“Firstly, we assure you again that not a single stone has been shaken in Dolpo by the devastating quake that hit Nepal during April 25 2015 and the countless aftershocks after that. Dolpo is absolutely a safe trekking destination in the Wild West Nepal.”

If you acquire reasonable fitness condition and if you have experience of trekking above 4500m in the past, we encourage you to undertake the Upper Dolpo trek in Nepal, which probably caters the best of walking holidays across the world.

Upper Dolpo Trek takes you to the deepest corner of far-flung Dolpo, after weeks of enduring trek. Surprisingly the reward trekkers get after all these hardships is by far larger than all efforts put to get there. The region penetrated by few trekkers has been prioritized as holiday destination by very few travelers because of Dolpo’s toughest geographic condition, cost and difficulties associated to get there and most importantly the extreme challenge the elevated trails of Dolpo cater without sufficient and Eveready backup to rescue during emergencies. Coming to the point, we as the native operators of Dolpo has been operating scores of treks in Dolpo every year.We have never come across the problematic situation. Our PR in Dolpo is so strong that every stopover point has someone who knows us well and the guides we appoint for the trekking holidays in Dolpo are fluent speakers of native languages of the region- making your treks in Dolpo as easy as possible. Besides, we have the great bonding with the Airlines and Helicopter Companies of Nepal, who are always prepared to help us evacuate or rescue our valued clients on our single call.

Now let us discuss a bit about the Upper Dolpo Trek. The region beautifully shown in Eric Valli’s epic movie Himalayan Caravan and spiritually described by Peter Matthiessen in his bestselling book- Dolpo is truly a heaven on Earth.

“The Upper Dolpo Trek begins with the scenic flight to the airstrips of remote Juphal, which is the only gateway to all the treks in Dolpo. Few days of trek take us to the first Bon Village of Dolpo, which is Ringmo lying atop a spur above the magnificent Phoksundo Lake. Bother to spend one rest day at Phoksundo Lake so that you soak into the magnificence of lake and Mt. Kanjiroba sprawling right above it. Then traversing across Numa La and Baga La Passes, which are both 5000m plus passes the trek enters Upper Dolpo. Savor the best of arid landscapes right below the Himalayan peaks and witness the best of nomadic culture throughout the trail that leads us to 11^th century monastery of Dolpo- the Shey Gompa. The most prominent monastery of Dolpo that lies at the base of Crystal Mountain, which is considered the holiest mountain in Nepal by the Tibetan Buddhists. Our Upper Dolpo Trek also incorporates the visits to the largest village in Dolpo across Shey La Pass and the ancient trading town of Dolpo, Dho Tarap across Jeng La Pass.”

Once again, we assure Dolpo is safe to trek and for every trekker with sound physical condition having experiences of trekking above 4500m, try a trek in Dolpo. We guarantee you will admire the least explored trails and the time frozen culture of Dolpo more than you would have imagined.