"nice country walk with spectacular sunrise over arrays of world highest peaks"
Highlights:
"Spectacular sunrise views from scenic Poon Hills with range of world highest mountains
In the country of natural garden with tall rhododendron and magnolia tree lines
Exploring traditional villages of Gurung and Magar / Poon people within Annapurna Himalaya
A scenic country walks with daily views of massive Annapurna Himalayan peaks
A short and moderate adventure on the high rolling hills in the shade of Annapurna mountains"
Introduction:
Poon Hill trekking at the height of 3,210 altitudes, the highest spot on this moderate and scenic trekking offers you with wide range panorama of world's three highest mountains from Dhaulagiri-Annapurna to Manaslu range of peaks including Tukuche-Nilgiris and majestic Machhapuchare Himal 'Fish Tail' the virgin and unclimbed peaks.
Poon Hill Trekking beside awesome mountains views includes stunning sunrise and sunset from this scenic view point hill overlooking dramatic scenery of rolling green hills and verdant valley with snow capped peaks.
This is a moderate trek of less than a week duration suitable for people with limited times in Nepal who have immense interest for mountain scenery along with local culture, this will be a perfect trekking as it involves daily views of mountains without a problem of AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) as it reaches at the height of maximum 3,210 m / 10,595 ft high.
Walk leads from warm sub-tropical climate around popular touristic spot Pokhara a beautiful and picturesque city within a verdant valley blessed with natural scenery of mountains-hills and lakes, where this fabulous trekking starts heading into mid hills covered within green forest of rhododendron-magnolia-pines-oaks and fir trees with views of Annapurna Himalaya.
As the walk progress reaching Ghorepani village located on a high ridge beneath Poon Hill inhabited by Poon tribe of people where most of the houses serving as lodge and tea house painted in blue paints in the harmony of green and tranquil environment.
Morning an hour hike up to Poon Hill for stunning sunrise views over array of Himalayan peaks certainly a great scenic spot with amazing scenery, from here walk leads to alternative route through deep alpine forest to reach at large Gurung village in Ghandruk and then walking downhill to a road head to catch a ride back to scenic Pokhara after a marvelous country walks of ups and downhill on Poon Hill Trekking.
Note:
Poon Hill Trekking can be done all months of the year except the monsoon season of July and August the wet months, for best times March to May and mid September to December with clear sky for constant views of mountains.
Ghorepani and Poon Hill situated on ancient Trans-Himalayan Salt Trade and Caravan route of Nepal to Tibet which leads beyond Lower and Upper Mustang region.
This place surrounded within green vegetation and cool alpine forest regarded as world's largest natural garden with flowering rhododendron and magnolia and other wild flowers, the flowering season from March to May which makes this place magic when wild flowers is in full bloom, Rhododendron National Flower of Nepal.
