18 Nights & 19 Days
Adventurous to Challenging
5,360 Meters / 17,581 Feet
2 people require
April-May & Sep-Nov
Around Dhaulagiri trekking, an adventure to world seventh highest mountains and around its massive range of peaks, where walk follows Mygdi River upstream right up to its glacial source at Dhaulagiri base camp at above (4,750m) high enclosed within an array of mountains.
Around Dhaulagiri located Nepal Far North West, one of the remote areas of Himalaya which stretches towards Lower Dolpo and Mustang with Mygdi areas, an interesting and exciting walk that leads you to rural farm villages of Magar people, one of Nepal largest wide-spread hill tribes.
On this adventure where walks lead you from low warmer temperatures to cooler hills covered with dense tall rhododendron-magnolia-oaks and pine trees which soon gives away for barren and icy landscapes with moraines and rocks at Dhaulagiri base camp, situated beneath the world highest Mt. Dhaulagiri that rises above (8,167m and 26,795) first conquest by Swiss Expeditions on May 13th, 1960 with support of Nepalese guides Nyima and Nawang Dorji Sherpa.
Beginning Around Dhaulagiri Trekking from scenic Pokhara city, where a drive leads further west to the starting point of the trek at small farm village at Darbang past Beni town, as walk leads past few farm areas and villages and then entering into the complete wilderness of mountains-green hills and glaciers.
Slowly walk leads you at Dhaulagiri base camp after following Mygdi River at its glacial source, then crossing highest pass of the adventure over French pass at (5,360m) high to reach scenic Hidden Valley surrounded by high peaks of Dhaulagiri range.
After a pleasant and exciting time at Hidden Valley walking over Dhampus / Thapa pass to reach back into green woodland with downhill to Marpha, one of the most attractive villages situated within Mustang at Kaligandaki river valley.
From here short drive leads to Jomsom town and its small airstrip where scenic flights take you to beautiful Pokhara by its serene Phewa Lake to conclude this magnificent journey and adventure Around Dhaulagiri Trekking.
