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Day 1
Arrive in Kathmandu
↑ 1,400 m
Welcome, transfer, and a trek briefing with your guide.
Mardi Himal
A short ridge trek above Pokhara, up through rhododendron forest onto an open ridge with close views of Machhapuchhre.
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7 days4,500 m high pointModerate
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Mardi Himal
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About the route
Kande to Mardi Viewpoint
A narrow ridge trek with Machhapuchhre close by for much of the way. The last stop marked on the map is Mardi Viewpoint, at 4,500 m.
Along the route
Stop 1 of 50%
- From Kande
- 0 km
- Whole route
- ~18 km
Elevation profile
Mardi Viewpoint · 4,500 m
- Start · Kande
- 1,770 m
- Highest point
- ↑ 4,500 m
- Net climb
- 2,730 m
This section
Kande to Forest Camp
- Est. distance
- 7 km
- Stop type
- Day stop
- 7 days
- Duration
- 4,500m
- Max altitude
- Mar-May · Oct-Nov
- Best seasons
- $990+
- Starting rate
Permits and access
- Permits
- ACAP, TIMS or equivalent trekking registration
- Access
- Pokhara road transfer
- Stay style
- Pokhara hotel, simple lodges along the ridge
Customize your trip
- jeep
- Private transfer from Kathmandu or Pokhara, leaving at a time that suits you.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day by day on the trail.
A sample 7-day plan. Every departure is private, so we can slow it down, shorten it, or add days to fit your dates.
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Day 2
Kathmandu to Pokhara
↑ 820 m
Travel to Pokhara by tourist flight or scenic drive, with a free lakeside evening.
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Day 3 · 5–6 hrs
Drive to Kande, trek to Forest Camp
↑ 2,520 m
A short drive to Kande, then a climb through moss-draped rhododendron forest along the ridge to the atmospheric Forest Camp.
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Day 4 · 5 hrs
Forest Camp to High Camp
↑ 3,580 m
Above the tree line onto the open ridge, with Machhapuchhre (Fishtail) filling the sky, to the lodges of High Camp.
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Day 5 · 6–7 hrs
Mardi Himal Base Camp & descend
↑ 4,500 m
A dawn ridge walk to Mardi Himal Base Camp (4,500 m) for close views of Annapurna South, Hiunchuli, and Fishtail, then descend to Low Camp or Sidhing.
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Day 6 · 4 hrs walk + drive
Descend to Pokhara
↑ 820 m
A final descent through villages to the road head and a drive back to Pokhara for a hot shower and celebration.
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Day 7
Pokhara to Kathmandu / Departure
↑ 1,400 m
Return to Kathmandu by flight or drive, connecting with onward travel.
What's covered
Included & excluded at a glance.
Included
- Total of two nights' accommodation in Pokhara (before and after the trek) at the partner operator's guesthouse
- Guide
- Assistants, (maximum weight to carry is 12 kg for female assistant and 15 kg for male assistant).
- 3 meals per day, afternoon tea & snacks,
- Accommodation is typically arranged on a twin-share basis, though peak-season departures may occasionally require a triple or four-bed room.
- Annapurna Park entry, TIMS fees
Not included
- Mineral water
- Beverages- soft and hard
- Extra dessert
- Souvenirs
- Tipping to staff
- Any entry fee during cultural (monastery/temple heritage visit)
Based on a partner operator's listing, “Machhapuchhare Kiss Trek (Mardi Himal)”, last updated Mar 17, 2024.