Upper Dolpa Trek

23 Days

Most of Dolpo is protected by Shey Phoksumdo National Park.

It is bounded in the east and south by Dhaulagiri and Churen Himal ranges and in the west by the Jumla district.

Dolpo has been bypassed by development and until recently by tourism.

Although a few anthropologists and geographers had explored the region, the entire district was closed to foreigners until 1989, when the southern parts of Dolpo were opened to organized trekking groups.

Dolpo remains culturally and economically firmly tied to Tibet, where the people of this desolate area are cut off from their southern neighbors by snow-covered passes for much of the year.

This is one of the most fascinating and difficult country to travel.

First we fly to Juphal and, trekking north, we enter Phoksundo National Park following the route made famous by Peter Matthiessen in his book “The Snow Leopard”.

The trek crosses the Kang La, (5279m / 17320ft), and passes the mystical Crystal Mountain to reach the remote eleventh century monastery of Shey Gompa.

En route we visit the most isolated villages of Upper Dolpo, some of which still practise ancient pre-Buddhist Bon Po religions and the villagers wear traditional Tibetan-style clothes.

Itinerary

Include/Exclude

Includes

  • Airport pick up drop by private / car / van / bus
  • Hotel accommodation in Kathmandu with breakfast
  • Entrance fees at various sight seeing
  • All trekking permit fees for Dolpa & government taxes
  • All trek organizational requirements, two men tent, dining tent, toilet tent, table, chair, mattress and pillow.
  • All meals (breakfast, Lunch, dinner prepared by our own cook) & tea, coffee, chocolate during the trek.
  • All trek staff guide, Sherpa, cook, including porter support & their insurance.
  • Kathmandu - Nepalgunj - Jufal -Nepalgunj - Kathmandu as well domestic airport tax
  • Duffel bags
  • First aid medical
  • Travel & rescue arrangements
  • All ground transportation
  • Fare well dinner in Kathmandu

Excludes

  • Flight from your country and back to your country
  • Lunch & dinner during your stay in Kathmandu
  • Personal expenses, personal equipments and Sleeping Bag
  • All kind of beverage including mineral water
  • Travel insurance
  • Nepal entry visa fee
  • International air fare
  • Tips to all Nepali Staffs

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Upper Dolpa Trek