Mohare Danda Trek

About this journey

Mohare Danda is a 3,300 m ridge west of Poon Hill with the same Dhaulagiri and Annapurna panorama and a fraction of the people. What makes it unusual is the ownership: the lodges along the route are run by the villages themselves, with profits going back into local schools and clinics. It is an easy-to-moderate teahouse walk through terraced farmland and rhododendron forest, and it can be linked with Khopra Danda for a longer route.

Highlights

• Sunrise over Dhaulagiri, Annapurna South and Machhapuchhre
• Community-owned eco-lodges, village-run throughout
• Rhododendron forest above Danda Kharka in April
• Terraced Magar farmland on the lower trail
• Optional extension to Khopra Danda

Typical itinerary

The standard route. We shorten, extend or reverse it around your dates.

1. 1

   Day 1

   Pokhara to Galeshwor by road, walk to Banskharka

2. 2

   Day 2

   Banskharka to Nangi village

3. 3

   Day 3

   Nangi to Mohare Danda, 3,300 m

4. 4

   Day 4

   Sunrise on the ridge, descend to Danda Kharka

5. 5

   Day 5

   Danda Kharka to Tikot and Galeshwor

6. 6

   Day 6

   Drive Galeshwor to Pokhara

Permits

• ACAP entry permit
• TIMS card

We process these for you. Bring your passport and passport photographs.

Getting there

• Drive Pokhara to Galeshwor or Beni, 3–4 hours
• Teahouse trek — no camping, no altitude days needed
• Stays below 3,300 m, so suitable for first-time trekkers