Upper Dolpo Saldang La 5,200m.- Jeng La 5,090m Pass Trek
Upper Dolpo Saldang La 5,200m.- Jeng La 5,090m Pass Trek
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Trip Overview Trip Overview
Nepal
Country Nepal
max-elevation
Max. Elevation 5,200m.
duration
Duration 24 Days
difficulty
Difficulty Moderate
best-season
Best Season Mar - May (Spring), Sep - Oct (Autumn)
walking-per-day
Walking Per Day 5 - 7 Hours
accomodation
Accommodation Full board Camping
group-size
Group Size 2 - 17 PAX

The Upper Dolpo area was open to foreigners only from 1989. Dolpo is a culturally Tibetan region in western Nepal Valleys (south), and the Phoksundo and Mugu Karnali Valleys (west and northwest). To the southwest lies Dhaulagiri, the sixth highest mountain in the world (8172 meters). This massif and its outliers create a rainshadow that determines much of Dolpo's climate. Though no meteorological records have been kept in Dolpo, its valleys probably receive less than five hundred millimet...

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The Upper Dolpo area was open to foreigners only from 1989. Dolpo is a culturally Tibetan region in western Nepal Valleys (south), and the Phoksundo and Mugu Karnali Valleys (west and northwest). To the southwest lies Dhaulagiri, the sixth highest mountain in the world (8172 meters). This massif and its outliers create a rainshadow that determines much of Dolpo's climate. Though no meteorological records have been kept in Dolpo, its valleys probably receive less than five hundred millimeters of precipitation yearly. Dolpo is home to some of the highest villages on earth; almost ninety percent of the region lies above 3,500 meters. The population of Dolpo is less than five thousand people, making it one of the least densely populated areas of Nepal. Its inhabitants wrest survival from this inhospitable landscape by synergizing agriculture, animal husbandry, and trade. Dolpo's agro-pastoral livelihood is characterized by migrations between permanent villages and pastures at higher altitudes. More than ninety percent of the population lives under the poverty line, literacy is low, and life expectancy is a mere fifty years. Administratively, the valleys of Dolpo are located in the northern reaches of Nepal's largest district, Dolpa. This region is also referred to as 'Upper' Dolpo by His Majesty's Government of Nepal, a designation which has restricted foreigners from traveling extensively in this area. Originally, the Dolpo region was located in the kingdom of Zhangzhung. Located in western Tibet, this kingdom was strongly connected with the Bön religion. The first Tibetan dynasty (Yarlung) conquered much of the territory that encompasses the Tibetan-speaking world, including Zhangzhung, between the sixth and eighth centuries. Populations migrated from Zhangzhung to areas east and south, including Dolpo; the name for this region first appears in written sources at this time. The dominion of the western Tibetan dynasties over Dolpo was eclipsed during the fourteenth century by the principality of Lo (in present-day Mustang District, Nepal). Thereafter, Dolpo villagers paid tributes to the Kingdom of Lo in the form of grains, labor, and religious service. One manner in which Dolpo's villagers paid their annual taxes was by painting Thangka and carving Mani walls. Tenzin Norbu counts among his ancestor’s painters who traveled to Manthang, the capital of Lo, to participate in the creation of the renowned paintings at Thubchen and Jampa monasteries.

Dolpo was for centuries a relatively independent region in constant economic and cultural interaction with the greater, rivaling political powers that surrounded it. Dolpo was always too rugged, sparsely populated, and distant from the major passes over the Himalaya to become a major political entity: it was instead a pawn in the power struggles of competing kingdoms like Lo and Jumla, which sought control of trade routes across the Himalaya. Pastoralists and farmers living in the trans-Himalayan region were drawn into networks of exchange, cycles that often followed the calendar of religious festivals.

Nepal, the nation-state that eventually incorporated Dolpo, began taking shape in the mid-1700s when the Gorkha tribes and their leader, Prithivi Narayan Shah, consolidated power, conquered neighbors, and worked their way toward Kathmandu, which they seized in 1769. By 1789, the Gorkhas had extended their territorial control over the economically powerful Kali Gandaki valley and subsumed the Kingdom of Lo. Dolpo thus became the Gorkhas' when Lo relinquished political power over the Kali Gandaki and surrounding regions. Tremendous displacements have marked the experience of Dolpo's communities over the past fifty years: the assertion of Chinese authority over Tibet (and subsequent restrictions on the traffic of people, animals, and goods across its borders); the expansion of communications and transportation infrastructure in Nepal (which opened these remote villages to new goods and people, altering economics and crossing cultures); and the rise of modern nation-states like the People's Republic of China and Nepal (with their attendant visions of development for their peripheral populations). After the 1960s, Dolpo was no longer as isolated or self-governing as it once was: its autonomy was bounded when the Chinese closed the borders of Tibet. Across the Tibet phenomenon. External forces, including the creation of Nepal's largest national park, Shey Phoksundo, and the making of the major motion picture, Himalaya, have introduced new elements of social and economic change to the people of Dolpo.

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Trip Overview Trip Facts
  • Activity: Trekking, camping, Lake safari, High pass climbing 
  • Trip Duration: 24 Days KTM to KTM only
  • Starting and Ending point: Nepalgunj 150 m above sea level
  • Trip Grade: 2 B
  • Accommodation: Full-board Camping 
  • Transportation: Domestic Flight, Ground Transportation by Private car or van as per group size.
  • Max Altitude: Saldang-La 5,200m.
  • Group size: 2 minimum up to 17.
  • Best Season: March to May(Spring) and September to October (Autumn) are the best months to do this rip. Since the Dolpo region lies in the rain shadow area formed by Dhaulagiri and Annapurna ranges, you can also take this trip during the Monsoon season from June to August.
Itinerary

Arrival in Kathmandu [1300 m/4264 ft] Arrive at any time, Xtreme Climbers vehicle and represent we'll pick you up from Tribhuvan International Airport and take you to the hotel. Your included activities consist of refreshments, introduction to your guide, as well as an introduction on The Trek.

There is nothing to do but trade emails with your travel companions and organize your photos. A representative from Xtreme Climbers will take you to the airport, approximately 3 hours before your scheduled flight. On your way home you'll have plenty of time to plan your next adventure in the wonderful country of Nepal.
 Route Map Route Map
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Cost include Cost includes
  • Transportation: Airport / Hotel / Airport pick up & drop by private car or van and Necessary Transport during a Trekking .
  • Kathmandu Hotel: 3 nights 3*** Hotel accommodation in Kathmandu.
    • Nepalgunj Hotel: 1 nights 3*** Hotel accommodation in Nepalgunj Hotel
  • Kathmandu City Sightseeing and entrance Fee: Sightseeing tour with English speaking professional tour guide around kathmandu and entire necessary entry fees during the sightseeing
  • Domestic Flight or Overland Tourist: Flight from Kathmandu-Nepalgunj- Juphal-Nepalgunj-Kathmandu as per scheduled programmed itinerary.
  • Accommodation & Meal during Trekking / Camping: Local Hotel / Tea House accommodation and meals on full board (Breakfast, lunch and dinner) including Local seasonal fresh fruits as far available during trekking and Camping
  • Trekking map.
  • Trekking Permit: All necessary Government paperwork and Upper Dolpo ($ 500 per person) Special permit up to 10.days) and necessary national park entry fee.
  • Support Camping Crew: 1 experienced, helpful and friendly guide, 1 cook and porters and their food & accommodation, salary, equipment and insurance.
  • Camping Equipment: Required necessary Trekking camping equipment (VE-25 The North Face Tent, Mattress, Dining, Kitchen, Toilet Tents and entire necessary kitchen utensils etc).
  • Camping Gears and Local staff transportation: Entire necessary camping Gears and Local staff ground / flight transportation as per scheduled programmed itinerary.
  • Xtreme Climbers Duffel Bags  and Sun Hat: Xtreme Climbers Duffel Bags for each Trekker 90.L / Climbers 120.L to put your Trekking/Expedition gears and stuff during Trekking / Expedition.
  • Guide / Wages /Meals / Insurance: An experienced Government licensed guide and porter to carry your luggage, Food, drinks, accommodation, insurance, salary, equipment, transportation, local tax for Guide and porter for the trek.
  • SAT Phone: Thuraya SAT Phone (Emergency use only) carried by Guide. For members additional charge ($ 5 per minute).
  • Radio Walkie Talkie: Radio Walkie Talkie will be sent if required.
  • First AID Kit Box: Group medical supplies (first aid kit will be available).
  • Travel & Rescue arrangement: Travel & Rescue arrangement just in case of any emergency during a trip. 
  • Government Tax / VAT: All government taxes and Vat.
cost_exclude Cost Excludes
  • Air Fare: International flight airfare (from and to Kathmandu).
  • Nepal entry Visa fee: Nepal Visa fee US$ 60 per person for 30 days (to be applied for 60 days (USD$ 120).
  • Sightseeing : Sightseeing around historical monuments and entrance fee.
  • Extra night in Kathmandu and Lunch & Dinner: Extra nights accommodation and Lunch & dinner during the stay in Kathmandu In case of early arrival or late departure, early return from Trekking / Expedition (due to any reason) than the scheduled itinerary. 
  • Insurance: Travel and high altitude insurance, accident, medical & emergency evacuation.
  • Rescue Evacuation: Medical Insurance and emergency rescue evacuation cost if required. (Rescue, Repatriation, Medication, Medical Tests and Hospitalization costs.)
  • Personal Trekking / Climbing equipment and personal Expenses: Personal Trekking and Climbing Gears, Internet, battery recharge, Hot shower, Laundry, any Alcoholic beverages & soft drinks (during the trek and in Kathmandu), and Personal Medical Kit bags.
  • Filming: Special Filming, Camera and Drone permit fee.
  • Tips:  Calculate some tips for staff, Drivers and Porters .
  • Extra: Any other services or activities, which are not mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Any other item not listed in the “Cost Includes” section.

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