Lower Dolpo Trek

As soon as you reach Kathmandu, you will be received by our representative and will be escorted to the hotel. You will be provided with a briefing on the trek afterward. 

On this day, we board on the bus or flight to reach Nepalgunj from Kathmandu. Nepalgunj is a town situated in the western Terai of Nepal and it is very close to Bardia National Park as well the Indian border. Nepalgunj is known to be the transportation hub to travel western, mid-western and far western parts of Nepal. Overnight stay at a hotel.

We board on the flight to get to Juphal which will take us around thirty-five minutes. Our trek begins from Juphal. We first descend and then walk past villages. We trek along the riverside and then cross the Roop Ghar which has a water mill and then we get to Dunai village (2150 meters). Dunai has some government offices along with a school and a police check post. Dunai is our overnight stop for the day. 

After having a hearty breakfast, we move to Tarakot as follow the upstream route along the river, Bheri. We walk past small villages which have monasteries, fields and mani stones. Tarakot lies above the river, Thuli Bheri and was a popular trading point since it sed to be the capital of the kingdom Tichorung. This village is mostly occupied by the Magar tribe and the locals practice Tibetan Buddhism.

After breakfast, we head to Laini Odar en route Laisicap (2775 meters) along with Kanigaon (2950 meters) crossing a river with the spectacular views of the peaks Churn Himal and Putha Hiunchuli. Laini Odar is a great camping site which has a pristine waterfall at close proximity.

We have breakfast and move forward, passing Chhyugar (3440 meters) as well as Toltol (3530 meters), walking across deep gorges along with high cliffs.

After we have breakfast, we follow the Tarap Khola en route to Langa and Ghyamghar. Dho Tarap is a beautiful settlement that resembles Dolpo. This place is above the valley and used to be a popular trading spot for the Mustang and Tibet traders back in the day.

On this day, we take time to get our well-deserved rest. We explore the surroundings of Dho Tarap and the Ringo Bumpa monastery here, which was built around thousands of years ago. This monastery is similar to the Samye Monastery, which is in Tibet, in terms of its architecture. Kakar Gompa is a well-known monastery of the Dolpo region. Dho Tarap is home to many monasteries including the Drakmar Dewa Monastery, Mekhyim Monastery, Bon Gompa of Sipichowk, Dhoro Monastery, and so on. Choose wisely which monastery you would like to explore properly. 

We eat breakfast and then head to Numa La Base Camp en route to the Crystal Mountain School, Tokyu Village (4209 meters) and health post. We will witness the Sharing Gompa, where there are many monks of this region. 

We will have strenuous walks on this day as we move to Danighar en route Numa La Pass (5310 meters).  We have a steep uphill climb to the top of Huma La which will take us around four hours with the spectacular views of the Norbu Kang, Mt. Dhaulagiri and Churen Himal.  The trek gets comparatively easier as we move along the Gyambo Khola. 

On this day, we have a challenging trekking journey as we climb uphill to get to Gaga La Pass which has to offer amazing views of the Norbung Lang Peak and the pristine Phoksundo Lake. We then descend down to Temche which is beautiful meadow at the height of 4000 meters. 

We descend down to Yak Kharka and then move uphill to reach Ringmo as we walk across the pine, cypress and junipers forest enjoying the panorama of the cliffs and the waterfall on the right. We finally get to Ringmo which is a popular Bon settlement here. We trek downhill for thirty minutes from Ringmo to finally reach the picturesque Shey Phoksundo lake.

On this day, we explore the surrounding of the Ringmo village along with the amazing Phoksundo lake. Ringmo is a Tibetan village. We get to witness the beautiful glaciers around the lake. We will see many monasteries and religious sites here. We spend our time exploring all of this.

We eat breakfast and then climb up and down en route Recchi as well as Chunuwar.  We walk along with lush green forests of birches, bamboo, and pines enjoying t final sight of Phoksundo lake.

We move to Juphal, passing Khangadanda and Shanta across diverse landscapes and barley and wheat fields among the trees of walnut, apricot, and peach. Juphal is an amazing village that has a marketplace.

On this day, we first fly to Nepalgunj and then to Kathmandu.

On this day, we escort you to the international airport at Kathmandu from where you leave for your native country or next travel destination.