Dolpo is a wonderful choke full with natural and cultural delights. Nature there is the rawest from whereas culture at places is as old as nomadic ones. Treks in Dolpo are true opportunities to discover nature and culture at its oldest form as the time literally travels century back here in Dolpo.
In today’s post we have handpicked three most popular treks in Dolpo. However, all these treks considered best in Dolpo are challenging journeys demanding sound physical condition and the high level of endurance.
Have a look.
Inner Dolpo Trek (Upper Dolpo Trek)
This is one of Nepal’s classic mountain treks. The route is most demanding as we traverse heights in excess of 5300m and some of the most remote territory in Nepal. As we trek through the heart of Dolpo we are presented with a variety of both scenery and people. From Magar villages with lush green paddy fields surrounded by dense jungles in the south of Dhaulagiri to Bhotia fortress hamlets and gompas (monasteries) amid barren ,windswept hills, this trek shows how much more Nepal has to offer than the popular trails to Annapurna ,Everest and Langtang. The hills along the way are sparsely populated and the trails through them peaceful and quite. Crossing a series of high passes, the journey takes in Shey Gompa and the exotic villages set amidst the arid, remote highlands of Dolpo, making this a classic trek.
Phoksundo Nature Experience (Lower Dolpo Circuit)
This trek takes you on a trail that skirts through ancient villages like Dho Tarap, where people still follow centuries old traditions and customs, past forests of pine, oak and juniper inhabited by endangered animals like the Himalayan musk deer, blue sheep and snow leopard . Throughout the trek, the snowy peaks and mountains mesmerize us with their majestic beauty. We traverse through two high passes, the Baga La(5,070m) and the Numala Pass (5360m), the highest point in this trek, from where we enjoy the panoramic vista of the Dhaulagiri Himal to the south and Tibetan ranges – Kugung La and Khyung La to the north. Needless to say, Phoksundo Lake and Ringmo, the Bon Village lying atop a spur above the lake are the prime highlights of the trek.
The trek passes through many ancient monasteries and highland villages and wonderful natural scenery as we make our way to Phoksundo Lake and the fabled Shey Gompa. We explore alpine meadows and exotic villages in Upper Dolpa which has kept Bhoriya culture alive. We also get to experience Thakkali culture in Mustang. The most interesting factor of this trek is that we get to witness the cultural difference people of different regions had centuries ago. Dolpo the high mountainous settlements holds the nomads that migrated to the region ages ago. Similarly the people of Mustang also called Lopas also migrated from Tibet almost during the same time. Still the contrast between the people of these two regions in the past and in the recent times is so huge in terms of civilization; it is an interesting discovery.
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