Hot Spring Trek | Best Winter Trekking in Nepal

Country/Region Nepal / Annapurna

Duration 14 Days

Max Altitude 3210m / 10531.5ft

Difficulty Easy

Min. Group Size 1 PAX

Transportation Car + Jeep

Accommodation Hotel + Tea House

Meals Breakfast

Trip Type Trekking

Trekking Trail Nepal HOT SPRING TREK is the comparatively easy walking trekking in the foothill of the Himalayas in Nepal. Hot Spring Trekking trail reaches the maximum height of 3210m for viewpoint with 2 Hot Spring in 14 days Trekking in Nepal.

In addition, this Hot Spring Trek combines two natural hot spring spots. This trek of 2 Hot Spring package in such manner that you can enjoy one natural spring pool before start trekking up to Poon Hill. Furthermore, another Hot Spring you experience on day 9 along the side of the river coming down from Annapurna Base Camp. Even more, on the side of Annapurna Base Camp Trekking Trail widely known as ABC Trekking.

Not limit to this, Hot Spring Trekking combines two major Gurung village Ghorepani 2860 m. and Ghandrung 2100 m, two best and best panoramic viewpoints at Poon Hill 3,210 m and Dhampus 1,500 m From here you can enjoy more than 32 peaks of three Himalayan ranges: Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, and Manaslu, including Dhaulagiri and Annapurna I, peaks above 8,000 m In conclusion you will see more than 32 peaks from Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, and Manaslu Himalayan range.

HOT SPRING TREK - Best Winter Trekking In Nepal

The trekking trail of Hot Spring Trek combines beautiful rural landscape, dense Rhododendron woodland forest, driving along the worlds deepest Gorge and crossing 3 of highest and longest Suspension bridges of Nepal, which are over 117 m high and 335 m long on day 4 in Kusma. Hot Spring Trek will provide you with Kathmandu Valley Tour and Pokhara natural beauty with the mighty Himalayas, along with the Rural Nepalese culture and tradition.

Join Hot Spring Trekking this winter with Trekking Trail Nepal and experience the warm adventure holidays with Natural Hot Spring, View Points of Poon Hill for the Himalayas. This 14 days Hot Spring Trek is beautifully crafted to experience Natural Nepal at its best that makes your winter away.

Highlights of Hot Spring Trekking in Nepal

- Combines the major tourist destinations of Nepal; Kathmandu and Pokhara.
- Two natural hot spring pools in Tatopani and Jhinu Danda.
- Spectacular views of Himalayas with Gurung culture.
- Easily accesible view points at Poon Hill and Dhumphus.
- Thrilling crossing of Nepals two highest and longest suspension bridges.

Nepal Hot Spring Trek - Best Winter Trekking in Nepal

Hot Spring Trek of Trekking Trail Nepal is a beautifully crafted to experience Natural Nepal at its best. Hot Spring Trek combine two major Gurung village Ghorepani 2860 m and Ghandrung 2100 m, two Natural and best panoramic viewpoints; Poon Hill 3,210 m and Dhampus 1,500 m and two Natural Hot Spring Pool of Tatopani and Jhinu Danda. Hot Spring Trek is best trekking trail for winter Trekking in Nepal.

Itinerary

Day

Arrive in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Natural Hot Spring Trek itinerary day starts today. When you arrive at Kathmandu airport, we will be there to pick you up and transfer you to hotel. Once you reach and check into hotel, you will have free time to relax so that you adjust yourself into Kathmandu atmosphere far away from your home. You can take some wanderings around. We will be giving you some guidance on how to do that if you feel the need of.

Half day Kathmandu valley sightseeing.

It is a full exploration day in Kathmandu. We take you for a cultural sightseeing tour of Heritage monuments in Kathmandu valley.

We go for an in-depth and guided tour of Swoyambhunath – the ancient most Buddhist stupa in Kathmandu valley; Patan Durbar Square – one of the medieval palace squares in the valley; Pashupatinath - the most important Hindu temple premises with Hindu cremation site; and Boudhanath – the biggest Buddhist stupa in the world.

The day will give you an understanding of the rich cultural, spiritual and historical heritage of Kathmandu valley.

Drive to Pokhara.

On the third day of Natural hot spring trek, we are driving to Pokhara today. The drive by tourist bus that starts early morning will be of more or less 7 hours before we reach Pokhara. Although the drive seems long, it will bring us beautiful scenic landscapes and local towns along the highway. Driving along beautiful glacial rivers, local towns and enjoying greenery and surrounding middle hills is an incredible experience. Pokhara will welcome us with jaw-dropping view of Annapurna range of the Himalayas, beautiful and peaceful green surroundings and a serene lake.

Drive to Beni with High Bridge Excursion.

We are going to experience a wonderful high suspension bridge excursion today while driving to Beni for overnight stay. After driving for about 2.5 hours from Pokhara, we will come to the place where the highest suspension bridge in Nepal is situated over the Kali Gandaki River. We take a break there and go to cross the bridge. It is a fantastic feeling of crossing the bridge with the view of impressive Kali Gandaki River and the valley. Later, after exploring the bridge and surroundings, we drive to Beni to stay overnight. We will start our trekking tomorrow.

Trekking to Tatopani.

Today is the first day of trekking part of the Natural hot spring trek. We are trekking to Tatopani – the hot spring. It’s a long day of trekking but definitely not a difficult walk. The day walk brings us some incredible sightings along the trekking trail that follows Kali Gandaki River valley up north. A long day trek comes to end when we reach Tatopani to settle into a teahouse. Tatopani is the place where the first of two natural hot springs are situated. We will have a full day tomorrow to experience the natural hot spring bath and explore the place.

Rest with Natural Hot Spring Pool.

We take a full day rest here at Tatopani but the day will be full of activities. First of all, we are going to take the first natural hot spring bath experience on the trip. We get ready for the experience and start walking towards the hot spring. We spend quite a good and ideal time in the natural hot spring pool. The refreshing feeling after the bath prepares us for the exploration of the surroundings. We take the day to explore the surroundings of Tatopani.

Trek up to Ghorepani.

The trek from here to Ghorepani today goes on the proper trekking trail. The day today involves mostly uphill to reach the destination. The first part of the day takes a short downhill to cross a suspension bridge and start on the uphill to Ghorepani. We trek through beautiful cultural villages and pristine natural landscape. We can enjoy the mesmerizing view of the Himalayan peaks in the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri range as we traverse the trail up towards Ghorepani. Ghorepani is a popular overnight stopover place for trekkers. Hiking to Poonhill for a panoramic Himalayan view and sunrise from here is one of the highlights of this trip. We settle into the comfort of our teahouse and enjoy the view of mountains and surroundings.

Visit Poon Hill and Trek down to Ghandrung.

This day is one of the highlight days on natural hot spring trek. It is an early morning start to hike to Poon Hill. The hike up to 3,210 meters above sea level today will be the highest elevation of the trip. Beautiful nature walk through rhododendron forest takes us to the top of the hill only to expose a breathtaking view of the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri range. We will also enjoy a spectacular sunrise. Later, after breakfast at Ghorepani, we embark on the day trekking adventure to Ghandruk village. We trek past Tadapani and reach the ethnic Gurung village of Ghandruk to stay overnight.

Trek to Jhinu Danda, Enjoy Natural Hot Spring

A massively close up view of Himalayan peaks will leave us speechless when we wake up in Ghandruk morning. Our destination for the day walk is Jhinu Danda where we will experience another natural hot spring bath on the bank of Modi Khola that originates from the Annapurna Mountains. Around four hours of walk takes us to Jhinu Danda leaving us with ample time to enjoy the hot spring bath. We walk down to the Modi River bank to enjoy the natural hot spring and return back to Jhinu Danda to stay overnight.

Trek to Pothana.

After we have experienced both the natural hot springs, we are trekking to Pothana village today. We have gone through the excitement of watching Himalayan views, sunrise and taking natural hot spring bath and now the turn is to enjoy two more days of trek through nature. The walk from Jhinu Danda to Pothana involves mostly uphill again but starts definitely with a downhill. Pothana village is perched on the beautiful hills and a famous overnight stopover for trekkers in the region.

Trek to Phedi and Drive to Pokhara.

We traverse the trail to Phedi today via Dhampus village. The trekking trail is full of natural wonders and brings the wonderful view of Annapurna range as well. Although the first section of the day involves pure nature walk, the second part after Dhampus village is a mixture of nature and culture. We trek down to Phedi and drive to Pokhara for about half hour.

Free day in Pokhara.

We have an extra day in Pokhara to enjoy an easy and peaceful day. We have a half day sightseeing tour of Pokhara that takes us to Lake Fewa boating trip, Daivs falls, Gupteswor cave, Tibetan refugee camp visit. The half day will be at leisure when you can indulge in some relaxing activities like wander leisurely around the lake; eating and drinking in a restaurant or go for one of the adventure activities like paragliding, bungee jumping, zip flying, ultra-light flight etc.

Back to Kathmandu.

We drive back to Kathmandu from Pokhara today. About 7 hours of overland journey will take us back to Kathmandu. Once we reach Kathmandu, rest of the time is at leisure. A wonderful wandering around the streets of Thamel and Ason can be a great way to explore amazing Kathmandu.

End of Hot Spring Trek.

As the final day of the trip, it’s time to say goodbye. We will transfer you to the airport for your final departure flight as per your flight schedule. We heartily thank you for being on the Natural Hot Spring Trek. We also hope that the trip must have given you an awesome experience. We would like to hear from you and also welcome you back again to Nepal sometime for another adventure. Thus Itinerary of Hot Spring Trek in Nepal with Trekking Trail Nepal comes to end.

Includes & Excludes

Includes

3 star Accommodation in Kathmandu and Pokhara on twin sharing with breakfast as days mention in an itinerary.
Full board (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and accommodation in tea house/local lodge in trekking region.
Tourist coach from Kathmandu- Pokhara- Kathmandu.
Pokhara to Beni on Private A/C van or Coach.
Annapurna Conservation Area Project permit
TIMS permit (Trekkers Information Management System).
The required number of Government certified English-speaking trekking guide and supporting staff.
Half day Guided City Tour of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Insurance for all trekking staffs, with basic equipment.
All ground transportations including transfer to airports/trekking starting–ending points.
First aid medical kit for the group.
Trekking map and t-shirt for each member.
Salary, allowances, travel expenses for all trekking and tour staffs.

Excludes

Nepal visa fee, payable at airport on arrival.
Lunch and dinner in the cities ( Kathamndu and Pokhara ).
All natural hot spring pool and poon hill entry fees.
Personal trekking and adventure gear, clothing and accessories.
Extra supporting staff, laundry, battery charge, and communication expenses.
Personal expenses like bar bill, snacks, water, chocolate.
Expenses incurred due to emergency evacuation/natural disasters, or for personal reasons.
Entrance fees during the city sightseeing and any adventure activities in Pokhara.
Tips and any gratitude for trekking staffs and tour guide.
Any further services not mentioned in ‘What is included’ section.

Reviews (2)

Aesh_11 , Belgium (🇧🇪)

Jul 28, 2016

“Excellent Hospitality and Services”

We had great experience, and we enjoyed lot during the trekking. Our guide, the place we stayed, food and everything was just perfect. We were served with the best hospitality. If anyone is planning a trip in Nepal, I will surely recommend them to choose Trekking Trail Nepal.

Naomi B , Australia (🇦🇺)

Jun 30, 2016

“Been twice before and am ready to do it all again!”

I have been looked after by Apar and this crew twice now and I have to say it is the safest, friendliest, accommodating experience I could ever imagine. From the moment you land at Katmandu to the moment you are back at the airport checking-in to fly home, Apar has everything taken care of with the ...

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