Package Itineary

(Average hike 6-7 hours a day)

Day 01: Arrive Pokhara (820m), hotel

Arrive Pokhara, after customs formality, meet the local assistant, transfer to hotel. You see numerous majestic peaks in Annapurna and Dhaulagiri range. Preparation for the trip. Dinner and overnight.

Day 02: Drive to Burtibang (1100m), hotel

After breakfast, visit Bindhyabasini Temple complex on the way, drive to Burtibang through farmlands, river valleys, hills and hillocks, traditional villages and towns. You see magical view of Manaslu, Annapurna and Dhaulagiri range on the way to Kande in Pokhara valley. You see classic culture and typical lifestyle of locals along the road. Lunch on the way. Arrive Burtibang, check in hotel, explore lifestyle in the town. Dinner and overnight.

Day 03: Drive to Taksera (2200m), camp

Have breakfast, drive to Kakri along Mid Hill Highway, explore beautiful traditional village and typical lifestyle of Magar tribes, leave the highway, drive to Taksera in Uttar Ganga River valley. Have lunch then explore beautiful villages and classic tribal culture and lifestyle in the afternoon. However most of the people of the village might have already left for yarshagumba harvesting. Dinner and overnight.

Day 04: Taksera - Maikot (2230m), trek started, camp

After having breakfast, we release the jeeps, meet the local crew and donkeys, start trekking. This entire region is the kingdom of Magar tribes. Hike to Maikot, the another traditional village of Magar tribes. You see typical lifestyle of Magar tribes along the trail but most of the villages might have less activities due to yarsagumba harvesting season. Arrive the village, lunch may be in Hukam or late lunch in camp. Explore the traditional village and lifestyle in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight.

Day 05: Maikot - Dhule (3410m), camp

After breakfast, hike to Dhule through beautiful lush green valleys and forests. Arrive the camp, relax and enjoy the pristine nature. Dinner and overnight.

Day 06: Dhule - Pupal Phedi (3450m), camp

Have breakfast, hike to Pupal Phedi in the lap of Dogari and Sisne Himal west of Dhaulagiri. You may see red panda and blue sheep along the trail and also see many people going up to collect yarsagumba. You will have their camps on the way. Have lunch on the way or in camp. Enjoy the nature and lifestyle of locals there. Dinner and overnight.

Day 07: Pupal Phedi - Purbang (4065m), camp

After having breakfast, hike up to the Pupal pass then descend to Purbang valley. You see beautiful alpine meadows, high country heart alluring flowering plants, magical Himalaya panorama and locals with their cattle and for most precious Himalayan yarsagumba harvesting. You may also see red panda, snow leopard, wolf, Himalayan monal, Himalayan griffin vulture, raven etc. arrive camp, have lunch, explore pristine nature and relax in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight.

Day 08: Purbang - Jangla - Yarsa Patan (4250m), camp

Have breakfast, hike up to Jangla Patan then descend to yarsa Patan. This region is famous for the most precious Himalayan species yarsagumba which is half caterpillar and half mushroom. It is locally known as kira (worm). Underground part of the species is caterpillar and shoot is mushroom. It is harvested in late April and May. Thousands of people from different parts of the country gather here for yarsagumba harvesting. We see hundreds of temporary camps of yarsagumba collectors. We see magical Himalaya panorama, beautiful grasslands, mysterious geomorphology, hanging cliffs and meandering river valleys. We may encounter with wolf, fox, red panda, snow leopard and see Himalayan birds. Have lunch in camp. explore and enjoy the wonderful nature and if it is late spring time, you have great time to explore and study yarsa camps and yarsa expeditions for socio economic aspect of yarsagumba. Dinner and overnight.

Day 09: Yarsa Patan - Gumba (2950m), camp

Have breakfast, hike down to Gumba just above the Sahartara village. The distance is short but has a long descend. You see beautiful view of Putha and Kanjirowa Himalaya range, Bheri River valley, settlements in the hill slope, arid rocky incline and lush green valley and you may also see Himalayan wildlife on the way. Have lunch in the camp. kExplore and enjoy beautiful nature and classic culture. Dinner and overnight.

Day 10: Gumba - Laisicap (2610m), camp

After having breakfast, hike down Bheri River valley through beautiful traditional village of Sahartara/ Gumbatara then follow the dirt road to Laisicap. This is the place to separate the trails for lower and upper Dolpo trek via Dho Tarap valley along Bheri River and heavenly place Chharka along Barbang valley. Have lunch in the camp by the confluence of the Bheri River and Barbang Khola. Explore beautiful nature and relax in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight.

Day 11: Laisicap - Kakotgaon (3260m), camp

After registering the special permits at the police check post, today we enter upper Dolpo restricted area. Earlier it was lower Dolpo but after Federal government formed, this area falls in upper Dolpo with high permit fee. Have breakfast, follow the isolated narrow hidden Barbang valley, hike to Kakotgaon. Have lunch on the way. The lower end of the valley is little green but the entire upper valley is totally dry that falls in the rain shadow area. So, it became arid and it seems very interesting. Explore and enjoy pristine nature, mysterious geomorphology and classic culture. This section of the valley is just northern side of the Putha Hiuchuli. Dinner and overnight.

Day 12: Kakot - Terang Khola (3820m), camp

Have breakfast, hike along the Barbang River valley through sandy river banks and rocky inclines. Narrow hidden valley with mysterious artistic rocky mountains, curved and folded crazy structures of the rocky mountains, sandy canyons, isolated valley and age old chhortens seem very interesting and the valley seems like a different planet. Have lunch on the way. This valley may be very interesting for geoscientists and anthropologists. Explore classic culture in Terang traditional village in the afternoon. We camp about 400m above the Terang village just before Seri village. Northern face of the Putha Huichuli, Churen Himal, Dhaulagiri and Mukot range falls in this section. Dinner and overnight.

Day 13: Terang - Dhadgaon (4000m), camp

After breakfast, hike continue along the Barbang valley, arrive Dhadgaon. We see more interesting geomorphology, arid nature, colorful, crazy folded steep rocky mountains to the right side and hanging cliff, sandy canyons to the left side of the valley. We also see age old chhortens, interesting typical lifestyle of mountain people and wildlife like blue sheep, fox, rabbit, pica, raven and vulture. Have lunch on the way. Arrive the camp, explore classic culture and interesting lifestyle of Bhotia tribe in the traditional village. This section of the valley lies just behind the Dhaulagiri and Mukot Himalaya range. We camp in a beautiful ground below the village and just above the trail. Dinner and overnight.

Day 14: Dhadgaon - Chap Chu Lake (4350m), camp

Have breakfast, hike up to the lake where the trail separate to Tarap valley to the left and Chharka valley to the right. Arrive camp, lunch on the way or late lunch in the camp. You may see horse and yak yaravan in the valley going up and down for transferring household items. The western patch of the valley around the lake seems little green where we may see yaks, dzopas, sheep and mountain goats in the alpine meadows. Explore and enjoy the pristine nature and interesting lifestyle of the locals came from the Chharka and Dhadgaon. We camp below the lake where the trail separates to Chharka and Tarap valley. Dinner and overnight.

Day 15: Lake - Barbang Khola (4220m), camp

After breakfast, we follow the valley towards Chharka Bhot. The trail is close to the river and mostly we follow the river bank. The lower section of the valley is narrow and upper is wider and the valley is totally dry. Depending on time, we camp somewhere in the middle of the lake and Chharka village. Arrive camp, have lunch, relax in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight.

Day 16: Barbang Khola - Chharka (4380m), camp

Have breakfast, hike up to Chharka, the most traditional and heavenly place with very interesting culture. Arrive the camp, have lunch then explore traditional village, classic culture and typical lifestyle in the afternoon. You may see people ploughing field by horses. Woman pulls the horse ropes and man plough the field. The outfit and ornaments of the local as well as way of working in the farm seems different than other place. Their way of living is very interesting. You can watch the way of cooking, local distillery where you see and taste homemade liquor, fermenting homemade beer. Dinner and overnight.

Day 17: Explore Chharka village

This is very interesting arid valley surrounded by rocky mountains. The day is dedicated to explore the traditional village, classic culture and typical lifestyle of Bhotia tribes. You will have great experience their classic culture which may rarely be seen anywhere else. The day is also for acclimatization that is important before to cross the highest pass.

Day 18: Chharka - Chharka Khola (4470m), camp

After breakfast, hike along the Chharka Khola towards Niwar Pass. In this section, there are two trails for upper and lower Mustang we take the one for lower Mustang. Today we will have pleasant gently hiking in highland arid valley. Depending on the time, we may camp anywhere in the valley. Have lunch on the way. Explore wonderful nature and animal herding. Dinner and overnight.

Day 19: Khola - Yak Kharka (4880m), camp

Have breakfast, hike to Yak Kharka before the highest pass where the short-cut trail from Seri village through Mukot icy pass (5800m) joins. Have lunch. We may see snow leopard, wolf, marmot, snow partridge, raven, vulture as well as herds of yaks and sheep in the alpine meadows. Dinner and overnight.

Day 20: Yak Kharka - Niwar Pass (5545m) - Ghalden Khola (4230m)

After having breakfast, hike up slowly to the highest pass ‘Niwar Pass’ then descend to a beautiful arid valley. the distance is short but we will have long descend in rocky incline. We will see magical view of the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri range. Have lunch in the camp. Explore and enjoy the pristine nature. Dinner and overnight.

Day 21: Ghalden Khola - Santa (3800m), camp

Have breakfast, hike down to Lungpa Khola. We have little ups and downs with beautiful landscape, magical Himalaya, interesting arid nature, conglomerate mountains and beautiful traditional village. Arrive camp, have lunch. Explore traditional village, classic culture and typical lifestyle in the hidden isolated valley. today is the last day of the trekking. We release the porters, donkeys, camping staff and kitchen crew next morning after breakfast. Today, our jeeps arrive here. Dinner and overnight.

Day 22: Drive to Lete (2530m), hotel

Have breakfast, after releasing our crew, we go on our own way by jeeps. Drive to Kaligandaki River valley through hills, valleys, traditional villages and dusty canyons. Cross the Kaligandaki bridge then we join the main road to Pokhara. Have lunch in Jomsom. Drive continue to Lete village at the base of Dhaulagiri between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna ranges. We will visit local distillery, monasteries, apple gardens in Marpha and Tukuche village. Dinner and overnight.

Day 23: Lete - Pokhara (820m), hotel

After breakfast, drive to Pokhara through the world’s deepest gorge Dana, beautiful valleys, Nepal’s finest waterfall Rupse, forests, farmlands, hot spring spot, holy site Galeshwor, traditional villages and towns. Have lunch on the way. We see magical view of Annapurna, and Manaslu ranges from Kande hill. We also see wonderful scenery of Pokhara valley, Phewa Lake, mountain sequence, Seti River valley and beautiful farmlands. Arrive Pokhara, check in hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Day 24: Explore Pokhara, hotel

The day is dedicated to visit World Peace Pagoda, Davi’s Falls, Mahendra cave and Phewa Lake. Depending on time, you may also visit Mountain museum. You see wonderful view of lakeside city Pokhara, Phewa Lake, the entire Pokhara valley and the magical Himalaya panorama from World Peace Pagoda. You see interesting waterfall in Davi’s Falls that disappears in limestone creek and flows under the ground. Have lunch then you also visit mysterious limestone cave where are see interesting natural idols and images in the cave. Visit Tal Barahi Island accessed by boating in Phewa Lake. You see the reflection of Fishtail mountain in the surface of the lake. Observe sacred oil lamps offering to the goddess in the evening. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Day 25: Program over, fly back home.

After breakfast, program is over, transfer to airport, fly back home.