Trekking
in the Dolpo region has only been permitted
since mid-1989. The region lies to the
west of the Kali Gandaki Valley, Dolpo
is located inside the Shey-Phoksundo National
Park in mid-western Nepal, behind the Dhaulagiri
massif, towards the Tibetan plateau. The
region offers opportunities to visit ancient
villages, high passes, beautiful Lakes,
isolated Buddhist monasteries and also
to experience the vast array of wildlife
inhabiting the region, including Blue sheep,
Mountain Goat, Jackal, Wolf and the legendary
Snow Leopard.
This remains a truly isolated corner of
Nepal, time has stood still here for centuries
as inhabitants of Tibetan stock continue
to live, cultivate and trade the way they
have done for hundreds of years. Most treks
into Dolpo take from 14 to 30 days. The best
time to trek here is towards the end of the
monsoon season Sept to November. Shorter
Dolpo treks are possible by flying into the
air strip at Jumla.
Max. altitude: 5200 mtrs.
Grade: 'C+'
Minimum group size: 4
Departures: Oct to May
Itinerary:
Day 01
Arrival pick up / transfer
hotel / tour briefing / introductory
evening meal
Day 02
A full days sightseeing
within the Kathmandu valley
Day 03
Fly, Kathmandu / Nepalgunj
/ transfer hotel,
Day 04
Early morning, fly to Jumla
/ trek to Ghotichour
Day 05
Ghotichaur / Chutra
Day 06
Chutra / Chaurikot (3000
m.)
Day 07
Chaurighot / Kaigaun
Day 08
Kaigaun / Garpung Khola
Day 09
Garpung Khola / Kagmara
phedi
Day 10
Cross Kagmara pass (5115
m.) / Pungmi Kharka
Day 11
Pungmi Kharka / Phoksumdo
Lake (3600m)
Day 12
Rest at Phoksumdo Lake
Day 13
Phoksumdo Lake / Baga-La
Phedi (5090m) Descend and camp
Day 14
Cross Baga-La (5090m) /
Numla Phedi
Day 15
Cross Numla (5190m) and
trek to Tarap (4040m)
Day 16
Tarap / Dho
Day 17
Dho / Big
cave (3600m)
Day 18
Big cave
/ Lahini (3200m)
Day 19
Lahini
/ Tarakot (2800m)
Day 20
Tarakot
/ Dunai (2150m)
Day 21
Dunai /
Juphal (2500m)
Day 22
Fly Juphal
/ Nepalgunj / Kathmandu /transfer hotel
Trekking
in the Dolpo region has only been permitted
since mid-1989. The region lies to the
west of the Kali Gandaki Valley, Dolpo
is located inside the Shey-Phoksundo National
Park in mid-western Nepal, behind the Dhaulagiri
massif, towards the Tibetan plateau. The
region offers opportunities to visit ancient
villages, high passes, beautiful Lakes,
isolated Buddhist monasteries and also
to experience the vast array of wildlife
inhabiting the region, including Blue sheep,
Mountain Goat, Jackal, Wolf and the legendary
Snow Leopard. 
