Mardi Himal and Annapurna Base Camp combine Trekking

Mardi Himal and Annapurna Base Camp combine trekking begins with the arrival in Kathmandu. Our company member will welcome you at Tribhuvan International airport and drop you off at the hotel. You will meet your guide and get a briefing of the trek. In the evening, we will have a welcome dinner in the cultural restaurant. 

We will leave for Pokhara after having breakfast in the hotel. The entire distance from Pokhara to Kathmandu is around 202 km. It takes 6-7 hours to reach the lakeside of Pokhara at a normal pace. Pokhara is an amazing valley with the mesmerizing beauty of the Himalaya, mountains, lakes, caves, monuments and temples. In the evening, we will visit the lakeside and market of Pokhara. 

The drive from Pokhara to Jhinu Danda covers around 28 kilometers within 3 hours. We will start our trekking from Jhinu Danda. The amazing beauty of the terrace landscape, hot springs, rivers and local villages of Jhinu Danda welcomes us with peace. Around two hours of uphill trial from Jhinu to Chomrong is challenging but we can do it by trekking at comfort pace. The amazing village on the lap of the mountains definitely makes us relaxed as we reach our tea house. The green forest, local houses and snowcapped peaks admire us. 

Leaving the beautiful Chomrong village, we will trek towards another paradise of Annapurna region. Himalayan is around 15 km far from Chomrong. It takes around 7 hours to pass the trekking route to Himalaya from Chomrong. The forest trial, bank of river, narrow passage and stone steps makes the trek adventurous. The night stay on the bank of river with burble sounds gives meditational vibe and relax our mind as well. 

We will start our trek after having breakfast in Himalaya. The distance between Himalayan and Annapurna base camp is 11 km long. It takes around 6 hours to reach ABC from Himalayan. The trekking route to ABC contains uphills and stone steps. We could not walk very fast at high altitude; thus, walking at an easy pace is excellent to prevent altitude sickness. The higher we trek, the greater will be the view of Annapurna range. 

After enjoying overnight in Annapurna base camp, we will trek down to Bamboo. Most of the trial comprises downhill and makes us easy to cover long distance in short period of time. Even though you may get problems in your joint during trekking long hours in downhills. Thus, we will take rest in Bamboo. 

We will trek towards Jhinu Danda from Bamboo. The total distance from Jhinu-Danda to Bamboo is around 9 km. It takes around 4 hours to reach Jhinu Danda from Bamboo. We will take rest in Jhinu Danda and enjoy the hot spring shower in Tatopani (hot water) of Jhinu Danda. 

Our trekking route diverts towards the Mardi region from day 8. After having breakfast in Jhinu Danda, we will trek downhill and cross a suspension bridge to reach the Mardi landscape. The forest trail leading to Forest Camp is completely uphill. A broadleaf forest with bamboo plants along with diverse flora and fauna is amazing to explore. Glimpse of Annapurna landscape from the open area is great to view. The forest camp is situated in the middle of the forest. The small settlement established to facilitate travelers is boon to tired body. We will take a rest in Forest camp.

High camp is the third camp of Mardi Himal trek and the last point for tea house. The distance from Forest camp to high camp is around 15 Km long. We will start our trekking after breakfast. The stone steps in the middle of forest is amazing. Gradually we will climb to low camp and take break for having lunch. The rhododendron and pine forest end in Badal danda. You can have panoramic view of Machhapuchhare, Annapurna south and Himchuli. The more interesting is standing on highest point of Annapurna and observing the amazing beauty of western Nepal. Walking around 3 hours from badal danda, we will reach High camp. 

We will wake up around 3 am in the morning and walk towards Mardi himal view point. Walking with the help of torch light is quite interesting with challenges. Most of the trial comprises steps and we can see animals Sheeps and Yak taking rest around the shade. We target to have sunrise view from view point. After having a cup of tea on local tea shop on the view point with mesmerizing view of sunrise, Annapurna range, Machhapuchhare, Annapurna south and Himchuli, we will go to MBC. Around three hours of walk on pasture land and rocky trial we will reach Mardi Himal base camp. The closeup view of mountains frn base camp is amazing. We will return back to high cam and have our lunch. After taking rest for an hour we will trek down to Low camp. It does not take long time to reach low camp as most of the trial is downhill. 

After having breakfast in low camp, we will trek to down to siding following the alternative route. The complete downhill trial in forest and small villages is also tough unless you maintain your speed. There will be knee pain or muscle pain due to downhill trial. So, we should be careful on maintain our walking pace. The siding village lies in the foot of Mardi Himal base camp. We will have lunch in siding village and drive back to Pokhara in jeep. You can celebrate the completion of trek in Pokhara. 

We will return to Kathmandu from Pokhara through the Prithvi Highway. It takes around 6, 7 hours to reach Kathmandu from Pokhara, covering the long distance around 120 km. In the evening we will have a farewell dinner.

Depending on your flight time, our company member will drop you off at Tribhuvan International airport. The Mardi Himal trek and Annapurna Base Camp combined trek complete with your departure from Nepal.