Dhaulagiri Trek

Arrival in Kathmandu, Tribhuvan International Airport, we pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. All aspects of gear and conditions are discussed to make sure you’re fully prepared for the trip and we answer your last-minute questions.

After lunch, Nepal expert guide Ammar Raj Guni will take you to explore medieval Kathmandu city, the capital city of Nepal. Today, we visit Boudhanath stupa, visit Pashupatinath a holy shrine of Hindus where the cremation takes place. Ammar Guni will brief you about the Mount Dhaulagiri circuit trek plan details.

Our trekking guide will come to the hotel in the morning at 6: 00 to pick you up with private transport for Beni and will take us about 8 to 9 hours of scenic journey. You will witness some stunning scenery of snow-capped mountains, green hills, rivers in rafting, and villages.

The beautiful town of Pokhara offers some of the great Himalayan views of Annapurna, Machapuchare (the shape of a fishtail), Dhaulagiri, Lamjung Himal, and Manaslu. The road leads us for the next three hours to reach Beni Bazaar at 850 meters. Stay overnight in Hotel.

After breakfast, Beginning day of Dhaulagiri circuit trek thus as you leave Beni Bazaar, the Himalayan trail heads west along the north bank of the Myagdi Khola through the village of Beni Mangalghat. Together with our hiking crew, we drive to Darbang village which takes roughly two hours then we start our nature trek further.

Follow the valley broadens and terraced hills develop on both sides of the river and you pass the tiny villages and cross the river and fields. Continue hiking over the nature path goes to the narrow valley again and terraces disappear on the riverside. Furthermore, the nature trail leads us to continue to the Dharapani village where we stay overnight in tents.

Cross the river to west Bank as you leave Phedi and start to climb many switch-backs until you arrive at the ridge viewpoint of ascent eases. Again climbs steeply to the Muri village and continues to Sibang and Mattie.

Continue up an incline to the snout of the ridge, descend to the Gatti Khola, and reach Phalai Gaon (1810m. Cross Dhara Khola to once again emerge on the west bank of the Myagdi River & climb a ridge to the large Magar village of Muri.

Today, at begging we descend to the stream and continue through terraced fields before climbing a ridge to reach the pass from where you can see Mt. Ghustung South (6465 m) and view of the astonishing landscape.

Descend to the Myagdi river and trek along with the West Bank to the Naura village, from where you will climb a little before traversing a grassy hill and climbing a steep slope with switchbacks, descend through the forest and terraced fields to Boghara (2080 m) for the overnight.

At first, the track descends through terraced fields to the small ridge, through the forest to Jyardan which is the most remote permanent settlement in this territory.

The nature path leads us to a high winding path that crosses a rocky area and descends before climbing again to Lipshe. Continue through a forest to Lapche Kharka and climbs to the Dobang to set up a campsite to stay overnight.

Cross a wooden bridge and gradually ascend forest with a chirping melody of birds and some wildlife, which full joy of our life. And soon the west face of Dhaulagiri I (8,167 m) becomes visible through breaks in the trees.

We descend to the Myagdi River and cross the wooden bridge to continue to the east bank for Charter. Hikes go through the woods, and rocky area and cross a stream to Choriban Khola.

We have to walk slowly in our own speed to get better acclimatization. The Mountain Glacier trail follows the terminal moraine of the Chhonbarban Glacier and enters the glacier from the right side. Travelers can see an excellent view of Mount Tukuche Peak (6,837 m); at the far end while the impressive Dhaulagiri I (8,167 m) north flank dominates the skyline to the right.

Sooner, you reach Italian Base Camp (3,660 m), a tough hike to reach a campsite. Italian base camp offers breathtaking scenery of mountains; Dhaulagiri II (7,751m), Dhaulagiri III (7,715 m), and Dhaulagiri V (7,618 m).

This is our first rest day after multiple days of walking. There are several things to do on your hikes at the Italian base camp. Tourists can stay and walk a little to preserve their energy. Otherwise, spending a day here in order to acclimatize to adjust to thinning of the air is a must.

We advise that your body acclimatizes to the high altitude and be “tuned” for the even higher altitudes. You can hike around mighty peaks, Himalayan glaciers, and charming rocky landscapes.

After breakfast we set up all gears early in the morning, the weather is expected to be clear for our adventures journey. Camping travelers go through prone to stone fall, which passes through a narrow gorge. The glacier camp trek is the hardest hike in the world.

The Himalayan journey at glacier camp is the best glacier hike in the world and tenders a tremendous mountain view. The alpine trail is magical like a Highline trail glacier, so we hike the glacier further to set up our campsite to stay overnight.

Today is one of the most adventure days to Dhaulagiri base camp. Dhaulagiri I (8167 m) north faces dominate the skyline to your right and Dhaulagiri II (7751m), Dhaulagiri III (7715 m), and Dhaulagiri V (7618 m) to the west offer you true natural beauties. The impressive ice fall that descends from the northeast col in front of us is another magnet for us.

Today is another rest day for acclimatization and recovering energy for the next day’s adventures. The mountains skyline view from this place is superb and Dhaulagiri ice fall is plenty to explore. Rest of the day, you can enjoy the towering peaks and other natural beauty.

After along the glacier walk, rocky moraine trail climb two terraced hills. The first of which runs along the glacier, cuts across the mountain flank, and the moraine you enter a gently bring round on the left from an ablation valley often requires a rope, but once over the soak moraine walls, we are in the safer and more gentle country.

Climb this gentle slope to the French Pass (5,360 m) is a great vista that opens up from the French Pass. It offers you Mukut Himal (6328 m), Tashi Kang (6386 meters), and Sita Chuchura (6,611 meters), all of which surround the Hidden Valley. To the south are Tukche Peak (6920 m) and the massive peak of Dhaulagiri I beyond.

Continue along the right edge of the Hidden Valley losing a little altitude to Thapa Pass (5,250m) between Tukuche Peak and Thapa Peak (6,012 m) which offers great mountain scenery. We descend from Thapa Pass and make camp at 5,200 meters.

Hike for Dhampus Pass in the hidden valley is very tough as it appears difficult trek in Nepal. Because the Dhampus Pass altitude is 5,210m (17,094 feet) is often an icy trail. However the trek route from Hidden Valley to Yak Kharka via Dhampus Pass, we traverse avalanche-prone slopes and descend a steep rocky small adventures trail.

I personally did the Dhaulagiri circuit trek in 2018 leading the Swiss trekkers, my experience is avalanches, lakes, and glacier walks are the top unforgettable things to do on Glacier. It’s an alpine ramble trail over the difficult terrain in high mountains. But the view of mountains and natural beauty is still unbelievable to Yak Kharka. There is a perfect campsite to enjoy the surroundings.

Today we descend all the way to the Marpha village. The ancient Marpha is a famous traditional salt trader Thakali inhabitant, on the west bank of the Kali Gandaki River.

The unique garden of Marpha town is home to many apple orchards as well as all the various food and brandy products made from fruit. Apple Brandy is a local specialty that offers you to test some in the distillery and can buy them. We continue north, up to the Kali Gandaki Valley to Jomsom town for the overnight stay.

The flights are available during the morning time. The strong breeze blows during the after and frequent change in the weather prevents the flight from being landed and taken off in the afternoon.

During the flights in the morning, the sky looks very clear, thus, tourists can enjoy the splendid views of different mountain peaks. In the afternoon, a half-day tour in Pokhara town with your trekking guide. The half-day private tour in Pokhara is the best unique and hassle-free private tour to explore the natural beauties of Pokhara Valley.

Pokhara’s half-day tour includes a lake, waterfall, cave, temples, and stupa. Boating on Phewa Lake to visit Tal Barahi temple is just awesome to get a majestic Himalayan panorama.

Morning we’ll drive back through the scenic countryside and during the route will stop for breakfast and lunch. It takes 7 hours back to Kathmandu. On arrival at Kathmandu, a guide will transfer to the hotel, and rest of the day relax or explore the surrounding areas. Trip Finish.