Mardi Himal Base Camp Trekking

The representative of Oriental Journeys welcomes you at the airport and takes you to the hotel after a short drive. In the hotel, you will be provided the details about the trek. In the evening, you can visit the Tourist Thamel City, and overnight stay at a hotel in Kathmandu.

Meals included: None

Today, you can explore Kathmandu. In the early morning, the atmosphere is good. After breakfast, the city guide will take you to the Kathmandu Durbar Square for sightseeing on foot. In the evening, you will enjoy dinner around your place.

Meals Included: Breakfast

The bus from Kathmandu to Pokhara departs early in the morning. During the drive, you can enjoy the beautifully terraced farms, and little shops on the roadside. After 6 to 7 hours of driving, we will reach the Pokhara “City of Lakes”. Pokhara city offers great views of the Himalayas including Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, Machhapuchhre, and the five peaks of Annapurna. Since Pokhara is a tourist city, you can enjoy the beauty of Pokhara in the evening on the lakeside.

Meals Included: Breakfast

After the early morning breakfast, drive to Kande. The trek starts from Kande. This is your first day on the trek. From Kande, the trek ascends through the forests of rhododendron, oak, sandalwood, Magnolia, and pine until reaching the village called Dhampus.  Before Dhampus, you will get an Austrian camp, from where you can observe the mountain views and Himalayan valley. Dhampus is the village where the Gurung community stays and the village provides you a magnificent view of the Annapurna ranges along with the beautiful scenery of Lamjung Himal. The trek further ascends along the stone-paved path and mossy trees. After this, you will get to Pothana village where you will find the shops, tea houses, and eateries along with trekking-related facilities. Overnight stay at tea house.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Today, you will leave Dhampus and head off towards the off-the-beaten trail. Once you start trekking, you will enter the enchanted forest of birch, giant, rhododendron, oak, and hemlock. Besides this, you will get stunning views of the mountain view throughout the day. Overnight stay at the teahouse in Forest Camp.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

The most charming point of today’s trek is that it offers you fabulous views of Machhapuchhre (Fishtail) Himal. When you ascend you will reach the forest which offers really enjoyable panoramic views of Hiunchuli and knife-sharp traverse towards Annapurna South. On your left, you will see the Modi Khola valley into the Annapurna sanctuary. As the trek continues, you will reach the forest camp during lunchtime. Although the camp is surrounded by the forest, it will offer you spectacular views of Machhapuchhre to the north.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After the short and steep climb from Badal Danda, you will reach High Camp during lunchtime.  The high camp is out of the forest. The high camp offers mesmerizing views of Annapurna south. In the evening, enjoy the spectacular views of the mountain scenery and feel the cold breeze of the mountains. Overnight stay at High camp.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Today, you will have to be prepared for the trekking quite early than other usual days. Have an early morning breakfast take a packed lunch and set off to the Mardi Himal Base camp. If the weather is fine and so is your physical fitness, we will reach up to 5000m. Once you reach an altitude of 5000m, you see that the great ice fields and blue glaciers of the sanctuary wall remain below you. Furthermore, you will enjoy yourself with the dozen of snowbound giants.

Today, you have reached the ultimate goal of your trek and you will enjoy the most unique and mesmerizing views of the mountain. After enjoying the greatest mountain vistas, we will descend towards the middle camp. Overnight stay at the tea house at Middle Camp.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After a relaxed stay and breakfast at Low Camp with an energizing mood, we will descend Siding Village. Enjoy your Luch at Siding

Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

After a pleasant moment in Pokhara, you will drive to Kathmandu after having breakfast. The road follows the valley and the riverside while heading towards Kathmandu Valley. During the drive, you will have time to stop for breaks and snacks along the way.

Meals Plan: Breakfast

It’s time to say goodbye to Nepal. Enjoy your last moments in Kathmandu and visit the market for souvenir shopping. A representative will meet you at your hotel and take you to the airport 3 hours before your scheduled flight. We will be waiting for you for your next trip to Nepal.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Mardi Himal trekking is a short trek. It includes a gradual ascent up to the Forest Camp. The entire trail goes through the jungle up to Badal Danda. The trek from Badal Danda to high Camp is a gradual ascent along the ridge. The final part from high camp to the Mardi Himal Base Camp is a trail that follows the sharp ridge. You have to be more careful when it is raining or snowing. Hence, the trek includes an easy to moderate grade of hiking.

However, the downhill part is more challenging. As the walk follows the perfect downhill, your knees will feel more pressure. A jogging practice or a simple physical training helps you to complete the trek in a jolly mood.

The cost of any travel basically depends on one’s spending behavior. Besides, that the length of stay and services you choose are the major affecting factors to determine costs.

You don’t’ have much choice for the accommodation during your Mardi Himal Trekking. Since the destination is newly introduced, It has got limited numbers of lodges and has basic facilities. You will get accommodation for US$5 per night. You can choose luxury accommodation in city areas only.  A package trip includes guide & porter services, transportation, food & accommodation, and all the necessary documentation. An average expenses of US$80-US&95 per day will be a modest cost for a packaged trip to Mardi Himal Trek. You may write a quick inquiry to grab special discounts & group discounts.

It is always good to make yourself physically fit with regular exercises prior to Mardi Himal trekking. But trekking never demands that you should be athletic and strong. However, trekking requires an average level of physical fitness. Trekking without any physical exercise would cause sore muscles, joint pain, and back pain. But a month’s exercise prior to trekking may reduce those problems. The exercises like running, walking, jogging, cycling, and swimming would be helpful. Furthermore, you can also do the gym but never do it over. In addition to this, you can carry a light backpack along with you therefore you will be habitual for carrying a backpack.

You need long lists of things to carry out for the trek. However, you should be careful while packing your backpack. We recommend you to buy high quality and popular brand trekking gears. Always filter out the list and think that you have not missed anything most essential for you and at the same time, you are not packing the more unwanted things with you. Check our equipment list for the essential gears to care for Mardi Himal Base Camp Trekking.

The entry permit is a must for the foreign trekkers in all trekking regions of Nepal. Tour operator manages all the necessary documents and permits for your packaged trip. One requires Annapurna Conservation Area Entry Permit (ACAP) – US$30 and Trekkers’ Information Management System (TIMS) card – US$10 to trek the Mardi Himal Base Camp.

Drinking water is easily available in the trekking trails and getting water is not a problem. You need to take a water purifying tablets to ensure germ-free drinking water.  You can fill your water bottle directly from the tap and use a water purifier to make it germ-free. Bottled water is more expensive with gain in altitude. We encourage our clients to not use bottled water as it carries plastic waste in the conservation area. Instead, you can ask for hot water in the lodges on the way with little payment. Fill your bottle and support to leave no trash.

The lodge of Mardi Himal Trek provide a variety of meal option. They have a food menu and trekkers can order from the menu. You will get a variety of food during the trek. Breakfast will have the option of pancakes, bread butter, Tibetan bread, Chapati, Omelet, tea/coffee, and so on. Besides this, trekkers can choose pizza, pasta, dumplings, noodle, and many other items. However, Dal Bhat is the most common Nepal meal. Dal Bhat is a Nepali meal in which rice is served with lentil soup, vegetable curry, tomato pickle, mixed pickle, salad, and sometimes along with meat. The Nepali staff and porter who work hard prefer to eat Dal Bhat twice a day. Dal Bhat set is a heavy and balanced meal.

Mardi Himal trek is a teahouse trekking. You will be walking lodge to lodge every day. The accommodation is basic and generally are twin sharing. They are equipped with a common bathroom. The rooms are warm and equipped with a mattress, pillow, and blanket. You may carry a sleeping bag for your comfort.

Mardi Himal Trek falls under the category of short and easy trek. However, we have some records of accidents on the trail. Any type of negligence is not acceptable in the nature. Especially, the upper part of the trail riskier as it follows the steep ridge. It might get slippery during rain or snow melting time. Take good hiking shoes, crampons to ensure a safe walk. Travel with local guide, follow acclimatization procedure and ascent gently are the rules that helps to overcome the associated risk.

There are not any solid things that you can do to avoid Acute Mountain Sickness. However, you can obtain a few precautionary measures to avoid it. Please follow the things given below to avoid AMS:

• Climb or hike to the high altitude gradually and slowly.
• When you reached over 2000m, reduce the no. of walking hours and walk slowly
• Drink plenty of water
• Take ample rest. If you find your body is still not ready for walking, keep on resting until you feel comfortable to walk.
• Eat high calorie consumed food
• Avoid smoking and drinking

The certains symptoms are developed when you have Acute Mountain Sickness. Therefore, you must be familiar with the symptoms of AMS before going on a high altitude trek. The symptoms are as like below:

• Headache
• Dizziness
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Tiredness
• Loss of appetite
• Upset stomach
• Feeling Unsteady
• Shortness of breath
• Increased heart rate
• Difficulty sleeping

If you have any of the above-mentioned symptoms, please take immediate precautionary measures:

• Do not climb any higher altitude for the next 48 hours
• Take complete rest until you feel well
• Descend down to a lower altitude if possible
• Do not exercise
• Do not smoke
• Drink Plenty of water
• Take external oxygen supply if necessary
• Take anti-sickness medicines

If you have not seen improvement after enough rest within the next 48 hours, you have to be deported to Kathmandu in a Helicopter. Therefore, always do insurance that will cover your helicopter rescue before the trip.

Trekker can do the trek in Mardi Himal without having a guide. However, in order to minimize and reduce the possible risks and threats, you are highly recommended to accompany the guide and porter along with you.