Dhampus Sarangkot Trek

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Description

Regarded as one of the best and shortest treks of the Annapurna region, Dhampus Sarangkot trek can be arranged throughout the whole year. The trekking trail goes through beautiful middle hill villages dominated by Gurung ethnic community of Nepal. This ethnic community is known as the famous Gurkha soldiers in the British, Indian, and Nepalese Armies. Some of them are engaged in farming in the villages.

From Phedi, you will walk along farm terraces and rhododendron forests and ultimately reach the Dhampus hill after a couple of hours of walk from Phedi. At Dhampus village you will see paved courtyard and cluster of slate-roofed houses. The hospitality of the Gurung community is friendly and down to earth. A close-up view of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri Himalayan mountain range can be observed from Dhampus.

On the third day of the trek, you will head for Sarangkot, an ideal viewpoint to enjoy both sunrise and sunset over the majestic Himalayas. Spectacular views of Pokhara green valley and the Phewa Lake can also be seen from Sarangkot Hilltop. In addition, you will also have an opportunity to experience unique cultures and traditional lifestyle of the local people. After having the wonderful experience of the trek from Dhampus, you will get back to Pokhara and the next day we will drive you back to Kathmandu and the trip ends.

Our experienced trekking guide and porters will always make your trekking holidays in Nepal relaxing, comfortable and 100% safe. Dhampus Sarangkot trekking can be organized throughout the year.

Itinerary

Day 1 : Arrive in Kathmandu & transfer to hotel

Arrive at the Tribhuvan International Airport where you will be welcomed by Adventure Blossom Treks & Expedition ( Pvt,) Ltd representative and transferred to your hotel. This day is simply an arrival day and there will be no organized activities. So, you will have some free time to relax or walk around for local sights. A pre-departure meeting will be held early evening and you will be introduced with your trekking guide. Overnight at hotel in Kathmandu.

Day 2 : After breakfast at the same hotel drive to Pokhara, Overnight in hotel

Day 3 : After breakfast at the same hotel drive to Phedi (1-hour driving) and trek to Dhampus (1120m / 3 hours walking) and overnight at Lodge

Dhampus is destination set for day, After breakfast we start to our drive from Pokhara towards Phedi by private coach. Distance is almost 12 miles while it takes half an hour through Beni-Baglung Highway. The car drops us at Phedi then we start our hike towards Dhampus, It was mostly uphill through cultivated fields and local villages. The village mostly Gurung and Brahman ethnic cast of people. 3 hours of hike takes us to Dhampus for to see the majestic view of Mt. Fishtail, Annapurna and Manaslu Range. Overnight we stay at nice lodge at Dhampus.

Day 4 : After breakfast trek to Sarangkot (1720 m. 5/6 hours walking) Overnight at Lodge

In this day after breakfast we start our hike towards Sarangkot, Sarangkot is very famous for Sunrise and also Sunset with mind-blowing mountains view. The trail descends down to Dhampus Riverand crossing small suspension bridge after that gradually uphill through fir forest takes us to Naudanda village. After that another couple of hours hike through village walk takes us Sarangkot for see the Himalayan panorama consisting of the mighty peaks such as the Annapurna Range Dhaulagiri Range and others including Fishtail, Lamjung Himal and others. then we spent our night there.

Day 5 : Enjoy the best sunrise view in the morning and then trek down to Pokhara ( 2 ½ hours walking) and overnight at hotel near the lakeside

In this day we wake up early morning for observe the panoramic view of Annapurna, Dhaulagiri Range and other mountain Range. Then we enjoy our breakfast and descend three hours trek back to Pokhara. Our car is waiting there and transfer to Hotel. Evening we can relax with street walking for observe the market and also we can buy some souvenir and overnight spend there.

Day 6 : After breakfast, drive back to Kathmandu (1300 m. 200 Km, 6-7 hours driving), Overnight in the hotel

You will be driven back to Kathmandu from Pokhara by Tourist Bus/Car/Van. Transfer to Hotel, rest and refresh. About evening you have short meeting with Office Team to say goodbye and thank you for your noble efforts by being a parts of Adventure Blossom's family.

Day 7 : Airport Transfer for final departure

This is the last day with Adventure Blossom ,if your flight is early morning we will drop you to the International airport to catch your flight back to your home and if your flight is late in the evening you can go for some shopping or you can re-laxly rest on your hotel ,but if you have more days in Nepal we will arrangement some more adventures for you and accommodations too. Anyway we will drop you to the airport for your final departure

Include

Airport pick up and transfer to hotel
Hotel accommodations(tourist standard) in Kathmandu & Pokhara with breakfast
All Land transportation (Kathmandu- Pokhara/Phedi –Kathmandu)
An experienced, English speaking government license holder trekking guide
Equipped & insured trekking porter (one porter for 2 persons, one porter carries 25 KG.)
Meal on full board (Breakfast+lunch+dinner+tea/coffee) during the trek
Safe drinking water during the trek
Meals, insurance, salary, equipment, accommodation, transportation of our trekking crew
Lodge/Resort accommodation on twin or multi sharing basis during the trek
All Applicable government taxes (13% VAT and 10% tourism service charges) during the trek