Day 01: 09th October 2024 Departure from Europe, Return back to Europe 27th Oct 2024.

Day02: 10th Oct 2024 Arrival in Kathmandu (1337m)

You are welcomed to Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal renowned for historical monuments, Hindu Temples, and Buddhist Stupas/Monasteries. We meet our guests at the Tribhuvan International Airport. A representative will be waiting with a HV Treks’ placard with our guests’ names displayed. After dropping luggage at the hotel, guests are taken for a short sightseeing tour. In the evening, guests are invited to a Welcome Dinner at a Nepali restaurant.

Day 03:th Oct 11 2024 Sightseeing in Kathmandu (1337m) 9 am to 4 pm

A local guide will be available. According to your wishes, the guide will escort you for sightseeing. Sightseeing may include the Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupati, Boudhanath, Patan Durbar Square, and the Swoyambhunath areas.  Starting after breakfast, usually at 9.00am, the exploration of Kathmandu Valley can continue until 5.00pm. Lunch and dinner, you will be responsible for.

Day 04:th Oct 12 2024 Flight: Kathmandu to Nepalgunj  Over night in Nepalgunj in Hotel.

Day 05: th Oct 13 2024Flight from Nepalgunj to Juphal and Walking  to Dunai  about 3 hours walking,

we will have a short trek towards Dunai where we will experience our first trekking night staying at Dunai village on their local houses. Dunai is the head Quater of Dolpo district which is largest district of Nepal in terms of area

Day 06:th Oct 14 2024 from Dunai to Tarakot, 6 hours walking,

Camping Services Accommodation. This is the day when you will be experiencing the real trekking adventure in Nepal as the trail begins harder and more exciting at the same time. You will walk along the southern bank of the Bheri river and Barbung river gorge.

Similarly, you will cross several isolated villages and hang bridges to reach Tarakot where you will experience the Tibetan Buddhism religion and have an overnight stay.

 Day 07:th Oct15 2024 Tarakot – Laina Odar (cave) ( 3370m ) 5-6 hours

In the beginning, we walk downhill to the village of Tarakot. We cross a small stream that comes from the Lama Gompa village. A wooden bridge has been made over the stream. Then we walk along the Thuli Bheri River.  About half an hour later we cross the Thuli Bheri River through a suspension bridge. There is one more suspension bridge over the point where Thuli Bheri River and Tarap Khola meets. After crossing this bridge, we have lunch and head to Lahini again along the Thuli Bheri River. The path goes uphill through the jungle. We camp beside the river in Laina Odar. Odar means a cave. Nepali staff prepares dinner or do campfire in the cave.

Day 08:th Oct16 2024 Laina Odar- Nawarpani (Laina Odar) ( 3475 m) 4-5 hours

After Laina Odar we walk through the barren land along the Tarap Khola. No jungles anymore. The path goes uphill and downhill both. The campsite is again beside the river which is near the Nawarpani but it is also called Laina Odar. This is the point where the Tarap Khola and Kyakuchin Khola meet.  One more cave is there. We may see blue sheep and yaks in this area.

Day 09:th Oct 172024 Nawarpani – Dho Tarap (3944m) 5- 6 hours

Today walk along the side of Tarap Khola in the beginning. The path goes slightly uphill and downhill. After the lunch, the path is easier to walk since it is almost flat with slightly uphill.  Let’s say we are slowly rising to over 4000 meters, but also the valley is so narrow that the sun, especially in the autumn is seen for a few hours a day. Hence the weather is cold in this area. A number of chyorten, stupas is seen on the way. We slowly head to Dho Tarap, a group of real Tibetan villages. A whitewashed Tibetan Buddhist gompa shines among the village. We are here in a totally different world. Since it is very cold here, the villagers don’t prefer to take bath often. The villagers go to the market at the Tibetan border for shopping and Yak is used to carry loads.

Day 10:th Oct18 2024 Dho Tarap Half day Acclimatization, and to Thaksi

We have a rest day here as acclimatization. Let’s meet the local people in Dho Tarap today. We learn a totally new way of life here. The people wear very thick clothes called Bakkhu and shoes called Docha. You can compare the costumes of Dho Tarap people with the costumes of Tibetan. They prepare the shoes themselves using coarse wool and yak leather. Their houses are sturdily built with thick walls of stones and decorated with prayer flags. Barley is the staple food crop grown in the fields. Potato is another root crop grown over here. They have yaks, horse, mules, and sheep as their domestic animals. They have trade with Tibet.

We can go to visit gompa. The view we see round Dho Tarap is the barren lands everywhere since this area falls in the range of Tibetan plateau.

After having lunch today and walk at ease for three and half hours to Thaksi at the foot of the Numa La. On the way we cross Ghakar village, Chrystal Mountain School, Kakar village, Kakar Gompa, Chhumagaon, Rimpoche Gompa, Modo village, Modo Gompa. We take our time to visit the gompas in the delightful villages where we walk through to get to us. We camp at a spot about a half hour walk from the last village of Modo at Thaksi. It will be a really cold night. We can view the beautiful barren landscapes from here. Blue sheep can be seen from here. We can hire mule for transportation if necessary.

Day 11:th Oct19 2024 Thaksi – Numa La ( 5309 m)- 4450 m)   Baga La BC ( 4512m)  6-7 hours

Today we walk one or one and a half hour earlier than the other days because the weather may go worse all of sudden. We are fresh and acclimatized well for the highest pass Numa La (south), that we are going to cross today. We carry our pack lunch. In the beginning, the path goes slightly uphill along a stream, Numala Khola. Then we cross Numa La BC. After this, the path goes uphill. Then we cross Numa La (South) pass. From the top, we can see clearly the outline of Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, and Manaslu. Also, we can see in the north rows of the endless barren mountain ranges that go to the Tibetan plateau in the distance. Then we walk downhill to the stream called Gyambo Khola. We walk along the Gyambo Khola. In some places, we cross wooden bridges. Finally, we reach Baga La base camp beside a stream called Chakbari Khola.

Day 12:th Oct20 2024 Baga La BC – Baga La  (5169m) –  Phoksundo Lake (3641m)7-8 hours

Today also we start one or one and a half hour earlier than the other days because sometimes the weather may go worse all of a sudden. We walk for about 3 hours uphill in the beginning. We carry our pack lunch which we eat somewhere on the way. Soup or tea will be served by the staffs on the way seeing the condition so that you feel fresh and will gain the energy soon for walking. We are going to cross a pass called Baga La today. From the top of the Pass, the view of the Phoksundo valley is spectacular. We can view the most beautiful lake in Nepal, Phoksundo. We camp on the beach of Phoksundo and watch the settlement of monks and extremely beautiful blue of the lake. The water in the lake is highly cold. Hence, we cannot swim or wash our clothes in the lake.

Day 13:th Oct 21 2024 Phoksundo Lake Rest Day, 

Today we rest in the Phoksundo camp, not for the acclimatization but to relax since we are extremely exhausted from the trekking in the past days. And of course, to enjoy the lake and visit the nearby beautiful village called Ringmo gaon (Phoksundo). We can visit the beautiful gompa situated on the beach of Phokundo. It is also possible we go across the lake to take a beautiful walk up. From the camp, we can see the path up well. Let’s go upstairs to have a splendid view of the lake and surrounding of beautiful mountains. After many days, we can enjoy the view of the jungle here. We can have a friendly talk with the local residents and can have the taste of local products like local wine, alcohol, Phapar dhindo. In the campsite, there is an office (check post) of Shey Phoksundo National Park. So the permit cards are checked here. HV Trek’s guide will arrange for our visit to the various places today, especially to Gompa and lakeside. We can visit the village on our own.

Day 14:th Oct 22 2024 Phoksundo -Chekpa

After breakfast, We. start walking downhill along the stream Phoksundo Khola in the beginning. Then the path goes uphill. We view a large waterfall made by the water from Phoksundo Khola on the way. Then we walk downhill. We visit a mountain museum on the way. We along with the Phoksundo Khola heading Chhepka.

Day 15:th Oct23 2024 Chhepka – Dunai  (2140m) 4-5 hours

Today we walk downhill along the stream, Phoksundo Khola towards Dunai. Dunai is the headquarter of Dolpo. Hence, Dunai has internet and other facilities. We can call our family and friends after long days.  We have lunch at the camp. We are gearing up for the final day to Juphal.

Day 16:th  Oct 24 2024 Dunai – Juphal ( 2475m) 2-3 hours

We walk along the Thuli Bheri River today almost for the whole day. Just before we reach Juphal we walk uphill for about one and a half hours. Juphal is the village with air service. Juphal is also the village with internet and other facilities like Dunai. You can have the taste of Apples and wall nuts which are famous over here. We rest here today and get ready to fly to Nepalgunj tomorrow morning.

Day 17 th Oct 25 2024Flight Juphal to Nepalgunj (165m) 45 minutes, Nepalganj to Kathmandu 1 hours  Fligh

Today we fly from Juphal to Nepalgunj and then to Kathmandu on the same day. OR from Nepalgunj, we may catch a bus to Kathmandu too. The flight from Juphal to Nepalgunj takes 45 minutes only. And Nepalgunj to Kathmandu flight takes 40 minutes. But flight has no certainty due to the special climatic reason: sometimes windy, sometimes cloudy etc. Flight cancellation and delay is the common phenomenon in this point. So, we may have to pay extra charge USD 250-350 for the plane charter so that we will not miss our flight to our home country from Kathmandu. But the extra charge depends on the number of pax in the group. If it is a small group, then the price will be higher. The flight route also may be changed. We may fly to Pokhara or Kathmandu from Juphal instead of Nepalgunj.

When we get off the plane in Nepalgunj, suddenly we feel very hot since we were in the high alpine climate for several days. So we suddenly need to put off our warm clothes and shoes and socks we had been wearing for several days.

We feel again, we came to the new world after having walking in the silent, barren lands for several days where there is no crowd, no rush, no noise of city life etc.

Day 18:th Oct 26 2024 Rest/Shopping in Kathmandu (1337m)

This day is free too. If you wish, a sightseeing trip to the ancient temple/king’s seat of the world heritage site of incredible Bhaktapur can be arranged.  The tour lasts 4 hours and will cost an additional upcharge. In the evening, a Farewell Dinner is given by HV Treks.

Day 19:th Oct 27 2024  Departure from Kathmandu (1337m)

Today, we check the list of all necessary documents and goods of our guest. We confirm the flight tickets before 72 hours of departure flight. We advise our guest to put passport and tickets at their handbag for convenience. HV Treks’  staff representative will take our valuable guests to the airport (3 hours prior to your flight) and bid goodbye.