Dolpo Region

Dolpo region is considered Nepal’s most beautiful and remote area. The entire region is closed for visitors for a very long time and opened not to long ago. This area opened in 1989 to foreigners; since then, this area has gained lots of interest among various travel lovers. Prior to the region being opened to foreigners, the irresistible beauty and spiritual richness of the Dolpo region was something one could read about only in books, with some pictures released by early local travelers. The meditative book ‘The Snow Leopard’ by Peter Matthiessen and the marvelous movie ‘Himalaya Caravan’ by Eric Valli have been able to present the raw beauty of the Dolpo region to all travel enthusiasts.

Travelers’ ever-growing interest in the Dolpo region increased high numbers in travel agencies, providing access past Phoksundo Lake to the 800-year-old Shey Gompa. Even though the Dolpo region has many visitors these days, this region still receives only a handful of trekkers each year, making the trail less crowded compared to other famous trekking trails of Nepal. This also helped in preserving the local’s art, culture, and life style.

The Dolpo region is itself highly influenced in regard to culture and belief by the Tibetans. Actually, the festivals, dress, language, and assortments are similar to the people of Tibet. People residing here are still centuries behind in development. They are still living their lives as their ancestors used to live hundreds of years ago. Therefore, trekking in the Dolpo region will offer you raw natural beauty as well as tradition.

The Dolpo region, covering only 15% of the total land of Nepal, is divided into two parts: Lower Dolpo and Upper Dolpo. It also touches the border with Tibet. Similarly, the Dolpo region holds the most beautiful lake in Nepal: Shey Phoksundo Lake, which is at 3,611 meters. You will get to see the gorgeous barren landscape of Nepal along with several Himalayan mountains during the Dolpo Region Trek, which includes: The Annapurna Range of 8,091 m, Mt. Dhaulagiri of 8,167 m, Mt. Api of 7,132 m, Mt. Nilgiri, Kagmara Ri of 5,115 m, extra. As the Dolpo region falls in the rain shadow of the Annapurna Range and Dhaulagiri Range, this period of the monsoon is one of the ideal times of the year to trek in this region when all parts of Nepal receive heavy rainfall; this region shines brightly in the sun.

Dolpo region is also very rich in vegetation and wildlife. The region is the home of Nepal’s largest National Park of Nepal, Shey-Phoksundo National Park. Wildlife like musk deer, jackals, Himalayan griffons, snow leopards, etc resides here along with several rare species of birds and flora.

We at Getaway Nepal Adventure carefully designed our trekking packages in the Dolpo region, with a motto to present you with the ultimate journey in this region. For this, please check our packages below. For any other queries, please feel free to contact us.