ポカラよりマチャプチャレ方面を仰ぐ

このマチャプチャレB.C.へのコースのすばらしさは、手に取るようにまじかに展開するマチャプチャレ、ラムジュン・ヒマール、アンナプルナ諸峰の迫力です。それらの山岳との高度差を実感するのは貴重な体験です。眼下のポカラ渓谷に流れるセティ川も美しい。

自然愛好家にとってはこたえられないこのコースは、カルワへの道中でのグルン族との出会いに始まります。グルンは有名なゴルカ兵の主力です。第２日の見所としては、ピプレ山稜におけるシャクナゲの森や松林でのバード・ウォッチング、野生動植物の観察でしょう。この山稜には数千種類の野鳥が生息しています。ついていれば青羊の他、鳴き鹿、（東アジア系）かもしか、ヒマラヤかもしか、鹿、白ヒョウも見ることができるでしょう。花はいつでも見れます。

なお、ここでのマチャプチャレB.C.というのは、マチャプチャレの東側にあるもので、アンナプルナ内院のマチャプチャレB.C.とは別のものです。このトレックは日本ではあまり知られていないコースです。

（トレッキング中はすべてテント泊です）

P. Box No. 4550 Chabahill, Kathmandu, NEPAL

Ph : 471549 Fax No 977-1-480806

This wonderful trek to Machhapuchre Base Camp offers the most dramatic close-up views of the Machhapuchre, Lamjung Himal and Annapurna. The abrupt variations found here are astonishing. You can see the wonderful Pokhara valley and Seti river from Machhapuchre Base Camp

This would be really a wonderful trek for those who are nature lovers. First day meet Gurung people (the backbone of the famous Gorkha regiment) along the trail to Karuwa The second day would be great for bird watching, observing wild mountain animals and wild flowers in the rhododendron and pine forest along the Pipre ridge. This ridge is home of thousands of kinds of birds. Here you can see barking deer, serow, Himalayan thar, deer and snow leopard as well as blue sheep if you are lucky. Wild flowers always bloom in this range.

Day 1 Kathmandu/Pokhara by flight or bus

Day 2 Pokhara - Karuwa 4 walking hrs

We take an easy flat trail after an hour's drive to Bonpure through terraced fields to Burjung Khola where we take lunch. After lunch we again take an easy flat trail to Karuwa for 2 hours and camp there.

In this day, we have an all day ascent. We start walking in the early morning for 2 hours to the lunch spot at Thulo Khopang. After lunch we continue again through the forest of rhododendron and pine to the camp. In this day you can see wild flowers, wild animals and varieties of birds.

This day would be wonderful to spend with nature and acclimatize in the high altitude. You take your guide and walk around the forest to view the mountain scenery.

Day 5 Pipre - Machhapuchre B.C. - Pipre 6 walking hrs

Our crew wake you up early in the morning for early walking to the Machhapuchre Base Camp to have wonderful glance of Machhapuchre itself, Lamjung Himal and Annapurna. If you made late to be there on the top, sometimes the weather does not support to have clear views of the peaks. If you keep your eyes open everywhere, you would see mountain blue sheep. Packed lunch will be served at Machhapuchre Base Camp by our Sherpa crew. After spending the morning and day time at Machhapuchre B.C,, our crew will lead you back to the camp.

You have steep descent all the day until Karuwa. This day is also good day for bird watching and experiencing nature.

We take again the same flat trail through terraced fields to Burja Khola and lunch there. After lunch we continue the same trail for Bonpure where we get our transportation to Pokhara. At Pokhara we make an exploration of Pokhara township and the rest of the time we swim in Phewa lake.