Jaljala Hill Trek – 16 Days
(ETNNP105)  Nepal

Overview

Jaljala Dhorpatan Trek traversing to Dolpa region is a remote adventure that offers incredibly beautiful views of the mountains. This adventure starts in the Annapurna region and finishes in Juphal and explores the remote area in between. You will also traverse the Dhorpatan Wildlife Reserve as one of the main attractions of the adventure. The reserve is famous for hunting and is the only hunting reserve in the country. Hunters from around the world come here to hunt, especially Himalayan Blue Sheep.

Daily Itinerary

Day 1: Kathmandu Arrival

Your arrival day in Kathmandu is the first day of the trip. We will be at the airport to welcome you to Nepal for the beautiful adventure with us. You will find us at the arrival gate of the airport with our company sign or your name. We will transfer you to the hotel where we will brief you about the trip. You will be informed of the trip briefing time upon your arrival at the hotel. Until we meet for the briefing, you have time to relax or wander around stay overnight at Hotel.

Day 2: Kathmandu Sightseeing Tour

This is actually the first exploration day of the trip since we are going to take you around different heritage sites in Kathmandu valley. We will take you to visit four of the heritage monuments in Kathmandu valley that include the oldest monument of all in Kathmandu – Swoyambhunath Stupa, Patan Durbar Square – a medieval palace square, Boudhanath – antother giant Budhhist stupa, and Pashupatinath – the most important Shiva temple in the country with cremation ground on the bank of Bagmati River. The day will be full of cultural and spiritual experiences in addition to the learning about the lifestyle of people living in Kathmandu. We return back to the hotel in the late afternoon stay overnight at Hotel Breakfast included.

Day 3: Kathmandu – Pokhara – Dharapani

After breakfast drive to Kathmandu domestic airport for flight to Pokhara, Exciting flight to Lake City Pokhara about 25 minutes. After landing in Pokhara we drive to Darbang have lunch at Durbang and continue drive further up to Dharapani about 6 hours drive stay overnight at Camp.

Day 4: Sibang – Lamsung (2,160m)

We continue the trek for the second day to Lamsung. It is another wonderful stretch of the trail on the adventure that brings the wonderful cultural riches of the region. As we trek through pristine surroundings, we will get to see the wonders that the area has to offer us. Beautiful river, waterfall and natural surroundings will make our day before reaching the campsite at Lamsung to stay overnight at Camp.

Day 5: Lamsung – Jaljala (3,386m)

We are trekking to beautiful Jaljala today. The walk takes us past beautiful village and forested area with fascinating view of Gurja Himal. When we reach Jaljala, a breathtaking view of the mountains and surroundings welcomes us. About 7 hours of walking effort is worth taking it to get the joy of the view from our campsite today. Jaljala makes a temporary shelter for the locals during monsoon season. We enjoy the view and surroundings once we reach the camp stay overnight at Camp.

Day 6: Jaljala – Dhorpatan (2,870m)

The walk today takes us to Dhorpatan. We descend in the elevation on our walk today. The start of our walk today gets a marvelous view of the mountains from Jaljala. We walk through beautiful surroundings to reach our camp in Dhorpatan stay overnight at Camp.

Day 7: Dhorpatan – Thankur (3,175m) via Fagune Lekh (4,060m)

The walk today will be a little bit adventurous for we have to walk over 4,000 meters. This uphill walk from Dhorpatan will take us to Fagune Lake at 4,060 meters above sea level only to descend to Thankur to stay overnight. We can enjoy beautiful surroundings along the trail. We set up our camp at Thankur stay overnight at Camp.

Day 8: Thankur - Tatopani / Jharlung (2360 meters)

We continue our walk to Tatopani / Jharlung today. The elevation descends on our walk today when we reach Tatopani / Jharlung. About 6 hours of walk takes us through wonderful natural surroundings along the trail. We will enjoy the beauty and wilderness of the trail that gives us a peaceful walking experience stay overnight at Camp.

Day 9: Tatopani / Jharlung – Dhule (3,300m)

The beautiful adventure trek continues towards Dhule. We gain pretty good elevation to when we reach the camp site. To gain about 900 meters of elevation, it will take us around seven hours on the trail. But the long walking hours feel comfortable as we can get to walk past beautiful places and wonderful surroundings. We eventually reach Dhule to stay overnight at Camp.

Day 10: Dhule – Seng Khola (3,990m)

We are on the walk to gain the elevation for a few days. We gain another 700 meters of elevation on our walk to Seng Khola today. Traversing the trail through wonderful landscapes and surroundings, we eventually reach Seng Khola after about 6 hours to stay overnight at the elevation of 3,990 meters above sea level stay overnight at Camp.

Day 11: Seng Khola – Purbang (4,065m)

Our adventure continues to Purbang today. We are enjoying the beauty of the remoteness of the Dolpo region. One of the best remote locations in Nepal, Dolpo offers a wonderful experience of rural and remote life. However, we are not going to explore Upper Dolpo on the adventure. About six hours of walk will take us to Purbang to stay overnight at Camp.

Day 12: Purbang – Tarakot (2,600m) via Jang La Pass (4,519m)

The walk for the day today takes us to the highest elevation of the trek when we reach Jang La pass on the way to Tarakot. We trek up to Jang La Pass to be at the elevation of 4,519 meters above sea level before descending to Tarakot to stay overnight. We can enjoy magnificent views of the surroundings from the pass and from along the trail today stay overnight at Camp.

Day 13: Tarakot – Dunai (2,096m)

We are now almost near to the end of the trekking part. The walk today will take us to Dunai to stay overnight. It will take us about 7 hours to reach the destination. We can enjoy another day of walk in natural surroundings and local villages’ today stay overnight at Camp.

Day 14: Dunai – Juphal (2,475m)

It is the final day of walk on the adventure. The walk that started in Dharapani is going to end in Juphal today after about 3 hours of walk. We enjoy the last day of the trek before reaching Juphal to spend an easy day at stay at Lodge / tea House.

Day 15: Juphal – Neplagunj – Kathmandu

We fly to Nepalgunj today for about 40 minutes and take a connecting flight back to Kathmandu for another one hour, receive at airport and transfer to Hotel Kathmandu Breakfast included.

Day 16: Rest Day in Kathmandu

A full day of rest after this long adventure trekking in the Himalaya is what you truly deserve. Spend the day in Kathmandu at your own pace.

Day 17: Departure Day

We are on the last day of the Dhorpatan Trek. Hoping that you enjoyed the adventure, we will drive you to the airport for your departure flight.

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Value Added

We are ready to welcome you with all the necessary safety measures (Post -19 Pandemic Halt). Hence we assure you of safety and security by following the optimal precautions.

Safety Assurance from Us (Tour/Trekking Operator)

• Vehicles fully cleaned and disinfected
• Foot bath mat available at entrance
• Extra masks available (if required)
• Safe distancing
• We carry limited number of passengers
• Our crew wear full PPE while disinfecting the vehicle
• Temperature screening available
• Our crew tested fit to travel
• Sanitizers available
• We carry additional deep wipe down cleaning of high touched areas
• Hygiene kit available for sale
• Our crew wear face mask and face shield

Safety Rules for Travelers (You)

• Namaste over handshake
• Do not travel if unwell
• Wear face mask all the time
• Maintain safe distancing
• Use foot mat while boarding
• Undertake temperature screening
• Ventilators over air conditioning
• Avoid unnecessary surface touching
• Wash/Sanitize hands regularly
• Follow sneeze etiquette
• Follow safety instructions (from local authority)
• Carry your personal hygiene all the time

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