Accommodation: Standard Hotel
Maximum Altitude: 1300m/4428 ft

Today you will arrive at the beautiful city of Kathmandu in Nepal. You will see our guide waiting for you at the Tribhuvan International Airport. He will help you with your luggage and transfer you to the hotel. After you arrive at the hotel, you can relax and have time for yourself. If you want then you can also explore the nearby shows and narrow roads in the city. There are many small temples, gift shops, Stupa, restaurants, cafes, and many more.

Overnight: Kathmandu.

Maximum Altitude: 1300m/4428ft

Accommodation: Hotel

After having breakfast, our guide will pick you up from the hotel and will take you to the Pashupatinath temple. This place holds great religious significance to Hindu devotees. Lord Shiva is worshipped here. You will notice that the Temple is made up of wooden craft and the top of the pinnacle is made out of gold. We will also visit the holy water which is the Bagmati River.

The next place will be Bouddhanath; it is one of the oldest Tibetan stupas. You can taste several Tibetan delights like Laughing, Thenduk, Khapse, etc. Here, you will notice Tibetan and Buddhism people’s dong meditation and yoga. This place is very much famous for its peace and positive aura. We will take many pictures videos and return to the hotel.

Our guide will give you a brief description of the itinerary for the Upper Dolpa and Shey Gompa trek in the evening.

Overnight: Kathmandu

Maximum Altitude: 150m/490ft

Kilometers: 150m

Accommodation: Hotel

Today morning we will leave Kathmandu behind and catch a domestic flight to Nepalgunj. It is a 45minutes flight from where you will see plain and plat land with grassy fields of buckwheat, paddy, millets, vegetation, and many more from above. Enjoy your views of the Mountains and Himalayas to the north on the flight too.

The weather of this place is quite hot, humid, and tropical. This town is located 3km away from the southern part of Nepal border with India.

Overnight: Nepalgunj

Maximum Altitude: 2000m/6561.68ft

Flight duration: 35 minutes

Accommodation: Local lodge

Today we will take another domestic flight to Jhupal. The flight is about 35minutes long and you will likely see beautiful views of mountains like Annapurna and Dhaulagiri to the northeast during your flight.

After arriving at Jhupal, we will meet our next team of traveling members and we will give our bags to the porters. Slowly we will descend downhill to the river and reach Dunai.

Overnight: Dunai

Maximum Altitude: 2,970m/9,744ft

Trek duration: 5-6 hours

Accommodation: Local tea house

Today is going to be the first day of the trek where we will descend through the cultivated fields of the locals to reach the Thuli Bheri River. We will notice there are fields of different vegetables including wheat. We will have to ascend and descend turns above the tumbling-water river.

We will see scattered villages in the route where there are deserted crude stone houses of Jyalhasa. We will cross through the long suspension bridge which will lead us to the entrance of Shey-Phoksundo National; Park which is known to be the largest National Park of Nepal. We will notice beautiful flora and fauna in our way where we will trek through the trails surrounded by pine trees. After a whole day of walking, we will finally reach Chhekpa which is a small and beautiful village.

Overnight: Chhekpa

Maximum Altitude: 3,820m/12,532ft

Trek duration: 6-7 hours

Accommodation: Local tea house

Today we will have morning breakfast at tented camp in Chhekpa and head towards Palam. We will hike through the beautiful forests, following a narrow George. We will ascend in through the forests of bamboo and we will also steep uphill to the waterfalls and various steep bank rivers.

On our way, we will meet many local peoples who will be there to graze their Mules or Dzopas (cross bread of Yak and Cow).

Overnight at Palam.

 Maximum Altitude: 3,620m/11,876ft

Trek duration: 6-7hours

Accommodation: Local tea house

From Palam, we will pass to a deserted winter village and enter the National park. We will steep to a ridge that separated the open fields of Ringmo from the valley down below. We will climb uphill for 2 hours and before reaching the top, we will be greeted with mesmerizing view of Nepal’s highest waterfall of 107m high known as Phoksundo Waterfall or sunlight waterfall.

From here we will descend from the top to reach Ringmo village which is a small beautiful village.

Overnight: Rigmo

Accommodation: Local tea house

Today, we will have time to explore this beautiful lake of Phoksundo and it is also necessary for our body to get acclimatized with the surrounding for one day. We will take a rest here and adore the beauty of Phoksundo Lake. We will also visit the nearby village which is an inhabitant of Bon and Buddhist religious people.

Overnight: Phoksundo Lake

Maximum Altitude: 3,640m/11,924ft

Trek duration: 5-6hours

Accommodation: Local tea house

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today we will walk towards the restricted area of Upper Dolpa. These routes are used by peoples of Dolpa and other trade with Tibetans. From this place, we will have to descend and ascend to a wide valley which will offer us the spectacular view of Kanjirowa Himal at the altitude of 66,612m.

 From here we will reach an alpine area which is full of Junipers. This place is called Thaneba or also known as Lakeside camp which can be a good place for camping.

Overnight: Salla Ghari

Maximum Altitude: 4,120m/13,517ft

Trek duration: 6 hours

Accommodation: Local tea house

Today we will walk towards Salla Ghari and walk for 5-6 hours. We will trek through between high rock walls on both sides. Slowly we will cross through a couple of streams and enter a narrow George. We will set our camp by the side of the river.

Overnight: Lar Tsa

Maximum Altitude: 4,370m/14,337ft

Trek duration: 6-7 hours

Accommodation: Local tea house

In the early morning, we will ascend on a steep trail littered with slate. We will start trekking by a long and difficult climb for about 2 and half hours until we reach Kang La at 5,350m altitude.

This pass is also called Ngadra La. We will steep downhill through the pass covered with now for about 3 hrs and walk on a trail along the bank of the river. We will cross and re-cross it several times.

Overnight: Shey Gompa

Accommodation: Local tea house
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today we will have an exploration day at Shey Gompa where we will be exploring around Tsakang Gompa. This place is exactly not a monastery but a retreat where many famous Lamas and Yogis from Tibet come to this center for meditation.

 Shey Gompa was the 1^st kagyup monastery which was founded by Lama Teszin Ra-Pa. it is said that this monastery was built during the 11^th century. You will see many famous its ancient Buddhist culture.

Overnight: Shey Gompa

Maximum Altitude: 4,430m/14,534ft

We will begin today’s day with a slow and steady trail with Juniper trees that descend into a grey canyon. We will trek through zigzag over bare rocks and soils. We will cross the pass Sheyla which is also known as Geln La which is 5,000m.

We will see the beautiful view of the northern part of the Tibetan plateau. We will descend through passes and pastures until we reach Namgun.

Overnight: Namgun

Maximum Altitude: 4,150m/13,615ft
Kilometers: 14km
Trek duration: 6-7 hours

Accommodation: Local tea house
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Saldan is the biggest settlement in inner Dolpa where there are a collection of five separate villages. We will begin our journey by passing a high traverse above Namdung Khola and take a steep descend to the larger Dolpa village of Saldang.
As Saldan is close to the Tibet border and this is where people trade Yak caravans. This village is not only popular for its agriculture but also its location on a trade route to Tibet.

Overnight: Saldan

Maximum Altitude: 4,650m/13,648ft

Trek duration: 6-7 hours

Accommodation: Local tea house

We will leave behind Saldan village and walk towards Sibu where we will pass through terraced fields and Stupas. We will come across many Chortens mani and Chaiba monasteries. We will pass through the monasteries at Samdo and scattered villages of Namdo where there are two monasteries. One is situated at the bank of the river and another at a high cliff.

Overnight: Sibu

Maximum Altitude: 4,160m/13,640ft

Trek duration: 7-8 hours

Accommodation: Local tea house

Today we will cross Jenga La which is at 5,110m and descend to Tokyu. We will take a steep climb to the summit of the pass which can be reached after 2 hours of trekking. From the top to the, we will get mesmerizing views of Dhaulagiri from southwards. After descending into the Tarap Valley for few hours we will reach steam that will lead us to our destination.

Overnight: Tokyu Gaon

Maximum Altitude: 4,020m/13,188ft

Trek duration: 2-3 hours

Accommodation: Local tea house

Today we will trail down the valley of Tarap which has well fertile land and has easy trekking routes. We will also see several Gompas on our way. We will slowly descend beside Tarap Chu where we will notice a cluster of stone houses with large and small Chortens.
 You will come across many locals in this area who are of the Buddhist and Bonpo community. We will also get a chance to visit the Buddhist Gompa where Lama resides which has been made by him.

Overnight: Dho Tarap

Maximum Altitude: 4011m/3,623ft

Trek duration: 7hours

Accommodation: Local tea house

Leaving behind Dho Tarap we will continue our journey by following the route that goes downhill. We will trek through many narrow gorges where we will see a river rushing through. We might also get a chance to encounter Blue Sheep, Marmots, yaks, sheep, and Goats here.

Overnight: Serkam

Maximum Altitude:  2280m/7,480ft

Trek duration: 5 hours

Accommodation: Local tea house

Today we will start our journey by crossing the new suspension bridge and walk the bankside of the river. The trail continues generally high above the river which has some descending and ascending to do. It is said that Tarakot was the capital and had a dzong meaning ‘Fort’.

Overnight: Tarakot

Maximum Altitude:  2109m/6,919ft

Trek duration: 5 hours

Accommodation: Local tea house

We will walk following the Barbung Khola today where the trail is mostly up and down and fairly is underfoot. We will walk beside the Bheri River also known as Barbung Khola and use the path which is 20ft above the river. This will be a short trek that will be completed in a short period.

Overnight: Dunai

Maximum Altitude: 2404m/7,887ft

Trek duration: 3 hours

Accommodation: Local tea house

Time to congratulate yourself for making up to this far. This will be your last day of trekking where we will continue walking alongside the Bheri River like yesterday.

You will trek through the lovely trail which has large conifers and climb into terraced farmland until you reach Jhupal. We will celebrate our last day of trekking to Shey-Phoksundo with Shey Gompa trek with delicious food and beverage at the campsite.

Overnight: Jhupal

Maximum Altitude: 150m/490ft

Kilometers: 140km

Accommodation: Local tea house

As mentioned before, we need to take two domestic flights to reach Katmandu as we did on the 3^rd day of the itinerary. 1^st we will take a morning flight from Jhupal to Nepalgunj which will be a 35minutes flight and after arriving at Nepalgunj, we will be taking the next flight to Kathmandu which will be 45mintutes of flight.

 Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Mountains, hills, terraced fields, and landscapes during your flight to Kathmandu.

After arriving, you will be accommodated in a nice hotel where you can relax and take a rest

Meals: Breakfast

We will give you a farewell morning breakfast today and with our guide, you will arrive at the Tribhuwan International Airport before your flight schedule. We hope you had fun and had a unique experience while trekking to Phoksundo and Shey-Gompa place.

We want you to return with your friends and family for another adventurous trekking in Nepal. Have a wonderful time and visit us again to create more beautiful memories and experiences.