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Far West

सुदूर पश्चिम

Nepal's least visited corner, across Karnali and the western Terai: Rara Lake, the remote valleys of Dolpo, and the tigers and wild elephants of Bardiya National Park.

Still Khaptad Lake reflecting tall conifers, green slopes and clouds
Photo: Anil Bhatta (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Places in Far West

A male spotted deer with large antlers standing in golden grassland at Bardiya National Park

Bardiya

152 m, best Feb-May, Oct-Nov

Dullu

best Mar-Apr, Oct-Nov

Kolti

best Mar-Apr, Oct-Dec

Manma

best Mar-Apr, Oct-Nov

Nagma

best Mar-Apr, Oct-Nov

Simikot

2,950 m, best Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct

Mount Everest 8,848.86Kangchenjunga 8,586Dhaulagiri I 8,167Manaslu 8,163Annapurna I 8,091BardiyaRara LakeUpper DolpoAjaymerukotAmargadhi (Dadeldhura)Api Base CampBadhaiya TalBadimalikaBhimdatta (Mahendranagar)BirendranagarBulbule TalChainpur (Bajhang)Chandannath TempleDailekh BazaarDasharathchandDhangadhiDipayal SilgadhiDulluGamgadhiGhodaghodi TalGothichaurHilsaKakrebiharKhalanga (Darchula)Khaptad National ParkKoltiLimi ValleyMalikarjun TempleMangalsenManmaMartadiMelauli Bhagawati TempleUpper Mugu ValleyNagmaPachal JharanaPanchakoshi (Dailekh)RamaroshanSaipal Base CampSanphebagarShaileshwari TempleShuklaphanta National ParkSiddhanath Temple, MahendranagarSimikotSinja ValleySurma SarovarThakurdwaraTikapurTripurasundari Temple, BaitadiUgratara Temple
Boundary: Government of Nepal, Survey Department (2020). Peak data: Wikidata.

Treks in Far West

Green barley fields and stone walls with a small chorten in the Tarap valley, between bare brown hills.

Dho Tarap to Jomsom Traverse

A remote camping traverse from Juphal up the Tarap valley to Dho Tarap, east over high passes to Chharka Bhot, and over the Sangda La into Mustang to finish at Jomsom.

Days
16 days
Maximum altitude
5,550 m
Difficulty
Challenging
Clear water over pebbles at the edge of Rara Lake, with forested hills and snow-streaked peaks beyond.

Rara Lake Trek

A week-long walk in remote Karnali from Jumla through the Sinja valley to Rara Lake, Nepal's largest lake, at about 2,990 m in Rara National Park, usually ending with a flight from Talcha.

Days
8 days
Maximum altitude
3,630 m
Difficulty
Moderate
Green valley floor with a winding stream and the buildings of Shey Gompa beneath steep grassy mountainsides in Upper Dolpo.

Upper Dolpo Trek

A long restricted-area camping trek from Juphal past Phoksundo Lake, over the Kang La to Shey Gompa and Saldang, and back via the Jeng La and the Tarap valley.

Days
20 days
Maximum altitude
5,350 m
Difficulty
Challenging