Upper Dolpo Trek - 22 Days

Upper Dolpo Trek is one of the most remote and high arid land. People are mixed of Pre Buddhist and Buddhist with preserved thousands of years old their own traditions. The life of upper Dolpo people is very hardy, they have handful of farms, which grown crops are not enough for 3 months of the year. They are depending on Yak husbandry and salt and grain Trade in Nepal and Tibet. Due to the globalization and world food their salt business decreased, before they use to supply salt in low land of Dolpo. Now another business opportunity Cordyceps Sinenses is golden business for these people.

Crystal Mountain is their holiest Peak and 11 Century Shey Gompa is their holiest monastery. For weeks Upper Dolpo Trek begins flying to Juphal via Nepalgunj. We should spend a night in Nepalgunj. The flight to Dolpo is only possible in the morning. We head toward lush jungle of Ringmo and the stunning blue Lake Phoksundo. After a day explore in this beautiful Lake, Gompas and villages we continue across the Kang La Pass to Upper Dolpo. Thousands of years old Shey Gompa is the major attraction of upper Dolpo Trek. The route crosses the Shey La Pass to the major upper Dolpo settlement of Saldang and the Jeng La Pass to Dho Tarap valley. We decent to Juphal airport and fly back to Kathmandu.

Day 01: Afternoon flight to Nepalgunj - Hotel

Day 02: Flight to Juphal, trek to Dunai (2000m) - Camp

Day 03: Trek to Chhepka (2840m) - Camp

Day 04: Trek to Amchi Hospital (3110m) - Camp

Day 05: Trek to Phoksumdo Lake (3700m) - Camp

Day 06: Exploration day at Phoksumdo Lake - Camp

Day 07: Trek to Phoksundo Khola (4200m) - Camp

Day 08: Trek to Snowfield (4650m) - Camp

Day 09: Cross Kang La (5,380m) to Shey Gompa (4400m) - Camp

Day 10: Exploration day at Shey Gompa and holy Crystal Mountain - Camp

Day 11: Cross Saldang La (5060m) to Namgung (4430m) - Camp

Day 12: Trek to Saldang (3620m) - Camp

Day 13: Trek to Sibu (4550m) - Camp

Day 14: Trek to Jingla Phedi (4900m) - Camp

Day 15: Cross Jing La Pass (5,200m) to Dho Tarap (4040m) - Camp

Day 16: Explore Dho Tarap (4040m) - Camp

Day 17: Trek to Tarap Khola (3800m) - Camp

Day 18: Trek to Kani Gaun (3100m) - Camp

Day 19: Trek to Tarakot (2500m) - Camp

Day 20: Trek to Dunai (2200m) - Camp

Day 21: Trek to Juphal (2350m) - Camp

Day 22: Flight to Nepalgunj and to Kathmandu - Hotel