Ghorepani Poon Hill is intrinsically known as Annapurna Sunrise or Annapurna Panorama which is one of the most favored treks among the trekkers and climbers that rambles among the beautiful natural scenarios and traditional villages of Annapurna Region in Myagdi district of Dhaulagiri zone in Nepal. The way through the Poon Hill trek assembles different rhododendron forests and beautiful natural views of mountains and Himalayas including Annapurna mountain range. The occupancy of terrace farming along with the greenery farmland accomplishes the photo shoot for the photographers. In addition, the views of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges give the feeling of fulfillment of desire. The Poon Hill renders you the huge combination of Himalayas including Annapurna I, Annapurna II, Annapurna III and Annapurna IV, Annapurna South, Lamjung Himal, Gangapurna and Manaslu ranges and others. The Gurung village of Ghandruk and cultural magnificence of Gurung Museum identifies the unique culture of Nepalese society. The views of waterfalls and the small village settlement give the thrilling experience for the photographers. You will get the best experiences of adventures if you travel Kathmandu to Poon Hill.
Poon Hill Trek of the best treks among the trekkers. If you are wondering for the best experience of the Poon Hill trek, you have visited the right place. Our Poon Hill Trekking Company provides you the surpassing experience with the pre-possessing views of natural scenarios along the way. The trekking from Kathmandu to Poon Hill is the best to experience for the tourists that give you the perfect sight of the vision of different Himalayas and villages. You have different routes to travel from Kathmandu to Poon Hill. The Kathmandu to Poon Hill distance is around 271 km. You should go to different places to reach the Poon Hill. This makes the distance so long. But it gives you the best feeling along the tour. You need to travel to Pokhara to begin the journey. Here are some ideas about how to reach to Poon Hill from Kathmandu.
Kathmandu to Pokhara
Pokhara is regarded as the metropolis and the largest city of Nepal in terms of area. It has a second largest population within Nepal. It is headquartered in Gandaki Zone and Kaski District. It lies in the Province number 4. The altitude varies from 827 meters (2,713 feet) in the southern part of 1,740 meters (5,710 feet) in the north. It is known as the best tourism place in Nepal that includes Tal Barahi Temple, Bindhyabasini Temple, Radha Krishna Shandi Ashram Lame Al, Sitaldevi temple and many more. There are mainly two ways to travel from Kathmandu to Pokhara i.e. roadways and airways.
Kathmandu to Pokhara by road
The distance from Kathmandu to Pokhara is about 204.5 km through the route of Prithvi Highway.
Kathmandu to Pokhara by bus
It will take around 6 hours to travel to Pokhara from Kathmandu by bus. The travel agents and hotels are the best places where you can get tickets from Kathmandu to Pokhara. You should look for the main bus ticket offices. They charge you more as they are usually far away based. The travel agent is the place where you can get the tickets at discounted price. The other option for the tourists to travel Pokhara by bus is to arrive early at the Kantipath where the buses depart from. You can bargain directly with the bus company. This is the place where you can get the tickets bus tickets. However, you know how to bargain in Kathmandu. Some buses may sc you saying they will give you the comfortable seats and take the money in advance. You should be aware of those scams. There is not any company that offers the online tickets. It’s best to buy the tickets from the travel agency for the tourists who come to Kathmandu for the first time.
How much does the bus ticket costs from Kathmandu to Pokhara?
The bus tickets cost around Rs. 600 to 800 when you travel on the tourist's bus. But the price of the ticket depends on from where you buy. If you stay in the hotel and demand for the bus ticket from Kathmandu to Pokhara, they may charge you up to Rs. 1,500 for this bus. The premium bus charges around 25$. The buses are almost seen all around. There is hardly a difference between those buses in the outer appearance.
Services
Although the buses are almost seen, there are different services offered inside the bus. You can find the free wifi. But that wifi rarely works. You will get the Air-conditioning facilities while in the summer. Some of the buses offer you free water but not all. You can put your bags and luggage at the back of the bus or upright in the cabin where you sit. You can also put the small bags with you by your seat. There is no extra charge for the bags and luggage.
Kathmandu to Pokhara Bus Companies
Here are some lists of bus companies that travel from Kathmandu to Pokhara:
- Rainbow Adventure - Long running service
- Holiday Adventure – Long running service
- Line up – Good drivers and free water
- Blue Sky travel and tours – Long running service
- World Touch
- Salvation Adventure Travels
- Swiss Travel – Long running service
- Explore Pokhara Travel
- Global vacation tours
- Debit Travel
- Metro Inn
- Tourists Express
- Benchmark tours travel
- Baba adventure tours – Long running service
- Reed travel and tours –Long running service
- Travel one Nepal
Premium bus services from Kathmandu to Pokhara
Here are some lists of the premium bus that travels from Kathmandu to Pokhara:
- Jagadamba - Costs 25$ charges 5$ for foreigners (water service, breakfast snack, wifi, lunch, plush seating in a 25 seat bus)
- Greenline – Costs 25$ long-running (water service, wifi, lunch in a 25 seat bus)
- Mountain Overland – Costs Rs. 200-300 more than the regular tourist's bus.
Depart Time
All the tourist buses depart at 7 from Kantipath. It is the name of the whole roads to tourists. It is the tourist bus park. You should walk the simple walk to the end of the Thamel near Tri Devi and take a right. While you walk down the road, you’ll see the buses lined up. Better to reach there at around 6:30 AM.
Kathmandu to Pokhara by car, van, and Hiace
You need to hire the vehicles to travel to Pokhara if you don’t want to travel by bus. Hiring the car and other small vehicles is only for the limited person. If you are few in the group and don’t want any disturbance of others, you can hire small vehicles. The time duration to travel to Pokhara from Kathmandu is almost same as the bus. But the car charges more than the bus according to the capacity of the person. For 3 person, it will charge from 110$ to 140$. For 5 person it will charge from 165$ to 210$.
Kathmandu to Pokhara by airways
Kathmandu is located at the coordinates of 2407017, 85.3206 and Pokhara are located at the coordinates of 28.2669, 83.9685. While you travel from Kathmandu to Pokhara, you get the great opportunity to enjoy the awe-inspiring view of mountains such as Annapurna and Langtang and the landscape flying to the north over the snowcapped Himalaya and the green Mahabharat range to the south. The elevation of the Pokhara is about 3,000 feet and is famous for the scenes of snow peak such as Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, and Mt. Fishtail and the crystal clean lakes, Buddha Stupas, waterfall, temples and the mesmerizing sunrise and the sunset view of Sarangkot. There are many airlines with the 10/12 flight every morning, afternoon and evening. You need to go to the domestic airport to take a flight to Pokhara.
Kathmandu to Pokhara Airlines
- Yeti Airlines - Flight no. YT 671, Flight time: 8:00 , Arrival time: 8:25
- Yeti Airlines - Flight no. YT 673, Flight time: 8:05 , Arrival time: 8:30
- Buddha Air – Flight no. U4 605, Flight time: 8:30 , Arrival time: 9:00
- Yeti Airlines – Flight no. YT 675, Flight time: 9:10 , Arrival time: 9:35
- Buddha Air – Flight no. U4 611, Flight time: 10:10 , Arrival time: 10:40
- Yeti Airlines – Flight no. YT 677, Flight time: 10:50 , Arrival time: 11:15
- Buddha Air – Flight no. U4 607, Flight time: 12:10 , Arrival time: 12:40
- Yeti Airlines – Flight no. YT 679, Flight time: 12:30 , Arrival time: 12:55
- Buddha Air – Flight no. U4 609, Flight time: 14:20 , Arrival time: 14:50
- Yeti Airlines – Flight no. 683, Flight time: 14:50 , Arrival time: 15:15
- Yeti Airlines – Flight no. YT 685, Flight time: 15:40 , Arrival time: 16:05
- Yeti Airlines – Flight no. YT 681, Flight time: 14:10 , Arrival time: 14:35
- Yeti Airlines - Flight no. U4 601, Flight time: 7:40 , Arrival time: 8:10
- Buddha Air – Flight no. U4 603, Flight time: 8:30, Arrival time: 9:00
- Buddha Air – Flight no. U4 617, Flight time: 15:20, Arrival time: 15:50
- Tara Airlines – Flight no. TA 247, Flight time: 15:30, Arrival time: 14:00
Pokhara to Tikhedhunga
One the way of the journey to Poon Hill, when you reach to Pokhara from Kathmandu, you need to head towards Tikhedhunga next day after proper rest. At first, you need to go towards Nayapal which is about 46 KM and takes about 1.5 hour to arrive,. You can get the public local bus from the Pokhara bus stop. After you reach the Nayapal, you should begin your trek from Nayapal to Tikhedhunga. Tikhedhunga is located in the western region of Nepal that is about 7 KM from Nayapal and takes 4 -5 hours to trek. You can find different hotels at Tikhedhunga. The region lies in the Dangsing municipality, Kaski district and Gandaki Zone of Nepal. It lies at the latitude of 28.7457000° and at the longitude of 83.7457000°. It is 3,142 KM north of the equator.
Tikhedhunga to Ghorepani
You need to head towards Ghorepani next day after you reach and rest at Tikhedhunga. The distance from Tikhedhunga to Ghorepani is 12 KM. It takes nearly about 5-6 hours to trek the distance. Ghorepani is a beautiful village in Myagdi district in Dhaulagiri zone that lies in the northern-central of Nepal. The region lies 17 KM from the district capital Beni and lies at the elevation of 9429 feet. It lies at the latitude of 28.4008° and the longitude of 83.400°. The area has got the Annapurna Conservation Area. This conservation has a number of guest houses that provide your lodging and the meals facilities to the trekkers and climbers. You can stay here and rest after you reached to Ghorepani from Tikhedhunga. Ghorepani lies on the major trail that inks the several villages and the Annapurna Base Camp as well. Ghorepani covers the distance over two days owing to the steepness of the rail. The place was the rest stop where the ancient traders used to find the water to their horses.
Ghorepani to Poonhill
The distance from Ghorepani to Poonhill is 1.5 KM. After you reached the Ghorepani, you need to trek towards the Poon Hill. Poon is situated at the elevation of 3,210 m. Poon Hill is called a mountain among the tourists. But while you reach the Himalayas, it is certainly hill. It is one of the most famous viewpoints of the world. It comes in the second as the most famous viewpoints after Kala Patthar. While you trek to the Poon Hill, you need to be physically fit and prepared well mentality. If you’re trekking, of course, you have large bags and huge packs. You need to be well prepared to climb the mountains. You can observe the beautiful mountains along with the different villages and the different ethnic group of people. The trail never ascends to really high altitudes. Hence, it is suitable for most of the people including children. The trek makes you enjoy and have the feeling of the fulfillme
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