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Nepal Dolpo Upper Circuit Trek

Dolpo District, Karnali Province, Nepal · Nepal

Expedition Grade25 daysUnknown~£10 est.

Overview

Trek the Upper Dolpo restricted area — the setting for Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard — a high Trans-Himalayan plateau of turquoise lakes, rock art, ancient Bon-po monasteries, and yak caravans that crosses three passes above 5,000 m in a 25-day circuit. The permit is expensive and number-limited; the region's isolation is its primary quality. The Crystal Mountain's Shey Gompa is the circuit's centrepiece. The route follows the historic trade route between Tibet and Nepal that predates Hinduism and Buddhism in the Himalayas. One of the most remote trekking experiences in Nepal.