May 3 - May 10, 2025 | Change
via Khopra Ridge & Poon Hill
side trek
(8 days)
Annapurna Region, Nepal
View full itinerary: Annapurna Sanctuary
Highlights:
Ghandruk, Muldai, Khopra Danda, and Poon Hill
Difficulty:
moderate
This route climbs up the Khopra Ridge from Ghandruk for magnificent panoramas of Dhaulagiri, Annapurna South, and other Himalayan peaks. Enroute you'll climb to the panoramic view point at Muldai before reaking Khopra Danda. An overnight at Khopra Danda (3640 m, 11,942 ft) lets you wake to this spectacular view just outside your room, at what must be one of the best lodge locations in the region. Finally you'll finish up via the classic view point at Poon Hill.
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
Khopra Danda at
3640 m. During
May, expect high temperatures of around
15.6°C (60°F)
and lows down to
2.6°C (37°F)
at Khopra Danda.
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Itinerary (8 days)
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| Sat May 3 (day 1) |
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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 4 (day 2) |
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Tadapani (2590 m)
About 3-4 hours from Ghandruk (trail climbs through forest) Overnight |
| Mon May 5 (day 3) |
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Dobato (3350 m)
About 4-5 hour from Tadapani Overnight |
| Tue May 6 (day 4) |
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Muldai (3637 m)
About 30 min from Dobato. |
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Bayeli Kharka (3440 m)
About 1 to 2 hours from Dobato |
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Chistibung (3000 m)
About 5 to 6 hours from Dobato and 4-5 hours from Bayeli Kharka Overnight |
| Wed May 7 (day 5) |
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Khopra Danda (3640 m)
About 4 hours from Chistibung Overnight |
| Thu May 8 (day 6) |
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Chistibung (3000 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 19.4°C (67°F) and lows of about 6.4°C (44°F) in May. |
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Swanta (2350 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 23.3°C (74°F) and lows of about 10.3°C (51°F) in May. Overnight |
| Fri May 9 (day 7) |
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Ghorepani (2874 m) Expect typical high termperatures of about 20.2°C (68°F) and lows of about 7.2°C (45°F) in May. Overnight |
| Sat May 10 (day 8) |
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Poon Hill (3210 m)
About 1-1.5 hours up and a half hour back down to Ghorepani |
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Tikhedunga (1525 m)
About 5-6 hours from Ghorepani (while not required it is recommended to add an overnight in Tikhedunga to avoid a very long day and more time on top of Poon Hill) |
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Birethanti (1025 m)
About 1-2 hours from Tikhedunga |
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Naya Pul (1000 m)
About 45 minutes from Birethanti |
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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. |
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