Ghorepani meaning "Horse water" It truly was a watering place for the Horse caravans that traveled between Pokhara & Mustang. Poon Hill (10478 ft 3194 m) on the ridge to the west is a popular Viewpoint. Reach the hill in less than 1 hour. Signs point the way to Poon Hill, as sources there are very limited. Views of Dhaulagiri and the Kaligandaki gorge are best in the early morning. Especially in short trek duration trek in the Annapurna region to the Viewpoint on Ghorepani-Poon Hill offers all the best of trekking in Nepal Including accommodation in comfortable family run teahouse lodges along the way. Enjoy trekking in the spectacular mountain scenery through charming villages inhabited by the Gurungs, dense rhododendron forests full of birds and deep sub-tropical valleys, all set below the Annapurna with the picturesque fluted peak of Machhapuchhare dominating the skyline. At the climax of this trek you will climb Poon Hill at dawn to enjoy one of the most spectacular mountains capes on Earth. As the sun touches the snowcapped summits the Himalayan Giants,Dhaulagiri 8,167m and Annapurna 8,091m along with a maze of other peaks slowly begin to appear, like magic, before our eyes.