Upper Dolpo to Jomsom- GHT

Our Upper Dolpo to Jomsom itinerary visits a remote region of Nepal, instead of following the more popular Dolpo Circuit we head further north to an area very close to the Tibet border and then walk out on the challenging trail to Jomsom thereby completing one section of The Great Himalaya Trail

Gary Pfisterer will lead our Upper Dolpo trek in late April 2012. This trip is now guaranteed to run, please get in touch with us soon if you would like to join this group.

Upper Dolpo has been referred to as the last enclave of pure Tibetan culture with the landscape and Buddhist religion of this region more like Tibet in pre Chinese times than of the rest of Nepal. This region has a vast and rugged landscape inhabited by a hardy, enterprising folk who live in some of the highest villages in the world.

Upper Dolpo is a culturally Tibetan region in West Nepal and during the course of the trek we will visit many Buddhist and Bönpo (shamanistic pre Buddhist) monasteries. Up until 1996 foreigners were not allowed access to this region so the culture has largely been unaffected by tourism. Of particular interest is Shey Gompa, this is revered as one of most important in Upper Dolpo where twice a year pilgrims make a kora (or circuit) of Crystal Mountain known as a younger brother of Mount Kailash in Tibet.

Upper Dolpo was first written about by David Snelgrove in his book titled "Himalayan Pilgrimmage" and more recently by Peter Matthiessen in "The Snow Leopard". This region was used as the location for Eric Valli’s superb film “Himalaya”.

Following our successful Upper Dolpo to Jomson trek in May 2010 the website The Great Himalaya Trail has interviewed Roland, owner and founder of The Mountain Company, about this trek. Please click on this link to read the article on www.TheGreatHimalayaTrail.Org

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Trek Details

Destination: Nepal
Holiday Type: Walking & Trekking
Trek Grade: Strenuous
Duration: 28 days from Kathmandu
Leadership: Gary Pfisterer
Minimum Group Size: 3 people with Sherpa leader and 6 people with Western leader
Cost: 2012 - with western leader: £3,095 (US$4,895)/ with Sherpa leader: £2,795 (US$4,595) includes Upper Dolpo permit costing US$760
What does this include?

Price includes:

Internal flight to Nepalganj & Juphal and at the end of the trek from Jomsom to Pokhara & Kathmandu
All transfers including airport collections
One day sightseeing in Kathmandu with Nepalese cultural guide and private vehicle
Twin share room at Hotel Tibet in Kathmandu
Breakfast only in Kathmandu, all meals included while on trek
Twin share tents while on trek using our three person Mountain Hardwear Trango 3.1s
All trekking arrangements including permits and fees, tents, Western and Sherpa guides, porters and cook
Restricted area permit for Upper Dolpo costing US$760
Complimentary Upper Dolpo trekking map
Financial protection insurance from International Passenger Protection
Pre departure support and advice from The Mountain Company by email, phone and face to face meetings in London. After booking with us we will send you our comprehensive "Nepal Trek Information" notes