The best known of the many isolated high Himalayan valleys across the northern Nepal, Dolpo preserves one of the last remnants of traditional Tibetan culture. Legend says it's a bayul, one of the "hidden valleys" created by Guru Rinpoche as a refuge for devout Buddhists in troubled times. Surrounded by high mountains including the Dhaulagiri massif to the southeast rand cut off by high passes closed by snow half the year, Dolpo's easiest access is from Tibet, where its' people emigrated from perhaps thousand of years ago.

Upper Dolpo shelters about 6,000 people, whose lives revolve around Buddhism, barley, and yaks; their villages (over 4,260 meters) are among the highest settlements on earth. A large portion of Dolpo has been set aside as Shey-Phoksumdo National Park, at 3,555 sq.km. The park shelters blue sheep, Himalayan black bear, leopards, wolves and the elusive snow leopard.

Largely thanks to "The Snow Leopard" book and Oscar nominated movie, "Caravan," Dolpo is the best known of Nepal's remote northern border regions. One needs to get trekking permit from Department of Immigration in Kathmandu or Pokhara to visit this fascinating region. Check out travel faq for more information on this.

Phoksumdo lake at 3,627m is the most fascinating part of the whole trek in Dolpo. The lake is a basin of unearthly turquoise blue ringed by rocky crags and forest, framed by snowcapped peaks.

TREKKING PEAK CLIMBING JUNGLE SAFARI PACKAGE TOUR RIVER RAFTING HOTEL RESERVATION MOUNTAIN FLIGHT EXPEDITION AIR TICKETS VEHICLE HIRE NEPAL TOUR TIBET TOUR Mt. KAILASH TOUR BHUTAN TOUR INDIA TOUR
Itinerary:
Day 01:`	Kathmandu - Nepalgunj, We take 13:30. hrs flight to Nepalgung in south-western Nepal and Overnight at Vatika Hotel.
Day 02:	Nepalgunj - Jumla -Ghotichour, We tak 13:30 hrs flight Nepalgunj to Jumla. (Flight schedule may vary change due to weather or technical problem) nn the banks of river Tila. After meeting up with our trekking crew, we start our trek and camp at Ghotichour.
Day 03:	Ghotichour 0 Napukhona (3000m), We have a day of steady climbing through small village dotting the landscape. Kunigaon, Gothigoan, Manigoan. We stop for lunch and then trek along the river to Napukhona a small Buddhist settlement.
Day 04:	Napakhona - Chaurikot (3000m), We trek through birch and silver fir forest to Chaurikot. SScenic views of Patrasi and Jagadu Himal are visible to the north.
Day 05:	Chaurikot - Bheri River Side, We hear the roar of mighty Bheri flowing down below and above us are the Kagmara ranges in the west. We pass villages inhabited by people of the blacksmith and tailor casts.
Day 06:	Bheri River Side - Garpung Khola, Today we climb gradually through lots of thom bushes. We see Hanging Glacier Peak.
Day 07:	We start the trek following the river upstream. We finally cross the river by a small wooden bridge over huge rock. This is Impeyan pheasant country and just above us is the Kagmara peak (5880m)
Day 08:	We follow the Garpung Khola. The trail becomes steeper and we come to a rocky area. The Himalayan mouse hare can be spotted here.
Day 09:	The climb become very strenous now until we reach a pass at an altitude of 4850m. We descend following the river and camp on a grassy spot.
Day 10:	Pungmo (3050m), We follow a trail parallel to Dorjam Khola and soon cross it. We re-enter civilization as we see yak herds from nearby Tibetan settlements. The area is covered in Juniper Birch and Apple tree.
Day 11:	Pungmo - Phoksundo Lake (3600m), 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 suthorities there. Then we proceed to the ice-cold torquoise blue lake itself. The lake is surrounded by big red and yellow arid mountian.
Day 12:	Phuksundo Lake, Today we rest to admire the beauty of this great lake. We visit nearby villages inhabited by Bon and Buddhist settlers.
Day 13:	Phuksundo Lake - Bagala Pass (5000m), 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 14:	Bagala Pass - Namla Pass Base Camp (5190m), The narrow valley becomes wider and is surrounded by big glaciers and blade-shape rock cliffs. We have incredible views of the Kanjiroba massif to the west. We descend to Poyon Khola (4450m) and prodeed on to the next pass which we shall cross the next day. This is blue sheep country.
Day 15:	Numla Pass Base Camp - Dho Tarp, 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 16:	Dho Tarap, We rest today, This is our major encounter with the Dolpo people.
Day 17:	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 18:	To Lahini, 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 normally washed out.
Day 19:	Lahini - Tarakot (2400m), We come to a wide valley. This is musk deer country. Laskap Khola joins here the Tarap Khola. We climb up to Kamigoan (2950m) the winter residence of the Dho Tarap people. We proceed on to Tarokot  at the confluence of the Tarap and Baglung Khola.
Day 20:	Tarakot - Dunai (2150m), We continue along the Baglung Khola and across the bridge to reach Laban from where we proceed to Dabung.
Day 21:	Dunai - Jhupal, It is a short walk to Jhupal today from where we shall take our flight to Nepalgunj the next day.
Day 22:	Jhupal - Nepalgunj, We fly to Nepalgung today and connect with our flight back to Kathmandu next day
Day 23:	Nepalgunj - Kathmandu, We take our return flight to Kathmandu. Service End

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Our Airport Representative will meet you at Kathmandu airport and accompany you on the car/van/bus to your hotel, where your pre trek briefing will be given. After the briefing, he/she will be available for any queries or general information.
On the morning of your trek departure, please ensure that you have deposited your valuables at the hotel reception or hand them over to the Tour Officer. Before breakfast you should bring all your baggage down to the hotel lobby where it will be divided into 2 piles - one for the treks and the other for safe storage at the hotel. All bags must be clearly labeled with your name and address.

Organized Camping Treks: All our treks are managed by a team of professionally trained Sherpas with the Sherpa /sirdar responsible for all aspects of the running of the trek, For larger groups we can provide a qualified leaders. On treks the daily routine will be more or less as given wake up around 06.00 am. with tea/coffee, warm water provided for washing, breakfast of porridge/corn flakes and biscuits with tea/coffee/chocolate. The day's trek starts around 7.30 am. Porters carry all camp equipments, food and your duffel bag. All you carry in your small day pack is a water bottle, small jacket and other small items you might need on trail. Trekkers walk at their own pace.
The morning walk to the lunch-spot, takes between 3 hours. in the after camp reached between 4 and 5 pm. Tea and snacks are served while the Sherpas pitch camp.
The evening meal is served around 7.00pm inside the dinning tent furnished with a pressurized lantern, table and camp chair/stool. After dinner the Leader/Sirdar will brief trekkers on the next day's trek and you can then retire to your comfortable sleeping tents. Every camp is provided with a simple but hygienic toilet tent. Food on trek is plentiful, healthy, wholesome and varied, Enough staple products are carried for the entire outing. Fresh supplies of vegetable, eggs, meats etc. are purchased wherever available.

Teahouse Trekking: In the more popular area of Everest, Annapurna and Langtang Regions where there are lodges and hotels for staying and eating. We can organise for you in short time by taking tea house with the lower cost. This type of trekking has its limitations. You keep to the main trails you overnight stays are mostly in villages, and at certain time teahouse may be crowded with other tourists. However, you can arrange of your a very attractive holidays.
For Teahouse Treks, we will provide and advise on best routes and itineraries, trek permit and local transportation with well experience Govt. License holder sherpa trekking guide who knows the trails and the best place to stay. He will arrange all your accommodation and foods throughout the trip.