Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Dolpo Trekking in Nepal

Upper and Lower Dolpo trekking in Nepal 

Welcome to Upper and Lower Dolpo trekking in Nepal both trekking are the restrication areas in Nepal but upper dolpo restrication fee is quite higher than lower dolpo

Info dolpo trekking, facts of dolpo trekking, Itinerary of dolpo trekking
Dolpo trekking: 
Dolpo is the western part of Nepal  zone. it is the area untouched by the modern technology. visitors can get the ample chance to observe the natural life. some people of dolpa still didnot see the modern technology. There are upper dolpa and lower dolpa. It  is the region remote and touched up to the tibetan boarder. There are fascinating shey-phoksundo lake. most of the people are tibetans inhabitants. houses are like a bee hive. most of the people are uneducated and poor.
    Famous oscar nominated flim are suiting in the dolpa district. to access the dolpa there are flight to nepalgunj then fly to jhuphal after heading from there, can be reached the Phoksundo lake.The landscape of the dolpa is high steep valleys and dry climate. There are no road excess , only the small plane to the jhuphal. 
this area called the shey phoksundo national park, which is established in 1984. there are mixed ethnic group in Dolpa.The world dolpo refers to the special Tibetans heritage in the northern part of dolpa. There are many ethnic group shaman, bonpo, hindu. Indigenous people are engage in trade, business, and other activity. In the winter time they are back to the southern part of nepal. 
Quick fact of Dolpo
 -The sparse agro -pastoral population. 
 -Dhol-wa is the local dialects
 -adherence of bonpo religion
 -1999 french nepalese movie oscar -nominated flim himalayas 
 -Recently documentary flim dolpo tulku.in 2009.
-dolpo is the largest district of nepal and covering the 5.36 percent of the total area of nepal.
-dolpa ranges from 1525 m to 7625 metre.
-starting point of trekking is jhuphal-dunai , tarakot
-Bang la camp is the upper-point of the dolpa trekking.
-dolpa occupies area of 7889km2,
-population of the dolpa is approx 40,000
-hindus are 60%, , bussist are 40%, 5.05% are ancient bonpo. 
-first settle in the 10 the century Rokpa farmers and Erokpa nomads from the tibet.
-scatter ,fortress like village
-upper dolpa  find a blue sheep and snow leopard.
-upper dolpa is ranges  from 2500m to  7625
-The medicinal plant, Yarchagumba(coerdiopsis sinensis) a type of wild mushroom is found in abundance in this region.
 -opened in 1991 for the trekking. 
- major views  kanjiroba peaks,phoksumdo lake, dhaulgiri mountain
-Huge birds,himalayan griffons
-phoksumdo gompa
-peter matthiessen book snow leopards write about the dolpo
-Eric vallils oscar nomited movie caravan or Himalayan. 
Itineary of the dolpo trekking
  1. Arrive in kathmandu, then transfer to Hotel
  2. sightseeing in Kathamndu valley
  3. fly to Nepalgunj then transfer to Hotel
  4. Fly to jhuphal then 4 hours waling to dunai then camp
  5. Dunai to Hankhe 4 and half hour tw walk
  6. Henkhe to Reji 4 hours and half walk
  7. Reji to phoksundo 5 hours walking
  8. Rest in phoksundo, explore the phoksundo.-5 hours take a time
  9. phoksundo to lake beach
  10. Lake beach to mandala camp, it takes 5 hours 4570 m height.
  11. Mandala camp to Kang La (5,240m)pass-Shey Gompa(4280m), takes 5 hours.
  12. shey gompa-Gela pass(5010)-Namgung 4,380. five hours take a time.
  13. Namgung-Yanger Gompa(3890)5 hours
  14. Yanger gompa-MUsi Gaon(4270m), 6 hours
  15. MUsi Gaon-Lnag La(5002)-sime Gaon(3950)6 hours
  16. Sime Gaon-Tenja(4550)6 hours
  17. Tenja-kheng
  18. kheng-charka pass charka
  19. Charka-Yak Kharka(4780)5Hour
  20. Yak kharka -sangda pass(4295)_sangda phedi 6 and half hr
  21. sangda phedi-sangda(3909)
  22. Sangda-Phale Gaon(2900)5 hours walking
  23. Phale Gaon-Jomsom(2710m) 3 and half hours walking.
  24. Fly from jomsom to pokhara
  25. 25. Pokhara to kathmandu by bus
  26. Rest in kathmandu
  27. Deparature onwards destination. 
Second Itineary of the dolpo trekking

  1. Itinerary
  2. Kathmandu - Pokhara
  3. Pokhara - Jomsom - Phelak
  4. Phelak - Yak Kharka

  5. Yak Kharka - Sangdo

  6. Sangdo - Sangdo Phedi

  7. Sngdo Phedi - Rest

  8. Sngdo Phedi - Chharka

  9. Chharka - Khajyang Khola

  10. Khajyang Khola - Keheng Khola

  11. . Keheng Khola - Tinje

  12. Tinje - Simen Gaun

  13. Simen Gaun - Yangjer Gumba

  14. Yangjer Gumba Exeploer Day

  15. Yangjer Gumba - Saldalg

  16. Saldalg - Shey Gumba

  17. Shey Gumba - Rest

  18. Shey Gumba - Kharka

  19. Kharka - Forest Camp

  20. Forest Camp - Phoksundo

  21. Phoksundo - Rest

  22. Phoksundo - Regi

  23. Regi - Hanke/Roha

  24. Roha - Juphal
  25. Juphal - Nepaljung - Kathmandu Flight


  • Dolpo Trekking permit :For the group trekkers dolpo trekking opened, for the individual  Trekkers it is only open up to the phosundo Lake. Government policy is less tourist there are so that  fee are expensive . In the above itinerary $500 per person. 
Included the prices
All kinds of the land transfer
Domestic plane ticket
 Hotel in kathamndu, Nepal jung.
3 times meals in Trekking
Experience Guide and his salary, all type of insurance 
Trekking permit, Timms, National park Fee.
Tour guide sightseeing in kathamndu valley. 

Cost no include
International air fare 
personal nature expenses
bevarage, cola, alchol
personal equipment 
Deparature tax 
Visa fee in nepal. 
Tips for the Guide(Expected)
Flora and fauna in the Dolpo 

 flora found within the park is exteremely diverse. The northern regions contain barren areas of the upper Himalayas and the Trans-Himalayan slope lands consisting of some rhododendron, caragana shrubs, and Salix, Juniper, white Himalayan birch, and the occasional silver fir dominate the high

meadows of the Himalayas. Less than five percent of the park is forested, with much of it lying in the southern portion. The Suligad Vally’s flora consists of blue pine, spruce, hemlock, cedar, silver fir, poplar, rhododendron, and bamboo. The park also contains 286 species of ethnobotanical importance.

The park provides important habitat for endangered species including the snow leopard, grey wolf, musk deer, and blue sheep, goral, great Tibetan sheep, Himalayan tahr, leopard, jackal, and Himalayan black bear are also found in the park. The park is home to six reptiles and 29 species of butterfly, including the highest flying butterfly in the world, dolpo nepalaica. The park provides habitat for over 200 species of birds, among which include yellow-throat-ed marten, Tibetan partridge, wood snip, white-throated tit, wood accentor, and crimson-eared rosefinchl.
Price for this trip
Price is depend upon the hotel type , group size, 
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Dolpo trekking permit cost:
Dolpo is one of the most expensive places for the restriction areas. It cost $500 for the 10 days permit and if you increasing the days it cost $50 per day.  

Trekking Guide of Dolpo: 

For the dolpo trekking it is compulsion liec. holder trekking guide in Nepal. Trekking guide salary, fee included the package trip of the dolpo. 
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