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If you are looking for short yet amazing trekking experience then you have come to right space on the internet. The newly opened short trekking located at region of Annapurna known as Mardi Himal Base Camp Trek. Suitable for both beginner as well as experienced trekkers, this place also offers completion on short time frame. Located at elevation of 4500m (14,764 ft.) this trek offers amazing view of Annapurna and its surrounding mountain peaks.
Trekking starts from the subtropical lush forest hosting the perennial rivers and waterfalls and goes all the way to high rugged mountain trails. The Mardi Himal trekking is pristine and the place provides the experience of nature in its original form, so the journey can be considered as the sweet escape into the nature. From the high camp, the sunrise and sunset view cutting through the majestic mountains is absolutely astonishing.
There are various trails to start with, but all them ultimately meeting at the “Forest Camp”. From there walk through the steep trails takes us all the way to the low camp. We stay in the teahouses and head towards the High camp walking through the open and rugged trail. With the background of amazing snow-capped mountains of Annapurna (8,091m), Dhaulagiri (8,169m), Himchuli (6,441m), and Machhapuchhre (6,993m), this trek has been providing amazing experience to the trekkers.
As usual the trekking of Annapurna region starts from Pokhara, the tourist capital of Nepal. Passing through typical ethnic settlements of Gurungs, the landscape provides interesting change from rhododendron forest to rugged trails crossing suspension bridges with fresh air accompanied by the sound of birds.
Actually you will be needing some permits like Annapurna Conservation area Project (ACAP) and Trekkers Information Management System (TIMS) card.
The peak trekking season for Mardi Himal trek is between September and December, followed by March and May. Although hiking is still possible in December and January, the winter conditions are a little icy due to temperatures below 15 degrees Celsius. If you can walk in snow, you can enjoy the winter scenery as well.
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Lodge.
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Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
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Private vehicle.
Pittam Deurali is a small village located in the Annapurna Conservation Area between the original Annapurna Base Camp route and the new Mardi Himal route. It is approximately 27 kilometers from Pokhara via Dhampus. It is situated south of the famous Annapurna Range. Our representative will pick you up from your hotel and drive to the destination. The drive duration is about 2.5 hours through the scenic off-road route.
The initially descending trail takes you through several natural streams, and the peaceful environment of the forest follows you throughout the trek. We eat lunch and rest briefly at Lovely Hill (Guda) before trekking to the Forest Camp, also known as Kokar, at an elevation of 2500 meters. The path gradually becomes steeper and steeper, until the flat path at the beginning transforms into a steeper climb that requires more physical effort. After a steep climb up through the rhododendron forest, accompanied by the chirping of birds, we arrive at Forest Camp in the middle of dense woodlands after 5-6 hours of trekking.
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Lodge.
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
We begin our day with breakfast and then trek to High Camp at 3,550m altitude via Badal Dada. The route to Badal Danda (3210 m) is mostly through rhododendron forest, but you must walk on stairs. We arrived at Badal Danda after a three-hour trek. This place was originally called Badal Danda because it was always covered in Badal, which means cloud, and Danda means Cloudy Hill. The weather here is unpredictable, so we hurry our way to the High camp after lunch and a little rest. The Badal Danda houses hotels and lodges, so we eat lunch here while admiring the view of Mount Machhapuchhre (6,993m). The path is steep upward, and it takes about 3 to 4 hours to reach the High Camp (3,580 m). The path is mostly covered in stairways, which have replaced the natural challenging paths that lead to the High Camp. Interact with friendly domesticated yaks and calves while admiring the Himalayas along the way.
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Accomodation:
Lodge.
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Today we start our day early as we will witness sunshine from base camp today. We will start our hike somewhere around 4 am in the morning. You will remember this once-in-a-lifetime experience at 4500 meters in Mardi Himal Base Camp. The hike is difficult because it is full of narrow, rocky trails, and the air gets thinner as you climb higher. Once you arrive at the Mardi Himal Base Camp, which offers breathtaking mountain views of the mountain surroundings. After taking in the magnificent views from the Base Camp, we return to the High Camp for breakfast. After breakfast we follow the same trail that we used in order to get to Low camp.
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Breakfast and Lunch.
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Private Vehicle.
After breakfast we will move to place called Sidling from where we will catch a jeep waiting for us in order to reach Pokhara. The trek duration today will be somewhere around 3-4 hour. Along the way you will enjoy the Mountain View and interact with locals. You will trek the same trail that you’ve trekked in order to reach to base camp. Upon reaching Pokhara you can chill by the lake.
Fly to Kathmandu.
Our guide will drop you off at the Pokhara airport and return to Kathmandu if you wish to take a flight.
Extend the trip: You can also decide to extend a day of your trek. On your extension day you can walk to village of Lwang. The walking distance between Siding and Lwang is 5–6 hours. then spend the night at the lodge after that. Hiking for Luwang village passes through dense forest and terrace fields. Upon reaching Luwang village you can hike up for tea garden of the village and enjoy some organic tea freshly plucked from the farm. You will drive back to Pokhara the next day.
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Mardi Himal Trek is suitable for all kind of people who are moderately fit, not any previous adventures experience is required. Some physical fitness activities such as running, swimming and walking are recommended before your Mardi himal trek. Persons suffering from a pre-existing medical flaws must seek medical advice before considering the trek. while on the trek, it is common to experience some discomfort before being fully acclimatized.
Yes, Global Holidays Adventure representative will be there to greet you outside of Terminal Hall. He will be displaying Global Holidays Adventure name card with your name on it. After that you will be transferred to pre-chosen Hotel.
You can get the visa at Tribhuwan International Airport after landing, furthermore it will be easier if you fill up the visa form by online (http://online.nepalimmigration.gov.np/tourist-visa) before taking the flight to Nepal. Entry Visa fees- at present is $ 30 for 15 day, $ 50 for 30 days and $ 125 for three month visa on entry to Nepal. You should bring following essential documents in the trip: Valid Passport: must be valid for up to 6 months. Travel insurance: you need to provide a copy of insurance paper to Global Holidays Adventure before you start the trek. Flight Tickets. Emergency contact numbers for T/C's bank, insurance, family contacts.
All types of Hotels from a budget to Luxurious including five star services are available in Kathmandu. Normally, Global Holidays Adventure offers three hotel services in our outline itinerary. We can also accommodate according to your choice. During Trekking: You will have teahouse/Lodges generally provide basic clean facilities with a mattress and a quit blanket. We can also offer Global Holidays Adventure's sleeping baggage if needed (which needs to be returned after the trip) but it’s always better to have a personal sleeping bag. We usually provide you single and double rooms as well as the occasional dormitory. During the peak season it is quite difficult to manage single room therefore double rooms are preferred in our outline itinerary.
Normally there are common toilet facilities in teahouses and lodges, which are usually neat and clean. Nowadays, some small number of teahouses and lodges offer attached restroom. We will provide you the best option as far as possible in this regard.
Normally there are hot water shower services in various teahouses and lodges. In the absence of such facility, the teahouse/lodges will provide you hot water bucket. The payment for the shower has to be made by yourself and the cost varies with the places.
Whilst on the trek, our porters who are honest and experienced, will take care of your luggage. All you need to carry is your small day bag for your personal belongings like camera, water bottle, sun cream, money etc. Normally, we assign one porters to carry the luggage of two trekkers.
Most of Teahouse cook a delicious range of mostly vegetarian fare Pasta, Tuna Bakes, Noodles, Potatoes, Eggs, Dal-bhat, Bread, Soups, Fresh Vegetable ( variety depends on the season) and even some desserts like Apple Pies, Pancakes and some interesting attempts at Custard. You will find a lot of garlic items on the menu, eat some every day because it assists with acclimatization. In many larger villages you may find some meat on the menu. You can always get hot chocolate, tea, coffee, hot lemon as well as soft drinks. Each day dinner and breakfast are used to take in the same lodge you spend the night. Lunch will be taken on the way to destination.
During the airport pick-drop and Kathmandu sightseeing we use private tourist vehicles of various categories such as cars, vans, micro, bus etc. according to size of the group. We take a domestic flight for Kathmandu-Pokhara-Kathmandu.
The best season for this trek is October to mid-December and mid-February to mid-June. This trip is not preferred during the monsoon season from June to August except the treks to Himalayan rain shadow like Upper Mustang and Mt. Kailas.
Weather in the mountains is notoriously difficult to predict. Generally, nights are chillingly cold, whereas, the days are warmer. Winter (January and February) will be a bit colder but the days can be quite beautiful and warm if the sun is out. There will be a bit of snow during the month of January, February and December. The temperature inside the teahouses/lodges are fairly maintained. You can always sit beside a fire to keep yourself warmer. The temperature could be as high as 20 degree c to 15 degree c low during the day time.
These facilities will be available in most of the places in your Hotel reception by paying some service charges. Don’t forget to bring your adapters!!
There are telephone services in most of the hotels/lodges from where you can make international calls. There are mobile network services available in most of the places. Above that, Global Holidays Adventure offers satellite phone services in every trekking packages.
ATM and credit card facilities can be used in Kathmandu and Pokhara. Above that, you need cash payments for various service you need.
In Kathmandu, you can allocate $ 10-15 for lunch and dinner. It all depends on your spending habits. $. 15- 20 a day will be enough to buy bottles of water, chocolate and few drinks in Trekking.
Well it totally depends upon you. There is trend of tipping the guide and porters in trekking. Tipping is a good way to acknowledge their works and thank them in a better way, something they would cherish and support their daily lives.
In most places bottled water is readily available. If you wish to drink normal water, you need to use purifying aid, better if you have some for yourself.
In case you suffer from altitude sickness or any other problems, we will offer you the doctor’s prescribed medicines according to the type of problem facing you. We will descend you and incase of extreme cases, you will get rescued by the helicopter.
In case of any casualties, travel insurance will be a boon to recover the incurred expenses. In case of helicopter rescue, the helicopter charge, which is little expensive, can also be recovered by your insurance. So it a good act to check you insurance validity and policy, whether it recovers the rescue charges or not.
Yes, all the staffs of Global Holidays Adventure including guides and porters are insured to recover any kinds of casualties.
Yes, it is absolutely possible to add some more days to the trip. Along your trek we can add days at your request with additional costs to cover guides, porters, accommodation and food.
Yes, there are many options and choices to extend your holidays before or after your main trip. You can visit our other touring trips to add to the main event.
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