This Around Dhaulagiri trek is Just west of Annapurna is the 40-mile-wide Dhaulagiri Himal. Dhaulagiri I, the sixth-tallest peak in the world, towers high above the well-trekked Muktinath pilgrim trail up the Kali Gandaki Valley. The vast massif screens the hidden lands of Dolpo to its north, and to the west of it are Nepal's far western hills. Only to the east along the Kali Gandaki Valley can we easily view the mountain close up, so massive Dhaulagiri with its symmetrical peak and four major outliners remains an enigma along much of its perimeter. Like fabled but restricted Dolpo, the complete month-long trek around Dhaulagiri is only for a handful of hikers. This is because much of the route traverses difficult, remote country.
Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu .
Day 02: Half day guided city tour PM free.
Day 03: Drive from Kathmandu to Beni by bus (9 hours driving).
Day 04: Trek to Babiyachaour
Day 05: Trek to Darbang
Day 06: Trek to Takum
Day 07: Trek to Muri
Day 08: Trek to Boghara
Day 09: Trek to Doban
Day 10: Trek to Italian Base Camp
Day 11: Acclimatization day at Italian Base Camp
Day 12: Trek to Dhaulagiri Base Camp
Day 13: Trek to Hidden Valley (5000m.) crossing French Pass (5360m.)
Day 14: Rest day at Hidden Valley
Day 15: Trek to Yak Kharka crossing the Dhampus Pass (5200m)
Day 16: Trek down to Tukuche
Day 17: Trek to Ghasa
Day 18: Trek to Tatopani
Day 19: Rest day at Tatopani (Natural hot spring)
Day 20: Trek to Ghorepani
Day 21: Trek to Tikedhunga
Day 22: Trek to Nayapul (4 hours), then drive to Pokhara.
Day 23: Drive Pokhara to Kathmandu .
Day 24: In Kathmandu .
Day 25: Trip ends ! fly back home, taking with you the memory of a life time.
