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Duration : 19 days
Availability : September through June
Max Altitude : 5360m
Min Age : 8+
Trip Style : Hiking and Trekking
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Overview

The Dhaulagiri Base Camp is a challenging and one of the best trek among the many trekking in Nepal. The mountain’s name “Dhaulagiri” comes from Sanskrit where dhaula means dazzling, white, beautiful and giri means mountain, the 7th highest mountain in the world. We start the trek from low elevation following the Myagdi river and ascent to high elevation including Italian Base Camp, Dhaulagiri Base Camp and passing through the 2 significant passes “French Pass” & “Dhampus Pass” and explore “Hidden Valley” between these 2 passes; which is like a hidden treasure! We end up our trek at Jomsom and fly back to Kathmandu via Pokhara.

Itinerary

We will be met on arrival at Kathmandu airport by local representative and driven to the hotel. Overnight hotel, inclusive of breakfast.

Having early morning breakfast, we drive to airport (20 minutes drive) and we will arrive in Pokhara airport after 25 minutes scenic flight; then we drive to Beni – 82 k.m (approx. 3 hours). We meet our rest of the trekking crews here. After lunch, we start our first day walking to Tatopani along the bank of Mayadi Khola (river)- 3 hours walking. Overnight at tented camp, inclusive of full board meal.

Today we walk along the Myagdi Khola passing through many villages of Gurung and Chetri; and crossing some suspension bridges. Also, we will see our first view of Mt. Dhaulagiri to the north. Overnight at tented camp, inclusive of full board meal.

From here we walk through some nice traditional villages of Takum and Sibang. We will see good view of snowy peak mountains including Gurja Himal and Puta Hiunchuli to the west. We spend overnight at Muri, a nice settlement of Magar community. Overnight at tented camp, inclusive of full board meal.

From here we descend to the Muri Khola bridge. After crossing the bridge over the river, we gradually ascend further to the north valley by crossing some rice fields and farmhouses. Overnight at tented camp, inclusive of full board meal.

Today we follow the trail to the west bank of Myagdi Khola through a narrow and undulating trail. We cross several streams, and we walk through a pleasant forest. Overnight at tented camp, inclusive of full board meal.

Today we walk through the forest of lush vegetation of ferns, bamboo, pine & rhododendrons. We then walk to the east bank of the Myagdi Khola and arrive at Sallaghari in the forest. Overnight at tented camp, inclusive of full board meal.

From here we walk through pleasant forest of pine, rhododendron and juniper; and we ascend to a grassy area on the moraine; then we arrive at our camp. From here we see impressive view of Mt. Dhaulagiri. Overnight at tented camp, inclusive of full board meal.

After having breakfast, we go for day hiking to higher elevation and explore the valley for a couple of hours. Rest of time we relax at the camp. Overnight at tented camp, inclusive of full board meal.

Today we walk following the glacier and impressive narrow gorges. Overnight at tented camp, inclusive of full board meal.

Here we will acclimatize again to avoid the risk of altitude sickness before walking to Dhaulagiri Base camp. This day we can just relax at our camp or go for day walking to higher elevation. Overnight at tented camp, inclusive of full board meal.

The trail to Dhaulagiri Base camp is rough and slippery; we walk through a long moraine-covered glacier to reach our camp at the Base camp. From here we can see impressive view of Mt. Dhaulagiri and Tukuche Peak. Overnight at tented camp, inclusive of full board meal.

This is another important day for acclimatization before crossing the French Pass (5,360m). This day we go for day hiking on the direction to French Pass. Overnight at tented camp, inclusive of full board meal.

Having an early breakfast; we leave our camp and ascend to French Pass. We stop here for some times for photography. We see magnificent view of Tukuche Peak, Mukut Himal, Tashi Kang and Mt. Dhaulagiri. Then we descend steeply down overlooking the view of hidden valley. Overnight at tented camp, inclusive of full board meal.

From here we gradually ascend to Dhampus Pass overlooking the view of Hidden valley (truly a hidden treasure!). From the Pass we see the amazing views of Mt. Nilgiri and Mt. Annapurna. Then we gradually descend left into Kaligandaki river valley and reach at Yak Kharka. Overnight at tented camp, inclusive of full board meal.

Today we steeply descend to Marpha; which is situated in the bank of Kaligandaki river; a nice settlement of Thakali people, having a nice monastery and apple orchids. From here we take an easy walking to Jomsom by following the Kaligandaki river bank. Overnight at guesthouse, inclusive of full board meal.

After early morning breakfast and see off our crews we take a 20 minutes short; but impressive flight to Pokhara with the view of Annapurna Himalaya massif and of course Mt. Dhaulagiri. After arriving in Pokhara; we take another flight to Kathmandu. Overnight at hotel; inclusive of breakfast.

It would be an ideal to have 2 spare days before flying back home. These spare days can be used just incase of flight delay in Jomsom. If we return to Kathmandu on scheduled; we can spend our time doing some city tours in Kathmandu valley. Overnight at hotel; inclusive of breakfast.

After breakfast; we are driven to the airport to board our flight back home. 

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Cost Includes

  • Airport pick-up and drop-off as per the itinerary
  • Two nights (twin sharing beds) accommodation with breakfast at a deluxe Kathmandu Suite Home Hotel or identical hotel in Kathmandu
  • One-night (twin sharing beds) accommodation with breakfast at a deluxe mount View Hotel or similar hotel in Kathmandu
  • All surface transfers by private vehicle
  • 1 experienced guide, cook, kitchen helper, and required number of porters
  •  insurance and medications for all staff 
  • Meals during the trek (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner), including one hot drink and seasonal fruits 
  • Flights from Jomsom to Pokhara and Pokhara to Kathmandu include airport departure taxes.
  • All kitchen gear
  •  Tented camp Accommodations and equipment during the trek. (We will provide fully waterproof two-man tents, dining tents, kitchen gear, dining tables, chairs, toilet tents, shower tents, etc., and Climbing rope to cross the pass.)  
  •  All necessary paperwork and permits (ACAP and TIMS) are required; please bring three passport-size photographs
  • A first-aid medical kit bag includes an oximeter to monitor oxygen levels and heartbeat.
  • Government taxes and office service charges
  • 1 set of satellite phones to call in case of emergency

Cost Excludes

  • Lunch and dinner whilst you are in Kathmandu And Pokhara 
  • Trekking equipment, including sleeping bag and down jacket
  • Nepal Entry Visa (Visa can be acquired easily after your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu with a fee of USD 50 for 30-day visa and USD 125 for 90-day visa)
  • Your travel insurance
  • Personal Trekking gear and equipment
    Any expenses other than the Price Include section 
  • Personal expenses, including bottled drinks
  • International flight
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  • Please bring all winter clothings including boots, crampons, sleeping bag.

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