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Mardi Himal in 4 days from Pokhara: the weekend itinerary that actually works

Friday-night Pokhara to Sunday-afternoon Pokhara — 4 days, 4,200 m, NPR 12,400 total. The exact plan we walk twice a month with Nepali clients. Day-by-day, lodge by lodge, NPR price by NPR price.

Bibek Tamang · Field reporter · 28 May 2026 · 8 min

Mardi Himal Upper Viewpoint sunrise (4,200 m): hour-by-hour from 04:30 at High Camp

The 2.5 h dawn climb from High Camp to the Annapurna South sunrise — failure modes, kit list, and the Base Camp vs Viewpoint decision that saves you 90 minutes.mardi-himal · 9 min25 May 2026

Mardi Himal lodge directory 2026: every camp, every verified phone number

The most-comprehensive Mardi Himal lodge phone directory online — 22 lodges, 9 camps, 70+ field-verified numbers from Pokhara to Base Camp. Save offline before your trek.mardi-himal · 6 min22 May 2026

Mardi Himal without a guide in 2026: the lowest-stakes solo trek in Nepal

Legal status, check-post reality, when to solo + when to hire a guide. The 2023 mandatory-guide rule explained, the Pothana enforcement gap, the Nepali/SAARC exception.mardi-himal · 7 min19 May 2026

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