Ghalegaon Trek - 6 days

Early in the morning after breakfast, you will be picked up by our staff from your respective hotel. At first, you will be driven towards west of Kathmandu where you will pass by the local towns and country farm villages until Dumre. Your journey will be followed by Trishuli River until the route diverts from the main road towards north to Besisahar. The highway you travel today i.e. Prithivi Highway is one of the busiest highway of Nepal. You will have excellent view of Mountains, Rivers, Waterfalls and jungles along your drive. After a drive of 7/8 hours you will reach Besisahar. Besisahar is a large town with number of hotels, lodges, shops, restaurants and stores, welcoming tourist cheerfully. You will spend your overnight in one of the hotels of this place.

After breakfast, you will start today’s journey with a drive towards northwest of Khudi along the bank of the river. Khudi is a small village with least number of people living around. After reaching Khudi, ascending through the forest and many waterfalls, crossing beautiful villages and landscape we reach Ghale Gaon. If you are a bird lover than it can really be a birdwatcher’s paradise since the area holds a tremendous potentiality for watching birds. Ghale Gaon is a beautiful village where Gurung people have been settled since long period of time. These are the major ethnic group of Nepal. They are always ready to welcome their guest in and traditional and hospitable way.

Bhujung is the biggest Gurung village in Nepal. After some rest trek back to Ghanpokhara

Commencing trek from Ghale Gaon, we will walk for about half an hour in order to reach Ghanpokhara. Ghanpokhara is a model village for experiencing the typical culture and lifestyles of the Gurung people. Traditional customs are still followed during births, deaths, marriages and in other rituals. Age old cultural dances like Jyaure, serka, dohori, Ghatu, Sorathi, Jankri etc are performed on various occasions accompanied by different musical instruments and with the dancers in traditional dress. Further walking up to about two hours, we reach Bhujung.

Bhujung is a really interesting and beautiful village with the largest settlement of Gurung people in Lamjung district. This traditional Gurung village is situated high on the mountain at an altitude of 1600 meter. The village is a closely packed cluster of around four hundred houses. This village has emerged as an attractive destination among tourists to observe the traditional Gurung life-style and culture. The main attraction of Bhujung is the same “Bhujung” tribe in the entire village. Houses are crowded in both sides of a small footpath. The green valley with rice fields is wonderful just down of Bhujung which is very popular for honey hunting. There are a number of honey hunting sites with lots of hives.

After exploring the beautiful Bhujung village and taking some rest over there, we descend back to Ghanpokhara. It is a steep descend for half and hour. Since there is shortage of drinking water so be sure that you carry enough drinking water by yourself. Overnight stay at lodge.

One extra day to explore Ghalegaon is worth spending. A beautiful sunrise early in the morning will bring the best day out of it. You can have a breakfast with one of the Gurung family of the village so that you get the chance to mix with the locals and learn and observe their way of life. After breakfast, you can hike to the hill top nearby for better views of the Mountain Panorama. Ghalegaun is probably the only place which commands a superb breathtaking view of majestic western Himalayas including Machhapuchhre(6693m) Annapurna(8091m), Annapurna II (7939m) Annapurna IV (7525m), Lamjung Himal, Boudha Himal((6974m), Himalchuli(6747m) and many more smaller peaks.

After having such a memorable journey of Ghale gaun trek, we trek back through the same route to Khudi. Our trail descends through the small village and forest to the river side. One your way back, you will cherish back all the memories and excitement that you had while trekking to Ghalegaon. We continue our walk along the bank of the river till Khudi where we stop for overnight.

After having breakfast we trek up to Besisahar. Today’s walk will be much easier than the previous days with more downhill walk all the way to Besisahar. After arrival at Besisahar, we drive back to Kathmandu. It is beautiful driving along the Prithivi highway which has beautiful scenery. After reaching Kathmandu, you will be transferred to your respective hotels where you will have some rest or explore the area around.

After having breakfast we trek up to Besisahar. Today’s walk will be much easier than the previous days with more downhill walk all the way to Besisahar. After arrival at Besisahar, we drive back to Kathmandu. It is beautiful driving along the Prithivi highway which has beautiful scenery. After reaching Kathmandu, you will be transferred to your respective hotels where you will have some rest or explore the area around.