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Trip Profile: 28 Days
Trip
 05 Nights in Kathmandu
23 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 -
NEPALGUNJ
We take 1.30 hrs flight to Nepalgunj in south –western
Nepal and over night there.
DAY 04: NEPALGUNJ -
GHOTICHOUR
We take 1.30 hrs flight from Nepalgunj to Jumla, on the
banks of river Tila. After
meeting up with our trekking crew, we start our trek and camp at
Ghotichour.
DAY 05: GHOTICHAUR – NAPUKHONA ( 3000
m ):
We have a day of steady climbing through small villages
dotting the landscape:
Kunigaon, Gothigoan,
Munigoan. We stop for
lunch and then trek along the river to Napukhona, a small Buddhist
settlement.
DAY 06: NAPAKUNA - CHAURIKOT (
3000 m ):
We trek through birch and silver fir forest to Chaurikot. Scenic views of
Patrasi and Jagadu Himal are visible to the north.
DAY
07: CHARIKOT – VERI SIDE
We hear the roar of the mighty Veri flowing down below and above we
are the Quagmire ranges to the west.
We pass villages inhabited by people of the blacksmith and tailor
casts.
DAY 08: VERY RIVER SIDE – GARPUNG
KHOLA
Today we climb gradually through lots of thorn
bushes. We see Hangine Glacie
– Peak.
DAY 09:
We start the
trek following the river
upstream. We finally cross
the river by a small wooden
bridge over huge rocks. This is Impeyan pheasant country
and just above us is the Kagmara peak (5880m)
DAY 10:
We follow the
Garpung Khola. The trail becomes steeper and we come to a rocky area. The Himalayan mousse–hare can be
spotted here.
DAY 11:
The climb
becomes very strenuous now until we reach a pass at an altitude of 4850
m. We descend following the
river and camp on a grassy spot.
DAY 12:
PUNGMO ( 3050 m.)
We follow a trail
parallel to Dorjam Khola and soon cross it. We re-enter civilisation as
we see yak herds from nearby Tibetan settlements. The area is covered in
Juniper Birch and Apple
trees.
DAY 13:
PUNGMO – PHOKSUNDO LAKE (
3600 m)
Following
Dorjam Khola, again we climb to Sumduwa, where we have the headquarters of
the Shey – Phoksundo National Park.
We need to show our trekking permits to the authorities there. Then we proceed to the ice–cold,
turquoise blue lake itself.
The lake is surrounded by big red and yellow arid
mountains.
DAY 14: PHOKSUNDO
LAKE
Today we rest to admire the beauty of this great
lake. We visit nearby
villages inhabited by Bon and Buddhist Settlers.
DAY 15: PHOKSUNDO LAKE – BAGALA PASS (
5090 mt )
We go to the east through the dense forest
until we come to a clearing with some villages in it. Proceeding north–east we come to a
narrow valley and make our camp here.
DAY 16: BAGALA PASS – NUMLA PASS BASE
CAMP (5190 m )
The narrow valley becomes wider
and is surrounded by glaciers and blade-shaped rock cliffs. We have incredible views of the
Kanjiroba massif to the west.
We descend to Poyon Khola ( 4450 m ) and proceed on to the next
pass which we shall cross the next day. This is blue sheep
country.
DAY 17: 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 to the village of
Dho Tarap and camp near the river.
DAY 18: DHO TARAP
We
rest today. This is our major
encounter with the Dolpo people.
day 19:
We follow the
Tarap Khola as the valley narrows and deep gorges dotted with caves
appear. We shall be camping
for the night in one of the biggest caves.
DAY 20: to
lahani
Although the distance is short to Lahini we
will come to the most difficult part
of the trek today. We
have to descend to a canyon, the trail is normally
washed-out.
day 21: LAHANI – TARAKOT ( 2400 m
)
We come to a wide valley. This is musk deer country. Laskap Khola joins here the Tarap
Khola. We climb up to
kamigoan ( 2950 m ) the winter residence of the Dho Tarap people. We proceed on to Tarakot at the
confluence of the Tarap and Baglung Khola.
DAY 22: TARAKOT – DUANI ( 2150 m
)
We continue along the Baglung Khola and across
the bridge to reach Laban form
where we proceed to Dabung.
DAY 23: DUNAI -
JHUPAL
It is a short walk to Jhupal today from where we shall
take our flight to Nepalgunj the next day.
DAY 24:
JHUPAL - NEPALGUNJ
We
fly to Nepalgunj today and connect with our flight back to Kathmandu next
day.
DAY 25: NEPALGUNJ -
KATHMANDU
We take our return flight to Kathmandu or
drive to Chitwan for wildlife activities.
DAY 26-27: FREE DAY IN
KATHMANDU
Ater breakfast you’re
free in Kathmandu as your own in Kathmandu. O/N in Kathmandu.
DAY 28: DEPARTURE
After breakfast,
you're free as your own before drop to airport for your final
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