Upper Dolpa, Crystal Mountain &… (trip)

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Upper Dolpa, Crystal Mountain & Shey Gompa

  • Kathmandu airport, Nepal
  • Culture & Nature
Asia Nepal Nepal, Nepal, Asia

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from $6,995* per person26 DaysJune
Comfort accommodations Exertion level: 4
Operator: Myths and Mountains 12 people max
From Shey, in 1954, David Snellgrove, the noted scholar and Tibetologist, undertook a seven-month trek that led him up over the high mountain passes into Dolpo and out across Mustang into the Kathmandu Valley. Although most people have never read Snellgrove’s account of his trip, many learned of this beautiful sectioj of Nepal from Peter Mathiesson’s “The Snow Leopard” or George Shaller’s “Stones of Silence”. Legend dictates that a demoness fled here during the time of Guru Rinpoche's conversion of Tibet's resident spirits, offering local people a gigantic turquoise to keep her passage a secret. Guru Rinpoche transformed the turquoise into a lump of dung, and the disgruntled people revealed the hiding place of the demoness. In revenge she called down a flood upon their village, submerging it beneath the lake. The legend is mythic summary of the ancient struggle between Bon Po and Buddhists. The Buddhists won, but Bon Po remain, even here in and around Dolpo.

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Special information

  • This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.
  • May accommodate certain types of disabilities. Contact the operator for more information.

Itinerary

Day 1     Arrive in Kathmandu; Tour Asan Tol and Dhurbar Square. Welcome dinner D
Day 2     Tour Swayambunath, Pashupatinath and Bodhanath B
Day 3     Fly Nepalgunj. Visit to town and READ Library BLD
Day 4     Fly Nepalgunj to Jufal. Trek to Dunai BLD
Day 5     Trek to Chepka BLD
Day 6     Trek to Palam BLD
Day 7     Trek to Ringmo BLD
Day 8     Trek to Ngurla Khola BLD
Day 9     Trek to Yak Kharka BLD
Day 10     Trek to Meadows BLD
Day 11     Trek to Shey Gompa BLD
Day 12     Shey Gompa BLD
Day 13     Trek to Namduna Gaun via Saldang La BLD
Day 14     Trek to Saldang BLD
Day 15     Trek to Yangze Gompa BLD
Day 16     Trek to Sibu BLD
Day 17     Trek to Tokyu Gaon via Jeng La BLD
Day 18     Trek to Dho Tarap BLD
Day 19     Dho Tarap BLD
Day 20     Trek to Tarap Khola (Kamakharka) BLD
Day 21     Trek to Khanigaon BLD
Day 22     Trek to Tarakot BLD
Day 23     Trek to Dunai BLD
Day 24     Fly to Nepalgunj and connect to Kathmandu B
Day 25     Visit Patan and Bhaktapur BLD
Day 26     Fly out B

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