 This
is probably the single most extreme non-exploratory
trek you can do in Nepal. You need a high level of
fitness, a considerable ease in the outdoors, and
basic mountaineering skills. There's a lot of untamed
forest and difficult trails lower down, and as you go
further up, you truly are all alone in the mountains
and there are some extremely demanding parts of what
goes for the trail. You truly must be able to hold
your own here - a landscape this stark and isolated
requires as much mental preparation as physical. The
pay-off is an extraordinary sense of calm, as well as
proximity to and view of the entire Dhaulagiri Himal
and the sixth highest mountain in the world,
Dhaulagiri I (8,167 m). And, of course a sense of true
extreme adventure. The hardest part is crossing over
into the Kali Gandaki Valley, which is separated from
the north and west of the Dhaulagiri massif by over a
dozen peaks higher than 7,000 m. Once you've managed
that, though, you'll be rewarded with the
exceptionally pretty and hospitable Thakali villages
of Marpha and Tukuche, and hot springs furthre down.
You see trans-Himalayan culture at its most 'normal' -
it will feel you've got to a very cosmopolitan town,
after what you've accomplished.
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Day |
Program |
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Day 01 |
You will be picked up by
our representative from airport and transfer to
the hotel. |
|
Day 02 |
Free day
in Kathmandu, night at hotel |
|
Day 03 |
On
the bus from Kathmandu to Baglung. |
|
Day
04 |
An
easy day's walk past streams and fields to
Babichour (920 m). |
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Day
05 |
Dorbang (1,200 m). |
|
Day
06 |
Ascend through forest to the pretty village of
Takum (1,800 m). |
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Day
07 |
Gorban Dhara (1,930 m). |
|
Day
08 |
Boghara (2,080 m). The views of Dhaulagiri and
other highmountains such as Gurja Himal (7,193 m)
continue to be inspiring. |
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Day
09 |
Dobang (2,880 m). |
|
Day
10 |
Ascend a challenging moraine to cross the glacier and
reach the Italian Camp at (3,700 m), surrounded
by massive mountains front and back. |
|
Day
11 |
camp at 4,300 m. Stay here to acclimatise. |
|
Day
12 |
There's more of the same today to get to Dhaulagiri
Base Camp at (4,900 m).
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|
Day
13 |
cross
the French Pass (5,400 m) and break for the
night in the appropriately-named Hidden Valley (5,020
m). |
|
Day
14 |
The
last really high altitude stretch of the trek is the
crossing today of Thapa/ Dhampus Pass (5,240 m)
to drop down into Yak Kharka,
|
|
Day
15 |
A
very steep descent to Marpha (2,680 m). |
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Day
16 |
Rest
day in Marpha,
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|
Day
17 |
Kalopani (2,530 m), from where on clear days
you see a 360º panorama of high snow peaks such as
Annapurnas and Dhaulagiri. |
|
Day
18 |
Tatopani (1,189 m). |
|
Day
19 |
Ghorepani (2,855 m), where horse caravans
still stop for water, and from where there are
great views on clear days
|
|
Day
20 |
Hille (1,524 m). |
|
Day
21 |
The
bus to Pokhara, where you spend the night
by the lake, is a short walk down at Birethanti.
|
|
Day
22 |
On
the bus back to Kathmandu. |
|
Day
23 |
Free day
in Kathmandu for shopping.
night at hotel . |
|
Day
24 |
Airport transfer or back
to home. |
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Cost
on your request
Cost quoted in itineraries includes:
ü
Airport-hotel transfer at arrival and departure
ü
Domestic land and air transport as described in
itinerary
ü
Four nights 2 stars accommodation in Kathmandu with
breakfast Hotel UTSE or similar.
ü
All trekking and conservation area and national park
permit fees,
For Camping or Tented Trek
ü
All meals, camping gear (except sleeping bags) such as
tents, kitchen equipment etc, salaries and insurance
for guides, sherpas, cooks, porters (who will carry 15
kilos of personal belongings per person) etc during
tented treks.
ü
Re-confirmation of flight
Cost
quoted does not include:
ü
Your international flight into and out of Nepal
ü
Travel insurance
ü
Domestic and international airport taxes
ü
Lunch, dinner, drinks in Kathmandu (US$6-15 per day)
ü
Tips, souvenirs or other shopping
Note: The full details of the program day
by day itinerary,
will be provided on your request.
We do
organize any program with different option.
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