Lower Dolpo Trekking In Nepal

We take an hour long early flight to Nepalgunj from Kathmandu. Nepalgunj is a town in the plains of Nepal which lies near Nepal-India border. After arriving at Nepalgunj, we head towards our hotel and then explore the town for a bit.

After having our brekfast, we fly to Jhupal from Nepalgunj airport. The flight will take around 45 minutes and upon landing we trek for about 2-3 hours and head towards Dunai. Upon landing we’ll enter a completely different world from hot plains to small mountainous village. Dunai is also the administrative headquarter of the Dolpo region.

We begin our trek today after leaving Dunai through the beautiful Himalayan landscapes which is similar with that of the Alps. Later we’ll approach the village of Byasgar which is a Buddhist village of the region. Our trail gets more rough and rocky and our path goes towards the Lingdo village. We set our camp near the village and call it a day.

The path today is gradually going upwards. We’ll be walking through the mani walls and chortens along the way. Our trail climbs high above the Thuli Bheri river and towards Laisicap. After Laisicap the journey is long and strenuous. We finally reach to Laina Odar and the path partly goes through forests as we’re surrounded by steep cliffs. We set up our camp and stay overnight here.

After having our breakfast, we leave Laina Odear as our trail goes up to a small pass. Walk today is fairly easier and we’ll be passing through pine forest. After about 4 to 5 hours of walk, we reach to Nawarpani where we’ll be camping today.

The landscape of the region gets barren as we gradually make our way from Nawarpani. Trees are few and the greens start fading into yellow. We’ll be walking through the river valley with high rocks towering above us from both sides. We might encounter some wildlife such as the Himalayan blue sheep if we get lucky. And if we’re really lucky, we might even catch a glimpse of the snow leopard. After couple hours, we’ll reach to Sisaul where we’ll make our camp.

Today we head for the Numala Base Camp. Upon leaving Dho, we trek towards the Tokyu village which is also said to be the highest permanent settlement in the world. There also lies a gompa which has beautiful statues and artifacts. Then we make a gradual climb over grassy land to Numala Base Camp where we’ll settle overnight.

This is one hard and technical part of our trekking expedition. We start our trek early in the morning to arrive early at the Numa La pass. It is much easier and safer to make the crossing in the morning. The views of the Himalayan ranges are also beautiful from this pass. Mountain peaks such as Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Manaslu, and Kanjirowa are visible on a clear weather day. We then descend gradually from the pass to Danigar where our campsite will lie today.

Another tough day as we cross another pass called the Baga La pass. As the day before, we start early and cross the pass that lies above 5000 meters. From the pass, we descend through steep trail with stunning view of the huge rocks in all kind of colors with mountains at the horizon covered with snow. We’ll also be seeing some beautiful waterfalls along the way and the trail is rather flat and easy. We then set our camp at the Yak Kharka.

We head towards the Chhepka village via Rechi through the beautiful and verdant pine forests along with birches and other broad leaved trees. From Rechi, the trail is flat and then climbs steeply up the hill. Later we reach to Chhepka and we’ll call it a day as we spend overnight here.

The trail is easy as we’ll be descending for most the time. We’ll be passing through the Sangta and Kagne village and then reach the check post of the Shey Phoksundo national Park. We then head down towards Jhupal passing another village of Kalagaonda. Upon reaching Jhupal our trekking has come to an end. We’ll stay overnight at Jhupal and get an early morning flight to Nepalgunj the next day.

We’ll fly early in the morning to Nepalgunj. The scenic flight also gives us some amazing aerial view of the Himalayas. Upon reaching Nepalgunj, we take the next available flight to Kathmandu. After we arrive at Kathmandu, we head back to our hotel and rest for the day. After resting for a bit, we’ll be organizing a dinner party for our fellow guests where you’ll be taken to a traditional Nepalese cuisine restaurant.

Our travel journey has now come to an end as we say our goodbyes and take you to the Tribhuvan International Airport 2 hours prior to your flight time. We’ll come to pick you at your hotel and a representative will drive alongside you up till the departure gate at the airport.