7 Days Kathmandu Ghandruk Pokhara Tour
Trip Facts
Overview
7 Days Kathmandu Ghandruk Pokhara Tour - Overview
Want a taste of mountain village life without a full trek? Ghandruk (1,940 m) is a beautiful stone-built Gurung village on a hillside facing Annapurna South, Hiunchuli and Machhapuchhre. A jeep brings you most of the way from Pokhara, followed by a short, easy walk.
Highlights
- Kathmandu heritage sightseeing.
- Overnight in Ghandruk with sunrise over Annapurna South.
- Gurung Museum and traditional village life.
- Pokhara lakes, caves and Sarangkot.
Itinerary
Our representative welcomes you at Tribhuvan International Airport and transfers you to your hotel. Evening at leisure.
- Altitude: 1400
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Meals: -
Guided tour of Swayambhunath, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupatinath and Boudhanath Stupa – four of the valley’s seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
- Altitude: 1400
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Meals: Breakfast
6–7 hour scenic drive or 25-minute flight. Evening boating on Phewa Lake.
- Altitude: 822
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Meals: Breakfast
2.5-hour jeep ride via Nayapul to Kimche, then an easy 1-hour walk up stone steps to Ghandruk. Afternoon visit to the Gurung Museum and village, and sunset on the mountains.
- Altitude: 1940
- Accommodation: Village Lodge
- Meals: B/L/D
Sunrise over Annapurna South and Machhapuchhre from the lodge terrace, a village walk, then return by jeep to Pokhara.
- Altitude: 1940
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Meals: Breakfast / Lunch
Sunrise over the Annapurnas from Sarangkot, then the World Peace Pagoda, Davis Falls, Gupteshwor Cave, the Mountain Museum and a boat ride to Tal Barahi temple on Phewa Lake.
- Altitude: 1600
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Meals: Breakfast
Fly or drive to Kathmandu and connect to your international flight.
- Altitude: 1400
- Accommodation: -
- Meals: Breakfast
Our Costs
Cost Includes
- Airport pick-up and drop-off in a private vehicle.
- Hotel accommodation on twin/double sharing with daily breakfast.
- Private vehicle for transfers and sightseeing per itinerary.
- Licensed English-speaking guide for sightseeing (Hindi on request).
- Entrance fees to the sites listed in the itinerary.
- All government taxes and service charges.
- Jeep Pokhara–Kimche–Pokhara.
- 1 night village lodge in Ghandruk with all meals.
- ACAP entry permit.
Cost Excludes
- International airfare and Nepal visa fee.
- Lunch and dinner unless mentioned.
- Travel insurance.
- Optional activities and personal expenses.
- Tips for guide and driver.
FAQ's
About 1 hour up to Ghandruk and 45 minutes down. Porters can carry your bags.
Yes, Ghandruk has good lodges with attached bathrooms and hot showers.
Yes, extend to Ghorepani Poon Hill for a 4-day trek loop.
Yes, children enjoy the village and the short walk.
October to April on clear mornings.