Panch Pokhari, a three-days trek, worth it?
Hey hey! It’s probably my second or third travelling blog. I have recently trekked to Panch Pokhari, it was super tedious and exciting. As a highly opinionated person, I’ll be candid with my article, which you may or may not find appealing.
Okay, so, Panch Pokhari right? Well, my uncle’s son and I planned to go there. I took my flight from Banke (Ranjha Airport) to Kasthamandup. From there, we planned to travel via motorbike to Deurali.
It’s April, so consider your essentials according to the weather and necessities. Do not take a lot of stuff, just for a three-four days hike.
Things we took there / essentials
- We took three pairs of warm clothes, but two pairs are pretty enough; 1 pair of thermals, 1 jacket, 1 topi and 2 breathable innerwear/t-shirt (to dry off the sweats)
- One water bottle/thermos each; luke/warm water is a must
- Torch (was not extremely useful, but still recommended)
- Dai had actual trekking shoes, so it is better to have that (sports shoes are pretty okay)
- Power bank each, you will only get to charge your phone at the top, in Panch Pokhari, they have a generator over there
- Some snacks while hiking, can be helpful, take some immli, chips, cracked walnuts, protein bars, and other sugary things; less in weight high in calories and stuff
- We forgot to take some jiban jals, it was essential, later on, we got it at the second stop (Chokkar Dadah), but it is better to take your own
So, where were we, Deurali right? We started our journey from Kathmandu at 8:14 AM, at 12:30 PM Deurali, and parked our bike there at a cute hotel.
We started the hike from Deurali, pretty tedious it was for me to reach Chokkar Danda, at 6:25 PM. We had some rest and some sugary tea there, a few chilled chats.
We stayed there for a night. As a guy from Terai, it was super cold for me there, had to use three Siruks (blankets), still from somewhere chiso hawa (cold air) was poking me. Overall, I slept well.
Now, what’s next? 7:30 AM, we had some Maida ko Roti (Fine flour bread) and sugary black tea (better take some milk powder, no dudh around). And started the walk, at 9:30 AM we were in Nasimpati (or Losangpati, I forgot the actual pronunciation), I had a two-egg omelette, a sugary tea, and we refilled water the heck out of our bottle, from Nasimpati, it was going to be a tedious hike with no water resources around.
Strictly, do not forget to fill moderately warm water (or any kinda water available) in each station.
Note: For men, you might suffer some pain in your left or right, any one ⚽ while climbing up.
At 1:55 PM, we reached Panch Pokhari devoured 6 packs of biscuits and tea, and consumed some reasonably well-prepared food. I slept for a while, my big brother went for a walk, he was a heck of a strong guy.
Ohh ho, it was cold, do not forget *tin wota Siruk*. After a day, tried to get to the viewpoint, but due to a lack of knowledge and a little willpower, we roamed around, took some photos and restarted the similar tedious journey; hiking downhill.
We started the way back home at 7:45 AM, the process was pretty similar, refilling the belly and water bottle at each station. Only at Chokkar Dadah, we had some food, not so tasty, but can’t complain, resources were not that great there.
You may need a little willpower to reach Panch Pokhari, and if you’re a person like me, you might have some pain in your peroneus longus, after returning home.
My experience and expectations
Well, I once went to Khaptad, for trekking, so I was well-aware of the pain, and the process. I had very less expectations of any sorta thing, but while climbing up, one guy said, it’s super worth it, and I kinda raised my expectations, but the initial me was right. It might not sound well to you, but 6/10 would be my satisfaction level for this place.
But everyone’s journey is different, and we all have extremely different perspectives, so hike well.
Good day for now!