Why Mardi Himal Trekking
The Mardi Himal trek is popular for its shorter day hikes and impressive mountain views. Mardi Himal means the name of the climbing peak standing in front of Mount Fishtail. The trails are open until the base of Mardi Himal. The trek is suitable for both beginners and professional trekkers.
The beginners can take the best of the Mardi Himal experience by hiking up to the upper or lower viewpoint, a 2-3 hour ascent from High Camp. Similarly, professional or regular trekkers can hike to the Mardi base camp.
Where to begin the Trekking
The starting point of the trek is Kande or Dhampus. However, the jeep is accessible up to Pittam Deurali and Landruk, if you want to make the trekking days shorter.The driving alternative can save time. Normally, the drive to Kande and Dhampus from Pokhara is about 2 hours. However, drive by jeep to Pittam Deurali is estimated to take around 5 hours and 6 hours to Landruk village.
Hiking time from A to B point.
The trek can be completed in five days or extended to seven days. Here is the estimated trekking time from one point to another.
Kande or Dhampus to Australian camp : 1-hour hike
Australian camp to Pothana: 45- minutes
Pothana to Pittam Deurali: 45- minutes
Deurali to Forest camp: 4- hours
Forest camp to rest camp 1- hour walk
Rest camp to rescue camp 45- minutes walk
Rescue camp to Low camp 1- hour walk
Low camp to Badal Dada 1- hour walk
Badal Dadal to High camp 2-hour walk
High camp to Lower viewpoint 2- hour walk
Lower viewpoint to Base camp 1 hour walk
High camp to Siddhing 7 hours walk
Siddhing to Pokhara takes 2:30 hours drive
Lodges in Mardi Himal Trekking
Here is the total numbers of hotels in the Mardi trek route:
- Australian camp โ 4 Lodges\\\\\\\\sss
- Pothana- 5 mountain lodges
- Pittam Deurali- 7 mountain lodges
- Forest camp- 10 lodges
- Rest camp- 2 lodges
- Rescue camp- 1 lodges
- Low camp โ 5 lodges
- Badal Dada- 4 lodges
- High camp- 10 lodges
- Siddhing- 10 lodges
Why Khopra Ridge Trekking
Khopra Ridge trekking is a burgeoning trekking destination with stunning trekking trails, breathtaking landscapes, and breathtaking mountain views. The Kayer Lake is an additional supplement for this trek. A close-up view of Mount Daulagiri, Nilgiri, and Annapurna South is at a glance from this ridge. It is a better alternative to the Ghorepani Poon Hill trek for fewer crowds of tourists.
Where to begin the trekking
The starting point for the Khopra Ridge trek can be from Ghandruk, Ulleri, Swanta, or Paudar. The trek duration can be customized according to preference. However, the maximum trek duration will be seven to ten days.
Hiking time from A to B point.
- Pokhara to Ghandruk drive: 3 hours
- Ghandruk to Baisikharka walk: 2 hours
- Baisikharka to Tadapani walk: 1 hour
- Tadapani to Messer: 2 hours
- Messer to Ishowri : 1 hour
- Ishowri to Dobato: 2 hours
- Dobato to Mulde top: 1 hour
- Dobato to Bayeli Kharka walk: 1 hour
- Bayeli to Dhan Kharka walk: 2 hours
- Dhan Kharka to Khopra Dada : 3 hours
- Khopra to Khayer lake : 3 hours
- Khopra to Khayer lake : 3 hours
- Khopra to Paudhar walk: 5 hours
- Paudhar to Tatopani walk: 2 hours
Alternative to this, the popular hotspots for amazing viewpoints are in this category:
Drive from Pokhara to Birethanti and Ulleri. Trek to Mohare Dada for the first scenic view of the Dhaulagiri, Annapurna and Fishatail. Followed by different angle and range view from Poon hill. The view even amazes you with the trek to Dobato and 30 minutes hike up to Mulde viewpoint for surreal scene. Mulde view point is the highest view point with 3660 meter elevation. No wonder the views are even stunning. Finally, the walk from Dobato to Khopra Ridge is demanding yet rewarding for its location and close up mountain views.
