Day 23 Ghandruk - Naya Pul (10km) then taxi to Pokhara

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This is it then, the final mountain installment. As we are both now done with trekking over mountains we took the easier option of walking to Naya Pul which is downhill all the way rather than heading for Dampus which is closer to Pokhara but involves more of the undulating terrain we are now so familiar with. Climb 500m to the top of the hill, down 500m the other side, cross the river and repeat again and again and again. That's the name of the game in Annapurna but it's a great game and I couldn't recommend it enough! It is hard work and their are no 5 star hotels here but when you wake up and the first thing you see is a 7-8000m snow capped peak against a crisp blue sky it is well worth it.

We arrived in Naya Pul around 2ish and after a protracted haggling session with a cabbie (we actually sat on a local bus for 30 minutes before he realised that 1000NR REALLY was our final price) we were on our way to the oasis that is Pokhara for 3 or 4 days of rehabilitation. To send us on our way the Himalayas delivered us a monsoon rainstorm for most of the 90 minute journey.

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Photos

To Naya Pul
The final trek

Ricefields
Shortly before Naya Pul

Rice fields
Near Naya Pul

Near Naya Pul
It's Friday afternoon - half day at school!

On the bus to Pokhara
Enjoying a cucumber with curry paste before we disembarked for the taxi option.

Arrival in Pokhara
Phewa Tel - the lake in Pokhara

Comments

[Soraya]

Which one of the trekkers on the road to Naya Pul (top pic) are you?