Moderate4 days · 3,637 mQuiet alternative

Muldai View Point Trek

Poon Hill's view, 400 metres higher, with a fraction of the people on the summit at dawn.

Muldai View Point Trek — drop a photo

Muldai is what we recommend to anyone who has read about the crowd on Poon Hill and gone off the idea. It sits on the same ridge system, 427 m higher at 3,637 m, and looks at the same wall — Dhaulagiri, Annapurna South, Hiunchuli, Machhapuchhre — but the approach comes up through Ghandruk and Tadapani rather than the Ulleri staircase, so you share sunrise with a dozen people instead of two hundred. The forest on this side is the good stuff: moss, oak, rhododendron and langur monkeys most mornings. It is a genuine step up in effort from Ghorepani, with a 900 m climb on day two, but there is no altitude problem at this height.

Why you'll love it

Dhaulagiri to Machhapuchhre at sunrise from 3,637 m
The same panorama as Poon Hill, with a tenth of the traffic
Deep moss-and-rhododendron forest between Ghandruk and Tadapani
Only four days from Pokhara, and no acclimatization needed

Day by day

Jeep to the roadhead, then the stone climb into Ghandruk. Easy afternoon in the village to get your legs turning over.

What's included

Licensed English-speaking local guide from Pokhara
ACAP & TIMS permits arranged for you
Teahouse rooms + 3 meals a day on trail
Private jeep Pokhara–Kimche return
Porter (1 per 2 trekkers, 9 kg each)
First-aid kit, oximeter checks & a down jacket if you need one

Not included

Nepal visa & flights to Nepal
Travel insurance (required, incl. helicopter evacuation)
Drinks, snacks, wifi & hot showers on trail
Personal trekking gear (rentable from us)
Tips for guide & porter

Guides that cover this trip

Written by the people who run it — what the trail is like before you book.

Poon Hill in three days: the honest beginner's trekThree thousand stone steps, a village full of rhododendron, and a sunrise that has been photographed a million times and still works. Who it suits, and who should skip it.7 min read →Photographing the Annapurnas: where to stand and whenThe light here is decided by two things — the hour and the cloud cycle. Get those right and the gear barely matters.7 min read →Muldai has Poon Hill's panorama, 400 metres higher3,637 m, one ridge east of the famous viewpoint, with Dhaulagiri and Annapurna I on the same skyline and perhaps a dozen people at dawn.6 min read →Three days to Ghandruk, the handsomest village in the AnnapurnasSlate roofs, stone lanes and Annapurna South closing the end of the street. The gentlest way to see a Gurung village properly.6 min read →

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Rs 52,100 per person

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