After a good night of sleep and hopefully beating the jetlag, we will meet for a pre-trip meeting. You will be introduced to your mountain guide (and porter) and we will discuss your itinerary. If you have any questions or requests, please ask!

What’s next? You can use this day to adjust to the different timezone, altitude and climate. Also, you can prepare yourself for your trek and do some last shoppings at one of the many outdoor gear shops in the area.

Today, we take the bus to Nepalganj. This will take about 9 hours. Nepalganj is a city southwest from Kathmandu, near the border with India. 

bus – hotel

Option: To save time, you can opt for a 55-minute flight to Nepalganj, instead of taking the bus. This would give you the opportunity to visit bazaars and surrounding villages that are populated by different ethnic people. We can also visit the holy temple of Bageshori. Contact us for more details.

Early morning, we go to the airport and catch our flight to the village of Juphal (2,320 m). During the 30 minutes flight, we see a rapid change of the landscape below us. It changes from the flat Terai to hills covered by paddy rice fields to the first high mountains of Dolpa.

From Juphal we walk to our campsite in Dunai (2,000 m / 6,562 ft) where we’ll spend the night.

breakfast – airport transfer – domestic flight – lunch & dinner – tented camp

Today we trek to Lingdo (2,391 m / 7,844 ft). From Dunai the trail goes a little bit upward and downward, along the Thuli Bheri river and we pass a Buddhist village. A part of the trail is made out of rocks and is narrow at times.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – tented camp

Our trek up to Laina Odar (3,370 m / 11,056 ft) follows a trail that moves upward slowly. Again on this day the trail ascends upward over the Thuli Bheri river towards the suspension bridge. Today our trek has strenuous ascends.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – tented camp

As a start, the trail moves in the small pass taking for about 45 minutes. From the pass it appears as an easy walk enticing some ascends. A major part of this day we trek through a lovely smelling pine forest. In about 4 hours we will arrive in Nawarpani (3,575 m / 11,729 ft) we spend the night.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – tented camp

From Nawarpani we trek to Sisaul today. Also today the trail is trouble free. However, in some parts the trekking trail is attractively carved out of rocks. The day ends with an ascend for about half an hour till Chorten and then Sisaul (3,750 m / 12,303 ft).

breakfast, lunch & dinner – tented camp

Today the trail takes us upward to a tiny pass where we step into the valley of Dho Tarap (4,080 m / 13,385 ft). In Dho Tarap we pass several small chortens and mani walls and get a view over houses that are built in a Tibetan style.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – tented camp

It’s mainly a day to rest and let our body get more comfortable with the altitude and climate. Nevertheless, we can explore the area with a short hike or explore the village of Dho Tarap.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – tented camp

Today is an important day as we are trekking to Numa La Base Camp (4,440 m / 14,567 ft). At the end of the village we can visit the gompa which is merit to visit as well. This gompa also consists an attractive statue of Maitreya.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – tented camp

Today is an exciting day as we climb over 800 meters to cross Numa La pass (5,318 m / 17,447 ft). We start our day early morning for a strenuous climb for about 3 hours. Once at the pass, if the weather is clear, we will be rewarded with views over an amazing range of snowcapped mountains such as Manaslu, Annapurna, the Shey Shikar and many more. On the other side of the pass we descend about 600 meters again to Danigar (4,631 m / 15,193 ft) where we spend the night.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – tented camp

This is another beautiful trekking day which we begin early morning. Today we have an excellent outlook on the Norbung Kang and the Baga La range. the smooth and easy but regular walk takes us up to Yak Kharka (3,982 m / 13,064 ft), which is another perfect spot to set up our camp.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – tented camp

Now we trek to Ringmo (3,660 m / 12,000 ft) and Phoksundo Lake (3,612 m). As we leave Yak Kharka we level up and downhill by fleeting many levels to the tiny pass. Those motivating passes show us the way to the woodland of pines and accompanied by the loving varied sounds of birds. As soon as we get ahead of the thick forests we arrive at Ringmo and Phoksundo Lake.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – tented camp

Today we explore and enjoy the beautiful area of Ringmo and of course the turquoise Phoksundo Lake (3,611 m / 11,849 ft).

breakfast, lunch & dinner – tented camp

It’s time to trek down again. We trek via Rechi (2,940 m) to Chhepka (2,838 m / 9,311 ft). Today we trek through the stunning pine forest, birches, bushes and spare broad tress. We also get to view the river very well today.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – tented camp

Today the trek takes us back to Juphal (2,320 m / 7,611 ft) in about four hours. We follow a trail along a mountain ridge with the river next to us and pass the tiny settlement of Kalagauda (2,070 m / 6,791 ft). Depending on the season the area is a pasture of wheat, barley but also walnut and apricot.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

Early morning, we catch the flight back to Nepalganj and hop on the bus to Kathmandu. The bus ride will take about 9 hours.

breakfast – domestic flight – airport transfer – bus

Option: To save time, you can opt for a 55-minute flight to Kathmandu, instead of taking the bus. This would give you the opportunity to spend an extra day exploring Kathmandu. Contact us for more details.

Today is an extra day, just in case you needed it during the trek or if your domestic flight was delayed.

If everything went according to plan, you can use today to explore some of Kathmandu’s highlights, go souvenir shopping in Thamel, or simply relax at your hotel or in a local restaurant.

If it’s the final day of your holiday in Nepal. Your international flight departs from Tribhuvan International Airport Kathmandu.

Goodbye friends! We hope that you will cherish these memories we’ve made together forever.