If you take the public bus from Pokhara, you can take it from Banglung Bus park or Prithiwichowk Bus park. There are frequent buses to Lumle available. But the bus has several stops and may take two hours or more. Cost you US$ 1 or Rs 100. If you like to take a private transfer or taxi from Pokhara it takes an hour’s drive to Lumle. It cost US$ 20 or Rs 2000 per taxi. From Lumle, you need to soft hike for about an hour and a half. We recommend you take a private transfer or taxi to avoid delay. If you need transfer assistance, please feel free to contact us in advance.
Approximately 60 minutes from Pokhara to Lumle, and 90 minutes soft hiking. If you start the hike from Lumle, pay parking is available at Gurung Fulbari Khajaghar, Lumle or Lumle coffee estate coffee shop. You can also drive further on 4WD or motorbike to the Kanchhi Baraha temple then 15 minutes walk to our lodge.
Whenever you decided to stay at our lodge, we recommend you pack at least the following.
You can download above rough map guide to KEL on pdf format click here