About Dolpa Circuit Trek (Dolpo)

This is a land where life still revolves around horses, mules, and yaks, people still wear traditional attire and jewelry, waters are still divided on the basis of a dice game, and the remains of the dead are given to wild vultures. Even today, much of Dolpa is restricted area for tourists, which contributed to the preservation of unique culture of Dolpa circuit trek.
Some of the attractions of this Dolpa circuit trek are: Dho Tarap, a human settlement at the highest altitude in the world, Shey Gumba, religiously the most important Gumba in Nepal, and lake Phoksundo, the deepest lake of high altitude in the world. The months of March to September are good for embarking on this Dolpa circuit trek. After September, it starts snowing heavily, and trekking is possible only with heavy duty equipment. From November it is completely impassable. The best time for this Dolpa circuit trek from March to May, as it may rain in June and July.

Itinerary:

Day 1 Arrive in Kathmandu. Meet & transfer to the hotel. Afternoon sightseeing tour of Swayambhunath. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2 Sightseeing around Kathmandu valley. Your sightseeing trip will start at 9 AM in the morning after breakfast. We will provide a private vehicle and professional tour guide. We visit Pashupatinath temple, Boudhanath, Monkey temple, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, and Kathmandu Durbar Square. The afternoon includes a final briefing and preparations for the trek. Overnight at the hotel with breakfast included.

Day 3 Flight Kathmandu-Nepalgunj.

Day 4 Flight Nepalgunj-Juphal, trek to Chhepka (2838 m) – 6 hrs.

Day 5 The trek starts from Ranjha airport, a small airport on top of the town of Juphal. Currently, it is the only airport in Dolpa and can be reached from Nepalgunj.

Day 6 Starts at Chhepka and goes on to several small outposts like Dhane, Kiptarung, and Rechi. The road follows the Phoksundo River upstream through dense forests.

Day 7 The trek goes steeply uphill for the first three hours. There is minimal vegetation, and the hills are very dusty in dry seasons. The road offers a bird’s-eye view of the unique beauty of surrounding hills.

Day 8 We camped at Phoksundo Lake after only half a day of walking to enjoy the beauty of this lake.

Day 9 From this onwards we enter Upper Dolpa, as Ringmo village is the boundary between Lower and Upper Dolpa. We started out by walking on a rocky precipice over the Phoksundo Lake.

Day 10 On this day, the route is very unique. We crossed Pisten River over and over again without bridges. The river flows inside a gorge and alternately embraces each side of the gorge.

Day 11 This day was the most arduous day of the trek as we crossed our highest pass on this day. The road is inclined steeply, interspersed with short stretches of gradual inclines.

Day 12 On this day, we crossed the second pass of the journey. From Shey Gumba, the path is muddy at first. We walk on the side of a hill on a mild incline.

Day 13 We start this day from Saldang with mild inclines and declines. We walk along a gorge where the bottom is populated with green fields of local barley.

Day 14 On this day, we prepared to cross our last pass. We walked up a mild incline along a river inside a gorge. We crossed the river at some points.

Day 15 On this day, we crossed the last pass of the journey. The road from High Camp to Jengla Pass is steeply uphill with stones and boulders on the road.

Day 16 From Dho Tarap, we walk in a windy gorge that is almost horizontal. Even though the sun is shining, the wind makes warm clothes necessary on this section of the trail.

Day 17 The trail starts with a mild incline but takes us to a height of 3,800 meters. The river sets our course as it whistles far below.

Day 18 The track led us through a gentle horizontal walk through dense vegetation.

Day 19 The last day of the trek led us uphill again. We had to get to Juphal because Juphal is the only city in Dolpa with an airport.

Day 20 Flight to Nepalgunj/Surkhet and onward flight to Kathmandu.

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