Adventure trekking holiday to remote Nepal
Friday, 20 Apr 2007 09:53
Dolpo in western Nepal is a remote area that has only just become safe to visit following recent peace accords.
Considered something of a Nepali wild west, an ancient form of shamanistic Buddhism is still practised in the region, making this one of the ultimate places to go for an adventure holiday trekking in the Himalayas.
Tour operator KE has a new 28-day holiday to high-altitude Dolpo.
The trip starts with a flight to a grass airstrip at Juphal and then follows an age-old salt-trading route, through dry-stone villages and beneath Nepal's highest waterfall, to the charming settlement of Ringmo, KE explains.
Also on the route is a 5,000-metre pass, a visit to the monastery of Shey Gompa, and villages in the Tarap Valley close to the Tibetan border.
The trip runs from October 7th to November 3rd 2007 and costs £1,795 for four nights' hotel and lodge accommodation and 21 nights' camping, and all meals. Flight prices start from £660.
For more information see
www.keadventure.com