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Day 1
Wed - Nov 26, 2025
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GHANDRUK |
DRIVE & HIKE
Drive from Pokhara (820m) to Syauli Bazaar (1,220m), about 2.5 hours covering 50 km. From Syauli, hike uphill to Ghandruk (2,012m), taking around 2-3 hours. The trail is beautiful, passing villages and forests. Reach Ghandruk by afternoon, a charming Gurung village with stunning views of Annapurna and Machapuchare. |
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Day 2
Thu - Nov 27, 2025
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LANDRUK |
TREK DAY | Down & Up Again
Start from Ghandruk (2,012m) and hike down to the river, then climb gently up to Landruk (1,620m). The walk takes about 3–4 hours. Enjoy lush forests, small villages, and beautiful valley views along the way. Reach Landruk by lunchtime and relax in this peaceful village surrounded by nature. |
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Day 3
Fri - Nov 28, 2025
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DHAMPUS |
TREK DAY | Ridge Walk
Leave Landruk (1,620m) and hike towards Dhampus (1,750m). The trail climbs gently through forests and terraced fields. Cross Tolka and Deurali before a gradual descent to Dhampus. The walk takes about 5–6 hours. Dhampus offers stunning sunset views over the Annapurna range and a peaceful village atmosphere to end the day. |
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Day 4
Sat - Nov 29, 2025
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KATHMANDU |
HIKE, DRIVE & FLY
In the morning, hike 1–2 hours down from Dhampus (1,750m) to the roadhead at Phedi (1,130m). Meet your vehicle and drive about 45 minutes back to Pokhara. Enjoy a relaxing lunch by the lakeside. Later, catch a short 25-minute flight from Pokhara to Kathmandu, reaching by evening. |
- Buddha Air
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Inclusions
Transparency | Where does your money go?
Social Impact | Some of our partners who make this trip a success
Transportation
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Private 4WD
At socialtours, we do not vertically integrate, so we ensure that all vehicles we hire are from a local stakeholder. This ensures we get good vehicles, and also makes sure we can work with another stakeholder to work on ethical practices, and train essential tourism manpower. -
Buddha Air
Buddha Air is a local airline with the highest safety record in Nepal. We choose this airline over every other airline for domestic flights. -
Private Car
Raju was a tour guide who has now moved into the transportation and accommodation business. We started working with him post the pandemic He is slowly moving his fleet into electric vehicles. Some of the tours we conduct are on electric vehicles now. socialtours has a policy that does not vertically integrate, and hence does not acquire vehicles of our own. We also do not want to add more pollution to the city.
Accomodation
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Local Lodges
In the mountains of Nepal, the small lodges are locally owned, and very micro businesses. They serve local food, and comfortable bedding. They are the most direct way to contribute into the local economy
Permits
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Annapurna Trekking Permit
The trekking permit is an area specific permit in Nepal. The money goes to the government, but at some point, some of the money comes back to the area from which it was collected for public works. -
TIMS Permit
The Trekker Information Management System is a permit that was designed to help keep Trekking safer in the mountains of Nepal. The money from this permit helps the Tourism Board market, helps the Trekking Association cover guide and porter rescue when needed, and monitors trekking in areas where the permit is applicable.
Manpower
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Expert Mountain Leader (Certified Guide)
At socialtours, we use professional licensed local guides, who we retrain on sustainability, first aid and leadership.
