Dhampus is the beautiful Gurung settlement that has faced the Annapurna Massif. Dhampus Sarangkot Trek can be an ideal trek to any type of visitor. Dhampus is the gateway to the Annapurna Region, the popular trekking region of Nepal. The series of mountains, varied culture, diverse landscape, refreshing air, beautifully decorated typical stone slate-roofed houses and the paved courtyards are the attraction here. The hotel and the lodges provide a good service with fine meals. The people here are found serving in the Indian/British military and the rest of them engaged either their own lodges or doing farming.
Dhampus Sarangkot Trek is fruitful, If you want to reward yourself with an easy trek, this trek is irreplaceable. For this trek is a host to the Annapurna Ranges. If you want to enjoy scenic Mountain View from a world-class location, then this trek is mandatory. This trek, which demands a short getaway, has good accommodation hotel, along with its trek route. Additional attractions of this place are Buddhist monasteries and paved courtyards.
You drive to Phedi via several villages then trek to Sarangkot. If you are a globetrotter, you must have heard a whisper: the best place to be in. Even if you are not, then somebody must have exuded that it is a popular rated place, after all, it is omnipresent of a picture-perfect mountain, and it fulfills your appetite. When you see these mountains, you shake off all the trickles of your doubt because the beautiful mountain scenery soaks up your mind and eyes, overhaul them, and offers you the taste of the action, in absolute tranquility, beautiful reserve picturesque environment. Dhampus Sarangkot Trek is a Bon voyage.
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu (1,350 m)
Day 02: Sightseeing around Kathmandu valley.
Day 03: Drive from Kathmandu to Pokhara. About 6-7 hrs.
Day 04: Drive from Pokhara to Phedi and Trek to Dhampus (1,650 m), 4 hrs.
Day 05: Trek from Dhampus to Australian Camp (2,200 m), 3 hrs.
Day 06: Trek from Australian Camp to Sarangkot (1500 m), 4 hrs.
Day 07: Early morning sunrise view from Sarankot and trek back to Pokhara, 3 hrs.
Day 08: Transfer to the International Airport.
Transfer to the Hotel. Upon your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, our representative from Halesi Treks. Evening welcome dinner at a typical Nepali restaurant.Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, we begin the city tour to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites including Soyambhunath, Pashupatinath, and Boudhanath by our tour guide. The day tour is full of fun and unforgettable due to daily activities performed by the local people, devotees, monks, and others. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, we drive from Kathmandu to Pokhara by Prithvi Highway. It is 200 km west of Kathmandu and takes about 6-7 hours by bus. Along with the rural beauty, following the streams, Trishuli River and Marshyangdi River, we keep on driving piercing the hilly parts observing the towering hills and the forests on both sides. We can have lunch in highway restaurants. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, we drive from Pokhara to Phedi. Phedi is 18 km far from Pokhara. It takes about 45 minutes which passes through lovely rice fields and wonderful villages. From Phedi, we climb up through the beautiful forest and villages. After 3 hours walk, we hit the ridge from where the adjacent hills towering seem like the pyramid in many places. The Mountain View from the top is spectacular. The sunrise and the sunset view from Dhampus are astonishing. Overnight at Guesthouse.
After breakfast, we begin our trek we gently climb up through the rhododendron forest viewing the great Annapurna massif and reach to Pothana for one and a half hours. We continue the trek stepping through staircases up to Australian Camp which takes one hour from Pothana. This is the place where the Australian trekkers camped for the first time, so it is named the Australian Camp. Overnight at Guesthouse
we gently hike through the forest and descend down to Kade. From Kade, we can drive to the Sarangkot local bus or Taxi. We find the settlement of different ethnic groups on the way and we can distinguish the cultural differences, their accent, a way of living, and their costumes. After the ascend through the easy path, we finally reach the Sarangkot which offers the face to face view of Fishtail, Annapurna I, II, III, South, and IV, Dhaulagiri, and Lamjung Himal. The valley view, Seti River and its gorges, Phewa Lake, The World Peace Pagoda from the top are beyond imagination. Sarangkot is the hill from where the Paragliding is being operated. This is the perfect place for the sunrise and the sunset. Overnight at Guesthouse
wake up early in the morning and wait for the sunrise and the sun’s ray falling on the top of Fishtail and Annapurna. Then, after breakfast, we slowly descend down the Sarangkot village through its sloppy hills and arrive at Pokhara we can have lunch then drive back to Kathmandu by private car. Overnight at Hotel
3 hours prior to the scheduled flight. If you have enough time before your departure, you could go shopping at the local market.
The below-given cost is per person and the below-given Dhampus Sarangkot Trek fixed departure dates are available for you. If the given date is not favorable then please contact us and we will happily customize your trip on dates more appropriate for you.