Australian Camp From Pokhara

The trek starts with a short drive from Pokhara to Kande, a small roadside village at around 1,770 meters. From there, you're walking. The trail climbs through rhododendron forest and scattered farmland for roughly 2 to 3 hours — nothing brutal, just a steady uphill that gets your legs working.

Australian Camp sits at about 2,060 meters. It's a collection of small teahouses perched on a ridge with an unobstructed view of the Annapurna range. Settle in, drink tea, watch the clouds peel off the mountains. That's the whole agenda.

If you arrive with daylight to spare, a short walk to Pothana (about 30 minutes further along the ridge) is worth it for a slightly different angle on the peaks.

Set an alarm. The sunrise over the Annapurna massif from Australian Camp is the highlight of this entire trip — Machhapuchhre turns gold, then pink, then white as the sun moves across it. Grab your coffee and just sit there for a while.

After breakfast, you'll retrace the trail back down to Dhampus and drive back to Pokhara. You'll be back by lunch, with the rest of the day free.