Royal Trek

Day 01: Kathmandu – Pokhara (205 km, 6-7 hr ride) Drive to Pokhara in a tourist vehicle. The winding ride alongside Trishuli river will provide views of the surrounding hills and fields. After about 3 hrs rest at Malekhu (Hotel Hilltop) and an hour later have lunch at Trishuli Riverside Spring Resort. After an additional 3hrs you will reach Pokhara where you can see views of the Annapurna Range afar. O/N at SASANE Homestay or Hotel at Pokhara.

Drive towards Bijayapur and take a short break upon reaching. Walk for 30 minutes towards Tigertop Hill where you can taste organic coffee. Then, climb up for 4 hrs further towards Kalikasthan passing Kharanikot where you can see the Khaste lake. Finally a 30 minute walk from Kalikasthan and you reach Thulo Danda, the destination for the day.O/N at Thulakot.

Drive towards Lipeni. On the way there is a beautiful remote village and a small market, named ‘Saura Bazar’ meaning Saura Market. After a 2 hr drive you reach Lipeni, from where you can see the beautiful Dhaulagiri Range. Lipeni itself is a local village where you can see local people and their lifestyle. O/N at Lipeni.

Start the walk towards Chisapani crossing Syaklung through a forest trail. After an upward walk for 1.30 hrs, you will reach the Syaklung Village. You can see greenery all around with views of the hills, the market below and the organic garden. Further, you pass through Ramkot Bazar, from where you can see the Lamjung Village and Madi river. You also pass through the Bagh Pokhari literally meaning ‘Tiger Pond’, where 15 years ago, the tigers used to quench their thirst. From here a 10 minute walk takes you to the view of Begnas lake , Rupa lake and Dipang lake. Also, you can also explore the seed museum where different kinds of plants are preserved and organic vegetables and fruits are produced. Then, you have to walk for 15 more minutes to reach Ramkot Village. On the way, you pass through Mohariya where there are tea and coffee houses and some retail shops. You can even see the Lamjung area and Madi river from here. Further you see an old trail from where a 30 minute downward walk will lead you two ways. If you want to go through the roadways, it will take a longer time whereas the other older trail is steep upwards and takes an hour. After the upward climb, reach the Moharia Village. Here, you can get information about the village from local people and even visit the local home stays to see how they operate. Then you can walk to the viewpoint further up which has a Gurung Gumba. The viewpoint provides marvelous views of the Annapurna Range, Manaslu Range, Nilgiri Range, Gorkha Peak and the whole Lamjung. Few minutes' walk from here you will pass through a thin forest and a village to finally reach Chisapani, where you can enjoy the clear view of the sunset; and at night, you can see the beauty of Pokhara and Lamjung. Mostly Gurung and Magar settlement can be seen here. Organic veggies, local chickens and chyang are the speciality of this place. In demand they even show different cultural performances. O/N at Chisapani.

After a heavy breakfast, start walking from Chisapani. On the way you can see the Dhaulagiri range, Annapurna range, Lamjung, Manaslu and Gorkha Peak. The trail also passes through the Rupakot forest, from where you can see 3 lakes namely, Begnas Rupa and Dipang. Within 2 hours you find a tea and retail shop at Taalbeshi. You can rest here for a few minutes after which you continue on a 30min walk to reach Majhikuna. From here a 15 min walk will take you to the lakeside. Here onwards you take a boat for an hour to reach the other side. While boating you can interact with the boat driver and learn about their experiences. You also get a chance to see local people fishing in the lake. After reaching, have lunch and drive towards Pokhara.