Australian Camp Trek

Australian Camp trek is short, luxury and easy day trek around Pokhara valley. This is an easy village walk and a nice hike of 1 night 2 days. It offers very refreshing hiking in the nature and village life experience of Dhampus, Kande and Pothana. You will see close view of Dhaulagiri, Annapurna South, Himchuli, Machhapurchhre, Annapurna IV, Annapurna III, Annapurna II, Lamjung Himal and Manaslu range etc. in a clear day. The trip starts after breakfast in Pokhara, an hour smooth drive from Pokhara takes us to Kande at the altitude of 1700 meter from the sea level. It is the starting point of Australian Camp Trek. From Australian Camp we hike down through perfect jungle trail with birds' chirping sounds to beautiful village called Dhampus. It takes about an hour to reach there. Dhampus village is on the Annapurna trekking trail and is blessed with majestic views of the Annapurna Himalayan Range. Dhampus is a Nepali typical village. The village is attractive because of a number of old fashioned slate roofed houses. After Dhampus village, one hour walk down takes us to Phedi. For that we have to walk through the terraced fields and we also can extend this small luxury trek with 1 Night stay at Sarangkot which is best popular for its panoramic view offering stunning sun rise view along with brilliant mountain scenery, delightful view of Pokhara valley, Phewa Lake. Especially in the night time we can enjoy the beautiful night lights of Pokhara city. From Phedi, 30 minutes of drive back drops you at your Hotel in Pokhara by private vehicle.

Australian Camp is located on the north-west of Pokhara on the top of the hill with the beautiful views of Himalayan ranges. After driving about an hour from Pokhara, we reach at Kande and then start our hike from Kande. The trail is steep; through stone staircase for about 1.5 to 2 hours to get Australian Camp, situated on the ridge and having an incredible view of Annapurna South (7219m), Hiunchuli (6440m), Machhapuchhre (6993m) and Lamjung Himal.

The real name of Australian Camp is 'Thulo Kharka' means 'big pasture'. This pasture was used as the seasonal herding place of buffalo and cow from the villages bellow Dhampus and other. It was unknown or less walked by trekkers till early 90s. But Phedi – Dhampus - Pothana – Deurali – Landruk – Chhomrong route for Annapurna base Camp Trek was already popular, the route is just 15 minutes away to west of it. It is said that during late 80s, people from Austria found it so beautiful and they used to come and camp there for several days as it is so peaceful and pristine offering mesmerizing Mountain View. Since then people started to call it Austrian camp and as it is difficult to pronounce for local Nepalese people and then pronounced it Australian camp this is how the place got new name as Australian

There are several lodges at Australian Camp. They facilitate for lodging and fooding. Most of the guest houses offer cosy rooms and WiFi is available. Sometimes the place is crowded; mostly during the weekends as many Nepalese now they hike on Saturdays and Sundays.

We offer 1 night 2 days package on USD 100 for our foreign clients based on minimum two clients basis and NPR 8300.00 for Nepalese clients based on minimum 4 people basis.

You can extend this trek with Ghandruk Trek, Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek, and Mardi Himal Trek. All these treks start from Kande and walk through Australian Camp.

The best trekking experience depends on the time of the year. AC Trek can be done in all seasons with professional guides. But spring season (March to May) and autumn seasons (September to November) are of course the best seasons for the trek. In spring, the moderate and dry climate makes trekking comfortable. The flourishing bio diversity makes the trails vibrant and beautiful. Autumn season provides better mountain views, less humidity and less perspiration. The clear blue skies bring about crisp views of the mountains. But the Himalayas won’t disappoint in any season. We provide the trekkers with best facilities throughout the year. All arrangements, accommodation to meals, transportation to guidance are provided. If you’re looking forward to an ecstatic Himalaya adventure, then ACT is the best. Therefore, come join us in this adventure! It is notably a marvelous trip that you will enjoy to the fullest.