Dhampus Sarangkot Trek

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.