This off the beaten trek starts at Suiket Phedi and climbs up to Dhampus with stunning views of Machhapuchare (6997 m) and the Annapurna Mountain ranges. This is truly a private trail, which is unique as 75% of the trekkers visit Annapurna regions yet you will not encounter any other trekkers on this trek for 6 days. The first few days uphill as the trek winds along the ridge through forests of birch, rhododendrons, hemlock and pines and finally brings you right in front of Machhapuchare and Annapurna South with Mardi Khola river winding it's way through the valley thousands of feet below.

Day to day itinerary

Day 01: Arrive Kathmandu at the airport transfer to the hotel
Day 02: Fly or drive to Pokhara. Trek to Dhampus

Day 03: We wake to the stunning view of Machhapuchhare (23,000 ft/6993 m) and the Annapurna Mountain ranges. Today we will start following "Our Private Trail" leaving other tourists behind. We won’t be seeing any tourists for 6 days. The next days uphill we trek along the ridge which will finally bring us in front of Machhapuchhare and Annapurna south. Today we enter a beautiful forest of birch, rhododendrons, hemlock and pines. We camp in a small clearing far from the main trekking trails.

Day 04: This day we trek through the forest, climbing gradually. Every now and then we have a view of Machhapuchhare and the Annapurna’s. We can see the Mardi Khola river winding it’s way through the valley thousands of feet below. We camp at 10,000 ft at "Low Camp", from where we will have good view of Machhapuchhare.

Day 05: Just a short climb and we are out of the forest. The ridge will take us to our campsite at 12,000 ft. The sunset turns the hills and mountains of the Himalaya pick, then red and finally purple before the stars take over and we get ready for an early night.

Day 06: Have a early breakfast and we start trekking to reach our highest point of the trek, if conditions are favorable, up to 15,000 /16,000 ft. In the afternoon we return to our camp. If the weather is clear, the view today will never be forgotten.

Day 07: After breakfast we descend 7,000 ft mainly through forest, bush and terraced fields, past the hillside village of Siding, down to Mardi Khola for a welcome swim and scrub up near our camp.

Day 08: Beautiful walk through the Mardi Khola valley via quiet settlements and over an interesting section of bridges. We camp by the river near Mardi Pul

Day 09: We drive back to Pokhara. Hotel in Pokhara

Day 10: Drive or fly back to Kathmandu. O/N Hotel.

Day 11: Depart for home way journey.