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2–3 days

Ghandruk

A Gurung village on a shelf above the Modi Khola. Stone roofs, Annapurna South in the window. Walk in, or jeep to Kimche and stroll.

Ghandruk sits on a stone shelf above the Modi Khola, a Gurung village of slate roofs, courtyards, and flags. From the lanes the wall in front of you is Annapurna South and Hiunchuli; Machhapuchhre stands off to the east. The walk in from Nayapul is terraces, forest, and the river. The jeep to Kimche cuts that to a short climb.

The village is the point. You are in a working settlement with shops and lodges, not on a high camp. Dawn is a walk to a viewpoint above the roofs, not a 4,000-metre start.

Days
2–3 days
Beds
Village · Hotels and lodges in the village — beds, menus, hot showers in season. This is a town stop, not a camp.
Start
Nayapul on foot, or jeep to Kimche then a short walk
High point
2,012 m

Usual nights

One common outline. Villages and camps shift with the road and the season.

  1. Ghandruk Hotels and lodges
  2. Landruk, if you walk the loop Village lodges

Two or three days if you walk both ways; one night if you jeep to Kimche. Lodges and small hotels take walk-ins most of the year. ACAP permit. The roadhead moves when landslides cut Kimche — ask in Pokhara that morning.

Days are a usual range, not a promise. Jeeps, snow, and your pace change them. Permits and guide rules change — ask in Pokhara before you go.

Other walks

All treks
Teahouse Australian Camp & Dhampus 2,060 m 1–2 days Community Tangting / Krapu Danda 3,090 m 2 days Community Panchase 2,517 m 2–3 days Sparse Kapuche Lake 2,546 m 3–4 days