Upper Dolpo Trekking

After breakfast in Kathmandu, you will be flying from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) to Nepalgunj Regional Airport. It is approximately 55 minutes flight. It is very popular city in Nepal. It lies in Banke District in plain Terai region.  The temperature is extremely hot during summer days. People living here are mostly Hindu or Buddhist. You will be staying there for a night in a lodge.

You will be taking flight from Nepalgunj to Juphal which is approximately 35 min flight. Juphal is a village in Dolpa District. From there you will be trekking to Dunai which is approximately 4-5 hours far. It is the biggest city of Dolpo district which is acts as headquarter of the district. People are settled across the bank or river. Dunai is one of best place for travelers and trekkers where you will be spending your night in a tent.

You will then leave for Chhepka from Dunai which will be approximately 6-7 hours far. You can see Bheri River in the journey. You will reach Chhepka village after you cross a tropical forest. You might also see a small hydropower on your way. You will be staying in Chhepka for a night in a tent.

After having breakfast, you will leave as soon as possible because it will be approximately 6-7 hours of trek. You have to ascend massive forest of cedar, huge hemp farm and settlement of people. You will also see a school on the way to your destination. You will be camping outside Jharana Hotel for a night and continue your journey the next day.

Immediately after breakfast, you will leave for a beautiful lake called Phoksundo. It is about 5-6 hours far from Rechi. Phoksundo lies in Shey Phoksundo National Park. From top the lake looks like Y shaped and its maximum depth is beyond 130m. The lake is surrounded by massive mountain like structure and it offers very charismatic scene. 

After long and harsh trekking days, you will be resting for a day and preparing for the rough journey ahead of you. 

After a day rest, you will heading to Forest Camp. The time to reach there is approximately 6-7 hours which is quite long and can be tiring at a point of time. You will be taking rest at Forest Camp for the day where you will be sleeping in a tent.

It will a long day, as you will be trekking for almost 7-8 hours from Forest Camp to Namdola high camp. You will ascend towards Nangamala Pass and after reaching the top you will descend to Namdola high camp. You must try to leave as soon as possible as the journey is long and the altitude is also too high which makes it difficult for most trekkers. You will be staying there for a night in a tent.

This day you reach the highest altitude of this trek which is about 5416 m above sea level. It will be a long trek as well as you will be trekking for 6-7 hours from Namdola high camp to Shey Gumpa. It is a Buddhist monastery which is located in Dolpa district. Inside monastery you can expect to see a lot of Buddhism gods which have their own significance. 

After many harsh days, you will get a day off from your trip as you will be taking rest in Shey Gumpa.

After a rest day, you shall continue your journey. You will leave Shey Gumpa after breakfast for Namgung Gung which is 6-7 hours far. It is a monastery in Dolpa district. Most of the people living there follow Buddhist religion so you can expect a lot of monastery in your way. You can always enter those monastery whenever they are not praying. Your destination will be Namgung Gung for the day and you will be living in a tent.

You will be leaving early in the morning for Saldang. It is expected to be around 7-8 hours trekking journey. It is largest village in inner Dolpa area. On the way, you have to walk along dusty mountains, follow Namga Khola (river). There aren’t many people living in Saldang. Buddhism is the main religion of this village and you can see some monastery along the way.

Immediately after breakfast you will be leaving for Khoma gaon because the journey will be long and will last about 7-8 hours. In this journey you will go through Khomala pass. It is a small village where you will be spending your night in a tent.

You will leaving from your camping area for Mendo it is a little bit short journey compared to the other day which will last 6-7 hours. You can expect to see beautiful scenery, monastery and yaks on your journey. You will stopping in Mendo for a night and you will be camping there.

You will be leaving for Tinje Gaon which is just beside Saldang. You should leave as soon as possible because it would be an approximately 7-8 hours trek. You can see breathtaking views of mountains and hills. Tinje Gaon is a village in Dolpa district where most of people follow Buddhist religion. You will be staying there for a night in a tent.

It will be the longest trekking journey of the tour as you will be walking for approximately 8-9 hours. You will leave for Rapka Khola soon after you have breakfast in your tent. You can see beautiful all over journey. You will be spending your night in a tent.

After breakfast you will leave for Chharka bhot which is 7-8 hours far. On your journey, you will go through Mola Bhanjyang. From Mola Bhanjyang you can see mountains touching clouds. In this area you can see desert like landscape and scenery. You can see exotic views of mountain from Chharka bhot where you will be resting for a night.

You will leave for Norbulung after a night in Chharka bhot. Breakfast will be provided in your camping area. On your way, you can expect to see small monastery, river, lakes and houses made up of stones and tin on the roof. You will be trekking for almost 6-7 hours and your final destination for the day will be Norbulung.

You will leave early in the morning after breakfast. It will a long journey as it will last 7-8 hours. You will go to High Camp through Tuchela Bhanjyang. The altitude will go up slightly as compared to the other day touching 5100 m above the sea level. You can expect to see beautiful scenery from High Camp. You will stay in High Camp for a night.

After breakfast in your tent, you will leave for Sangda Phedi which is approximately 6-7 hours far. You will be descending for most of your journey as you will be coming to 4498 m from 5100 m above sea level but you still can see wonderful scenery. You will camp in Sangda Phedi for the night and continue your journey the day after.

From here the journey will get easier because you will be trekking for few hours only. After breakfast in your tent, you will leave for Phalyak which is approximately 5-6 hours far. On the way, you can see vegetation but it will be mostly desert for the journey. But you can see beautiful mountain and villages.

As you approach final days of your tour, you will trek to Jomsom which is approximately 3-4 hours trek from Phalyak. Jomson is really famous for its world class apple production and apple wine. Most of the people living here follow Buddhist religion. You can expect to see stone slab stairs, desert like landscape, beautiful mountains and yaks on your journey.

You will fly to Pokhara after having breakfast in your tent. The flight will be approximately 20 minutes. Pokhara is a beautiful city with many lakes where you can go boating. It is an idle place for tourist. You can clearly see mountains and wonderful scenery from there. 

After breakfast at Pokhara you will either travelling by a Tourist Bus or taking flight to Kathmandu. Our representative will be at your service and drop you to your hotel to end the trip.