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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...