May 1 - May 12, 2024 | Change
Community Trail to Mohare Danda and Khopra Danda
Khayer Lake Day Trip and Tatopani Finish
trek
(12 days)
Annapurna Region, Nepal
- With 2 Side Trips: Khayer Lake Day Trip and Tatopani Finish
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Highlights:
Mohare Danda, Khopra Danda, Muldai, and Ghandruk
Difficulty:
challenging
Teahouse lodging, food, & transportation paid separately.
Food & Lodging
In order to provide you with the best possible price and to get as much money as possible directly to the people who are actually doing the work, we do not charge you in advance for teahouse lodging and food. The guide will be able to book accommodation for the group in advance during high season. However, you will pay the teahouse owner directly for food and lodging. Budget at least $25 a day for food and lodging to be paid in cash directly to the teahouse. Estimated food & lodging for this trip $250.00 per person.
Transportation
For 'Guide & Permit Only' treks we do not include transportation to/from the trail head. Your guide will help you arrange transportation to the trail head in the case where public bus tickets or a hired private vehicle is required. In addition to your own fare, please pay the fare of your guide and porter (if you have hired one) for public buses and public jeeps. In the case of flights, a fee for the guides transportation is included in the price. You have the option of allowing us to also book your flight this ensures that your guide can be on the same flight. You are also free to book your own flight with the airlines directly if you wish please let us know your flight information if you book your own tickets. If you are on trek in which multiple trekkers have joined we will provide you with the contacts of other members of your trek so that you can arrange your transportation together.Currently you have 0 guests trekking with you.
- Permits ACAP and TIMS Card
- Guide Guide's wages, food, lodging, and insurance
- VAT Tax 13% Nepal Government Tax
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Porter
Each porter may carry no more than 20 kg (44 lb). One porter is usually enough for 2 people's gear.
Government required insurance covers the porter in case of an accident while on the trip.
$20 per day per porter
+ $30 per porter for porter's insurance
+ $2.21 per day per porter for vat tax (porter)
This trip has optional side trips. Would you like to see the options?
Would you like to request a specific guide?
If you do not specify a guide, a request will be sent to all available guides (once a payment is made and the trek is confirmed). Once confirmed, you can choose from the guides who indicated that they would like to lead your trek, or ask us to recommend a guide.
We will try to respond within 24 hours.
This trail was developed to support local communities in the Annapurna-Dhaulagiri region. The trail passes through less visited area of the region around the more well-known and touristy trek to Poon Hill. The lodgings along this trail are small community lodges and home stays, so don't expect plush mattresses with an attached bathroom, but what the stays lack in amenities they make up for in cultural experience and exchange. The trail passes through two spectacular Himalayan viewpoints Mohare Danda and Khopra Dana. Both of these hills have a lodge at the summit so you can wake up step outside and enjoy the magnificent sunrise view with a cup of hot tea in hand, and without the predawn headlamp illuminated trek required for many other viewpoints like Poon Hill. To reduce this trek to 11 days select the 'Tatopani Finish' side trip.
Side trip Tatopani Finish: Follow the trail down to the west from Khopra Danda to finish your trek at the hot springs at Tatopani. This route requires one less day than trekking via Ghandruk to get back to Pokhara but increases the time on the road.
Side trip Khayer Lake Day Trip: The long day hike to this remote sacred lake at the foot of Annapurna Fang is a strenuous but rewarding side trip climbing 1000 m from Khopra Danda to this small lake at 4660 m (15,289 ft). You will need to pack a lunch and bring water or water purification equipment with you since there is no lodging along the route or at the lake. This hike brings you right next to the soaring rock and ice of the Annapurna Massif.
Weather Conditions in May
change startMay is the end of the ‘Spring Season’ when temperatures are more moderate and the pre-monsoon moisture increases the chance of precipitation as the month progresses. It can be hot and humid in the valleys at low elevations, so make sure you carry enough water. Like the rest of the spring, clear mornings typically give way to cloudy afternoons. At high altitudes, the precipitation can turn to snow, although at trekking elevations the accumulation does not usually get too deep. May is also the season when many 8000 m peaks are climbed so base camps of these mountains will be busy with activity.
At a glance
On average there are 12 days with precipitation in
May. The highest point on the trek is
Khayer Lake at
4660 m. During
May, expect high temperatures of around
9.4°C (49°F)
and lows down to
-3.6°C (26°F)
at Khayer Lake.
Community Trail to Mohare Danda and Khopra Danda
Khayer Lake Day Trip and Tatopani Finish
Trek
(Elevation Profile)
Itinerary (12 days)
- 2 Side Trips: Khayer Lake Day Trip and Tatopani Finish
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Add side trips by clicking '' in the itinerary below.
Extra rest days and overnights can be added once the itinerary is created. However any side trips must be added in this step before the itinerary is created.
| Wed May 1 (day 1) |
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Pokhara (827 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 32.4°C (90°F) and lows of about 19.4°C (67°F) in May. |
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Public bus from Pokhara to Galeshwor
(Not Included)
Estimated cost:
$3.00
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Galeshwor (900 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 32.0°C (90°F) and lows of about 19.0°C (66°F) in May. |
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Baskharka (1880 m)
About 3 hours from Galeshwor Overnight |
| Thu May 2 (day 2) |
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Nangi (2330 m)
About 6 hours from Baskharka Overnight |
| Fri May 3 (day 3) |
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Mohare Danda (3320 m)
About 6 hours from Nangi, the lodge at Mohare Danda is on top of the hill with a spectacular view of Dhaulagiri and the Annapurna Range. Overnight |
| Sat May 4 (day 4) |
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Tikot (2200 m)
About 6 hours from Mohare Danda Overnight |
| Sun May 5 (day 5) |
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Khibang (2050 m)
About 3 hours from Tikot Overnight |
| Mon May 6 (day 6) |
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Swanta (2350 m)
About 6 hours from Khibang Overnight |
| Tue May 7 (day 7) |
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Chistibung (3000 m)
About 4 hours from Swanta Overnight |
| Wed May 8 (day 8) |
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Khopra Danda (3640 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 15.6°C (60°F) and lows of about 2.6°C (37°F) in May. Overnight |
| Thu May 9 (day 9) |
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Khayer Lake (4660 m)
About 6-7 hours round trip from Khopra Danda (pack a lunch no food) |
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Khopra Danda (3640 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 15.6°C (60°F) and lows of about 2.6°C (37°F) in May. Overnight |
| Fri May 10 (day 10) |
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Bayeli Kharka (3440 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 16.8°C (62°F) and lows of about 3.8°C (39°F) in May. |
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Dobato (3350 m)
About 6-7 hours from Khopa Danda. Add an extra night at Dobato for a day hike to Hidden Lake (About 6 hours) Overnight |
| Sat May 11 (day 11) |
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Muldai (3637 m)
About 30 min from Dobato. |
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Tadapani (2590 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 21.9°C (71°F) and lows of about 8.9°C (48°F) in May. |
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Ghandruk (2000 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 25.4°C (78°F) and lows of about 12.4°C (54°F) in May. Overnight |
| Sun May 12 (day 12) |
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Syauli Bazaar (1170 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 30.4°C (87°F) and lows of about 17.4°C (63°F) in May. |
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Birethanti (1025 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 31.3°C (88°F) and lows of about 18.3°C (65°F) in May. |
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Naya Pul (1000 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 31.4°C (89°F) and lows of about 18.4°C (65°F) in May. |
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Public bus from Naya Pul to Pokhara
(Not Included)
Estimated cost:
$2.00
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Pokhara (827 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 32.4°C (90°F) and lows of about 19.4°C (67°F) in May. |
