19 Nights & 20 Days
Moderate to Adventurous
5,238 Meters / 17,185 Feet
2 people require
April to November
Lower Dolpo trekking is a fabulous country to visit once in your life experience and feel its wilderness in the land of elusive snow leopard and herd of blue sheep within beautiful areas of Lower and Inner Dolpo.
Probably one of the most remote adventure destinations in Himalaya where walk leads you into fascinating and scenic landscapes from tree forest of pines and spruce to barren dry terrain with impressive villages enriched with Buddhist and ancient Bon sect of pre-Buddhism religions.
Lower Dolpo Trekking is located with Nepal’s largest national park called Shey-Phoksundo with an area of 3,555 sq. km including from Jhupal around lower Dolpo towards beautiful Phoksundo lake and beyond to Shey Gompa (Upper Dolpo restricted area).
The country is full of beautiful landscapes and cultural villages, where walking starts with a scenic flight from Kathmandu to land at Nepal Far South West in Nepalgunj city, located close to India border as well with a strong Indian influence.
From Nepalgunj taking another short flight to mountainous region to reach a Jhupal within Lower and Inner Dolpo area, and then starts trekking past Dunai, the headquarter town of Dolpo district.
A walk leads to a number of villages of Hindu Malla Thakuri farm villages unto scenic and magnificent country at Phoksundo Lake also called Ringmo Lake due to its closeness village of Ringmo, where you can explore and witness the Dolpo interesting culture of Buddhism and Bon sect worships.
From Phoksundo Lake crossing the high pass of Baga-la and Numa-la Pass above (5,000m) with incredible views of peaks and its beautiful country, then reaching the impressive village of Tokyu and Dho-Tarap visiting its nice village and monasteries as walk leads towards wide Dho-Tarap valley around Yak grazing fields.
Slowly following the Dho-Tarap River to reach another nice Tarakot village, known for its importance the gate and entrance of old Trans-Himalayan Caravan route, where walk finally ends at Dunai and then back at Jhupal for the scenic flight back to Kathmandu via Nepalgunj to complete our memorable and wonderful adventure Lower Dolpo Trekking.