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Trip Profile: 30 Days Trip
04 Nights in Kathmandu
26 Days Trekking
Dolpo is located inside the Shy –
Phoksundo National Park of mid–western Nepal, behind the Dhaulagiri
massif, towards the Tibetan Plateau.
Cut off by a series of very high passes, closed by snow most of the
year, Dolpo remains a truly isolated corner of Nepal. Time has stood still here for
centuries as the inhabitants of Tibetan stock continue to live, cultivate
and trade the way they have done since time immemorial. The finally preserved Eco–system
encompasses a wild and wonderful variety of plants and wildlife, including
the blue sheep and leopard. A
trek through Dolpo is an experience not easily
forgotten.
Itinerary
DAY 01: ARRIVE IN KATHMANDU
When you arrive in Kathmandu, you'll be taken
to your hotel. While in Kathmandu you will have time fascinating Buddhist
and Hindu temples and shrines reflecting ancient local traditions are
highlighted on our guided tour. There's time to explore the city's many
charms on your own too. In the evening delicious traditional Nepali well
come dinner await for you.
O/N in Kathmandu.
DAY 02: KATHMANDU CITY
TOUR
After breakfast, we'll visit Swayambhunath
temple, and said to be 2000 years stupa on a hillock offers breath-taking
view of Kathmandu City. We will then processed to Visit Pasupatinath and
Bouddhanath. After lunch
we'll visit Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan (Lalitpur) - which is
the oldest of the three major cities in Kathmandu Valley - famous for its
Buddhist monuments and Hindu temples, and you can catch the traditional artisans working
with wood, stones and metals. O/N in Kathmandu.
DAY 03: KATHMANDU – BAGLUNG
Early morning drive to Baglung for 10hr. or take a flight to
Pokhara US$ 61.00 Meet our
guide there and drive to
Baglung. O/N camping at Baglung.
DAY 04: BAGLUNG – TATOPANI
From Baglung follow the Magdi Khola and
arrive Beni the small town. Continue the river valley, that starts from
the Dhaulagiri glaciers. After two hours of pleasant walk by the river,
you will reach Tatopani with it hot springs. These springs are about 200m
after the village on the river side.
DAY 05: TATOPANI – BABICHOUR
It is not a long way to reach Durbang,
but because of a big land
slide between Taradhunga and Durbang we go only Babichour. This area is
good to know about Thakali culture. Originally they come from the
Thakkhola in the Jomsom area and Buddhist caste. There is good Chhang and
Sukuti (dry meat) there.
DAY 06: BABICHOUR – TAKUM
Climb high up the cliff and descend for about
45m into Durbang, again 15 minutes through the land slide and reached
Phedi in about 1 hour. From there walk 2 and half hour you will reach the
village of Dharapani with its fields and houses spread all over a large
valley facing the Dhaulagiri Himal. The path is flat through the
village.
DAY 07: TAKUM – LULANG
This part is very nice walking through
mixture caste village and little ridge with expectacular views of
Dhaulagiri Massif.
DAY 08: LULANG – JALJALA LA
Walk through small villages and Jungle and
cross some suspension bridges reach Morani. From there at about 2600m you
need 4 hour to reach Jaljala La. It is worth to spend a night for the
point of beautiful views and acclimatisation for coming several
passes.
DAY 09: JALJALA LA – DHORPATAN
A nice walk through the jungle and some
villages. It takes about 6 and half hours to arrive Dharapani valley. The
Dhorpatan is the kingdom of the Tiger Leopard, black Himalayan beer and
deer.
DAY 10: DHORPATAN –
TANKOR
From
Dhorpatan starts the long ascend to the Phagune Lekh (4,050m). From the
Pahgune summit you well have a beautiful Dhaulagiri, Churen and Puta Hiun
Chuli. The descends to Thankor for good camping site.
DAY 11: TANKO – PELMA
Start descent to a grassy meadow for about an
hour. Cross the small river that passes through the meadow and entering
the middle of a fantastic Jungle that will take about 2 hours, then cross
the river, then ascend through some small peaks with the beautiful views
of Gustang Khola and after you arrive at Pelma village.
DAY 12: PELMA – DHULE
Descend the Pelma Khola and cross the bridge
on the Pelma Khola 24oom and climb up to the small summer Magar village of
Ymarkhar 2550m. From here we walk mostly uphill to Dhule
3300m.
DAY 13: DHULE – SENGKHOLA
Climb up a small passage and then the paths
become flat for about one hour. After 2 hour climbing we arrive another
pass Nautale La 3970m. 3970m and descent two hours to the bed of
Sengkhola, 3600m.
DAY 14: SENGKHOLA – PURBANG (Jangala
La base camp):
Climbing after two hours
from Seng Khola, you reach a pass 4300m. Then you start to walk some flat
path and again start little climb to another pass 4470m. Do not worry,
it's not Jungala La, you descend about one hour and camp
there.
DAY 15: PURBANG – TARAKOT
Today we climb to Jungala La 4530m and
descent about two hours then starts the old kingdom of Tichurong the
“Valley of Water." Again continue to walk and arrive Tarkot.
DAY 16: TARAKOT – DUNAI
From Tarakot a pleasant walk to Hautaghar and
two hours walk reach you Dunai. Dunai is the district administrative of
Dolpo district.
DAY 17: DUNAI – HANKE
Climb to the north west on a grassy slope.
After three hours climb you can see the mountain in front of you group of
abandoned houses. The winter village of the people living in the high part
of the valley. Even some people of Ringmo have here a second house, field
and some times a second family. After two hours reach the beautiful Roha
village with small Gompa. Then follow the one and half hours arrive at the
military post of Hanke 26560m.
DAY 18: HANKE – GEGGI
Follow the Suligad river about 3 hours to
reach Sepka. Then continue to Regi through difficult passages on slippery
rocks and follow the rive bank about three hours to arrive beautiful Reggi
village.
DAY 19: REGGI – PHOKSUNDO LAKE
Mountains start to be come red and yellow
with less vegetation, but you walk through the forest and meadows and
flowers and edelweiss, and starts climb to Ringmo. After one hour reach
Mondro the winter villages of Ringmo. Continue to walk to Ringmo about two
hours to arrive there. The area is famous for Tibetan people, Monastery,
Chorten and Himalayan blue sheep “Naur," snow leopard and spectacular
views of mountain and beautiful Phoksumdo Lake.
DAY 20: PHOKSUNDO LAKE
Today we rest admire to the beauty of this
great lake. We visit near by village and habitat by Bon and Buddhist
settlers.
DAY 21: PHOKSUNDO LAKE – BAGALA PASS
(5090m):
We go to the east through the
dense forest until we come to the clearing with some village in it.
Proceeding north east we come to an arrow valley and make our camp
here.
DAY 22: BAGALA PASS – NUMLA PASS BASE
CAMP (5190m):
The narrow valleys become
wider and surrounded by big glaciers and blade saved rock cliffs. We have
incredible views of Kanjiroba massif to the west. We descend to the Poyon
Khola 4450m and proceed on to the next pass which we shall cross top the
next day. This is blue sheep country.
DAY 23: NUMLA PASS BASE CAMP – DHO TARAP
We ascend to the top of the Numla Pass which
opens to a beautiful valley of upper Tarap. We proceed on the village of
Dho Tarap and camp near the river.
DAY 24: DHO TARAP – LAHANI
Explore around the in the morning, our major
encounter with Dolpo people. After lunch short walk to Lahini but it is
very difficult part of the trek. We have to descend a canyon with the
trail normally washed out. Over night camp at Lahini.
DAY 25: LHANI – TARAKOT
We come to a wide valley. This is musk deer
country. Laskap Khola joins here the Tarap Khola. We climb up to Kami Gaon
the residence of Tarap people. We proceed on to Tarakot on confluence of
the Tarap and Baglung Khola.
DAY 26: TARAKOT - DUNAI
DAY 27: DUNAI – JHUPHAL
DAY 28: JHUPHAL – NEPALGUNJ – KATHMANDU
We take our return flight to Kathmandu via
Nepalgunj.
DAY 29: FREE DAY IN KATHMANDU
After breakfast you’re free as your own in
Kathmandu. O/N in Kathmandu
DAY 30: DEPARTURE
After breakfast free for you until time to leave the international
airport for your final destination.
Extras:
* Special trekking permit required US$ 10
per week per person.
*
Supper Deluxe Single Supplement US$ 225.00 per person
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