Pokhara to Landruk Scorpio Hire | Best Scorpio Jeep Rental Service in Nepal

Landruk is the Gurung village at 1,565 m on the south bank of the Modi Khola valley, directly opposite Ghandruk, and it is best known as a trekking base: most people who book a Scorpio to Landruk are starting or finishing the Annapurna Base Camp trek or the Mardi Himal trek. From the village the trail drops to the Modi Khola and climbs toward Jhinu Danda and Chhomrong for ABC, or continues up through Forest Camp and Low Camp on the Mardi Himal route.

Because it sits slightly off the main trail, Landruk is quieter than Ghandruk and rewards walkers with one of the best balcony views in the region — Annapurna South (7,219 m), Hiunchuli (6,441 m), Machhapuchhre and, on a clear day, Dhaulagiri across the valley. It also makes a peaceful first or last night on the Ghandruk–Majgaon–Dhampus circuit, with stone houses, terraced fields, prayer flags and a handful of lodges above the river.

The road journey from Pokhara runs along the Baglung highway through Nayapul and Birethanti before climbing into the Modi Khola valley — roughly 50 km in 3 to 4 hours. The track is narrow, steep and unpaved for long stretches, with sharp drops above the river, so a four-wheel-drive Scorpio and an experienced mountain driver are essential rather than optional. In the monsoon expect mud, loose surfaces and the occasional delay.

Landruk is also famous for its honey hunters, who climb bamboo and rope ladders up the cliffs above the Modi Khola to harvest wild honeycomb — something our drivers are happy to explain on the way up. The standard way to use this hire is as a drop-off at the start of your trek, with a pick-up arranged in Landruk or at whichever road-head you finish: Jhinu Danda, Nayapool, Siding or Dhampus. Send us your itinerary and we will plan both legs with you.