Is the Ghandruk Village Trek Affected by the 2026 Nepal Floods?

Safety & Advisories No — Ghandruk is a Gurung village in the Annapurna foothills, a short drive from Pokhara on the far side of Nepal from the Rasuwa flood, and it is… By Bishnu Adhikari · Aug 29, 2026 Read the full story

📍 Developing story — live updates The 2026 Nepal floods are a nationwide, still-developing emergency and the figures are rising. For the latest verified death toll, missing and rescued numbers and region-by-region trek status, follow our continuously updated… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Why the Annapurna foothills are a world away from Rasuwa

Nepal is not one small place where a single flood touches everything. Its trekking regions are separated by great ranges and drained by rivers that never meet in the mountains. The 26 August flood came down the Bhote Koshi out of Tibet into Rasuwa, hitting… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

The Ghandruk trek, stage by stage

Here is the whole short trek, checked stage by stage against the flood zone. The trek uses the ACAP permit plus the TIMS card , both issued in Pokhara or Kathmandu — not in Rasuwa, and not affected by the flood. Nepal's permit desks are open and processing as… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

How we run Ghandruk this autumn

This is about the most forgiving trek in Nepal, and autumn only makes it better. Once the monsoon clears in October the trails dry out, the leeches vanish, the small landslide risk on the approach road drops away, and Annapurna South and Machhapuchhre come… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

What you can book for autumn

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Ghandruk departures running normally this October and November

This is the exact trip we are putting people on right now, priced from the per-person rate a small group pays: Ghandruk Village Trek — 3 days &middot; from US$255 per person in a group of eight (US$359 solo). The classic short Gurung-village trek from Pokhara… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

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