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Upper Dolpo is a culturally Tibetan region of west Nepal, dotted with Buddhist and Bon monasteries. Foreigners were not allowed into the region until 1996, so it remains largely untouched by tourism. The highlight is Shey Gompa, where pilgrims walk around Crystal Mountain, considered the younger brother of Mount Kailash. This expedition-style camping trek starts at Juphal and the turquoise Phoksundo Lake, crosses the Kang La (5380 m) to Shey Gompa and the Saldang La to the villages of Namgung, Saldang and Tinje, then leaves the usual Dolpo circuit to follow a demanding section of the Great Himalaya Trail over the Chharka La and the Sangda La passes, finally descending to Jomsom in the Kali Gandaki valley. One of the most remote and rewarding long treks in Nepal.
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Request to bookAfternoon flight to Nepalgunj in the western lowlands. Overnight hotel.
Early flight to Juphal and a short walk to the district headquarters, Dunai.
Spare day to absorb possible flight delays.
Follow the Suli Gad river north into Shey Phoksundo National Park.
Continue up the valley through forest to the traditional medicine clinic below Ringmo.
Climb past Nepal's highest waterfall to Ringmo village on the shores of turquoise Phoksundo Lake.
Explore the lake shore, Ringmo and its Bon monastery.
Follow the dramatic trail along the western shore of the lake.
Up the Phoksundo Khola valley into high country.
Climb towards the Kang La.
Acclimatization before the first high pass.
Cross the high pass and descend to the famous Shey Gompa below Crystal Mountain.
Visit the monastery and the nearby Tsakang Gompa hermitage.
Cross the pass into the heart of Upper Dolpo to the cliff monastery village of Namgung.
Via the large village of Saldang along the Nagon Khola.
Continue through remote Dolpo villages.
Walk to the herding camp near Shimen village.
Reach Tinje with its old monastery and fields.
Climb towards the Chharka La.
Cross the pass to the isolated village of Chharka Bhot.
Explore the village, its gompas and the Barbung valley.
Begin the Great Himalaya Trail section towards Mustang.
The highest and most demanding pass of the trek.
A second pass, then descend to Sangda.
Descend towards the Kali Gandaki valley.
Final trekking day to Jomsom in Lower Mustang.
Morning flights via Pokhara to Kathmandu.
Contingency day for weather delays.
Transfer to the international airport.
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