Lower Dolpo Trekking

On day second today after morning breakfast, our experienced cultural guide takes you around UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES - Patan Durbarsquare, Monkey Temple, Bouddhanath Sutpa & Pashupatinath Tempe, for sightseeing. You will be back in the hotel in the late afternoon. Overnight in Kathmandu

Today is a relatively easy day, as the only scheduled travel is the afternoon flight to Nepalgunj. Rather than spending the whole morning waiting for the flight, we use the first half of the day to explore some of Kathmandu’s cultural highlights.

After breakfast, you can visit Bhaktapur Durbar Square or explore Kathmandu Durbar Square and the traditional Ason Market, depending on your interests and available time. This offers a final opportunity to experience Nepal’s rich Newari architecture, ancient courtyards, temples, and vibrant local markets before heading toward remote western Nepal.

Around 3:00 PM, we take a scenic flight to Nepalgunj, which takes approximately one hour. Upon arrival, our representative will transfer you to the hotel. Nepalgunj is primarily a transit point for the trek, so there are limited major tourist attractions. You can spend the evening exploring the local market and streets, experiencing the atmosphere and culture of this busy Terai city.

Enjoy dinner and a comfortable overnight stay in Nepalgunj before continuing toward Juphal the following day.

After taking a morning flight to Juphal our trek goes down to Dunai passing through several villages and local farmlands along the Thulo Bheri River.

After Dunai the trail shortly crosses the north bank of the river and goes along the river. Eventually, we cross back to the south bank of the river at Lawan then the trail goes through the fields to Tarakot where we spend our night. Overnight at Tarakot

On our second day of trekking, it goes a gentle walk at first and crosses the river, hereafter the trail climbs gradually through the local farmlands.

The trail climbs up above along the river and eventually descends through the forests and crosses a suspension bridge at Laisicap (2775m). Meanwhile, we go through a police checkpoint where we register our permits.

After this, trek along the Tarap Khola, and eventually our final climb takes us to Laini where we set our tent for the night. Overnight at Laini.

Today our trek starts off with a steep ascent to the top with prayer flags then the trail continues above the river and descends to the river.

Our trek again climbs steep uphill and descends to the river. Hereafter we cross the Tarap River on a suspension bridge then it goes along the river to Nawarpani for our night camp

Today our trek continues along the Tarap River and then ascends to a junction of Tarap Chu and lang river. Trek continues along the narrow river valley and eventually we enter into bushy vegetation region leaving the trees behind which takes us to the wonderful village of Do-Tarap.

Do-Tarap is a big village and it is among the highest human settlements in Nepal. This is also a junction from where you can connect your trek to the east to Jomsom. Overnight at Do-Tarap.

Today we have an acclimatization day before we head on to the higher ground or the trek. So, we take a hike on a nearby hill which provides overlooks the valley.

Later we explore the village in which we can observe the typical architecture of the local house and visit the monastery and Buddhist monuments. Overnight at Do-Tarap.

Our trek today heads to the west valley passing through villages and Buddhist monuments such as monasteries and chhortens along the trail. The trail climbs to another village of Khangar and goes along the Tarap Chu River to another village of Tokyu.

From here on the trek continues on climbing through rugged terrain where vegetation is limited to juniper and thorny bushes to our night camp nearby the stream. Overnight at Numa-la base camp.

The trek today goes to the highest point of the trek which is the Numa-la pass (5310m). So, our trek starts off with crossing the stream and the trail climbs steep uphill on the ridge and we come across the chhortens and Mani wall (4600m).

The trail continues climbing on moraine terrain all the way up to the top of Numa-la. The Numa-la provides an excellent view of mount Kanjiroba, Shey-shikhara, and a bit of mount Dhaulagiri which is the 7th highest mountain in the world.

Leaving the top our trek now descends steeply through the valley to our night camp on a meadow. Overnight at Pelung tang.

Today is another adventure day of the trek in which we go over the Baga-la pass (5,175m). So, our trek today begins with crossing the stream then the trail goes uphill and climbs zigzagging on the hill to high camp (4,700m).

After this trek now climbs on the ridge and up on the moraine terrain to the top of Baga-la. Leaving the top, the trail now descends steeply at first and eventually gets less steep crossing scree slopes in between our night camp on a meadow. Overnight at Dajok tang.

Today is a short trek and in which our trek starts off descending down the valley and trek continues walking above the river in the meantime, we are back to the vegetation.

Trek eventually climbs a cliff and descends along the side of Phoksundo Lake to our night camp by the shore of Phoksundo. Overnight at Phoksundo.

Today we take a rest day or we can explore around the Ringmo village and its “Thashung monastery” which dates back to 900 years old. Overnight at Phoksundo.

Our trek has long descended today which first gradually climbs up to the hill and then steeply descends to a viewpoint from where you can view the impressive 167 meters of Phoksundo waterfalls.

Our Trek today continues descending along the Phoksundo River at first then to Thulo Bheri through the forests to Chunuwar (3110m), Chhekpa (2490), and to our night camp at Shyanta. Overnight at Shyanta.

Our trek today continues along the Bheri River to Kageni (2260m) and to Suligad (2070m) which has Phoksundo national park checkpoint. After checking out our permits our trekking still goes along the Bheri River to Dunai (2030m) which is the district headquarter of the Dolpa district.

Leaving Dunai behind trek goes along the Bheri River and then climbs to Juphal passing through villages and terraced fields. Overnight at Juphal.

Today we take a morning flight to Nepaljung and Late afternoon we catch a flight to Kathmandu on the same day. In the evening we will take you to a Nepalese restaurant where you can enjoy Nepalese cuisine and typical Nepalese dances.

Today our Representative accompany you to Kathmandu airport to see you off for your final departure.