Dolpa is one of the most interesting Trekking Destination Of Nepal for many reasons. With an area of 7889sq. Kilometers, it is the largest district of Nepal. And yet one of the most sparsely populated. Topographically it is interesting too. It contains the deepest Lake of Nepal. Lake Poksundo which also happens to be the deepest lake of high altitude in the world. Dolpa is one of the few districts in Nepal that is behind the Himalayan mountains, due to which it gets very little rain. Hence, most of the hills are bare with little vegetation, Harsh weather combined with high hills makes this area one of the most inhospitable in Nepal, and yet the barren and majestic hills lend it a rare beauty that is absolutely mesmerizing. Due to the harsh living conditions, few people live or travel in this area. Even today , much of Dolpa is restricted area for tourists, which contributed to the preservation of the unique culture of Dolpa,
Some of the attractions of this route are Dho -Tarap, a human settlement at the highest altitude in the world, Shey Gumpa, religiously the most important Gumba in Nepal, and lake Poksundo, the deepest lake of high altitude in the world. Dolp0 is rich in flora and fauna too.Upper Dolp0 region is full of rare herbs and wild animals. Blue sheep, Ghoral and even Cheetahs and many other species of wild animals can be sighted in the region. The forest of Upper Dolpo is home to rare plants like Yarsagumba, Jatamasi, Pachaunle, Chimailo and many others
Best time for trek is March to May as it may rain in June and July. Communication facilities in the region are quite hard to get although satellite phones work everywhere but are expensive. Phone networks, which are popular in other parts of the country do not work well here.The trek formally starts from Juphal and ends at Juphal it self.
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Option I
Day 01: Kathmanu/Pokhara to Nepalgung-Juphal (Drive or Fly to Nepaljung abd Fly to Ranjha airport in Juohal of Dolpa and over night hotel)
Day 02: Juphal to chhekpa(Trek to Kagbeni for about 3 hours. Lunch at Kagbeni and Proceed to chehekpa passing throug Sangta)
Day 03: Chhekpa to Chunuwar(Trek to Rechi about 3.5 hours passing through Danche and Kiptarung. After taking lunch at Rechi. Proceed towaards chunuwar following the Poksundo river Upstream through dense forest)
Day 04:Chunuwar to Ringmo (Trek for about 2.5 hours to views tower, from where one can get a specatacular views of Poksundo falls. Rest at the tower. trek up hill for while to catch the first glimse of Poksundo Lake. Trek down hill for an hour to reach Ringmo village)
Day 05:Ringomo to Ruktang ( Trek towards Choklapuk. Upper Dolpo beings today. Ringomo is the border village between upper and Lower dolpo. It can be reached after trekking up and down hill passing through dense pine forest for about five hours. Lunch at choklapuk and proceed towards Ruktang)
Day 06: Ruktang to Base camp ( Pack the lunch for the day and trek towards base camp passing through several waterfalls falling to the river from both sides of the trails. Lunch on the way Pisten river is crossed over and over again on this day. It takes around six hours to reached base camp from Ruktang )
Day 07: Base camp to Shey Gompa ( Pack the lunch for the day and trek towards shey Gompa, the biggest of all Gompas in Nepal. The day can be the most treacherous one, one as the trek passes through the highest pass of the trails .lunch on the way Shey Gompa canBe reached after a trek of around seven hours the base camp)
Day 08: Shey Gompa to Saldhang ( Trek to small village Namjung which takes around seven hours to reach.Lunch at Namjung and proceed to saldang village, which takes around four hours to reach. Trekkers even can camp at Namjung and Procees to Saldang the other day)
Day 09: Saldang to Rhakyo ( Trek to namdo, a small village on the way trail pases through mild inclines and declines. it takes couple of hours to reach Namdo, Lunch at Namdo Procees towards Rhakyo which takes about five hours to reach. This part of the trek is also the trade route to China and various caravans of Yaks, horses and mules can be spotted)
Day 10: Rhakyo to High camp ( Pack the lunch for the day and trek along the river inside a gorges. Lunch along the way A trek for about six hours can take to the high camp. which is at an altitude of 4850m.)
Day 11: High camp to Dho tarap(Trek to Jengla pass, the final pass of the trails. it takes five hours to reach Takshi village. Lunch at the village and proceed to Dho tarap. It takes and hours to reach there.)
Day 12: Dho Tarap to Tangun ( Trek to Tangun passsing throung Lang and Tol Tol, The junction for horses and Mules Lunch at Lang. It takes about eight hours to reach Tangum.)
Day 13: Tangum to Lahikyap ( Trek towards a narrow valley, Laini Odar passing through dense pine Forest . Lunch at the valley Proceed towards Lashikyap village . It takes seven hours to reach the village from Tangum)
Day 14: Lashikayap to Dunai ( Trek towards to dunai, the district headquarter of dolpo passing through numerous villages called tarakot, tarabagar, shar tara and Tuppo tara along the way . it takes around seen hours to reach dunai
Day 15: Dunai to Juphal ( The last stretch of the trek starts with the motorable road up to Kalagauda from her trek up hill reach to Juphal it takes 4 hours to reach to juphal from dunai
Day 06: Juphal to neapljung -kathmandu/Pokhara ( Fly to Neapljung and taks bus or flight to kathmandu or bus to pokhara)
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