Dolpo Region Trekking

Dolpo Region Trekking

Dolpo Trekking, around the Far Wild West Himalayas of Nepal, is one of the least trekked areas of Nepal because of its difficult access, harsh terrain, physical challenge and high royalty; everything costs higher to travel here. But those who travel here find purely Tibetan-influenced culture, tradition and lifestyle simply unique, raising a question, what was the whole country of Dolpo must have been like in the time of its full life and glory? One commentator has mentioned that Doplo is the last enclave of pure Tibetan culture left on Earth. So naturally, such things attract travellers here, and there are numerous books and movies on Dolpo, forcing people to go there, such as the metaphysical discussion in Peter Matthiessen’s book, The Snow Leopard.

Upper Dolpo Trekking generally takes you to the far-end corner of the vast Dolpo area within Nepal. The largest National Park of Shey Phoksundo, with an area of 3,555 sq, km lies in Dolpo, which has a lovely forest with blue pine, spruce, poplar, deodar, fir and birch tree lines to dwarf juniper and caragana shrubs around higher altitudes. Dolpo is also the home of the elusive Snow Leopard, blue ship and many other wild mountain animals. Blue ships and other mountain wildlife are usually spotted grazing on walks, which is almost rare around other Himalayan regions due to the high flow of trekkers.