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Price(per-person)
Region
AnnapurnaDuration
9 daysAccomodation
Tea-House (Lodges)Altitude
3700 mMeals
Breakfast/Lunch/DinnerDifficulty
ModerateActivity
TrekkingSeason
March, April, May, September, October, NovemberStart End Point
Kathmandu - KathmanduGroup Size
2-30Total Distance
Approx. 35 km.Transportation
Private vehicleKumai Danda, often spelled and pronounced as Khumai, is a scenic high hill with a magnificent panorama of Nepal’s Mid-West Himalayas. Khumai Danda trekking leads to the hidden pockets of the massif Annapurna Himalayan range, offering an easy and short journey to Kumai Danda and its surrounding traditional hill villages. Only a few groups of trekkers seldom venture around the picturesque hilltop ridge of Khumai Danda. This trek can be a perfect adventure for women of all ages whether you are travelling solo or with your fellow female explorers. Kumai Danda Trekking is a perfect holiday adventure destination due to its remote and isolated location, yet close to the scenic Pokhara.
You can spend a few days or more, in the close harmony of a tranquil and pristine environment. The walk leads through the lovely hill villages of Ghachowk and near Lhachowk villages. These villages are inhabited by the Gurung hill tribes of Annapurna Himalayas, trekkers can enjoy the traditional heritage life and farm activities. Slowly, the climb leads to a steep climb to reach the ultimate highlights of the moderate adventures. On top of a high hill at Kumai Danda, enjoy the alluring panorama of the Annapurna Himalayas standing close in front of majestic towering Machhapuchare Himal, the famous Fish-Tail.
The dominant staggering peak as seen from all around the southern hills and valleys of the Annapurna range. You can explore the lifestyle of the women in the Khumai Danda region which is truly inspiring, showcasing their resilience, strength, and cultural richness. Their stories and daily experiences serve as a powerful testament to the importance of women’s roles in their communities, playing a significant part in promoting and encouraging women's empowerment.
After a marvelous moment around the high scenic hills at Kumai Danda, with a hike to Korchan Danda - the highest spot of the adventures with captivating views of Annapurna, Lamjung, and far towards Dhaulagiri in the far west - the Khumai Danda treks come to an end on reaching the road-head at Ghachowk village. A smooth drive brings you to beautiful Pokhara to conclude a wonderful and delightful short adventure to Khumai Danda Trekking.
Food and accommodation are important, besides the best seasons for trekking to Khumai Danda. After staying in a nice tourist standard hotel in Pokhara, the food and lodge accommodations around villages are simple. En route to designated overnight stops, the lodge accommodation is nice and small providing a limited food menu to enjoy. In Nepal, the favorite and common meal is Nepali Dal Bhat, boiled or steamed rice. It is served with mild seasonal vegetable curry, including Dal, a lentil bean soup with homemade pickles, and hot sauce as options. The food menu lists from breakfast, lunch, and dinner to snack items.
Breakfast from oats porridge, and cereals to cornflakes with toast/ chapattis, and pancakes includes a choice of egg variation. Lunch and dinner options include a variety of main courses from Continental, Chinese, Indian, Nepali, and Tibetan cuisines, along with a selection of soups. The most common food for snacks and main course is the Nepali Dal, Bhat with vegetables which include meat curry where available, mostly buffalo dry meats and fresh chicken are rare sometimes. The most available food besides Dal, Bhat is noodles, fried with vegetables or eggs. Another item is Tibetan Bread which is made from wheat, millet, or barley flour. Sometimes vegetable dumplings are also available, along with fried or boiled potatoes. Fresh bakery bread is rare around most villages en route to Khumai Danda, but one can order pancakes or chapattis’.
It goes well with fresh country honey, jams, and pickles or butter to add along with refreshing hot drinks. In hot drinks, you can order Nepali Tea, coffee, and drinking chocolate where available. The lodge accommodation en route to Khumai Danda and on return treks stay in huts and small cottages which serves as a homestay, run and managed by the local village community. The rooms are simple, nice, and cozy. They have a large dining room with a fireplace to heat the rooms while you enjoy the meals. Attached Bathrooms and Toilets are not available in most places,they provide only the common toilets and bathrooms. All lodges and Home Stay huts have electricity for the dining room powered by local hydro or solar power.
Trekkers can charge electronic items at an extra cost per hour and for each gadget. Internet and Wi-Fi are available, but slow and disturbing in some places due to weather and conditions of landscape terrains. Nepal is a country of great diversity of landscape and people with their age-old religions, cultures, and heritage. The mid-hill people around the Annapurna Himalayas and Mid-West Nepal are the Magar and the Gurung hill tribes. The Gurung are the main inhabitants around the southern hills of the Annapurna Himalayas. The other tribes that can be found in this region are Chettries and Bhawan with some Dalits en route to Khumai Danda who mostly follow Hinduism. Hence the name Khumai comes from a Hindu Brahmin high caste. Although the main inhabitants are Gurung with Ghale, the ethnic hill tribes follow the Buddhist religion and Bon. Bon is an ancient pre-Buddhist sect, worships of nature and mountain spirits, and practices Shamanism also. The Gurung, Ghale, and Hindu tribes of Chettries and Bharamins are predominantly farmers and cattle herders with livestock.
Trekkers planning to join for Khumai Danda Trekking or other adventures around the Nepal Himalayas should be aware that Nepal is a country of high land of mid-hill to higher mountainous landscapes and terrains. The trek involves a lot of uphill and downhill sections, with only a few gradual paths to enjoy along the way. The only flatland is the low sub-tropical Terai belt around southern Nepal.
Khumai Danda is a high hill and the path to the danda starts with steep ups for some hours and then a short descent. From the Hyanja village onwards to Khumai and Korchan Danda is a steep up for some hours followed by a few short and gradual paths on the winding trail to reach designated overnight stops. Once on top of Korchan and Kumai Danda, the highest spots of the adventure, offers a beautiful views of surrounding hills. The return journey is on a pleasant winding downhill to reach the road-head at Ghachowk Gurung farm village.
The walk is mostly on forested paths, with some stone steps near villages. On leaving the main village of Hyanja, at Khumai and Korchan Danda, the tree lines drop for a few alpine bushes. The downhill trail includes a steep section but offers a more or less enjoyable walk along with surrounding glorious scenery.
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General
Daypack
Upper Body - Head / Ears / Eyes
Hand
Body
Lower Body – Legs
Feet
Medicines and First Aid Kits
(Our guide will carry first aid kit bag during the trek. We still recommend you to bring your personal first aid kit as you feel it necessary).
Antibiotics.
Miscellaneous
Women's Health Essentials
The items mentioned on the list are recommended by us but not compulsory so you can pack your stuff according to your necessity. Women Adventures lends you down jackets, fleece liner and sleeping bags as a part of their service but if you have your own then you can bring it according to your preference.