Lower Dolpo Trek

Maximum Altitude: 5190 meters

Duration of Trek: 15 days camping

Grade: Moderate

Dolpo offers a wonderful chance to experience a landscape and culture very different from other parts of the country. Dolpo is rugged and remote and divided into two areas (upper and lower). 

The upper region is restricted and requires a permit. The whole of Dolpo is situated in the Shey Phoksundo National Park, 400 km west of Kathmandu. It is a rich and diverse area lying west of the Kali Gandaki valley just behind the Dhaulagiri massif in mid-western Nepal.

Dolpo is home to many rare and endangered animal species including the Snow leopard, musk deer and blue sheep. The Dolpo region has only been opened to foreigners since 1989. 

One of the many highlights of the lower Dolpo trek is the flat upper valley, which contains a number of interesting villages mostly inhabited by people of Magar & Gurung origins. There is a number of Buddhist and Bon temples to see along the way. 

	Day 1  Day 2  Day 3  Day 4  Day 5  Day 6 Day 7 Day 8  Day 9  Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13  Day 14  Day 15  Day 16 Day 17  Day 18 Day 19  Arrival Kathmandu - transfer hotel - tour briefing   Sight seeing in Kathmandu  DayTransfer airport - fly Nepalgunj (1 hour) - transfer hotel  Transfer airport - fly Juphal - trek Hanke (2660m)  Hanke/Samduwa  Phoksundo Lake (3600m)  Rest at Lake Phoksundo  Cross Baga La (5090m) and camp next side  Numla base camp  Cross Numla (5190m) then trek Dho Tarap (4040m)  Rest at Dho Tarap  Big cave (3600m)   Lahini (3200m)  Tarakot (2800m)  Dunai (2150m)  Jhupal (2500m)  Fly Kathmandu - transfer hotel  At leisure in Kathmandu  Transfer airport - flight to onward destination.