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You will be warm Welcome by Our office representative at Tribhuwan International Airport, Upon your arrival and then transfer you to hotel. Take some rest at hotel and later visit Create Himalaya Adventure’s office. A welcome dinner will be offered in the evening along with tour briefing by our team.
Hotel in Kathmandu.
Included Meal: Welcome Dinner.
After breakfast, you begin your sightseeing tour by visiting UNESCO World Heritage Sites around Kathmandu Valley .
Kathmandu Durbar Square:-
Kathmandu Durbar Square show cases Nepalese art and architecture at its best. The architecture is typical of the Malla dynasty who ruled over Nepal from the 12th to the 18th century.
Swyambhunath:-
Swyambhunath Temple is popular among foreigners as the Monkey Temple owing to the large monkey population residing in the area.
Pasupatinath:-
Pasupatinath Temple is situated on the banks of the Bagmati River and is one of the principal temples of Lord Shiva.
Bauddhanath Stupa:-
The Bauddhanath Stupa is one of the largest Buddhist stupas in South Asia.
Hotel in Kathmandu.
Included Meal: Breakfast.
Generally we go via Nepalgunj to get to Dolpo so, firstly we will fly to Nepalgunj and spent food time in Nepalgunj. Nepalgunj is situated in south western part of Nepal a steaming hot city. It is a plain land hesitated by different people from different parts of the country and which in culture and heritages. It includes Bageshowri temple, Nepal's one of the important Hindu temples.
Stay Overnight at Hotel in Nepalgunj.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
Early Morning Depart from Nepalgunj Airport to fly to Juphal, 35 minute flight from with beautiful views of snow capped mountain. Juphal is a small mountain village, where we can breathe cold and fresh air than that of Nepalgunj. We will stay here because we have to arrange porters and other remaining equipment's.
Stay Overnight at Teahouse in Dunai.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
From Juphal, we have to descend through wheat and vegetables field to reach Thuli Bheri River. A big suspension bridge will lead us to the entrance of Shey-Phoksando National Park (SPNP), Nepal's largest National Park with the area of 3,555km/sq. It is comprising the Trans Himalayan ecasy stem and the Tibetan type of floras and faunas. We will follow Suli Khola viewing a part of the Dhaulagiri Range. We have tea while we pass through the village as can stay there. We can enjoy the tea with honey, pure and fresh honey. Then we will trek through the trail surrounded by pine tree line spruce, fir, Juniper and Cyprus and bamboo forest. Really a beautiful time to get close with nature. At the end of the day we will reach Cheep Ka, a small village surrounded by millet and wheat field.
Stay Overnight at Tent Camp in Chhepka.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
After warm Mountain Breakfast we are heading To reach to Palma, we have to pass through beautiful forest, following a river. We have to ascend sometimes and descend sometimes. On the way we can see the local people with their mules as dzopas (cross bread of Yak and Cow). Loaded with thongs to sell. After 4 hrs we will reach Reechi village, leaving behind Reechi we will reach Chumuwar after 2 hrs. There is a Amchi Hospital, an Amchi is a doctor who is educated in traditional Tibetan medicine. You can have treatment from herbs and numerals. Interested person can donate for this Hospital.
Stay Overnight at Tent Camp in palam.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
It takes about 4 hrs to reach Phoksundo Lake. We have to climb steep about 2hrs. before reaching the top, we can have the new of Nepal?s highest waterfall, a spectacular waterfall of 107m high knows Phoksundo waterfall as known as sunlight waterfall. Then we will descend from the top to get Ringmo village a small charming village. People residing here practice Bonpo religion, religion related to Buddhism but it is older than Buddhism. The religion was founded by Buddha Lonpa Shanrab Miwo, 18000 years ago. It is believe that Dolpa used to be the centre of Bon Kindom called Zhang. It a big and powerful kingdom in present western and north western Tibet. It is believed that in the century Zhang was defeated by the Buddhist kingdom of Tibet and Bonpo disappeared completely, but still some people practice it.
Stay Overnight at Tent Camp in Phoksundo-Lake.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
Walking for many days, it is most that we should have rest at least for one day to admire the beauty of Phoksundo Lake and visited nearby villagers inhabited by Bon and Buddhist religion.
Stay Overnight at Tent Camp in Phoksundo-Lake.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
This day, we will enter restricted area of Upper Dolpo. We will follow the famous trail where the famous movie called CARAVAN of Eric Valli was casted. This trail is used by peoples of Dolpo and other trade with Tibetans. Ti is really adventurous to pass through the trail. When we reach the top we will have beautiful view of Lane Ringmo, the dark green pine forests and snow capped mountain to the South. We will have to descend first and ascend through a wide valley which will let us to have spectacular view of Kanjirowa Himal (66612m) then we will reach an alpine area with junipers called Thaneba or Lake side camp, a beautiful place of camping.
Stay Overnight at Tent Camp in Forest Camp.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
This day we will have Salla Ghari, trekking through between high rock walls on both sides and crossing a couple of streams. We will enter a arrow gorge where will set our camp. We can continue trek but there is possibility of altitude sickness problem.
Stay Overnight at Tent Camp in High Camp.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
We will start trek by a long and strenuous climb of about 2 and half hrs over a dusty path to Ngangda La (5360m), also called as Ngadra La. We have to descend through pass covered with snow which is very steeply and after about 3 hrs we will reach Shey Gompa, a very small village with a couple of houses and the Gompa. It is a 11th century gompa, situated beneath the crystal peak on a small grassy plain, at the confluence of two rivers people believed that it was constructed by a Tibetan Buddhist, who arrived here on the back of flying snow lion. It is also called spiritual heart of Dolpo. Every year many pilgrims visit his gompa to make Kora (clockwise circuit) of crystal peak.
Stay Overnight at Tent Camp in Shey Gompa.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
You can explore around Tsakang Gompa which is at about 457m. It is not really a monastery but a retreat. Tsakang had been a meditation centre of many famous lamas from Tibet. Shey Gompa belongs to the Chaiba community, followers of the Padmasambhava and Kagyu sects. It was the first Kagyupa monastery and its founder was the lama Ten-szin-Ra-Pa. The monastery was built during the 11th century. Shey is famous for its ancient Buddhist culture. In Dolpo the ancient Tibetan way of life combines animism with the teachings of Buddha. Drutup Yeshe introduced Buddhism in the Dolpo valley. Many years ago he came to Dolpo and came across a wild people whose supreme God was a 'fierce mountain spirit'. Crystal mountain is to the west of Shey monastery. It is a very strange mountain indeed. Its contorted cliffs are laced with quartz and embedded with a rich variety of marine fossils. Shey Gompa stands above the confluence of Kangju nala and Yeju nala. Near the confluence there is a group of prayer mills turned by water wheels.
Stay Overnight at Tent Camp in Shey Gompa.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
To get to Namgung, we have to cross the pass Sheyla which is also called Geln La is about 5000m. While we are through the Glen pass, we can see beautiful view of northern part of Tibetan plateau, which is highest plateau in the world. To the east we can see Mustang. After through pass we have to descend to the pastures of Namgung. Peoples of Namgung heartily welcome us. It is a beautiful place with friendly environment.
Stay Overnight at Tent Camp in Namgung.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
Our Trek to Saldang starts with climbing a tree slope. We have to ascend to 4700m before going down steep slopes to picturesque village of Saldang, situated on a plateau high above the Nam Khong nala and the biggest villages of lower Dolpo area. The village is prosperous, not only agriculturally but also for its strategic location on a trade route to Tibet.
Stay Overnight at Tent Camp in Saldang.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
We will leave Saldang village and on way to Sibu we have to pass through terraced fields, Stupas, Chortens mani and a Chaiba monastery. Namdo, the next village contains sixty houses having nearby four hundred inhabitants. It stretches 5km on the high slopes to the left of Nam Khong Khola. We will set camp near the small settlement of Rakyo, right on the river bank.
Stay Overnight at Tent Camp in Rakyo.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
We will follow the line of the river valley and the trail is easy going initially. But after two hours, we must make another stream before turning into side valley where the rise becomes very sharp.
Stay Overnight at Tent Camp in High Camp.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
To reach to Tokyo Gaon we have to cross the Jeng La which is about 4850m. It will take about 2 hrs climb to reach the top of Jeng La. Form the top of the peak we can have good views of Dhaulagiri, beautiful goldy views in the morning then we will descend towards Tarap valley. By the after we will see green valley which leads us by a beautiful trail down. Towards Tarap Chu. Tarap is a spectacular valley with vast plants in high mountains extending to twenty kilometer along the Tarap Chu River. It consist of ten villages with cultivated fields, many Gompas and Chhortens.
Stay Overnight at Tent Camp in Tokyo Gaon.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
To reach to Dho Tarap we will walk east along the downward lower of Tarap Chu. The trail is easy as it is well travelled. There are many mani walls, we can see but some of the Chhortens are in a bad situation. The Frencch School is just outside the village of Dho Tarap. Dho is surrounded by an irregular stone wall and consist of thirty four houses. Both Bonpo and Buddhist is inhabitant here. We will visit Buddhist Gompa where a Lama lives. He is very happy to show his monastery and might even let you see his private Gompa and the Thankas which he has made himself.
Stay Overnight at Tent Camp in Dho Tarap.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
The next two days are longish with a choice of several different campsites so the itinerary can be flexible. Your route follows the course of the Tarap Khola, generally downhill. You go through narrow gorges with the river rushing through. One may see blue sheep, marmots, yaks, sheep and goats and perhaps meet people from Dolpo taking their flocks of sheep and goats to lower pastures for the winter. The afternoon brings more undulations in the path when it leaves the immediate course of the river. There is evidence of improvements to the trail where parts of the rock have been blasted out. You will also see the first of the modern steel suspension bridges which have been built to facilitate movement of people and animals. The track is very narrow in places.
Stay Overnight at Tent Camp in Nawarpani.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
You leave Khanigoan by the new suspension bridge and then walk alongside the river, sometimes going very high before reaching down to the water again. Some of the going is quite demanding and one bridge, said to have unusable for six years, necessitates crossing on wet stepping-stones.Coming into the broad fertile valley of the Barbung Chu, you walk amongst the various crops of millet, sweet corn, barley, buckwheat, green beans, chillies and marijuana. Your lunch and night stop is high above the river but there is a standpipe for water. Tarakot is an old fortress town known by the local people as Dzong, meaning 'fort'. Before the Gorkha dynasty Tarakot was the capital and had a dzong. The famous Sandul gompa, which lies 8km east of Tarakot and at the junction of Barbung Khola and Tarap Chu, stands on a knoll to the south of Bheri River and at one time supervised collections of tolls for the trading caravans traversing an area called Tichu Rong. As an alternative to camping at Tarakot, you may camp down by the river as there are good cooking facilities there and a clean, locked toilet for trekkers' use.
Stay Overnight at Tent Camp in Tarakot.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
The trail is mostly down and fairly firm underfoot. Walking beside the Bheri River you use the ingenious path built twenty feet above the river. All too soon you have reached the village of Dunai and the camp site you used before. You will now have completed the circuit and can mark the occasion with a celebration party.
Stay Overnight at Teahouse in Dunai.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
You now retrace your steps to Juphal. Initially the way is flat but the final hour up to your destination seems steeper than you remember on Day One.
Stay Overnight at Teahouse in Juphal.
Included Meal: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.
Early morning flight to Nepalganj. This is a wonderful 45 minute flight over the Himalayan foothills, with fine views of the main peaks including Annapurna and Dhaulagiri to the north. You then connect with the flight back to Kathmandu.
Stay Overnight at Hotel in Kathmandu.
Included Meal: Breakfast and Farewell Dinner.
Today as per your flight schedule, our staff will transfer you to Tribhuwan International airport for your departure flight back to your home destination.
Have a Safe Journey!
Included Meal: Breakfast.
you can share your experience, which may help for other travellers.
If you are physically fit, you don’t need any training for trekking even if it’s your first time. You must walk for a 5-7 hour per day during the trek and the trail are uphill and downhill with a rough path so that you must be physically fit. And we had set such itinerary that’s make the trek a bit easier and more adventurous. The more you are physically fit, the more you can enjoy the trek.
This trekking destination is comparatively hard trek then other but it’s ok if you are physically fit. The Upper Dolpo trekking is of 24 days as you must walk for the 5 -7 hours per day for the 18 days. The trekking trail is rough, uphill and downhill. As the trial is not paved so the trial is rocky somewhere, so you must be careful if you have a weak ankle and the trail is also filled with the snow depending upon the season.
You can expect a standard room at a 3-star category hotel with breakfast and launch in Kathmandu. But along the trekking trail, there are the tea houses and lodges providing the facility of accommodation and food. They provide the clean mattress and blanket as we offer you a Create Himalaya sleeping bag which is a good idea to have your own sleeping equipment (Sleeping bag must be returned after the trip). The lodges in trekking routes provide single or double bedrooms. The food during the trekking trial provided by the tea houses/lodges is delicious of mostly vegetarian fare. During the time of touring in the city area, you can be served with the local food as well as western food. Trekking in the high Himalaya, you will be served with the basic western food and local food. The local foods like Tibetan’s fries’ bread, soups, steamed and fried dumplings (momo), steamed and curried vegetable (Tarkari), different varieties of potatoes, lentils, and rice (dal -bhat). Different varieties of meats are also served by the tea house. The tea house served the eggs, toast, peanut butter, hot porridge, muesli, and local honey in the breakfast.
Each day dinner and breakfast will be at the lodges/tea houses where we’ll stay. And for a launch, we will stop on the trail where you can order a meal as per your choice. Our Guide will help you to stop at the best possible places to eat.
Yes, you need travel insurance including mountain trekking or mountain climbing. You must assure that your travel insurance policy covers this destination. Some of the insurance companies do not cover expenses above contain altitude. A rescue cost over $5,000 just for the helicopter. So, it is the most need for the coverage of the expenses.
Our guides had a trekking certificate from the Tourism center. They are trained about the first-aid training for high altitude too besides other training and they always carry the essential first-aid kit during trekking trial. So that they can take care of you in the minor case in the mountains as our guide are 24 hours available for the service during trek.
But, in the case of an emergency, our Guide carries the local sim card to be in contact with the office in Kathmandu. Our guide keeps on updating the situation of the Client, then the office will be managed to send the Helicopter in the trail if the client is seriously sick in the mountain.
Yes, you can add the extra days to explore the destination. But, you must pay the extra charge to the company to cover your expenses for the accommodation, food, transportation, and the charge of the Guide and Porter for the extra days.
If you are seeking for the alternative destination beside this trekking destination, you can choose Lower Dolpo Trekking which is amazing trekking routes.
At first, you must fill-up the form with your personal detail and trip detail with the date you preferred to start the trip, then you must send the 30% advance trip payment to our company in our bank account to secure your booking. But, if you cancel the trip then a 10% advance trip payment will be non-refundable and 20% will be refunded on your account.
On receiving your 30% advance trip payment and following personal document like a passport with scanned or photocopy, along with booking forms, then we will send you a full confirmation letter with the deposit as well as receipt of advance trip payment.
You can deposit advance trip payment through the bank account or Visa card, Master Card. And you can clear the remaining payment after you arrive in Kathmandu, Create Himalaya Office.
Choosing your best trekking destination in Nepal is not an easy task. Even more difficult while there are so many options. From the traveler's personal experience, trekking to upper Dolpo is the best way to explore the isolated natural beauty of Nepal. Even though the country seems to be small, you will find more than 100 trekking and hiking trips in Nepal. Among them, this one can be the best fit for you if you are willing to get a significant insight into isolating places in Nepal.
General information about Dolpo:
Dolpo lies in the Western Part of Nepal. One of the most remote and hard-to-reach places in the Country. While the Lower Part (known as the Lower Dolpo) is relatively accessible then the upper Dolpo.
Upper Dolpo Trek requires some extra information and needs to be planned in the logistics way before heading to the area. The cost of a permit to the region is relatively high in comparison to other regions. Travelers must pay USD 50 per day, for a minimum of 10 days trip to Upper Dolpo.
About Dolpo
It's quite rare to get porter services in the area, so travelers might need to carry the necessary stuff by themselves. The necessary stuff includes food and types of equipment including tents e.t.c. So it's mandatory to hire an experienced guide while trekking to this region.
There are 5000+ meter passes to cross, and several nights have to be spent above 3500 meters. However, trekking in Upper Dolpo is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the adventure seeker, and with the right preparations, the rewards are much greater than the struggles.
Dolpo is the most beautiful and least developed district of Nepal. So, travelers have rarely visited this area because of the high passes trail. The trekking trail of the Upper Dolpo passes through beautiful valleys, local settlements, high mountains and alpine green forest of pines, Rhododendrons, Oaks, etc with the green lush vegetation.
What can be expected...???
The main highlights of the trek are a spectacular landscape, mesmerizing Shey Phoksundo lake, eye-pleasing villages of Ringmo and the ancient centuries-old monasteries. Phoksundo is the deepest lake of Nepal with its 145m depth according to a survey by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. Trekkers can explore the centuries-old Buddhist monasteries (which is known as Shey Gompa), wildlife during the trekking trail, pristine lake on the way, soaring peaks and people’s lifestyle of a least developed region is also another attraction of the trek.
Here is a holy mountain called “Crystal Mountain” that is why each year hundreds of pilgrims’ travelers visit the upper Dolpo region and make a circuit of the mountain. The people of this region mostly speak Tibetan languages as the original Tibetan people have been settled in upper Dolpo from the last many years. Rarely some people can understand the Nepali language.
The Trek begins with a flight from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj about 45 minutes and the next morning flight ends at Jhupal 35 minutes. The Upper Dolpo trek is better to do in the summer and monsoon season but Winter seasons are avoided for this trek because of the heavy snowfall.
→ Adventurous camping trek in the remote trans-Himalaya
→ Spectacular view of Kanjirowa Himal, crystal Mountain and many more
→ Visit ancient monasteries of Dolpo district
→ Explore remote areas of the western region
→ Observe Unique Tibetan Buddhist culture and their Lifestyle
→ Discover the wild west of Nepal Himalaya
→ Sightseeing of the Kathmandu City and UNESCO world cultural heritage sites of Kathmandu Valley.
→ Crossing Ngangda La (5360m) and Jyagla pass
→ Explore mesmerizing view Phoksundo Lake which is the Deepest lake of Nepal.
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu (1333m)
Day 02: Kathmandu Valley Sightseeing and Trek Preparation
Day 03: Kathmandu Fly to Nepalgunj (150m) 45minutes fly
Day 04: Nepalgunj Fly to Juphal (2475m) 35 Minutes fly
Day 05: Juphal to Chhepka (2838m) 6-7 hrs Walk
Day 06: Chhepka to Palam (3397m) 6-7 hrs Walk
Day 07: Palam to Phoksundo Lake (3600m) 4 hrs Walk
Day 08: A Rest Day in Phoksundo lake
Day 09: Phoksundo Lake to Forest Camp (3640m) 5-6 hrs Walk
Day 10: Forest Camp to High Camp (4656m) 6 hrs Walk
Day 11: High Camp to Shey Gompa (4160m) 7-8 hrs Walk
Day 12: A Rest Day in Shey Gompa
Day 13: Shey Gompa to Namgung (4430m) 6 hrs Walk
Day 14: Namgung to Saldang (3770m) 3 hrs Walk
Day 15: Saldang to Rakyo (4160m) 6-7 hrs Walk
Day 16: Rakyo to High Camp (4965m) 5-6 hrs Walk
Day 17: High Camp to Tokyo Gaon (4209m) 6-7 hrs Walk
Day 18: Tokyo Gaon to Dho Tarap (3944m) 2 hrs Walk
Day 19: Dho Tarap to Nawarpani (3475m) 7 hrs Walk
Day 20: Nawarpani to Tarakot (2537m) 5 hrs Walk
Day 21: Tarakot to Dunai (2140m) 5-6 hrs Walk
Day 22: Dunai to Juphal (2475m) 3-4 hrs Walk
Day 23: Fly Back to Kathmandu
Day 24: Final Departure
December to February are the coldest months to trek, with the shortest days and the fewest people. There is often a lot of snow on the ground, especially above Dolpo and getting to Destination can sometimes be very difficult or impossible. Many of the higher villages are abandoned for the winter, so tents may be your best bet.
March, April, and May are some of the busier months and for good reason. The days are getting warmer, the weather is mostly stable and the climbing season is in full swing. It really is an amazing sight from several viewpoints. In the lower valleys, the flowers are blooming on the Rhododendrons and the terraced fields turn green with new shoots of vegetables.
From June to August the summer monsoons bring rain and snow. There are fewer visitors during these months, although some of the most beautiful, warm, blue-sky days occur now. Usually, by the afternoon, there is a rainstorm or snow higher up.
This is the most popular time to visit the Annapurna Area. September through November is a time of steady weather patterns, less precipitation, and cleaner air. The lodges are full and everyone is friendly. If you enjoy meeting new friends, want the best chance for great weather and don’t mind an empty, this is the best trekking season.
Your safety is of paramount concern while traveling with Create Himalaya Adventure. Please note that your leader has the authority to amend or cancel any part of the itinerary if it is deemed necessary due to safety concerns. Every effort will be made to keep to the above itinerary. However, this adventure entails traveling in remote mountainous regions, we cannot guarantee that we will not deviate from it. Weather, the health condition of a group member, unexpected natural disasters, etc., can all contribute to changes in the itinerary. The leader will try to ensure that the trip runs according to plan, but please be prepared to be flexible if required.
Your safety is of paramount concern while traveling with Create Himalaya Adventure. Please note that your leader has the authority to amend or cancel any part of the itinerary if it is deemed necessary due to safety concerns. Every effort will be made to keep to the above itinerary; however, since this adventure entails travelling in remote mountainous regions, we cannot guarantee that we will not deviate from it. Weather conditions, health condition of a group member, unexpected natural disasters, etc., can all contribute to changes in the itinerary. The leader will try to ensure that the trip runs according to plan, but please be prepared to be flexible if required.
| Start Date | End Date | Offer Price | Status | Book |
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| 06th October, 2022 | 29th October, 2022 | $4599 | Guaranteed | Book Now |
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