Ghorepnai-Ghandruk circuit en famille, cabane tour, 11 jours

Itinéraire
1ière journée:  Arrivée à Kathmandu et rendez-vous avec SFT. Transfert à votre hôtel, boisson de bienvenue, briefing, relaxer.      

2ième journée:  Sightseeing tour dans la vallée de Kathmandu avec votre guide en voiture privée. Vous verrez des endroits comme  Bauddhanath, Pasupatinath, Swayambhunath et Kathmandu Durbar Square. Hébergement dans votre hôtel.   

3ième journée:  Aller en bus touristique de Kathmandu à Pokhara (820m, 6-7 heures). En route, vous allez visiterDevi’s Fall, la gorge de Gupteswor, le  temple de Barahi et vous allez prendre un bateau sur le lac de Phewa à Pokhara. Hébergement dans votre hôtel.

4ième journée :  Aller de Pokhara à Nayapul et marcher à Tikhedunga (1540m, 3-4 heures). Déjeuner. Hébergement dans une  cabane.

5ième journée :  Marcher de Tikhedunga à Ghorepani (2750m, 5-6 heures).
Le chemin monte au village de Ulleri (2 heures). Après, Nous suivons le chemin à Banthanti (1 heure) pour y manger le déjeuner. De là, nous avons une vue très belle sur Machhapuchre, Hiun Chuli et Annapurna South. Après le déjeuner nous descendons à Ghorepani (2 heures).Hébergement dans une cabane.

6ième journée :  Marcher de Ghorepani à Tadapani (2590m, 5-6 heures).
Le matin nous marchons 45 jusqu’au Poon Hill en traversant des forêts. En route, nous voyons Mt. Dhaulagiri 8167m, TukuchePeak 6920m, Nilgiri 6940m, Baraha Shikhar 7847m, Mt. Annapurna I 8091m, Annapurna South 7219m, Annapurna III 7855m, Machhapuchhre 6993m, Annapurna IV 7525m, Annapurna II 7937m, Lamjung Himal 6931m et le lever du soleil! Nous retournons à la cabane pour le petit-déjeuner. Le chemin continue en montant à Deurali-La (1.5 heures). Nous arrivons à Banthanti après 2 heures et nous y mangeons le déjeuner. Ici, c’est possible d’observer des animaux sauvages comme des singes et des oiseaux. Après 1 heure, nous arrivons à Tadapani, un beau village qui est encerclé par des forêts. Hébergement dans une cabane.

7ième journée : Marcher de Tadapani à Ghandruk (1940m, 3-4 heures). Le matin après le petit-déjeuner nous descendons en traversant des forêts pour arriver au village de Ghandruk. En route, nous voyons Fish Tail, Annapurna South et des autres montagnes. Le soir, nous allons visiter un monastère bouddhiste et un musée des Gurung. Hébergement dans une cabane.

8ième journée:  Marcher de Ghandruk à Nayapul et aller à Pokhara (820m, 4-5 heures) en voiture. Le chemin descend un escalier avant d’atteindre Syauli Bazar (3 heures). Nous continuons à marcher vers Birethanti (1 heure) et nous mangeons le déjeuner. Après le déjeuner, 30 minutes de marche pour arriver à Naya Pul et 1 heure en voiture pour arriver à Pokhara. Hébergement dans un hôtel.

9ième journée :  Aller en bus de Pokhara à Kathmandu (6-7 heures). Transfert à votre hôtel.

10ième journée :  Sightseeing des patrimoines culturel mondial en voiture privée (Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square). Hébergement dans votre hôtel.

11ième journée:  Transfert à l’aéroport — bon retour!

Si vous désirez, c’est tout à fait possible de amender à votre goût, pour plus d’information merci de nous écrire un mail à snftnepal@yahoo.de ou snftnepal@mail.com.np

Notez: En cas d’urgence durant le trek, un hélicoptère sera arrangé par Swiss Family Treks & Expedition GmbH. C’est aux clients de supporter les frais.

• Poon Hill Family Lodge Trek 4 Days, 27 Oct to 30 Oct 2012

Dear Stephan,
We safely arrived home  in Oman after a wonderful experience in Nepal.
Thank you very much for the arrangements during our trip in the beautiful Annapurna region. It was truely great! Special thanks to your nice guys, Ashta Lama and Anik and the others. They are very nice and careful guys who made all arrangements nicely and in a friendly manner.
Kind regards
Jacoba Bolderhej and Family
2 Adults and 2 Children
Nederland
 

• Ghorepani-Poon Hill Family Lodge Trek and Chitwan Tour, March-April 2013

How disappointed I was when my Himalaya trek with an English company fell through.  Googling ‘trekking in Nepal with kids’ bought me to the site of ‘Swiss Family Trekking’.  What a great find and I am so glad the original holiday was cancelled.  My 11 year old son and I had the most fantastic holiday in Nepal.  As well as trekking in the most amazing landscapes of Annapurna Conservation Area (Ghorepani, Poon Hill, Ghandruck) with a lovely guide, we also enjoyed, hot springs a spa hotel, jungle exploration, elephant rides, white water rafting, cultural experiences and made new friends. I cannot recommend SFT highly enough for the prompt response to my many questions, the tailor made itinerary that covered everything we wanted and more, and the smooth and efficient organisation from the moment we arrived at Kathmandu airport the airport to the time our bags were checked in to leave.  We felt truly looked after.  And not to forget, great value for money.  
We loved Nepal and will definitely come back, and it will certainly be with SFT again.  Thank you Stephan, and team.   
Kate and Family
1 Adult and 1 Child
British Citizen

• Ponn Hill-Ghorepani-Ghandruk Circuit Family Horse Riding Lodge Trek 8 Days, 11 Oct to 18 Oct 2013

Dear Stephan,
Thanks for interesting discussions, a Nice lunch and a well organized trek this week!
All 6 of us arrived safely in Dubai yesterday. 
Kind regards,
Mr. Helge Siljan and Family
2 Adults and 2 Children (4pax)
Norway (Living in Dubai)

• Ponn Hill-Ghorepani-Ghandruk Circuit Family Horse Riding Lodge Trek 8 Days, 13 Oct to 20 Oct 2013

Stephan,
I'm sorry for the delay in responding to you.  I've been working on updating our blog with photos as I thought I would just share this with you.  We write this to keep up with our friends and family back home. 
So, a much belated thank you for your hospitality that first afternoon in Kathmandu and for the planning that went into our wonderful trip to Nepal.  You can read in the blog about our adventure, and we certainly will pass along your company's work to friends considering a trip to Nepal.
One request we have of you - as I think you know, the horse we had contracted for daily support 
Thank you again for all of your help - perhaps our paths will cross again someday.  
David and Family
2 Adults and 3 Children (5pax)
United States of America

• Ghorepani-Ghandruk Circuit (Poon Hill) Family Lodge Trek, 5 Days 21st Oct to 25th Oct 2015

Hi Stephan,
We had a great 5-day trek with Swiss Family. Our two young children (1 and 4) really loved the experience and your guides and porters were really nice in the way that they were always ready to play with them and keep the whole trip very fun for them (and us). The children really liked the combination of walking and going on the horses. All the arrangements were very smooth and accomodation was good. It was clear that all your team of porters and guides were very experienced with the route and ensured that we kept safe. Hiking up to Poon Hill at 5am and seeing the dawn come up across Dhauligiri and Annapurna as a family was really special. We are already thinking about an Annapurna Base Camp trek with Swiss Family next year...Thanks to you and your team. I would highly recommend Swiss Family.
Cheers
Simon Family and  Vivion Family 
8 persons (4 Adults and 4 Children)
USA

• Long Version of Ghorepani-Ghandruk Circuit (Poon Hill) Family Lodge Trek, 14 Days 18 Dec to 31 Dec 2015

Hello,
We had a really good holiday in Nepal. Thanks a lot for all your help. Especially the trekking with guide and porters was great. 
We would be more than happy to tell other people about our experience with your organisation in a personal email. For us it was very useful to get email addresses of families who had already travelled with you before. So you can always give our address if people like to find out about our experience.
Best regards,
Frank and Yvonne van Maanen
4 Persons (2 Adults and 2 Children)
Nederland 

• GHOREPANI-GHANDRUK CIRCUIT (POON HILL) FAMILY LODGE TOUR & TREK AND CHITWAN TOUR, 13 DAYS, 7TH DEC TO 19TH DEC 2015

Reference for Swiss Family Trek and Expedition,
We travelled in Nepal for 2 weeks.  The entire itinerary was organised by Swiss Family Trek and Expedition (SFTE).  We were met at the airport and taken to Stephan’s house.   He and his daughter made our family (our children are 14,12 and 9) feel very welcome and comfortable.
We travelled to Pokhara with our guide Lalu and spent the day sightseeing before starting our 6 day Poon Hill  trek in the Annapurnas. Lalu was a great guide.  He looked after our children and was lots of fun.  He understood what we wanted from the trek and delivered a fantastic experience.
We then went to Chitwan, where the accommodation was 5 star without the price, and finished in Kathmandu.
We recommend SFTE as a quality organisation who provided a wonderful and safe  family experience holiday.
Hunt Family
New Zealand

• Ghorepani-Ghandruk Circuit (Poon Hill) Family Lodge Trek, 7 Days, From 7 August to 13 August 2016 

The 7-day trekking course near Annapurna was a memorable time for Cass and I.  I read about Stephan's tour operation in The Guradian, contacted them and everything since has been smooth and easy experience from getting detailed itinerary, pre-trip planning, arrival at the Kathmandu airport, transfer and the trek.  We were in the Annapurna area (course included flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara, trek to Poon Hills and down) in early August which meant that it was wet but we did manage to enjoy intermittent sunshine and early morning unveiling of the majestic mountaintops.  Our guide Karma Sherpa was professional and porter Mahindra was a 20-something herculean of sorts. A pleasant footnote to the trip was an unexpected invitation from Stephan to his village home outside Kathmandu for an afternoon of tea and early evening send off dinner before our midnight flight back.  Cass and I had a wonderful time being in the hospitality of Stefan and his family, free flowing conversations on the latest movies we saw, US election predictions and the demise of world sporting organizations.  And we got to stretch our legs little (!) in his upstairs studio with a picturesque view from the balcony.
Thanks Stefan!     
Jinou Park from Korea

• Ghorepani-Ghandruk Circuit (Poon Hill) Family Lodge Trek, 9 Days ,From 5th August and 13th August 2016

Dear Stephan,
My husband and I would like to thank you for the amazing poonhill trekking experience.  It was truly an achievement for us, sea level people, to climb the thousands of rocky slippery and steep mountain steps all the way to Poonhill and back. 
Special thanks to dear Mr Madan for taking such good care of us every step of the way. Such a humble and well-mannered person! Also thanks to Tikka and Lal for carrying our luggage up the mountain and back down and taking care of our meals' menu order!
Pokhara and the Anapurna area are truly of spectacular beauty. So rich with water, untouched sources of energy!
I have attached some photos of our trip to Poonhill. 
Warm regards, 
Maria Saberi & Loay Qarooni (2 Adults/2 Children)
Bahrain 

• Ghorepani-Ghandruk Circuit (Poon Hill) Family Lodge Trek and Chitwan National Park Tour, 11 Days, from 16 June to 27 June 2016

Hi Stephan,
Yes, we are all home, still thinking about what a wonderful time we had in Nepal!
We would be happy to provide a recommendation.
"Matthew, Lily (2.5yrs) and I had a wonderful Trek to Poon Hill with the Swiss Family Trek team.  Stephan also organised a great trip to Chitwan after our trek, we loved all the Elephants and the other animals were just great to be around.  From the initial booking Stephan was great to deal with.  On the ground in Nepal his team were friendly, organised and unobtrusive.   All transport and accommodation was great and on-time which gave us peace of mind especially travelling with Little Lily.  We hope to come back one day on another trip! Thanks again to the Stephan and his team"
Katie

• Ghorepani-Ghandruk Circuit (Poon Hill) Family Lodge Trek and Chitwan National Park Tour, 11 Days Arriving 21 October to 31 October 2016

Dear Stephan and SFT Team,
Thank you again for your warm welcome. We were glad to meet you for Lunch at your place, It was really nice! This trip was a first family trekking with our 3 little children (9, 7 and 5 years old) for us. So, I was very worried about my kids being in Nepal for Trekking. But once we got there, the very warm welcome, supporting, helping, services... of SFT team made us feel very comfortable and relax (no more worry). Especially, the SFT team were very kids friendly during the whole trip. Our kids enjoyed very much their trekking. So we did! The program was well organized and fit for family with small children. This trip was worth, beautiful, excellent, interesting, enjoying... and we will surly come back again. Thanks again to you and your SFT Team. "NAMASTE"
Warm regards,
DEBRAY family
2Adults/ 3 Children  from France

• Poon Hill-Ghorepani-Ghandruk Circuit Family Lodge Trek, 9 Days, From 21-December to 29-December -2016

Dear Stephan
Thank you so, so much for a wonderful holiday. We trekked the Poon Hill circuit with our two young children. It was so brilliant. Our guide, Modern, was very gentle and wonderful with the kids. Our daughter choose to walk with him every day, saying he was better at helping her down the steep bits than I was :) Our kids also loved Caloo our surefooted mountain pony who helped carry the kids when their legs got too tired!!!The horseman was fantastic. Our porters looked after us so well. All the staff were helpful, kind and really just fantastic and helped make our trip brilliant.Every part of the trip was well planned and executed. We did not have to worry about anything and could just enjoy the mountains and the people we met. I would highly recommend Swiss Family Treks, Take your kids and go trekking with this great company
Thank you
Kind regards
Kate Sims
2Adults/2Children
From South African