Ker & Downey Lodge Trek -04 days

Route : Pokhara /Sanctuary Lodge – Himalaya Lodge – Gurung Lodge/ Pokhara

This trek starts and ends from Pokhara. This Comfortable Lodge Trek is specially prepared for all category of travels and also suitable for family and honey moon couple.

Ker & Downey Nepal Comfortable Lodge offers the finest, most complete adventure program in Nepal. Ker & Downey Nepal Conformable Lodges programs enable you to experience all aspects of this wonderful exciting country. Located in the Annapurna Mountains, This Trek offer trails using purpose built lodges constructed and managed by an American company with 20 years experience in both Africa and Nepal. All lodges are a day walk apart and allow guests to experience in comfort some of the most spectacular mountain vistas in the world.

Trekking in Nepal has always been associated with sleeping in small tents on hard beds or mats, washing in cold water, sharing communal toilets and living fairly basically. Ker and Downey is unique in Nepal as it offers the only program which allows guests to experience the magnificent scenery in style and comfort whilst staying in ensuite rooms with comfortable beds with sheets, blankets, down pillows and hot water bottles.

Brief Itinerary

DAY 1: TREK TO SANCTUARY LODGE: (3750ft/1150m)
DAY 2: TREK TO HIMALAYA LODGE, GHANDRUK. (6,600ft/2,012m)
DAY 3: TREK TO GURUNG LODGE, MAJGAUN: (4620ft/1,400m)
DAY 4: TREK TO POKHARA: (3300 ft /1000 m)

Detailed Itinerary

DAY 1: TREK TO SANCTUARY LODGE: (3750ft/1150m)

We transfer by road with guides & porters to our trek start point {1-hour}. Our walk will follow a ridgeline in the lower foothills of the Annapurnas with surrounding views of the Pokhara Valley. This route then drops to the Modi River Valley, where Ker & Downey’s Sanctuary Lodge is located. The lodge has magnificent views of the sacred and unclimbed Fishtail Mountain, or Machhapuchhre, as it is locally known. Lunch is at the lodge followed by an optional walk to the village of Birethanti. Or you may choose to spend the afternoon exploring the surrounding river valley (Trek time 3-4 hours)
Overnight Sanctuary Lodge (L, D)

DAY 2: TREK TO HIMALAYA LODGE, GHANDRUK. (6,600ft/2,012m)

After breakfast, we leave the lodge walking out through the outlying farms following the Modi River Valley. Soon we begin to climb out of the valley & up towards the mountains. The trail passes through small hamlets, terraced rice fields and forests with spectacular views of the surrounding valley. Snacks are provided along the trail. Hot lunch is served on arrival at the lodge in the early afternoon. (Trek time 5-6 hours). It is from this lodge that there are magnificent close up views of the surrounding mountains.
Overnight Himalaya Lodge (B, L, D)

DAY 3: TREK TO GURUNG LODGE, MAJGAUN: (4620ft/1,400m)

After breakfast, we leave the Himalaya Lodge walking out through the village of Ghandruk. Buffaloes and goats graze in the surrounding fields and you may have to make way for the donkey and mule trains that convey goods to and from the Gurkha settlements. You may also meet some of the trekkers coming down from or heading up to the Sanctuary itself. We continue descending for about 2 or 3 hours until we reach Shauli Bazaar. We reach the Gurung Lodge after about 3 hours. (Trek time 5-6 hrs)
Overnight Gurung Lodge (B, L, D)

DAY 4: TREK TO POKHARA: (3300 ft /1000 m)

After early morning tea and coffee served on your verandah, you’ll have the opportunity to photograph the stunning scenery of the Annapurnas from several different locations around the Lodge. After breakfast we trek to the village of Chandrakot through forests with surrounding views of the valley and mountains. Chandrakot is at an altitude of 1580 m/ 5200 ft. After a further 30 minute walk we arrive at the village of Lumle, which is situated at 1620 m / 5300ft. This is where we meet our vehicle. From Lumle we will return to Pokhara, a 1 hour journey. En route we can stop to visit the Tibetan Refugee Camp upon request. Arrival in Pokhara will be in time for lunch. (B)