School Trip – Mardi Trek

A fantastic introduction to Nepal’s mountains, Mardi Himal trek takes you to the base of the Himalayas within a week.

Mardi Himal, lying less than fifteen miles north of Pokhara, is the most southerly mountain of the Annapurna range. Opened only in 2021 as a new trekking route, the trail to this delightful mountain is one of the least frequented trekking destinations yet holds all the highlights of Himalayan trekking in Nepal. The trek offers stunning views of magnificent mountains, rugged terrain, enchanting rhododendron forests (especially during Spring when they are in full bloom), sparkling rivers, quaint villages, lush green terraced fields and an extraordinary view of Mardi Himal which terminates the South-West ridge of Machhapuchhre as a distinct and separate mass, at right-angles to that ridge. From some viewpoints it seems little more than an outlier on the south-west flank of Machhapuchhre. Mardi Himal trek, a short Annapurna Trek, is an ideal choice for those who want to have off the beaten Himalayan experience in a short time frame.