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Trek to Shey-Phoksundo National
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Upper Dolpo trek is a
strenuous but rewarding journey into Nepal's most
isolated
region, the frozen outpost of mythical Shey Monastery
beyond Phoksundo Lake, the legendary region of snow
leopard, the Himalayan Bharal or blue sheep, and the semi-nomadic yak herders removed from the
rest of the world by some of Himalayas’ most difficult
passes.
Geographically still
within Nepal but culturally always tied to Tibet, though
this bond as in Mustang has been broken for well over
half a century, Dolpo is a region of few Buddhist
monasteries as well as those of pre-Buddhist religion of Bon Po.
With sweeping and
windswept high altitude desert vistas, Dolpo promises to
mesmerize every trekker who has the strength and courage
to venture into this pocket of traditional Tibetan
culture. People of Dolpo must import grain, and yak
caravan trade, in the past bringing salt from Tibet and
trading it for grains from midlands of Nepal was the
mainstay of life. The character and ordeal of this
livelihood was made famous by Eric Valli movie,
Himalaya. Prior to Eric Valli’s movie and his stunning
photography book on Dolpo, first accounts of the Dolpo
culture were brought by notable scholars as Tibetologist
David Snellgrave (Himalayan Pilgrimage, 1961),
anthropologist Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf, who
visited Dolpo in 1962, naturalist and conservationist
George Schaller, who ventured into Dolpo in 1973 with
naturalist-explorer Peter Mattheissen, an author of a
touching account of their journey, a trip that became
his own personal pilgrimage, a true journey of the
heart, titled, The Snow Leopard (1978).
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Phoksundo lake is
said to be more than 1500 feet deep. Its water is of brilliant
blue color and towering peaks line the backdrop. |
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Itinerary:
Day 01 Arrive in
Kathmandu
Day 02 Day at your own leisure in Kathmandu
Day 03 Fly to Nepalganj
Day 04 Fly to Juphal and trek to Sulee Ghat
Day 05 Trek to Shepka
Day 06 Trek to Reiji
Day 07 Trek to Ringmo
Day 08 Rest at
Phoksundo Lake 3600m
Day 09 Trek to Chunemba
Day 10 Trek to Lar Tsa
Day 11 Trek to Mendok Din
Day 12 Trek to Shey Gompa (4300m)
Day 13 Rest and explore the area
Day 14 Trek Shey Gompa over Saldang pass (5020m) to
Namgung 4380m
Day 15 Trek Namgung to Saldang (4100m) / Yanger
Gompa (3890m)
Day 16 Trek to Cha / Musigaon (4270m)
Day 17 Trek Musigaon over Lhamo La / L’ng La (5010m
) to Dho / Shimegaon (4000)
Day 18 Trek Shimegaon to Tinje (4170m)
Day 19 Trek to Kheng (4550m ) / Rakpa
Day 20 Trek Kheng over Second Charka pass (5,050m )
to Tsarkha / Charka (4370m)
Day 21 Trek Charka to Yak Kharka (4780m) / Norbulung
Day 22 Yak Kharka over Sangda pass (5500m ) to
Sangda Phedi (5110m )
Day 23 Trek Sangda Phedi to Sangda (3909m)
Day 24 Trek Sangda to Phalak / Phale Gaon (2900m)
Day 25 Trek Phalak via Kagbeni to Jhomson (2710m)
Day 26 Fly Jhomson to Pokhara & fly or drive to
Kathmandu
Day 27 Depart Kathmandu
PRICE INCLUDES
Airport arrival / departure transfers.
Full board Camping Trek, freshly cooked food,
sleeping tent, dining tent, toilet tent, chairs and
tables, expedition guide/sirdar, cook, kitchen help,
porters, staff insurance and equipment for high
passes and snow, pack animals.
Conservation / national park fees.
Domestic airfare flights KTM / KEP / JOM / POK / KTM
3 nights’ accommodation at 4-star hotel in Kathmandu
on double sharing with breakfast.
PRICE EXCLUDES
International flight & KTM departure tax.
Upper Dolpo trekking
permit.
Lunches and dinners in Kathmandu.
Any expenses of personal nature.
Medical, evacuation and trip cancellation insurance.
Any other cost not included above.
**Upon request we can run Lower Dolpo trek route for
you, from Juphal along Burbung Chu to Tarakot 2450m,
from there up Tarap Chu to Do Tarap 4050m, and then
westwards over Numu La 5317m and Baga La 5182m to
Ringmo and Phoksundo Lake, and south along Suligat
Chu back to Juphal.
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"Strenuous"
Taking
part in the above tour you will trek
in altitudes of over 4500m, even
5000m, and thus you should be
familiar with the prevention,
recognition and treatment of
altitude sickness, including
shortness of breath, restlessness,
sleeplessness, and headaches, as
well as all the inherent dangers
arising from travel in high
altitude. To learn more about this
topic, click
here.
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