How to spend your days in Shey Phoksundo

Suggested itineraries for Shey Phoksundo National Park, written for international visitors. Each is a day-by-day plan with realistic timings — not a marketing brochure.

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Suggested itineraries

Each itinerary is written end-to-end from Kathmandu — flights, drives, walking days, where you sleep. Pick the one closest to what you can spare.

Phoksundo Lake (Lower Dolpo)
10 days · Very hard · 10-day trek to Phoksundo Lake and back, Kathmandu round-trip
The shortest itinerary that reaches Phoksundo Lake at 3,611 m — Nepal's deepest lake and one of its most photographed. Ten days door-to-door from Kathmandu via Nepalgunj and the Juphal STOL flight; two trekking days in, one rest day at the lake, two days out. Upper Dolpo is a separate, much longer undertaking; this itinerary stays in Lower Dolpo.
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All itineraries are indicative — exact days depend on flight schedules, weather and your operator. Confirm fees, permits and transport with the DNPWC and Nepal Tourism Board before you commit.

Suggested itineraries

Phoksundo Lake (Lower Dolpo)