The Best Season to do Mardi Himal
The Mardi Himal trek is one of the shortest treks in the Annapurna region of Nepal. This short trek is popular among those who have a busy lifestyle and are new to high-altitude hiking. It has the most stupefying path in the heart of nature which provides stunning views.
This hiking is an easy-to-calm-level trekking destination in Nepal due to which it is feasible in every season. Trekkers will be wowed by landscapes, hills, and green forests when visiting the camp during an ideal season. However, to have the best hiking experience, Autumn and spring are the most preferred times of the year for the Mardi Himal trek.
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1. Autumn Season
Autumn is the best time of the year for the Mardi Himal trek. Autumn is also a suitable season with trekkers in September, October, and November. Between September and October, Nepalese celebrate their biggest festival -Dashain. Traveling around this time lets you enjoy the greatest Nepalese festival with them. The festivity’s warmth in the air is a plus point in the trek to Mardi Himal during the fall season.
Autumn is the post-monsoon period due to which the surrounding of the Annapurna zone becomes clear because of the summer rainfall. So, that visibility of the mountain views and the scenic beauty of the region.
It is around 20 degrees Celsius/ 68 degrees Fahrenheit in the daytime and falls to around 5 degrees Celsius/ 41 degrees Fahrenheit at night. Trampers can find the delicate autumnal leaves scattering over the trail during the month. timbers illuminating in different tones of color including bepainted red and unheroic will be windswept by the end of November.
2. Spring Season
Another Season That has hikers all smile during the Mardi Himal trek is Spring. It’s peak time for hiking the campsite, following the days, colorful, fresh breeze and beautiful sunshine view. It offers the most subtle weather with drop views. Compared to the other seasons.
Spring is also a suitable time with trekkers in March, April, and May. This is the peak season of trekking for nature lovers because the flowers start blooming, making the environment magical.
The season starts in mid-March after months of summer heat. The temperature is suitable for trekking in Mardi Himal during spring. It ranges from 15 degrees Celsius/ 59 degrees Fahrenheit to 21 degrees Celsius/ 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit during the daytime and nights are slightly cold with temperatures decreasing as low as 5 degrees Celsius / 41 degrees Fahrenheit to 0 degrees Celsius / 32 degrees Fahrenheit. The sky is clear and no rain is expected during May.
3. Summer Season
Another season that has trekkers all suitable for the Mardi Himal trek is the summer season (June to August) season is not the best time to trek to Mardi Himal. The temperatures range from 17 degrees Celsius / 62.6 to 23 degrees Celsius/ 73.4 during the day and at night it decreases from 5 degrees Celsius / 41 degrees Fahrenheit to 10 degrees Celsius / 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
The trekkers experience heavy rainfall during this season. This makes hikers a bit hard and risky. Likewise, the dark clouds and rainfall also obstruct the clear view of the sky and mountain sights. The only reason trekkers should opt for this season for the Mardi Himal journey is beautiful and joyful.
During this time, there is not much movement of hikers. If you plan to Mardi Himal trek around the summer season, you make sure to be prepared to stay safe from precipitation with proper clothes and other requirements like raincoats, waterproof jackets, and boots.
4. Winter Season
Winter is among the most unsuitable seasons for a journey on the Mardi Himal. The cold, dry air makes your heart race. The winter season might make you lose confidence while trekking. During this season Mardi Himal journey, there will be less vegetation to see.
Temperatures will descend from 0 degrees Celsius to 7 degrees Celsius throughout the day. the nights get cold, and fall a temperature from 0 degrees to 5 degrees. The trekkers cannot even consider staying one night without ample loading. In addition, throughout this season, heavy and woolen clothing is required.
Packing List
We need proper journey equipment and clothing for the Mardi Himal Trek. Although the journey to Mardi Himal is considered an easy trek, you should have a proper packing list. If you go without proper trekking gear, it might be hard to reach the Mardi base camp. We suggest you purchase the required materials which are required for trekking in the Mardi base camp in Kathmandu as well as Pokhara.
- Hiking boots, pants, trekking shoes, and socks.
- Long-sleeve shirts, insulated gloves, and a warm hat.
- Waterproof and windproof jacket.
- Sunglasses with UV protection.
- Toothbrush and toothpaste.
- Hand sanitizer and toilet paper.
- First aid kit and cash (Nepali rupees)
- Portable charger and maps, guidebooks.
- Snacks and energy bars.
Best Mardi Trek Route
Our 5 Days of Mardi Himal Trek starts to drive towards Kande from Pokhara for about 1.5 hours. Now we start the trip towards Forest camp and we reach the Australian camp after a trip from Kande and walk through hills and rhododendron forests and reach the Pritam deurali.
On day 2, we journey over Pritam Deurali we will have a view of the grasslands with a lovely sun view on the top of the Machapucchre and Annapurna range. We'll reach the low camp.
On day 3, we will trip along the Mardi Himal range to reach the High Camp. And another day we will start early morning and move towards the Mardi Himal Base Camp the view the beautiful daylight over Mardi Himal and Machapucchre. And the trip from Base Camp to Badal Danda, we will reach the ancient village of siding and also take a 3-hour drive to Pokhara. We will successfully arrive from the Base camp to Pokhara.
About Food and Accommodation In the Mardi Region
Food and Accommodation frequently conduct to intimidating situations when gathering the stylish time to hike Mardi Himal. It happens as trampers from around the world fly to the region for a journey to the campground at formerly. lodgment including tea houses, food houses, and lodges are crowded with people during the right time.
The food and lodgment during the Mardi Himal journey are much more dependable at each teahouse or Chesterfield which comforts you at an advanced position and provides sustained energy to walk fluently for around 4- 5 hours every day.
This trekking route is newly opened, you might not get all the international food in Mardi Himal, but the taste and proper diet will be enough for this trail. They serve typical local Nepali food (Dal Bhat) and some Indian food also.
During breakfast, you will get pancakes, bread items, local cornbread, and chapati with tea. You will get soda, coke, and some soft drinks on the way.
You will find some hard drinks also. During lunch, the teahouse and lodges offer Nepali Dal Bhat, achars are included (Gundhruk and Vatta) and more types of pickles which are made in the home and other types of foods are pasta, MoMos, and some other flavors. Dinner will be mostly similar to lunch, but it depends on what to eat for your dinner. Also, sometimes you might get hungry while trekking, so it’s better to bring some chocolate, dry fruits, and nuts. When you get exhausted and hungry, it always helps you.
Accommodation on the Mardi Himal Trek
The hike of the Mardi Himal journey at the beautiful Gurung townlet is known for its majestic view of the hills and for furnishing you with a place to rest and relax.
Accommodation will be normal in all the mountain regions. The apartments have 2 to 3 beds and have no private restroom. The lodges then have wi-fi services. The cost of the room ranges from USD 5 to 15, depending on the season. For a fresh charge per head, pail showers can be available, wi-fi installation is available at the timber camp or low camp.
The accommodation installations are smaller as you lift to an advanced mound. The options for food also come smaller as compared to the low altitude. As you get to high camp, you get a little more expensive in accommodation and food than low camp.
Mardi Himal Trek Difficulty
Mardi Himal Base Camp Trek is a trip of around 41 KM and to cover that distance, you’ll need to perform 5 to 6 hours of touring. Mardi Himal Trek is an easy to moderate level difficulty trekking in the Annapurna Mountain Region of Nepal with a maximum elevation of 4500m from sea level which is Mardi Himal Base Camp. Trekkers with no or little Himalayan trekking experience can face some challenges while doing this. The trekkers with no similar experience will find this journey delicate. So, touring length and time of the journey can be problems for some pedestrians. else, it's an easy trip to the Nepal mountain.
Altitude Sickness and Prevention
Mardi Himal Base camp is the ultimate height you’ll achieve in this journey. Pedestrians will reach a maximum height of 4500 measures during the Mardi Himal journey. As a consequence, altitude sickness is a normal miracle on the trip. Altitude sickness is popular at advanced elevations trip is a veritably pivotal problem.
Different bodies respond to altitude sickness else, so one of the major factors affecting trip difficulty is altitude sickness. Some can find it grueling while some can survive it.
Trekkers will reach a maximum height of 4500 measures during the Mardi Himal journey. The possibility of altitude sickness on the trip is veritably common. Any of the altitude sickness symptoms include headaches, briefness of breath, nausea, and diarrhea. Drinking plenitude of water and enabling your body to acclimatize are the ways to overcome these problems.
Why Travel Insurance is Required
Travel insurance is needed for all trekkers taking part in our Mardi Himal journey. Your travel insurance plan covers all medical and travel-related issues as well as accidents that may occur on the trekking routes. For trekkers in the Mountains region, the insurance covers the cost of helicopter deliverance, air ambulance, clinical attention, and so on at coming through the problems of high altitudes. We explosively suggest that all of our guests buy a comprehensive travel insurance package.
Weather and Temperature
The weather and temperature in the mountains are changeable. Trekkers nowadays know how and when it can change. still, the weather and temperatures feel to stay calm in the Autumn and Spring.
Trekking during these times will give you a less dangerous trip experience as the weather and temperatures during these seasons will give you better weather conditions. But it gets unsuitable in winter and monsoon. This season is among the less favored hiking ages. Hikers generally avoid the months of December, January, February, June, July, and August.
Mardi Himal's average day temperature in the winter is from 9 degrees to 12 degrees. These temperatures fall by 5 degrees as every 1000 measures you lift. But the nights get cold, and fall a temperature from 0 degrees to 5 degrees. Above all of that, the temperatures in advanced places are always cold and challenging for people living in sticky and low-altitude places.
Guides and Porters Service
Mardi Himal Odyssey is a newly established route, and though the trails are well marked, the route mostly leads through the dense jungle, so it's easy to get confused. So we recommend having a guide.
Since it is a moderate-level Hike, hiring a porter to carry your stuff will make your trip more enjoyable. In our package details, we are not providing the porter service. If some one wants to hire a porter service during the trip we arrange it as per their request at an additional cost.
Electricity Charging and Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi and electricity are available in the tea houses in the lower zones of the Mardi Himal journey. The trekkers can recharge while maintaining an active social media. There may be an extra charge of over $3 for wi-fi and charging stations at the tea houses. There is no electricity facility after Deurali only solar power is available, which can bring you around $3 to charge your phone and other electronics. There are 2 common networks in Nepal (NTC and NCELL) which you buy for 1.5 to 3 USD. Both work in Mardi Trek but in base camp NTC is better than NCELL. When you are at a higher altitude it will be hard to access the mobile network, Wi-Fi, and electricity. We advise hikers to travel with interim power banks.
Drinking Water and a Hot Shower.
The water from the sources along the way is unsafe to drink. So, we suggested not to drink directly from the top. Bottle of the water is available to buy throughout the way. The best idea is to bring your refillable bottles along with water sanctification tablets to help against the threat of waterborne diseases. You can fill the water at the teahouse along the trip whereas boiled water is also available with minimum charges. still, we discourage buying mineral bottled water that helps to produce plastic pollution in the mountains.
Permits and Documents for Mardi Himal Trek:
If planning to do trekking in Nepal travelers must buy a required trekking permit and other documents. Mardi Himal Trek is also a Popular Treking Route in the Annapurna Region of Nepal which lies in the Annapurna Conservation Area. If you are planning to do Mardi Himal Trekking you have to manage 2 Permits which are the Annapurna Conservation Area permit(ACAP) and Trekkers Information Management System(TIMS).
Cost of Annapurna Conservation Area Permit(ACAP):3000 Nepali Rupee, ACAP Permit helps to conserve the Flora and Fauna in the Annapurna Region.
Cost of Trekkers Information Management System(TIMS):2000 Nepali Rupee, TIMS Permit helps to locate the travelers during trekking.
To get a permit travelers must provide a Four square Photo and details of their Passport with the above amount. If trekkers book this 5-day Mardi Himal Trek with us we will arrange all necessary legal documents which is required during Mardi trekking. Both permits are obtained from Kathmandu or Pokhara.
Before going to Mardi Himal travelers must carry the required permit and tims. Without these two permits, trekkers are not allowed to trek on the Mardi Himal Route.
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