Mardi Himal Trek is one of the best short-duration trekking that can be done within 3 to 5 days. We can do this trip easily in 5 DAYS TIME FROM AND TO POKHARA. However, if you don’t have 5 days time for trekking, we have 4 DAYS as well as 3 DAYS ITINERARY which is very suitable for those who want to in very SHORT TIME. But if you have more than 5 DAYS TIME FOR TREKKING, we can combined another trekking that lies in Annapurna Region with the Mardi Himal Trekking with SAME PERMIT.
Being enriched with amazing mountain views, this trekking trail is a trending trek in Annapurna for a very short period. If are you searching for the best package for trekking to Mardi Himal, you are on the right page. Because on this website you’ll get you will get MANY ITINERARIES that combine Mardi Trekking with other treks routes in Annapurna as well as VERY SHORT ROUTE PLAN.
Trekking Name : | Mardi Himal Trek |
Maximum Elevation : | 4500m, Mardi Himal Base Camp |
Trip duration : | 5 days (we have 3 to 14 days plan) |
Trekking Difficulty : | Easy to Moderate |
Best Time/Season : | March to May and October to Dec. |
Lodge Type : | Teahouse, Lodge |
Permits : | TIMS and Permit |
WIFI and Mobile Network : | All over the Route |
According our 5 days plans, it cost USD 425 per person for Mardi Himal Trek. This price is based on 2 participants (double occupancy basis) and it includes most of the things. Hence, it is an all-inclusive price. The price for the trip decreases while group size increases. So we can offer a group discount for groups.
COST depends on the itinerary of the trip. Please have a look at the above itineraries for pricing details.
For 1 Person(Solo) : | USD 498 |
Group of 2 Persons : | USD 398 |
Group of 3 Persons : | USD 385 |
Group of 4 Persons : | USD 380 |
Group of 5 Persons : | USD 376 |
Group of 6 Persons: | USD 360 |
Group of 7 Persons : | USD 357 |
Group of 8 Persons : | USD 350 |
Group of 9 Persons: | USD 345 |
Group of 10 Persons : | USD 325 |
In 5 DAYS ITINERARY, we will fly to Pokhara, drive to Dhampus and Trekking to Forest Camp if you are in Kathmandu. But if you’re in Pokhara, first we’ll drive to Dhampus and the n trek Forest Camp. 2nd day, Forest Camp to High Camp Trekking and stay overnight at High Camp.
On the 3rd day, you will hike to Mardi Himal Base Camp and back to High Camp. Likewise, on the second last day(4th day), we will trek to Landruk and stay overnight there. On the 5th day, we will trek to Siwai and drive to Pokhara. You can even reach Kathmandu on that day by flight or by road transfer. This how we can do Mardi Himal Trekking within 5 days from Pokhara as well as from Kathmandu.
It is very easy to do 5 days Mardi Trek than 2 Nights 3 days Trekking to Mardi Himal. However, if you don’t have 5 days for trekking, we also have 4 days itinerary of Mardi Trekking. To get in TREKKING STARTING point(Dhampus), we can go by by Cab or Jeep from Pokhara(depends on group size). In order to reach Pokhara, we can fly or drive. From Landruk(Trekking Closing point), we can drive to Pokhara by Jeep/Cab.
Among the short days to long days plan, 5 days Mardi Himal Trek is best for entry-level trekkers including experienced hikers. If you want to do five days duration Mardi Himal Trekking from Pokhara or from Kathmandu with local agency in Nepal, we’re here for your trip.
In our 5 days plan, we can start our trip from Pokhara and ends in Pokhara as well as from and to Kathmandu. In order to start and ends in Kathmandu, we have to take Kathmandu to Pokhara flight.
Day 01 | Drive to Dhampus and trek to Forest Camp |
Day 02 | Forest Camp to High Camp |
Day 03 | Hike to Mardi Himal Base Camp and back to Badal Danda |
Day 04 | Badal Danda to Landruk |
Day 05 | Landruk to Pokhara |
You will be picked up by our guide to start the journey from your hotel at Pokhara. We will then drive towards Dhampus Village and start our trek to Forest Camp.
On this day, we will have Lunch at Deurali(a beautiful village from where we can see the Annapurna range if we get clear weather. On this day, we will walk most of the day inside the forest where we can see the Oak, Maple, Rhododendron, and Hemlock trees. If lucky, we can get glimpses of deer, monkeys, various species of birds, and others.
From Forest Camp to Rest Camp the trail is quite easier. It takes only 1 hour to get there from Forest Camp. After 1 and a half hours of walking from Rest Camp, you will reach Low Camp.
From Low Camp, you will see awesome views of Mount Fishtail. Low Camp is the junction of 2 ways. 1 is from Forest Camp and another 1 is from Siding. Those who want to finish the Mardi Himal trek within 4 days, follow the Siding to Low Camp trail.
We can have Lunch at Low Camp or Badal Danda as you wish. Within 1 and half hours of walking from Low Camp, we will reach Badal Danda. From Badal Danda, you will have magical mountain views(360-degree views).
Beyond Badal Danda, we will have a great view of Annapurna South, Hiunchuli, and Fishtail. Trail also will be treeless due to the high elevation. The trail continues to the High Camp via the grassland with some isolated rhododendron bushes along the way. You may see colorful Danphe pheasant on this section of the trail. Upon walking further, 2-3 hours from Badal Danda, we will reach High Camp. High Camp offers superb views of Annapurna South, Hiunchuli and Machhapuchhre (Fishtail), and Mardi Himal. High Camp is the last camp of the Mardi Himal Trekking. Stay overnight at High Camp.
This is the most challenging day of our entire trekking to Mardi Himal. Today we’ll wake up around 3:40 am and will start our hike around 4 am. We will go to Mardi Himal Base Camp without luggage but with a daypack as we have to come to the same place after the hike.
We have to wake early in the morning in order to catch the sunrise view from the viewpoint or on the way to the viewpoint(depends on walking speed). And if we start in the late morning we will miss the beautiful sunrise views as well as eye-catching mountain views because of clouds/fog.
Generally, clouds start in the late morning. Around 2 hours walking from High Camp, we will reach the viewpoint station and there is 2 Teashop. we can have Tea or Coffee there with amazing mountain views. For the breakfast, we have to pack breakfast that we can eat along the way. The kitchen will not be ready, at the time we start hiking.
We’ll hike through the narrow way from the lower viewpoint before reaching the Upper Viewpoint. However, the view at the end of the trek makes all the hard work worth it. Mardi Himal is a sacred Himalaya of Nepal. No one has ever climbed the summit because of its sacred value. To date, it remains unclimbed.
On the way to Mardi Himal Base Camp, we can see Mardi Himal (5587m), Machapuchhre (6993m), Annapurna south (7219m), Hiunchuli (6441m), Annapurna I (8091m), Baraha Shikhar (Annapurna Fang) (7647m), Tent Peak (5695m), Singhuchuli (6501m) and more others. After reaching Mardi Himal Base Camp, we’ll retrace to High Camp and take Lunch. After having Lunch at High Camp, we will trekking to Badal Danda which will be one and half hour of walking.
From Badal Danda, we will descend down to Forest Camp using the same way that we used before. But from Forest Camp, we will follow a different route to go to Landruk. At Rest Camp or Forest Camp, we will have Lunch.
From Landruk, we will trek to Siwai which will be 1.5 to 2 hour walk. And from Siwai, we will take a Private Taxi to Pokhara. Upon reaching your hotel at Pokhara, our trekking will be finished.
There are many route options to get to Mardi Base Camp. Depending on the available time and preference of tourists, we can make it very short to long. We can do it in 3 days to 12 days depending on the route. The following are some of the popular routes related to Mardi Trekking.
Day 01 | Drive to Pokhara |
Day 02 | Drive to Kande and Trek Deurali |
Day 03 | Trekking to Rest Camp |
Day 04 | Rest camp to High Camp |
Day 05 | Hike to Base Camp and Back to Low Camp |
Day 06 | Low Camp to Ghandruk |
Day 07 | Ghandruk to Ghorepani |
Day 08 | Hike to Poon Hill, trek to Nayapul, and drive to Pokhara |
Day 09 | Pokhara to Kathmandu |
For 1 Person : | USD 775 |
Group of 2 Persons : | USD 540 |
Group of 3 Persons : | USD 535 |
Group of 4 Persons : | USD 515 |
Group of 5 Persons : | USD 496 |
Group of 6 Persons: | USD 485 |
Group of 7 Persons : | USD 480 |
Group of 8 Persons : | USD 462 |
Group of 9 Persons: | USD 440 |
Group of 10 Persons : | USD 435 |
Day 01 | Drive to Pokhara |
Day 02 | Drive to Kande and trek to Pothana |
Day 03 | Pothana to Rest Camp |
Day 04 | Rest Camp to High Camp |
Day 05 | Hike to Mardi Himal Base Camp and Trek to Badal Danda |
Day 06 | Badal Danda to Landruk |
Day 07 | Landruk to Kumrong via Hotspring |
Day 08 | Kumrong to Dobato |
Day 09 | Dobato to Khopra Ridge/Danda |
Day 10 | Khopra Ridge to Khayar Lake and back to Khopra Danda |
Day 11 | Khopra Danda to Swanta Village |
Day 12 | Swanta Village to Ghorepani |
Day 13 | Hike to Poon Hill, trek to Nayapul, and drive to Pokhara |
Day 14 | Drive to Kathmandu |
For 1 Person : | USD 994 |
Group of 2 Persons : | USD 692 |
Group of 3 Persons : | USD 685 |
Group of 4 Persons : | USD 672 |
Group of 5 Persons : | USD 656 |
Group of 6 Persons: | USD 615 |
Group of 7 Persons : | USD 607 |
Group of 8 Persons : | USD 595 |
Group of 9 Persons: | USD 590 |
Group of 10 Persons : | USD 580 |
Day 01 | Drive to Dhampus Phedi and trek to Dhampus |
Day 02 | Dhampus to Forest Camp |
Day 03 | Forest Camp to High Camp |
Day 04 | Hike to Mardi Himal Base Camp and Trek to Badal Danda |
Day 05 | Badal Danda to Landruk |
Day 06 | Landruk to Sinuwa |
Day 07 | Sinuwa to Deurali |
Day 08 | Deurali to Annapurna Base Camp |
Day 09 | Annapurna Base Camp to Bamboo |
Day 10 | Bamboo to Samrung and drive to Pokhara |
Day 11 | Pokhara to Kathmandu |
For 1 Person : | USD 972 |
Group of 2 Persons : | USD 685 |
Group of 3 Persons : | USD 680 |
Group of 4 Persons : | USD 660 |
Group of 5 Persons : | USD 655 |
Group of 6 Persons: | USD 640 |
Group of 7 Persons : | USD 625 |
Group of 8 Persons : | USD 610 |
Group of 9 Persons: | USD 594 |
Group of 10 Persons : | USD 578 |
Departure Dates | Price in USD | Space Left | Booking |
June 01 - June 05 ,2023 | 368 | 5 | |
June 05 - June 09 ,2023 | 368 | 3 | |
June 13 - June 17 ,2023 | 368 | 4 | |
June 18 - June 22 ,2023 | 368 | 4 | |
June 28 - July 03 ,2023 | 368 | 5 |