The classic first trek in the Himalaya, three days through rhododendron forest and Gurung villages to the famous sunrise on Poon Hill.
If you have never trekked in Nepal, start here. Stone staircases climb through oak and rhododendron to Ghorepani, and a pre-dawn push puts you on Poon Hill as the light hits Dhaulagiri and the whole Annapurna wall. The teahouses are comfortable, and at 3,210 m the top is low enough that you don't need acclimatization days. We arrange the permits and the transport from Lakeside, and one porter carries the bags for every two trekkers.
Send your dates. No payment now.
We check guide and permit availability, then reply on WhatsApp or by email with your day-by-day plan and a confirmed price, usually within a few hours, always within a day.
Nothing to pay until you're happy. We agree the deposit together, and you pay the balance in Pokhara.
Yes. We take families regularly, and kids from about eight upward handle it well, often better than their parents. The stairs are the hard part, and a porter for the family's bags, which comes with the trip, makes the whole day easier.
Very unlikely. Some people feel a little breathless on the sunrise climb. That's normal, and it passes as soon as you stop going uphill.
You can force it into two with a long drive and a very long first day, but we don't recommend it. The three-day version is the one people enjoy.
In peak October, expect a couple of hundred people at the viewpoint at sunrise. In February or late May, expect twenty.
Poon Hill Sunrise Trek is graded Easy and tops out at 3,210 m. In our Trek Finder it comes up for walkers who pick “First-timer or casual walker” or a harder answer, and “We’ll keep you under about 3,700 m” or higher on altitude. Tell us how much walking you’ve done and we’ll tell you whether it fits.
Yes, it’s private, for 1 to 12 people. It starts from Lakeside, Pokhara.
No. You send your dates and pay nothing now. We check guide and permit availability, then reply on WhatsApp or by email with your day-by-day plan and a confirmed price, usually within a few hours, always within a day.
Nothing until you’re happy. We agree the deposit together, and you pay the balance in Pokhara.
Free date changes up to 15 days before departure.
Full refund if we cancel for weather or safety.
The long version is in our trail guide: Poon Hill in three days, a good first trek in Nepal (7 min read) →
≈ US$349 per person. We reply on WhatsApp or by email, usually within a few hours, always within a day.
Nothing to pay online. We confirm your dates first.
Or call the office +977 61-457830A short trek to Ghandruk, a Gurung village of slate roofs and stone lanes with Annapurna South at the end of the street.
Best Mar to Apr and Oct to Nov
Homestays in the largest traditional Gurung village in Nepal, on the quiet eastern side of the Annapurna wall.
Best Mar to Apr and Oct to Nov
A steep climb from Sikles to an open ridge at 3,800 m, with Annapurna II, IV and Lamjung across the horizon.
Best Apr and Oct to Nov
