Travel associations & certifications
Nepal Mountaineering Association
Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal
Nepal Tourism Board
Wilderness First Responder
IFMGA mountain guides
Tripadvisor
Leave No TraceNepal Mountaineering AssociationTrekking Agencies' Association of NepalNepal Tourism BoardWilderness First ResponderIFMGA mountain guidesTripadvisorLeave No TraceTravel associations & certifications
Nepal Mountaineering AssociationTrekking Agencies' Association of NepalNepal Tourism BoardWilderness First ResponderIFMGA mountain guidesTripadvisorLeave No TraceNepal Mountaineering AssociationTrekking Agencies' Association of NepalNepal Tourism BoardWilderness First ResponderIFMGA mountain guidesTripadvisorLeave No Trace
Trans-Himalaya · Shey Phoksundo
The Nepal of a thousand years ago.
Behind the Dhaulagiri massif lies a forbidden kingdom — turquoise Phoksundo Lake, ochre-walled gompas and a Bön culture sealed off by high passes. The Nepal of a thousand years ago.
Upper Dolpo is a rain-shadow desert behind the main Himalaya — a Tibetan world of mani walls, ancient Bön monasteries and herders moving salt by yak. It opened to outsiders only recently, and still feels like stepping back a millennium.
Our 21-day traverse begins at the impossibly blue Phoksundo Lake, crosses passes above 5,000 m and visits Shey Gompa beneath Crystal Mountain. It's high, dry and demanding — and one of the last truly remote walks left in Nepal.
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Nepal Mountaineering AssociationTrekking Agencies' Association of NepalNepal Tourism BoardWilderness First ResponderIFMGA mountain guidesTripadvisorLeave No TraceNepal Mountaineering AssociationTrekking Agencies' Association of NepalNepal Tourism BoardWilderness First ResponderIFMGA mountain guidesTripadvisorLeave No Trace
