Upper Dolpo Trek

After your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. At outside the Airport Terminal, a representative of Sherpa Expedition and Trekking cordially receives you and transfers to a 3-star hotel in Kathmandu at Thamel, backpackers colorful market. In the afternoon, you will be taken to the Sherpa Expedition and Trekking office for a guide introduction and final brief trip information about the trek. In the evening, explore the tourist hub, Thamel.

After having breakfast in the morning, 8:00 am Sherpa Expedition and Trekking City tour guide takes you to a sightseeing trip begins and takes you to several cultural sites and places of historic interest in the Kathmandu Valley. A private car and guide will lead the way!

After breakfast, We will board a plane on the day third. We will fly to Nepalgunj from Kathmandu (45 minutes). After a tiring day, we can spend the evening in our hotel or explore this vibrant city. We will stay overnight at Nepalgunj.

Today From Nepalgunj we will take a short flight to Juphal, After arriving in Juphal, we will meet our trekking staff and trek through the green terraced fields along the Bheri River and through the narrow canyon. After 3 hours of walk, we will arrive at a large village in Dunai, where we spend our overnight.

Leaving Dunai, we will cross the suspension bridge and trek westward. The meeting point of the Thuri Bheri and Suli Gad rivers, we will follow the latter one and move another part. We will climb up gradually, with the sound of the river thriving in the backdrop. We will trek through marijuana, millet, pumpkin, and potato fields. Then after we will continue our hiking along the river and arrive at a small settlement called Hanke. This village is the main gateway to Shey Phoksundo National Park. We will trek through Parela and Rahagaon to reach Ankhe village. What’s interesting is these names mean eyelashes, eyebrows, and eyes respectively! It takes about 6 hours to trek reach Ankhe.

From Ankhe, we will start our trek to get a little challenging from this point. After crossing a dwindling river in well-built bridges, we will climb up on a steep path on a narrow trail. Then after, we will trek down for some time along the river and then again climb up, relishing the stunning view of the surrounding landscape. After walking for 7 hours, we make camp on the side of Suligad River. We will spend our night at Tent camp.

Leaving Renje, We will start our trek early in the morning. The walking trail will be fairly easy for the first few hours until Sumdo. From here, we will trek down steeply. We will climb a ridge at 3,875m from where we can have the stunning view of the 300m waterfall, biggest in Nepal and the Phoksundo Lake. We will drop away through beautiful Birch forests to arrive at the Phoksundo Khola and beautiful settlement of Ringmo, decorated with its mud-plastered Chortens and Buddhist Mani walls. This is a lively and vibrant village. From here, we will walk a short distance to reach the shores of Phoksundo Lake where we’ll fix the campsite. It’s approximately a seven-hour trek today. We will spend our overnight at Tent Camp.

Leaving Phoksundo Khola We will trek through the adventurous path that is suspended on a footway of wood supported on pegs, driven into gaps in the stones. We will trek steeply up, up to 4,040m elevation, and then drop down to the bottom of the valley to enter the bank of Shey Phoksundo Khola, In Shey Phoksundo Khola we will set the camp for overnight. Today we will trek for about six hours. We stay overnight at Tent camp.

Leaving Phoksundo Khola, we will cross few streams barefoot! We will cross the glacial valley and head north. Then after, the path goes on to become narrower and narrower we will cross impressive vertical cliffs and crooked stone formations. The meeting point of the Phoksundo river and another unnamed river, there is a very old wooden bridge which we will cross, of course. A long, tiring climb will lead us to sheep grazing land from where the path turns up a still gorge. again long and tiring climb up to the top and it will bring us to another valley from where we can see the challenging Kang La Pass. Today trek will seven hours long. We will spend the night at Tent camp.

Leaving Phoksundo Bhangunj, we will trek especially be tiring and demanding today. It will take us around three hours to reach the top of the Kang La Pass at altitude of 5,151m. from Phoksundo Bhanjung. we can see the view from the top more than compensates for all the hard walk. While we descending the steep trail, we have to be extra careful. It will take only around one hour. A beautiful red Chorten will mark our arrival in Shey Gompa. An old-fashioned log bridge will take us to the Shey Gompa compound. In Shey Gompa, we will set camp for the night. Today trek will be around seven hours.

Today is our rest day in Shey Gompa, Shey literally means crystal in the Tibetan language. Shey monastery is also called the crystal mountain. We can explore the Shey Gompa and take blessings from the Buddhist Lama. We can explore the Tsakang Gompa, west of Shey. It has been a meditation hub for lamas in medieval times. This monastery was built in the 11th century.

From here, we can witness the perfect blend and harmony of Tibetan Buddhism and ancient Pre-Buddhist religion Bon Po. We can walk around the area and visit the vicinity. We will spend our night at the tent camp.

Today Leaving Shey Gompa, We will start our trek along a pleasant track covered with juniper shrub. We will climb up to a stony gray canyon. It begins with a zigzag path of rocks and eroded soil and it will bring us to the flat spot. Then after half an hour of some steep climbing, we reach the top of the Saldand La Pass. From Saldand Pass we can enjoy the magnificent view of the barren, and the coppery red landscape of Mustang. Then after we will trek down to the north and it will get long and tiring. The view of grazing yaks and the nomadic tents which make from yak hair will welcome. It signals that we have now entered the Namduna Gaon. iIn this village we can explore the Namgung Monastery set against a backdrop of the cliff. This village only has six houses and terraced fields on both sides. from here, We can see stretched out Barley fields, the main crop of the district. We can explore the recently built beautiful monastery in the periphery. Today trek will be seven hours long. We spend our night at a tent camp.

Leaving Namduna, we will trek uphill. It begins with a long and exciting traverse along the rocky Himalayas. At the bottom of the valley, we can see terraced fields of ripening crops. We will climb up for some time before going downhill to the beautiful village of Saldang, situated on a plateau high above the Nam Khong Nala River. This is the biggest village of the district. It is an arid village of the Trans Himalayan Tibetan plateau. Today we will be trek around four hours.

Leaving Saldang we will trek early in the morning and trek down the riverbank, then the terraced fields, beautiful stupas, and Chortens. We can see some Mani stones on our route and can explore the Chaiba Monastery on our trail. We will trek through the village of Namdo, a prosperous village of 60 houses and more than 300 people. We can explore the Namdo monastery and another monastery on top of the cliff. We will set the camp near the Sibu. Today trek will be around six hours long.

from Sibu, we will follow the dwindling river, the first few hours of the trek is going to be fairly easy. Then after two hours, we will cross another stream and then turn to a side valley. Then walking from there is very steep. We will then arrive at a pleasant meadow, but it is bestrewn with rocks. After the five hours of trek, we will reach our camp at jeng la Pass.

Leaving Jeng la Pass, The trail today is compacted which makes walking easier today. But at some times it gets very steep. It will only take 2 hours to reach the top of Jeng La. The views from Jengla of the Mt. Dhaulagiri Mastiff is truly mesmerizing. After a rough trail downhill towards the Tarap Valley, we will find ourselves in a lush green valley in the trail a few hours leading us to Tarap Chu. Tarap is truly a majestic valley, vast plains on the lap of snowy mountains peak extending 20kms along with the Tarap Chu. On arriving Tokyu Gaon we can explore Gompas and Chortens. We can spend the night in the Tokyu Monastery compound. The monastery belongs to Chaiba sect. Today we will be trek around seven hours.

Today trail is board and fairly easy. We will walk along with the fields where we can see the men and women busy harvesting the crops. We can also see Mani Walls, prayer flags, and Chortens, many of which need a reconstruction now. Tarap village is mainly populated by Magars and few Tibetans. The people here follow Bon Po or Buddhism. We can go explore the Gompa here and receive blessings from the resident Lama. Today, we will spend a night at a tent camp.

we will fallow the course of the Tarap Khola, we will trek downhill. We will cross the narrow gorges on our trail. We can see Blue Sheeps, Yaks, and people taking their yaks and goats for grazing. We will trek along a more heaved trail as we walk away from the river. We will cross one of the modern suspension bridges. The trail will get very narrow in places. We spend our night at a Tent camp.

Leaving Serkam, We will trek continue descent down the canyon of the Tarap River. we will walk on paths, broad and silky to very narrow and steep. We will also mount the flights of man-made staircases which need to be tackled with some care. Our campsite will be a pleasant and beautiful meadow in the shade of big trees. We spend our night at a tent camp.

From Khanigaon, the mountains in the backdrop in a newly built suspension bridge we will trek along the river, up and downhills. Sometimes the path can be more challenging and we will also cross one of the rivers on wet stepping stones! Today trek will be four hours long, approximately. We will spend our night at a tent camp.

Leaving Tarakot, the wild adventures of the treks back up there, we will trek down mainly. Walking beside the resonating Bheri River, after five hours we will arrive at the village of Dunai. Today we have completed the circuit of the beautiful Dolpo Trek. We will take the rest and in the evening we can visit Dunai village.

Leaving Dunai, We will trek back to the small town of Juphal. At first, the path is flat and broad but as we hike up the trail goes on to become steeper and steeper. we will spend our night at Tent camp.

Today, after breakfast, We will board the two planes. We will fly from Nepalgunj (35 minutes) and from Nepalgunj to Kathmandu (45 minutes). After a tiring day, you can spend the evening at your hotel or visit this vibrant city.

After finished your trek you can spend the day further visiting this historic city. You can also go travel to the outskirts of the valley. Buy souvenirs at Thamel, Basantapur, and old towns of Patan and Bhaktapur to take back to your home.

Today is your last day in Nepal you will drive to Tribhuvan International Airport for your flight departure. Sherpa Expedition and Trekking team will then share our goodbyes and wish you a safe flight back home. With this, the trip concludes and you come to an end of the Upper Dolpo Trek.