Lower Dolpo Trek

Nepal Intrepid Treks will be your dedicated travel companion until you return to your home country. Once you arrive at Kathmandu airport, we will be there to pick you up and take you to your hotel. Accommodation for our valued customers includes room and breakfast in a three star hotel in Kathmandu.

Take in the impressions of Nepal as we drive you from the airport to your hotel. We will assist you with the check-in and provide you with further information regarding your Everest Base Camp Trek. You may then have a rest or stroll through the bustling, colorful streets and alleys of Kathmandu.

Prepare for a day of immersion into the Nepalese culture, while visiting the most important landmarks of this fascinating city and its outskirts. Our experienced guide will take you to Kathmandu Durbar Square, a UNESCO heritage site which represents the political and historical values of Nepalese civilization.

We then proceed to Swayambhu Nath Temple, also known as ‘Monkey Temple’ thanks to its adorable colony of monkeys that run free. This temple is the symbol of harmony between Buddhists and Hindus. At the top of the stupa you will have a splendid birds-eye view of Kathmandu Valley and its surroundings.

We continue to the sacred Pashupatinath Temple, a holy place for Hindu devotees. Especially interesting is the holy cremation area where preparations and daily cremation ceremonies take place. From here we return to the hotel.

Today we fly to a place near the Nepal – India border i.e. Nepalgunj. The place is extremely hot and is one of the hottest city in the Terai region of Nepal. Lying close to border, then city is extremely chaotic with people, crowd, vehicle, cart, etc. Upon our arrival, we check in to the hotel and if possible, we visit a popular Bageshwori temple here. The temple holds a high value amongst the Himdu people. We stay at a hotel in Nepalgunj for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We start our day with a flight to Juphal. A flight from Nepalgunj to Juphal is of 35 minutes and you will be pleased with the journey as you can get beautiful views of snow caped mountains from your set inside. Upon arrival, you will be glad to see the drastic change in climate, atmosphere and landscape in just 35 minutes. From a hot plain land you will find yourself amidst the mountainous villages with cool air. We initiate our trekking journey from Juphal with a walk down the fields to Thuli Bheri river. We further continue our walk until we reach Dunai. We stay at tented camps in Dunai for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we leave Dunai and walk through a beautiful landscape that resembles the European Alps. We can see the rocky slopes adorned with pine trees with the view ofMt. Kang Tokal on our sight. Our trail winds up and down as it follows Thuli Bheri River. From here, we pass through some houses and cross Byasgar. As we leave Byasghar, our trail turns rough and rocky. We can find a motor road to Dho Tarap but it’s too rocky and bumpy. We further pass the villages inhabited by Magar people until we reach Lingdo. We stay at a tented camp in Lingdo for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

As we leave Lingdo, our trail climbs up gradually with the views of villages like Sarakot that lies on a top of a cliff. We pass mani walls and chortens which reflects the Tibetan Buddhist culture prevalent in this region. We also pass some shrines and stupas in the backdrop of beautiful Kang Tokal mountain. We will find the landscape of Dolpo very lush and alluring. As our trail moves forward, the lushness in the environment decreases which turns barren after sometime. We pass juniper and pine trees and climb up a slope to Thuli Bheri River. We cross a suspension bridge and walk until we reach Laisicap. From here, we continue with a long and strenuous climb up to Laina Odar. We walk through a forest surrounded by cliff until we reach our camping spot at Laina Odar. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

From Laina Odar, our trail climbs up until we reach a small pass. We further walk through an easy trail with few ups and downs until when we pass through a perfumed pine forest. After four hours of our walk, we reach Nawarpani. We set our camps at Nawapani today where we stay for overnight halt. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

As we leave Nawarpani, we can notice a quick change in Landscape which turns more dry and barren. The vegetation starts vanishing gradually. We walk inside the river valley with high rocks on both sides. Here we can spot a snow leopard if lucky. We further continue our walk through an easy trail that climbs up slowly. We reach a three sided tunnel from where our trail climbs up steep to a small pass with beautiful chorten. We cross the pass and walk for around thirty minutes to Sisaul. We stay at a tented camp at Sisaul for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Our trail for the day climbs up to another small pass from where the valley starts widening. As we move on the landscape gets more and more barren. Trees are completely out of sight and all we can see is rocks and dry terrain. As we follow the trail along river we can get a glimpse of village called Dho Tarap. As we get close to the village, we can see prayer flags, chortens and mani walls that reflects the prevalence of Buddhist culture. In Dho, we visit a monastery that lies on a hill top and dominates the whole Dho village. We can see the people on Dho dressed up in their traditional dresses. We stay at the tented camps in Dho Tarap for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

From Dho Tarap, we walk for around three and half hours to Numala Base Camp and explore the beautiful Dho village and its surroundings. As we leave Dho, we pass a beautiful chorten gate and continue walking until we reach Crystal Mountain School. It is a school educating children from Dho and is funded by a French NGO. We can interact with teachers and children in the school if we like. We walk further from the school to Tokyu which is a village with high permanent settlement in the region. We will come across a monastery at the end of the village where we pay a visit. We can see a statue of Maitreya – the Future Buddha here. Leaving gompas, we climb up gradually for around one and half hour to Numala Base Camp. We stay at a tented camp in base camp for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Our day ahead is quite tough. We start early as we have to cross the pass before afternoon to avoid winds and storms. We start at around 5 am and walk for around three hours to Numa La pass that lies at an elevation of 5318 metres. As we come close to the pass, we will be blessed with the beautiful view of mountain ranges. The stunning views of snow-capped mountains like Mt. Dhaulagiri, Annapurna and Manaslu Range, Mt. Shey Shikar, Mt. Kanjirowa and many others from the top is outstanding. Leaving pass, we descend down steep to a river. Moving forward, we reach a meadow where we set up our tents for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Another beautiful day ahead where we cross another beautiful pass! The walk is tough as we ascend up a slope that goes zig zag from Panklanga khola. We climb for around two hours to high camp from where the Baga La pass is very close. From top, we can get spectacular views of Norbung Kang and the Baga La range. We climb up a cliff and cross the pass from where we will have splendid views of mountains like Kanjirowa and Shey Shikhar. After beholding the beautiful views from the pass, we descend down through a slippery slope with huge rocks. After one and half hours, we will be able to see lushness in the atmosphere which is amazing. We continue walking until we reach yak Kharka which is our destination for the day. On the way, we can find some stunning waterfalls that fall from the mountains.From yak Kharka, you can get beautiful views of snow-capped mountains around. We set up our camps in the kharka where we stay for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today we leave Yak Kharka and climb up high on the slope. As our path goes up and down, we can see the beautiful Maduwa Khola below. We can see the beautifully carved rocks throughout the way until we reach a pass. We further enter a pine forest and pass a stunning waterfall to the edge of the ridge. As we leave the forest, we cross a bridge over a river and climb up until we reach Ringmo . We set up our tents at our campsite in Ringmo where we stay for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

In the morning, we walk up to the Phoksundo lake and explore around the beautiful scenery around. The azure lake in the pristine environment looks fabulous. We walk for around three and half hours to Rechi and then again for another three and half hours to Chhepka. Our walk for the day is wonderful as we walk through the beautiful forest most of the time amidst the pine and birch forests. We set up our tent in Chhepka for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Leaving Chhepka, we descend down in between the forest until we reach the wild flowing river. We will be descending most of the time today. As we walk ahead, we pass the village of Shyata and pass a forest to a dry landscape. Here, we can see the beautiful Dhaulagiri range right in front of us, standing tall and majestic. We further pass Sangta and Kageni to the check post of Shey Phoksundo National Park. We cross a suspension bridge over a river and continue through the trail for around three hours until we reach Juphal. We stay at a guesthouse in Juphal for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today we take an early flight from Juphal to Nepalgunj. This thirty five minutes flight over the clouds is full of wonderful views of Himalayas including Mt. Annapurna and Mt. Dhaulagiri to the north. Upon arrival, we take another flight to Kathmandu as per the availability of tickets and flight schedules. In the evening, we will find ourselves in our hotel in Kathmandu. We stay at our hotel in Kathmandu for the night. (Breakfast included)

Spend this day at your leisure in or around Kathmandu. You can take one of our optional day trips, relax or roam around Kathmandu city. Perhaps go for a massage – you deserve it – or do some last-minute shopping. Take a leisurely lunch in one of the many tea gardens or dine on one of the rooftop terraces. Overnight stay at the hotel (breakfast included).

After this wonderful adventure, it’s finally time to bid you a farewell. We will pick you up from the hotel and escort you to the airport for your journey home! We hope with all our hearts that we served you well and look forward to seeing you or your friends again someday.