ROUND DHAULAGIRI TREKKING
This remote and challenging trek for the more adventurous walker circles Dhaulagiri, the seventh highes mountain in the world.
Its name means "white Mountain": towering in solitary splendour, this magnificent peak rises as a giant shoulder of shining ice and snow. Dhaulagiri is rarely visited and the valleys and villages surrounding it are unspoiled and unchanged .Our trek takes us across the kali Gandaki River and then north into the heart of the massif; from the base camp we come to the high point of our trek, the traverse of French Pass(5,360 m), the hidden Valley and Dhampus Pass (5182 m), a high level; route which brings us back to the upeer Kali Gandaki Valley in Jomshom. From here we, either, fly bnack to Kathmandu via Pokhara or we can continue from Jomsom till Birerthaqnti or to Pokhara.
Start / End Trek: Baglung - Jomsom
Grade: Moderate
Highest Access: Dhaulagiri –french pass (5360m)
Mode of Trek : Lodge Trek
Duration: 21 Days
Itinerary
Day 01 : Kathmandu (1400m) drive to baglung (740m) by bus
Day 02 : Baglung trek to Beni (850m)
Day 03 : Beni trek to Babichour (950m)
Day 04 : Babichour trek to Darbang (1030m)
Day 05 : Darbang trek to Sibang (1720m)
Day 06 : Sibang trek to Muri (1840m)
Day 07 : Muri trek to Boghara (1990m)
Day 08 : Boghara trek to Dobang (2400m)
Day 09 : Dobang trek to Chartare (2820m)
Day 10 : Chartare trek to Pakabon (3585m)
Day 11 : Rest day for acclimatization
Day 12 : Pakabon trek to near Glacier (3810m)
Day 13 : Glacier trek to Dhaulagiri base camp (4750m)
Day 14 : Rest day for Acclimatization
Day 15 : Dhaulagiri –french pass (5360m) and trek to Hidden valley
Day 16 : Hidden valley –Thapa pass (5230m) and trek to Yak kharka (3990m)
Day 17 : Yak kharka trek to Marpha (2667m)
Day 18 : Marpah trek to Kagbeni (2807m)
Day 19 : Kagbeni trke to Muktinath (3802m)
Day 20 : Muktinath trek to Jomsom (2743m)
Day 21 : Jomsom fly to Pokhara
The Kingdom of Nepal is well
known as one of the best desti-
nations in the world for enjoying the real beauty of nature through trekking. The trail into the interior parts of the country follows ancient foot-trails which meander through scenic river-banks, intricately terraced fields and the forested ridges connecting