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Hike to Ghandruk *The trip was made from Kathmandu to Pokhara, then a hike to Ghandruk. ( Jan 20 - 23 , 2016) Difficulty: Medium Total time: 2 hrs bus ride + 5 hrs walk (for amateur hikers) Trail type: Accommodation available? : Yes Accommodation type: Ranging from to luxurious guest houses to homestay (still clean and livable) It is a very short hike, so you could plan your visit to Ghandruk accordingly. You could either spend a night at Pokhara first and then hike to Ghandruk the next day or hike to Ghandruk on the very first day. Well, we did the former one. You can take a bus from Kathmandu to Pokhara. Available buses are local bus (approx. Rs 300), Tourist bus (Rs. 600+), a Micro bus (Rs. 500). If you hate travelling in an overcrowded bus, full of noisy people, local bus is not for you. You could try a Tourist bus or a Micro bus. Both of them are comfortable. Tourist bus is filled with fancy people while Micro bus might have some local people. Tourist bus dri...

Hike to Ghalegaun-Pasgaun #Nepal Note: This trip was made on Jan30 to Feb 2, 2015. Things mentioned below might be subject to change with time, especially fee for bus, home stay, etc. Kathmandu - Besisahar - Ghalegaun - Bhujung - Pasgaun - Bagaicha - Pokhara Jan 30 - Feb 2 , 2015 Jan 30 - Ktm to Besisahar by bus ; hike from Besisahar to Ghalegaun -  approx 5 hours - home stay at Ghalegaun Jan 31 - Hike from Ghalegaun to Bhujung - approx 1.5 hours , hike from Bhujung to Pasgaun - approx 4 hours - home stay at Pasgaun Feb 1 - Hike from Pasgaun to Bagaicha - approx 1.5 hours - Bus ride from Bagaicha to Pokhara - approx 5.5 hours - night stay at Pokhara Feb 2 - Back to Ktm from Pokhara via Bus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Take a bus from Gongbu(New) Buspark. We took a micro-bus - NRs. 450 per person. It took around 5 hours to reach Beshisahar from Kathmandu. - We took another bus from ...