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It is situated western north of Nepal near Tibet Border, isolated high Himalayan valleys. Dolpo conserves one of the last remnants of traditional Tibetan culture. Legend says it's a one of the "hidden valleys" created by Guru Rinpoche as a refuge for devout Buddhists in troubled times. Surrounded by high mountains including the Dhaulagiri massif to the south-east and cut off by high passes closed by snow half the year, Dolpo's easiest access is from Tibet, where its people emigrated from perhaps 1. 000 years ago.Upper Dolpo shelters about 55.000 people, whose lives revolve around Buddhism, barley, and yaks; their villages (over 4.260 meters) are among the highest settlements on earth. A large portion of Dolpo has been set aside as Shey - Phoksumdo National Park, at 3.555 square km Nepal's largest. Meant to preserve a complete example of the trans-Himalayan ecosystem, the park shelters blue sheep, Himalayan black bear, leopards, wolves, and the exclusive snow leopard. Dolpo is the best-known of Nepal's forbidden northern border regions. In 1992 Government allowed foreigners to trek.Flying in and out, the trek takes less than two weeks. Phoksumdo Lake at 3600 m is the highlight of the whole trek, a basin of unearthly turquoise blue ringed by rocky crags and forest, framed by snow-capped peaks. Legend says demons fled here during Gum Rinpoche's conversion of Tibet's resident spirits, offering local people a gigantic turquoise to keep her passage a secret. Guru Rinpoche transformed the turquoise into a lump of dung, and the disgruntled people revealed the demons hiding place. In revenge she culled down a flood upon their village, submerging it beneath the lake. The legend is a concise mythic summary of the ancient struggle between Bönpo and Buddhists; the latter won, but the former remain, even here at Phoksumdo.The people are Bhotia and only very distantly related to Tibetans. They are gradually becoming Hinduized, adding Chhetri surnames to their Tibetan names.The best part of Dolpo lies beyond the lake, along a difficult trail that crosses a high pass into the real Dolpo. Shey Gompa, named after nearby Crystal Mountain, is several days' walk north of the lake.

Trek Duration :	18 Days.
Max Elevation :	5300 meter.
Difficulty :	Challenging
Season :	February-November
Trekking Option :	Camping Only

Outline Itinerary
Day 01 : Fly Kathmandu-Nepalgunj O/n Hotel.
Day 02 : An early morning fly to Juphal, trek to Dunai, 2150 m, 2 hrs O/n
Day 03 : Dunai- Tarakot at 2450 M, 5 hrs O/n
Day 04 : Tara Kot-Lahini at 3140 m, 5-6hrs O/n
Day 05 : Chheur at 3610 m, 5-6hrs O/n .
Day 06 : Tarakot-Tarap Valley Lower at 3350 M, 5-6 hrs O/n
Day 07 : Tarap Valley Lower-Tarap Valley Upper at 3650 M, 3-4 hrs
Day 08 : Tarap valley upper-Dho at 4100 m, 5 hrs O/n .
Day 07 : Dho - Shering Gompa at 4400 m, 4 hrs O/n .
Day 08 : Shering Gompa-Langmo che at 4900 m, 5 hrs O/n .
Day 09 : Langmo che -Sibu at??? m, 5 hrs O/n .
Day 10 : Sibu-Saldang at 4000 M, 5 hrs, O/n .
Day 12 : Saldang-Ching La
Day 13 : Chin La -Shey Gompa at 4200 m, 5hrs O/n .
Day 14 : Shey Gompa-Shelud Bhyanjang crossing pass Kangla 5300m
Day 15 : Sehuld Bhyanjang-Ringmo at 3600 m, 5-6hrs, O/n .
Day 16 : Ringmo-Sekpa at 2600m, 6hrs O/n .
Day 17 : Sekpa-Juphal, O/n .
Day 18 : Fly to Nepal Gunj, to Kathmandu, Trip ends

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Note : Day schedule should be taken only as a general guide. A variety of factors, including adverse weather conditions, difficulty with transportation and politics can lead to enforced changes. Because of this it is not possible to guarantee that any of our holidays will run exactly according to the planned itinerary. The trip leader will make any changes which are necessary.