Dolpo region



A vast and little-known area of western Nepal, Dolpo is a magical region of frozen desert, piercing blue skies and unnamed peaks. There are hidden monasteries stashed with treasures, yak caravans passing along the old salt trade routes to Tibet, high passes where the air is so thin it pierces the lungs, snow leopard tracks and stone walled villages seeming to blend into the mountain slopes.
Here, time is measured by the ripening of crops and the arrival of the first snows. You won’t find any trekking lodges, apple pies or crowded passes, but you will find scenery to make you gasp and people welcoming you with open arms.
There are, however, a few things to remember. Getting there, nearly always by small twin-prop plane, is difficult, expensive and unreliable. Most of the walks are demanding, long and high with no creature comforts and must be undertaken with an organised camping group. Lastly, permits are complicated and expensive to obtain. But if you have the stamina, patience and finances, Dolpo will leave you enchanted.
Trekking in Nepal
An expert guide to planning a trek in Nepal
I clearly remember the day, thirty years ago, when walking down the street during my first visit to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, I looked up at the clouds towering above the northern end of the city and it suddenly hit me that they weren’t clouds at all but were the snow-capped peaks of the mighty Himalaya. A week later, and after three long days of walking, I stood within a giant amphitheatre of rock and ice, totally enveloped by those same mountains. It was a life changing experience...read more
Dolpo region Tours

Lower Dolpo Trek
17 daysFrom $3,800
Lower Dolpo Trek
16 daysFrom $2,329
Upper Dolpo Trekking
Treading the trails of "little Tibet"
22 daysFrom $3,800
Nepal Mountaineering (Peak Climbing)
Technical peak climbing
16 daysFrom $2,450
Phoksundo Lake Trek Dolpo
Remote Mid-West Nepal
12 daysFrom $1,500
Upper Dolpo Trek
Hidden valleys of the trans-Himalayan region
26 daysFrom $3,500Dolpo region Travel Companies


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