The Lower Dolpo is located in the northern part of the Dolpo region (which is in the western part of Nepal). The Lower Dolpo Trek passes through Shey-Phoksundo National Park, which is the center of attraction. You can experience varieties of rare and endangered flora and fauna species which you can see nowhere else in Nepal. Trekking in Lower Dolpo is less complicated and provides an opportunity to enjoy beautiful landscape view, unique cultural experience, Buddhist monasteries, yak caravans that maintain traditional salt trade with Tibet and most importantly, the beautiful Phokhsundo Lake that has turquoise blue water. Though the lifestyle of this region is still primitive where caravans of sheep and yak are used for trading, people are really friendly and hostile. This trekking has its own beauty and charm.
The preferable season to trek at Lower Dolpo is spring season (March to May) and autumn season (October-November).
TRIP DETAILS
Day 01 – Arrival
Upon arrival to Kathmandu Airport, our representative will drop you to Hotel. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 02 – Visit to Kathmadu Valley?
After breakfast at the hotel, we will take you for sightseeing of Kathmandu valley, the ‘City of Glory’. The sightseeing includes most popular places such as Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupatinath, Swoyambhunath and Boudhanath. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 03 – Kathmandu to Nepalgunj?
We will fly from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj and transfer to Hotel (in Nepalgunj).
Day 04: Nepalgunj to Jhupal and trek to Dunai (2-3 hrs walk)
After breakfast, we’ll fly from Nepalgunj to Jhupal. The flight is about 45 minutes and during this time, you can enjoy a beautiful view of Mount Annapurna and Dhaulagiri. We will then trek to Dunai through Sulighat.
Day 05: Trek to Sahartara (5-6 hrs walk)?
We continue the trek along the south bank of the river where Tarakot village welcomes us with its colorful terraced field and tented camps. Sahartara is a primitive fort built by local people. Overnight at camp.
Day 06 –Trek to Laini (6-7 hrs walk)?
After breakfast, the trekking continues from Saharkot to Laini which passes through Tarap chu river, farm terraces and rural villages. Overnight at camp.
Day 07: Trek to Nawarpani (5 hrs walk)?
Our walk continues with exciting paths with several ups, downs and jumps. We continue to walk up to the gorge of Tarap river, descend to Chyugur Khola and cross several bridges which will lead us to Nawarpani. Overnight at camp.??Day 08 – Trek to Do Tarap (7-8 hrs walk)?We continue walking on a flat trail after breakfast that will lead us to Kamattarka which is at the convergence of the Tarap Chu and Lang Khola. After a few hours of walk, we will reach to dry inner Himalayan valley. Another 3-4 hours of walk from the valley will bring us to the Do Tarap village which is surrounded by a stone wall. Overnight at camp.
Day 09. Rest day at Do Tarap ?
In order to get familiar with the altitude and enjoy the beautiful scenic view, we spend a rest day at Do Tarap. During this time, we will visit several monasteries, get familiar with Dolpo clothing and Tibetan style clothing such as somba and dhocha, interact with local people, visit Buddhist Gompa which is nearby the camp and Bon Gompa that is about half and hour walk from the camp.
Day 10: Trek to Numa La Base Camp (6-7 hrs walk)?
After spending a wonderful rest day at Do Tarap, we will continue our trek towards the upper Tarap valley. If the weather is clear enough, you’ll get to see a magical view of Norbukhang, Kagmara, Sheyshikar from Numala. A few hours of more walk will take us to Tokyu village.
Day 11: Cross Numa La /Bagala Phedi (6-7 hrs walk)?
Our trek continues to crossing Numa La pass. This is one of the long and strenuous day walk where you have to go through steep climbings. However, you can enjoy the splendid view of Dhaulagiri and after getting to the top of Numa La, we will descend for 3 hours, followed by more 2 hour uphill walk that will take us to Baga La Phedi. Overnight at camp.
Day 12: Cross Baga La/Yak Kharka (6 hrs walk)?
Walking through Baga-la at 5070m offers awesome views of the surrounding landscapes aided with snow capped peaks of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges. Almost three hours of downhill walk from Baga La take us to Yak Kharka. Overnight at camp.
Day 13: Trek to Phoksundo Lake (4 hrs walk)?
Starting from the pine forest, we will walk through pasture field and alpine shrubs to make it to Phoksundo. It’s a short trek of around 4 hours, which is an easy and flat trail trekking. Overnight at camp.
Day 14: Rest Day at Phoksundo ?
A day to sit on the shore of beautiful Phoksundo Lake and mesmerize with its beauty. It is a very pleasant day to relax your body. You can walk around the lake and enjoy the silence of the nature. You can even visit the nearby Tibetan Buddhist monastery. Overnight at camp.
Day 15: Trek to Renchey (3 hrs walk)?
From Phoksundo, we will continue walking down the hill for three hours to reach Renchey. You can see beautiful views Norbukhang is the weather is clear. Overnight at camp.
Day 16: Trek to Raptang (5-6 hrs walk)?
Nature lovers will love this trek as the whole walk passes through the forest trail where one can enjoy the lovely chirping of birds, blooming of flowers, amazing wildlifes and many more. Overnight at camp.
Day 17 – Trek to Jhupal (6-7 hrs walk)?
Following the trails of Raptang, we gently slope upwards towards Jhupal through Sulighat. At Jhupal, you can explore the busy market town or sit back and relax. Overnight at camp.
Day 18: Fly back to Kathmandu via Nepalgunj?
We will take flight from Jhupal to Nepalgunj. From Nepalgunj, we will take flight to Kathmandu and transfer to the Hotel (in Kathmandu). Overnight at Hotel.
Day 19: Departure?
Transfer to International airport to fly in your home country.??Note: At times the flights may either be delayed or even cancelled for a day or more, mostly because of bad weather. At such condition, we recommend our guests to have one extra day in Kathmandu post trek.
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