Dolpo
Lying to the west of Mustang in the rain shadow of the Himalaya, Dolpo’s
rugged beauty is home to many rare animals like the snow leopard, Tibetan
hare, and Himalayan blue sheep. With ancient monasteries and the Phoksumdo
Lake at the center of Shey Phoksumdo National Park as major attractions,
Dolpo is a true adventurer’s trail.
There are many possible ways of doing the Dolpo trek
varying from the ‘short’ two weeks to more than a month.
Going for the shorter treks involves flying to nearby airfields while
the others start from the road-heads of Baglung (near Pokhara), Sallyan
or Surkhet (both in the western part of Nepal). This is certainly one
of the tougher treks of Nepal. |
