Dolpo Region

Once upon under the Ngari realm of Tibet, ‘Dolpo’ is the last North-Western district of Nepal. For a long time, Dolpo was under the rule of several Kingdoms such as Kingdom of Lo Manthang, and Jumla. But by 1789, the Gurkha armies had extended their territorial control over Kaligandaki valley Kingdom of Mustang and Dolpo region.

Dolpo region trekking is not popular as the Everest and Annapurna region, but it has its own characteristics with arid and barren landscapes, Bon and Buddhism remnants, highest altitude human settlements, sculpted gorges and canyons, sacred mountains and lakes, diversified culture, and nature.

Dolpo region trekking is a remarkable journey of Nepal, which caters you a different worldly experience. A long-isolated region and culturally Tibetan region is also known as the ‘Tibet outside the Tibet’. The rugged, stark and beautiful region is land marked by 5000m plus high passes getting one village to another.

Trekking in Dolpo offers various trekking itineraries; low land to high land, trekking within the Dolpo, and trekking to cross border districts. Lower Dolpo itineraies like, Lower Dolpo Circuit trek Lower Dolpo Featured Trek, Lower Dolpo Exploring trek are exploration and discovering Lower Dolpo region. Trekking itineraries, Dolpo Immersion Trek, Inner Dopo Trek and Dolpo Exploring trek are the trekking itineraries which takes around the Lower and Upper Dolpo. However, Upper Dolpo Upper Mustang Trek, Upper Dolpo Upper Mustang Trek, Dolpo Mugu Rara Trek, Lower Dolpo Rara Trek,Dolpo Jomsom Trek and Dolpo Beni Trek are cross border district itineraries.