the day is at leisure after you have checked in. Overnight stay at Hotel in Pokhara.
After breakfast in hotel group will drive to the trailhead, the route from Kande (1750m) is a good one and very few trekkers choose to start the trek from here. The trail is good, first slowly up, then a bit steeper to Australian Camp (2060m – About one hour), then after an early lunch slightly downhill to Pothana (1950m) and the ACAP / TIMS checkpoint, then up again to Deurali (2100m, 4-5 hours walking). Overnight in Deurali.
There is a right turn in Deurali signposted “Forest Camp” the trail is through jungle, at first up then undulating on the top of a ridge, there is a section just over half way where the trail drops steeply and then slowly gains height and then back onto the ridge and into Forest Camp (2520m) after about 4 hour trekking. After Lunch in Forest Camp, you will trek to Low Camp (2970m, 3-4 hours walking), Overnight at Low Camp
The trail leaves Low Camp again in the jungle, but the trees soon start to get smaller and after about one hours trekking broke out of the jungle and onto the open ridge with spectacular views of Machhapuchhre ahead and Annapurna South to the left. The trail then undulates along the ridge and after about 4-5 hours trekking we arrived at High Camp (3550m). Overnight in High Camp.
It is possible to continue trekking along the ridge for another 4 to 5 hours to Mardi Himal Base Camp (4500m) and return to High Camp in around 4 hours – This makes a long day but there is also a viewpoint about half way. Overnight at High Camp.
This day, we trek down to Siding. It takes around 5-6 hours trekking. Overnight in Sidding Village. [Option: It is also possible to extend one more day. If you extend one day, you will trek from Siding to Lwang via Ghalel. This day, we trek down to Lwang Village. It takes 5-6 hours walking from Siding to Lwang. And then overnight at Home Stay (Nepali family). Next day, you will drive back to Pokhara (Hotel).
After an early breakfast, we walk towards Lumre (2-3 hours) finally reaching the road from where we begin our drive to Pokhara It is 2 hour drive to Pokhara. Rest of the day, free day in Pokhara.
After having our breakfast in hotel we drive towards Kathmandu. We reach there by evening. Overnight in Kathmandu (hotel).
A representative drops you at the airport approximately 3 hours before your scheduled flight.
This trip runs on a customizable, on-request basis — choose your own start date and we'll build the group and logistics around it.
Kathmandu → Pokhara → Deurali → Low Camp → High Camp → upper viewpoint → Sidhing → Lumre → Pokhara → Kathmandu.
Every itinerary can be adjusted for extra acclimatization days, private departures, or combining with another region. Mention it in your enquiry and we'll rework the day-by-day plan accordingly.
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