Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival at Kathmandu Airport (1350m)

   • The first day of your adventure trip to the Mardi Himal Base Camp starts with your arrival in Kathmandu. 
   • Our company representative will welcome you at the airport on your arrival. 
   • He will transfer you to the hotel, where you can find an easy time to relax after checking in. 
   • We will meet you in the evening at the hotel to discuss the trip in detail. 
   • Any questions you may have regarding your trip will be discussed so that you are well-prepared for the trip.

2. Day 2: Kathmandu to Pokhara (900m)

   • We will drive to Pokhara today. It is a long day's drive to the beautiful lake city 200 kilometres to the west of Kathmandu. 
   • About six hours of the drive along the highway takes us through beautiful villages, towns, rivers, and other beautiful surroundings. 
   • We will reach Pokhara in the afternoon, which leaves us enough time to stroll around the Lakeside and enjoy the beauty of Fewa Lake. Pokhara offers a peaceful atmosphere and stunning views of the mountains from the city itself. 
   • Exploring around and soaking in the beauty of Pokhara, we will spend relatively leisurely time preparing for the trek to start tomorrow.

3. Day 3: Pokhara to Pothana (1700m)

   • As it is our first day of the trek, we get ready for the same. We drive for about half an hour to Phedi and start the walking adventure for the day. The very beginning of the trek is an uphill one through lush forest to emerge to a village that leads us to the famous Dhampus village.
   • We will trek even further to Pothana to stay overnight. Pothana is a famous overnight camp for trekkers in the region. Situated amidst beautiful natural surroundings, Pothana offers us a beautiful and easy time after walking for about 5 hours.

4. Day 4: Pothana to Forest Camp (2600m)

   • Our day today will be full of beautiful lush forest walking experiences. Today, about 6 hours of the walk goes mainly through the forest to the Forest Camp. 
   • You will go through a beautiful forest of rhododendron, Schema Wallichii, and several other trees to the destination. The walk today will bring you one of the best nature walking experiences that you will ever get. The lovely walk along a relatively easy trail to the destination offers a peaceful excursion experience. 
   • We will reach Forest Camp to stay overnight amidst natural surroundings.

5. Day 5: Forest Camp to High Camp (3550m)

   • Another fantastic day of a nature walk with a spectacular view of the mountains on a clear day, we will trek to the High Camp to stay overnight. Today, it is an all uphill walk that introduces us to the beauty of high elevation climatic situations. The walk will also bring us a beautiful view of mountains like Fishtail and Mardi, along with the ridge that extends southwards to meet the valley below. 
   • When we reach the High Camp after the walk of about 5 hours, we can enjoy an overwhelming view of the mountains in the Annapurna region of the Himalayas. 
   • We stay to enjoy the surroundings and settle into the comfort of our teahouse.

6. Day 6: High Camp to Mardi Base Camp (4500m) to Low Camp (2970m)

   • It is an early morning day today to hike at the Mardi Himal Base Camp. 
   • We start the day much before the break of dawn and walk up to the base camp of Mardi Himal, which stands at the elevation of 4,500 meters above sea level. 
   • Once we reach the viewpoint, we can enjoy some breathtaking and unreal views of the mountains in the Annapurna region. 
   • We can also see the Annapurna sanctuary gorge much lower than where we are standing. 
   • From the viewpoint of the Base Camp, the walk goes on the Mardi ridge, which offers captivating mountain views.

7. Day 7: Low Camp to Sidding (1280m) to Pokhara (900m)

   • It is the final day of walking on this adventure trip. 
   • A short walk of three hours down to Sidding village through the forest brings the walk to an end. 
   • We take a jeep ride back to Pokhara that takes more or less 2 hours.
   • Once we reach Pokhara, we will have a free and relaxing time to wander around.

8. Day 8: Pokhara to Kathmandu (900m)

   • We will drive back to Kathmandu today along the same highway that we took earlier to go to Pokhara. There is also an option of flying back with the payment of the extra cost for the flight.
   • Back in Kathmandu, we will take and enjoy leisurely time around.

9. Day 9: Departure

   • The Mardi Himal Trek has come finally to an end with beautiful memories and experiences of adventure trekking to the beautiful Mardi Himal base camp in the Annapurna region.