Inner Dolpa and Shey Gompa Trekking

Hidden behind high passes, Inner Dolpo is one of the least accessible and yet most alluring corners of Nepal. Nepalese regard Inner Dolpo as a mysterious, inaccessible land where ancient shamanistic versions of Buddhism still hold sway. The spiritual heart of Inner Dolpo is ‘Shey' - literally the crystal mountain - so called because of its unusual mineral stratifications. At the base of the mountain sits the 11th century Shey Gompa, said to have been constructed by a Tibetan Buddhist teacher who arrived here on the back of a flying snow lion. Whatever its origins, Shey Gompa is widely revered and every year hundreds of pilgrims come here to visit the gompa and make a ‘kora' or circuit of the ‘Crystal Peak', Dolpo's own version of Mount Kailas.

In this Trek you can observe the culture heritage place, different kinds of festivals, mountain view, beautiful Phoksindu lake which is the deepest lake of the Nepal and others different kinds of birds and animals. You fly Katmandu to Nepaljung and Nepaljung to Juphal (Dolpo). You walk through Tarakot and turn north to Tarap valley. In 5 days, you are at Do Tarap. After a rest day at Do Tarap cross a high, pass at Jangla and several other 5000-meter high passes. These passes are usually covered with snow like Kanjelaruwa (6612m), Kang Chunne(6643m) China La (5080m) and Karo Himal (Yaja)(5962m)This is the hardest part of the trek in Dolpo. From the pass, you can see rolling mountain that extends to Tibet. Visit Namdo, Namjung and Shey Gompa. After a day, rest at Shey cross the high pass at Kangla. Descend to Phoksindhu khola (river) and follow the river trail to Phoksindhu Lake. Walk to Juphal, fly out to Nepaljung, and connect flight to Katmandu.

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