Mardi trek and Itinerary

                                             

 MARDI HIMAL TREK

Fantastic Mardi Himal Trek is located just east of one of the most legendary trekking destination of Nepal, the Annapurna Base Camp trek. Mardi Himal trek is an unseen gem yet. Few trekkers make their way to the Mardi Himal Base Camp outstandingly positioned at the base of Mardi Himal and the Annapurna region´s most iconic mount Machapuchhre literally meaning "Fish tail". The trail goes along small winding paths, through enchanted rhododendron forests until you climb out of the forest at an elevation around 3,300 meter. The landscape changes quite abruptly into a rugged high mountain landscape, with amazing views of Mardi Himal, Machapuchre, Annapurna South and Hiunchuli.

From High Camp (3700m; some maps incorrectly mention 3900 m) you can climb up to Mardi Himal Base Camp in about 3-4 hours, which offers spectacular close up views of the entire Annapurna Range. There are simple guesthouses and homestays along the entire route. If you plan to do this trek in the winter months please check with a us Wilderness Excursion – Kathmandu based registered adventure trekking company operated by enthusiastic trekking pioneers.

When to trek? 

Mid Sept-October – November is Autumn Season: this is Nepal´s peak and best time to go trekking. March – May is the second best season of year to go trekking. December – January -February: the skies are clear but it can get very cold and there is a risk of passes being closed due to snow fall. 

May - June: This is Nepal´s hot pre-monsoon season and it can get very warm indeed. The valleys however are starting to bloom with flowers though green leaves come up, still a good time to trek. 

June - Mid September: this is Monsoon season and the least popular time to go trekking in Nepal. The risk of leeches, downpours increases greatly. Due to the early forested areas leeches at this time of year in Mardi Himal are quite active! Wear long trekking trousers tucked in at this time of year. And leech/mosquito repellent spray is recommended to carry with.

                                               ITINERARY

 

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Day 01:Drive to Kande and trek to Deurali (2200m, about 4 hours trek)

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Day 02:Trek to low camp(2900m,about 7 hours trekking)

From Deurali; I leave main Annapurna Sanctuary trail and take an off the beaten trail to Mardi Himal Base camp to the right side and continue along a quiet trail through a dense forest of oak, maple, hemlock and rhododendron. Some 4 hours of jungle walk will bring us at the in a clearing of the forest at Forest Camp or also known by the locals as Kokar, here we take a lunch break then we still continue to up to Low Camp through the forest however as we ascend the vegetation starts to change with more rhododendron and the trees are covered with moss, lichen and tree ferns. At Low Camp there are now four lodges. You may find it long and tough day. It is fine for regular fit trekkers, if you are beginner or moderate trekker then you can split the day and total trek will be 7 days while our pre-set itinerary is 6 days. Overnight in Low Camp

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Day 03:Trek to High Camp (3,150m) 5-6 hours trekking.

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Day 04:Excursion to Mardi Himal Base Camp (4500m); 5-6 hours Trekking.

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Day 05:Trek to Siding village (1,750m) -6 hours walking.

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Day 06:Trek to Lumre and drive to Pokhara- 3 hours walking and 2 hours driving.

#Trekking Highlights

Gurung and Magar culture, Sights of Mt. Annapurna I-8091m., Annapurna II-7937m., Annapurna III-7855m, Annapurna IV-7525m, Annapurna South-7819m, Varaha Shikhar-7847m, Himchuli-6441m, Dhaulagiri 1-8167m, Dhaulagiri II-7751m, Nilgiri-6940m, Thapa Peak-6015m, Tukche Peak-6920m, Machhapuchhre-6991m, Mardi Himal-5588m. Singu Chuli-6500m, Tharpu Chuli-5663m, Gangapurna-7483m, Lamjung Himal-6931m, Pheasants nest, national flowers-Rhododendron animals like Himalayan Thar, Mask deer, spotted Deer, Barking Dear, Snow leopard and many more herbs, flower.