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Duration: 14 days (Cutomizable Trip)
You step off the plane into warm, dusty chaos. Our guide or office staffs will find you instantly (big smile, your name on a sign), and 20 minutes later you’re in Thamel dropping your bags. First evening is usually a blur of street vibes, momo stalls, and that first cold Everest beer while we do a relaxed gear check. You need to sleep hard cause you’ll need it.
In the early morning, you will get coffee and breakfast in the hotel, then the bus winds along the Trisuli River with paragliders floating overhead. You’ll see tiny villages clinging to hillsides and probably doze off once or twice. By early afternoon you’re lakeside in Pokhara that have cold lassi, boat ride on Phewa Lake if you’re feeling it, and the Mountains staring down at you across the water.
After breakfast we pile into jeeps, blast Nepali music, and bounce to the trailhead at Kande. The moment you shoulder your pack and start walking through rice fields and tiny Gurung villages, the smile starts. It’s gentle uphill, kids waving “Namaste!”, and by the time you reach Deurali in the afternoon, Machapuchare is suddenly right in your face. First Dal Bhat of the trip tastes like the best meal you’ve ever had.
You disappear into a cathedral of rhododendrons that are red blooms overhead, soft trail underfoot, birds going nuts. It feels like the forest is hugging you. You’ll stop a dozen times for photos and reach Forest Camp by early afternoon. Teahouses are tiny and surrounded by mossy trees; afternoons are for cards, hot chocolate, and watching clouds drift below you.
Today is the big climb, so your legs should wake up. You burst above the treeline into alpine meadows after steep switchbacks through the forest. The higher you get, the closer Machapuchare feels which is like you could touch it. When High Camp finally appears, everyone cheers. Afternoon light turns the peaks gold, and you’ll sit outside with tea just staring, speechless.
In the early morning at 4 a.m. , you need to wake-up, put your headlamps on, crunching frozen grass to the ridge. Then the sun rises and the entire world turns pink; Annapurna I, South, Hiunchuli, Machapuchare… you’ll cry or laugh or both. We hang out up there for an hour, then descend for breakfast with that view still burned into your eyes. This is the Best day of the trip for most people.
From low camp to Landruk, we need to descent gentle downhill Forest trails, smiling grandma’s offering tea on their porches, buffalo wandering. You drop into classic Gurung country which haves terraced fields, prayer flags, kids chasing hoops. Landruk in the late afternoon feels like a reward: hot shower, cold Tuborg, and sunset over the Modi Khola valley.
The staircase from hell which is followed by the bakery from heaven. You climb around a thousand stone steps, but every turn gives you better views of Annapurna South and Machapuchare. You need to reach Chhomrong, collapse with apple strudel and real coffee, and realize you’re now officially inside the sanctuary gate.
You need to descent down those same steps and your knees forgive you, cross the suspension bridge, then you need to easy walk through bamboo and rhododendron jungle. The river roars beside you all day. Bamboo feels like a secret forest village that haves tiny lodges, misty air, pure peace.
The gorge gets dramatic having waterfalls crashing down cliffs, moss everywhere. You start feeling the altitude a little, but the excitement builds. Deurali sits under massive rock walls; evenings are spent around the stove sharing chocolate and stories.
The day you’ve been dreaming about. After crossing Machapuchare Base Camp, the valley suddenly opens and you’re standing in a 360° amphitheater of 7–8,000 m peaks. Walking into ABC as the rosy light of the setting or rising sun hits Annapurna I is the kind of moment people talk about for decades. You will experience cold, starry night, but who cares?
Early morning around 5 a.m. you will see sunrise and golden light on every giant around you. Then the long, happy march downhill descend begins to Bamboo. You feel like a superhero, legs fly and lungs fill with thick oxygen.
You can start early, pass Jhinu Danda Hot Spring, power through the stone steps and suspension bridges, reach the road-head by lunch, jump in waiting jeeps, and blast back to Pokhara. By mid-afternoon you’re on a rooftop with pizza, cold beer, and a real bed.
If you want to go by road then you need to take 7 hrs bus or you can skip the traveling time by 25-min flight. Instead you can have lazy lakeside breakfast, maybe a final boat ride, then head back to the capital. You will have farewell dinner in Thamel which are like too much food, too many laughs, zero desire to leave.
On this day, you will be departed to airport transfer through taxi whenever your flight is.
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10 Reviews on MARDI HIMAL AND ANNAPURNA BASE CAMP TREK
2023-11-23 08:39:52
Namaste! Unforgettable trek in Nepal as arranged by Mountain World! Great thanks to Sali and his teams. Special thanks to our guide, Sital, and porter, Denise. We had so much fun along the trek for 10 days from Mardi Himal to ABC trek. Highly recommended!
2023-10-04 08:38:40
We enjoy our trip thoroughly. And we are well taken care of by the team from Mountain World Trek. Excellent services from our guide, Dinesh and his assistants Sam and Rum. They made our trip so much easier and funs. Definitely going back to Mountain World for my next Himalayas hike/trip. Highly recommended .Thanks guys. Namaste
2023-10-03 08:37:22
Thank you Sali and team for a wonderful and memorable Mardi Himal and Annapurna Base Camp Treks. Our trek duration is customized to suit us perfectly. Thankful that we had a very experienced guide; Dinesh n his team; Samir & Ram delivered beyond their roles and duties. Dinesh is super friendly, helpful, considerate and extremely knowledgeable. Without Dinesh & team, we will not be able to hike successfully. They are indeed our heroes! Look forward for another hike with Mountain World soon ..
2023-02-17 08:34:08
This is third time l came to Nepal with this company service. I will give five stars to my guide Mr sudip aryal. He is not only as guide but more than that. He is very nice person, very helpful, friendly, and so many good thing he do for me and for our group. First time l used his service when l went to EBC sometime in 2017, and MARDI HIMAL 2019. Now l used his service again for trekking MARDI HIMAL and ABC. Keep your good service and good attitude friend. Your chosen porter like Roshan Arial, Dinesh Regmee and Pujan Khanal also make me very happy.
2023-02-17 07:22:41
This is third time l came to Nepal with this company service. I will give five stars to my guide Mr sudip aryal. He is not only as guide but more than that. He is very nice person, very helpful, friendly, and so many good thing he do for me and for our group. First time l used his service when l went to EBC sometime in 2017, and MARDI HIMAL 2019. Now l used his service again for trekking MARDI HIMAL and ABC. Keep your good service and good attitude friend. Your chosen porter like Roshan Arial, Dinesh Regmee and Pujan Khanal also make me very happy.
2023-02-15 08:35:43
Have a great journey with MWT and Sali Trekking. This whole8 days trip with this crew was amazing and wonderful l. The crew was really friendly and supportive to make sure we all can reach to the top . Really recommend!!
2022-12-27 08:29:46
I joined a Malaysian group for Annapurna base camp and Mardi himal Trek Dec 2022. The trek was organised by Sali trekking, and the organiser himself guided us in the mountain along with his assistance guide and porters. The Trek route was amazing, and all went well. We all had a great time! Sali was 26 years experienced guide, so easily 30 people in the group. Everything went as planned, and we all 30 people in the group made it to Annapurna base camp, and 13 of us went to mardi himal after the abc trek. Thanks to team Sali trekking for this amazing trip, I would highly recommend team Sali trekking, and I hope to do more trekking with you guys. Cheers!
2022-12-25 08:28:37
Not sure of what to be expected when signed on few months ago, this 9 days trek of ABC and Mardi Himal organized by Sali trekking turned out to be one of my most memorable trips and treks. In the trip I met some of the most sporting trekking buddies that keep the spirit up even when the hike seems to be keep going up! The landscape and scenery is beautiful and simply mesmerizing at every turn of trek. The great thing about ABC trek it offers a diverse experience and scenery. After the transport dropped us at Samrong, the first day it was all about local villages and their lifestyle and cultures. Second day from Sinuwa to Deurali it is all about forest before land turns barren towards Deurali. Third day was the most magnificent with barren land and stunning views all the way to MBC and ABC. With winter trek, the temperature can drop and night time up to minus 8 when we were in ABC. My trek was not ended yet. With another 4 trekkers in ABC group, we joined up 13 trekkers that going up to Mardi Himal. The trek is shorter however compensated with steep hike all the way from Forest camp till Mardi Himal. It was a stunning view 360 degree view at Mardi Himal. For those who have time and meet certain level of fitness, ABC and Mardi Himal combo treks is highly recommended. The trek was made even more enjoyable by Sali trekking, whohas experience since 2008 for treks around Nepal. Mr Sali has personally attended to us and what I like most is his personality and hospitality that make us feellike a friend along the trek. Even when Mr Sali didn't join us during Mardi Himal trek, his capable lead guides Surdip and Dinesh are more than capable replacing him with similar hospitality. We enjoyed spending the nights playing Dhumbal, matches between Malaysia and Nepal. What I like Sali trekking will give us a brief what to be expected in next day trek, the intensity, landscape, distance (or duration) etc so that you know what yo be expected. Also kudos to the professional porters that for some even act as cameramen for us! :) Again thank you for Mr Sali and his lovely daughter, Jwala for the memorable experience..
2022-12-22 08:26:55
Namaste Sali Trekking! Thanks for the great hospitality again. This is my 2nd time with Sali Trekking. As a trip organizer from Malaysia, I brought 30people in the group to Annapurna Base Camp and Mardi Himal and we all made it a successful trip. Thanks for the all guides Sali Trekking, sudip, Dinesh, Suresh, Bipin, and all the porters. You guys always rock. Next year we do Everest Base Camp. Malaysia Boleh. Happy New Year 2023.
2022-12-16 08:26:08
Last day of the Nepal trip, going back home today. Thanks to Sali Trekking and the team for the awesome adventure trek to Annapurna base camp and Mardi Himal trek. Enjoyed it and next will be Everest base camp, can't wait to join team Sali trekking again.