Dhaulagiri Circuit Trek

Day 01: Arrival
Arrival at the airport and transfer to a hotel and rest. In the evening free walk in Thamel.

Day02: Visit Kathmandu & Patan
Have breakfast in the hotel then transfer to Kathmandu Durbar Square and enjoy the World Heritage Site, then transfer to Patan to visit the old temples, Palace and the museum inside the Palace. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 03: Kathmandu – Beni
Have breakfast in the hotel then transfer to Beni on a private vehicle. The trip will be of 8-9 hrs and lunch will be done along the way. Upon arrival check into a hotel and rest here for the night.

Day 04: Beni – Babiachor(1000m):
Today we’ll be trekking alongside the Kali Gandaki river before entering to the Myagdi khola valley. We’ll spend the night at the campsite in Babiachor.

Day 05: Babiachor – Dharapani (1565m)   
Today we’ll trek our way up to Dharapani from Babiachor. Along the way we can have wonderful views of the nature. We set up the camp in Dharapani and spend our night.

Day 06: Dharapani – Muri(1850m)
Our trekking route for today will be a bit steep as we make our way up to Muri. We’ll be having a great time along the way as the trail provides us with a magnificent view of Dhaulagiri along with other beautiful mountains. We then make our way to Muri where we’ll set up the camp and spend the night.

Day 07: Muri – Bhoghara(2050m)     
Today for few hours we’ll have an easy trek before making a steep climb to Bhoghara. Overnight at the camp.

Day 08: Bhoghara – Dobang(2630m)
For today the trail might be a bit tricky and might even require rope assistance on the way. Here we need to be careful and watch our steps. Overnight at the campsite in Dobang.

Day 09: Dobang – Italian Base camp(3500m)
Today we’ll walk across some beautiful forests and alongside the spectacular mountain views before reaching to Italian base camp. Here we’ll set our camp just opposite the west wall of Dhaulagiri. Overnight at the camp.

Day 10: Rest day
Tomorrow’s trek will be a bit tough so we need to take a break for the day, it will also be helpful in getting used to the altitude. overnight at the camp.

Day 11: Italian Base camp – Japanese Base camp(4250m)
Today we’ll be walking over some glaciers so we’ll need the ropes. It’s going to be a dangerous experience but the spectacular views around will make for it. Overnight at the Japanese Base camp.
 
Day 12: Japanese Base camp – Dhaulagiri Base camp(4650m)
Today we’ll be walking over the smooth white part of the glacier then we walk up the chilling but gorgeous Dhaulagiri base camp. Overnight at the Dhaulagiri base camp.

Day 13: Rest day
Today we’ll take the much needed day off as tomorrow will be a tough day and we have to walk on the altitude of 5000 to 6000 meters.

Day 14: Dhaulagiri Base camp – Hidden valley
For today also we’ll be requiring the rope assistance and after a few more ups and downs we descent from the French pass to the safer and smooth part of the country. Overnight at the camp in the Hidden valley.

Day 15: Hidden valley (5000m)
Today we’ll take a rest in order to explore and admire the beauty of the valley. Overnight at the camp.

Day 16: Hidden valley – Yak Kharka
After climbing over the 5200m Dhampus pass we descent down towards the village of Yak kharka. Overnight at the camp.

Day 17: Yak Kharka - Marpha
Today we’ll have a steep downward trek to Marpha. Overnight at the camp.

Day 18: Marpha – Lete(2438m)
Today we’ll be passing through some beautiful villages, mountain views and rivers like kaligandaki. Then slowly we reach Lete, where we’ll set our camp and spend the night.

Day 19: Lete – Tatopani(1190m)
 Today’s trek won’t be tough as before and even the trail leads us to beautiful greenery and magnificent views before reaching to Tatopani. Overnight at the camp.

Day 20: Rest day
Today we take a well deserved break and enjoy the hot spring bath. Overnight at the camp.

Day 21: Tatopani – Ghorepani(2819m)
Today we’ll be trekking through some beautiful rhododendron’s forest before reaching to Ghorepani and set our camp from where we can see a beautiful sunset & sunrise. Overnight at the camp.

Day 22: Ghorepani – Tadapani
Rise early in the morning, may be around 5:00am and hike for about an hour to Poon hill(3195m) from where breath taking views can be observed of the spectacular mountains.

Day 23: Tadapani – landrung
For today we walk for about 6-7 hrs before reaching to Landrung, along the way we can see some beautiful forests of rhododendrons and water streams. After few more ups and downs we reach Landrung. Overnight at the camp.

Day 24: Landrung – Dhampus
Its an easy walk towards Dhampus from landrung as most of the way well be going down. Along the way we can see some beautiful village area and people living there. Overnight at the camp in Dhampus.

Day 25: Dhampus – Pokhara
From Dhampus we trek downhill for about half an hour a so to a place where our private vehicle will be wating for us. Then transfer to a hotel in Pokhara. Overnight at the Hotel.
   
 Day 26: Pokhara – Kathmandu
Have breakfast in the hotel then transfer to Kathmandu in a private vehicle. Overnight at a hotel.

Day 27: Departure:
Have breakfast in the hotel and transfer to the airport for onward travels.