TrekkingModerate, Strenous

Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trekking

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Quick Inquiry
  • Destination:Nepal
  • Trip Grade:Moderate, Strenous
  • Max Elevation:5360 meter
  • Total Duration:11
  • Direction from Capital Kathmandu:West, 200 km
  • Inn /Out:Flight or Overland
  • Trek duration:2 to 3 weeks
  • Elevation Starts:900m
  • Indicated times:5-8 hours a day Approx.
  • Highlight Destination:French pass (5,360 m) and Dhampus pass (5,234 m)
  • Geography:Countryside / Small town, Forest and cold place
  • Itinerary type:Fixed / Customized
  • Special interest:Cultural, Environmental education, Family travel, Nature cruises, Photography, single tour and senior tours
  • Departure Date:Any time throughout the year except January

Dhaulagiri Base Camp Trekking is an extreme off the beaten track that takes you to one of the wildest and remotest areas of Himalayas. It offers the real feeling of adventure with every bit of roughness, altitude, and chilling cold; the trekkers of Dhaulagiri have every right to boast about their achievement against the fellow trekkers of other trekking circuit areas.

Unlike other trekking, the trekking days are very limited and expensive comparatively. You will get two days for acclimatization and to get adjusted to the environment. And there is no option of teahouse stays on this route – you will have to sleep in tents within the camps and for few days you will be sleeping on the glacier or on snowy floors. You are required to limber up few months prior and come into great physical shape before going on this journey. It is cold and very tiring. High altitude trekking experience is also a must. You will need to wear gaiters and carry an ice-ax with you for at least three days of this trek.

You will start the journey from Beni and follow the curves of Myagdi river, to Darbang, Muri, Chariban villages with terraced fields below the great view of Dhaulagiri ridge, Italian base camp, Dhaulagiri base camp, to French pass (5,360 m) Dhumpus pass (5,234 m) and finally descend to Jomsom to reach at Marpha assemble of Annapurna circuit trekking trail. The major accomplishment of Dhaulagiri Circuit Trek is the title of bragging rights of crossing two high mountain-passes namely French pass (5,360 m) and Dhampus pass (5,234 m). Addition to this, you will be able to closely observe the natural wealth and heritages – unexplored landscape, unspoiled resources and beyond imagination art of mountains. The people that live in this remote area are an inspiration in themselves. The lifestyle they live and their unique culture that they have been treasuring since long is beautiful and adorable.

Since Dhaulagiri trekking trail has been explored Himalaya Journey trekking professional offers according to clients desire and trekking itinerary will generate with appropriate their holidays in Nepal. Trekking in Dhaulagiri base camp is lifetime adventure trekking in Nepal Himalayas!

Outline Itinerary

  • Day 01: Arrival in kathmandu and transfer to Hotel and welcome dinner with brief your trek with crews.
  • Day 02: Trek preparation with half day sightseeing around in Kathmandu Heritage sites.
  • Day 03: Drive to Beni by regular Bus or by Private Jeep/Car takes about 5 to 6 hours and O/N
  • Day 04: Drive to Darbang by private Jeep or local vehicles and O/N
  • Day 05: Darbang - Muri (1840m) takes 6 to 7 hours.
  • Day 06: Muri – Lapchi Kharka (2310m) take 6 to 7 hours with your lunch break
  • Day 07: Lapchi Kharka - Chartare (2820m) Walk approximately 5 to 6 hours
  • Day 08: Chartare - Pakabon (3585m) Walk approximately 5 to 6 hours
  • Day 09: Pakabon - camp near glacier (3810m) Walk approximately 5-6 hours
  • Day 10: Dhaulagiri glacier camp - Dhaulagiri base camp (4750m)
  • Day 11: Acclimatization at Mt. Dhulagiri Base Camp.
  • Day 12: Dhaulagiri base camp - Hidden valley (4900m), French pass (5360m) cross Walk approximately 6 to 7 hours
  • Day 13: Hidden valley via Thapa pass (52330m) trek to Elevation camp or further more down to Camp site(4550m) Walk approximately 7 to 8 hours
  • Day 14: Camp site to Marpha (2507m) Walk approximately 6 to 7 hours
  • Marpha to Tatopani / Natural hot spring (1179m).
  • Day 16: Tatopani trek to Ghorepani (2855m) walk approximately 6-7 hours
  • Day 17: Early in the morning hike to poon hill 3210
  • Day 18: Drive or fly back to Kathmandu according to your time schedule of Nepal trip.
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Detail Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival in kathmandu and transfer to Hotel and welcome dinner with brief your trek with crews.
Day 02: Trek preparation with half day sightseeing around in Kathmandu Heritage sites.
Day 03: Drive to Beni by regular Bus or by Private Jeep/Car takes about 5 to 6 hours and O/N
Day 04: Drive to Darbang by private Jeep or local vehicles and O/N
Day 05: Darbang - Muri (1840m) takes 6 to 7 hours.
Of course gradual climbing and every days experiences will more different for your altitude gaining.  (If you hire private 4w Jeep then we can drive direct from Beni to Muri now)
Day 06: Muri – Lapchi Kharka (2310m) take 6 to 7 hours with your lunch break
Day 07: Lapchi Kharka - Chartare (2820m) Walk approximately 5 to 6 hours
Day 08: Chartare - Pakabon (3585m) Walk approximately 5 to 6 hours
Day 09: Pakabon - camp near glacier (3810m) Walk approximately 5-6 hours
Day 10: Dhaulagiri glacier camp - Dhaulagiri base camp (4750m)
Day 11: Acclimatization at Mt. Dhulagiri Base Camp.
This is very high altitude acclimatize day for you and some time it can be hard because of feeling headache and less sleepy. Hard to eat and breath makes more harder as usual.
Day 12: Dhaulagiri base camp - Hidden valley (4900m), French pass (5360m) cross Walk approximately 6 to 7 hours
Today, We are trekking harder and longer. We have to start our trek early in the morning. We will have pack lunch and we make ready before going to sleep.
Day 13: Hidden valley via Thapa pass (52330m) trek to Elevation camp or further more down to Camp site(4550m) Walk approximately 7 to 8 hours
Day 14: Camp site to Marpha (2507m) Walk approximately 6 to 7 hours
Marpha to Tatopani / Natural hot spring (1179m).
This is drive day from Marpha to Tatopani by local vehicle and we will enjoy and take bath with natural hot spring pool.
Day 16: Tatopani trek to Ghorepani (2855m) walk approximately 6-7 hours
Day 17: Early in the morning hike to poon hill 3210
One of the best viewpoint center of Annapurna region trekking including all Himalayan ranges with wonderful sunrise views. This is hiking before your breakfast and it takes about 45 minutes hikes from your tea house. After breakfast trek down to Hille and catch your regular vehicle or private car or Jeep to Pokhara.
Day 18: Drive or fly back to Kathmandu according to your time schedule of Nepal trip.
Note: Trekking itinerary can be changed as per different situation, time duration, and client interest. Your rest of days you can explore in Kathmandu valley sights trip.

Our trip to Nepal such a memorable one

I am part of a group of 4 girls who coordinated with Jagat for our 'mini' version of the Annapurna Circuit in early September 2017. We wanted to do the circuit badly but did not have enough time. Jagat and his team came up with a customized itinerary for us to start the trek from Jagat and end at Jomsom which we then flew to Pokhara to take a bus back to Kathmandu. The whole itinerary was very flexible and day to day arrangements can be altered by just communicating with our guide, Gopi. He will come up with the best plan to accommodate our wants and needs. 

From the moment we landed at the airport in Kathmandu to the moment we flew out of Nepal, everything was extremely well taken care of by Jagat and his team. Our guide, Gopi and porters, Raju and Tej (whom we call Dada) were like family to us during the entire trek. They were always checking on us to see if we have enough to eat, enough drinking water or can we cope with the trek. They even offered to carry our day packs when they saw us struggling. In fact, I think at most times, if not all, our interests were placed above theirs. They will go all the way out just to help you if there is anything you need at all on the trek. 

I don't think we'll be able to find another more patient, caring, trustworthy and detailed team of guides and porters. It was our pleasure to be able to trek with them. They had made our trip to Nepal such a memorable one that all of us didn't want the trip to end. Thank you for the great hospitality. I really look forward to visiting and trekking in Nepal again.

I would readily recommend Jagat and his team to anyone planning to trek in Nepal.

Love from Malaysia,

WanLing  

WanLing ,
Malaysia

This was my third trip to Nepal and most enjoyable.

I recently had the great pleasure of climbing Island Peak in the Khumbu, Nepal. Jagat Lama was a passionate and dependable resource for trekking and mountaineering in Nepal. He was on the spot as far as preparation for the trip. This was my third trip to Nepal and most enjoyable. Hiring a light and independent team allowed for a cost-effective, flexible and efficient way to climb in Nepal. His assistance was with me from the airport arrival through to departure. He took care of my every need and allowed me to focus on my goal of the summit of Island Peak. My climbing guide, his brother Lal, was competent, caring and successful. I left Nepal with new friendships. I readily endorse his services and would encourage anybody to go with the Independent Trekking Guides. They are honest, caring and willing to make your holiday the most memorable you have ever had. Please, don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about my experiences in Nepal.
Mark Lui,

It was my dream trip come true.
2010

I am 66 years old and have done a lot of hiking in the USA as well as climbing Mt. Fuji, Orizaba and Iztaacchuatl volcanoes in Mexico. We have hiked to the bottom and back of the Grand Canyon at least 25 times on most of the various trails to the bottom. For me, the crowning trek was to hike in the Himalayan range. We contacted Jagat Lama in Kathmandu, Nepal and signed up for our adventure to hike for two weeks with porters and guides. Our group of friends included three men and three women aged from 60 to 75. I'm sure this would be a daunting task for Jagat and his guides.

We all hiked from Lukla to Namche which was Bill's goal (he's the 75-year-old). One of the guides stayed with Bill, and we continued with the two outstanding guides, Chet and Chandra. These two guides did everything for us; got all of our bags from the porters and put in our rooms, took our menu selections to the cooks, and discussed the plans for the following day. The guides made allowances for some who were having some altitude adjustment issues and gave positive feedback to everyone. They were very patient with all of us and really tried hard to ensure we stayed healthy and happy. I can honestly say that these were two of the best guides weíve ever had. On our hikes, the guides had to work around some of us who liked to take pictures but needed to do some additional acclimation at higher altitude. As a result three of us were able to hike all the way to Mt. Everest base camp. It was like a moonscape. We met the Korean team that was going to climb Everest as soon as the weather looked better. The base camp is awesome with tents all over the place with prayer flags, and ice towers and rocks everywhere.

At 5:00 am we were going to climb Kalapathar (5545m.) When we went out it was snowing and foggy. The weather in the valley is usually clear in the morning, foggy in the afternoon, and big clouds in the later afternoon. Chandra said we should start for Kalapathar as he felt it would clear up - and sure enough, the snow stopped and the sun came out. We made it to the summit in snow and ice.

From this mountain, we took fantastic views of Mt. Everest and Lhotse. We saw an avalanche and heard the cracking sounds coming from the Khumbu glacier. The valley we hiked was very interesting. It surpassed my expectations. I had no idea how many memorials there would be erected for the Everest climbers. It's a sight to see. There were many stupas and monasteries. There are many rock faces that have a Buddha painted or adorned with prayer flags and the rows of prayer wheels to spin. The landscape goes from lush vegetation to flower trees, to pine trees and then the tree line to tundra and almost a moonscape. The children were fun to play with and photograph. As we headed down the valley to Lukla, my wife became sick and we saw that she couldn't hike all the way down. Our great guides arranged for a horse for her to ride so we wouldn't miss our plane. At Lukla, I took my wife to a new, wonderful hospital where she was treated and given medicine. When we reached Kathmandu, there was a strike by the Maoist Communist Party that closed all of the businesses. Jagat again came to our rescue by getting a van and getting us to the airport. He, Chet and Chandra babysat us to make sure we got through the security hassle and on to the right plane. I can't imagine anyone doing anything more or better that Jagat, Chet, and Chandra could have done to make this a wonderful experience that exceeded our expectations. I recommend his services to you if you're planning to go anywhere in Nepal or Tibet. It was my dream trip come true.
Everest Base Camp Trek
Bob Hacken / Catherine L. Bordner,
HOOD RIVER, OREGON 97031 USA

Dreams of trekking in the Himalaya.
May 2010

In April/May 2010 I was part of a group of nine individuals who used Jagat Lama to coordinate our trek to Kala Pattar and Everest Base Camp. From taking care of obtaining our TIMS cards on the first day all the way through to seeing us off to the airport in Kathmandu when our trip was finished, Jagat took care of everything. Trust me when I say that there are a lot of details that need tending to in between the two above events. Jagat and his crew exceeded all expectations and made our trip stress free. This fact allows one to concentrate of the arduous task of getting to Base Camp while trusting Jagat and his crew to care of the daily details such as obtaining food and shelter. I highly recommend that you do as I did and have Jagat and his crew work with you to meet your Nepali dreams of trekking in the Himalaya.
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Tom Tracey,
Rose Valley, WA USA

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