Is the Dolpo & Phoksundo Trek Affected by the 2026 Nepal Floods?

📍 Developing story — live updates The 2026 Nepal floods are a nationwide, still-developing emergency and the figures are rising. For the latest verified death toll, missing and rescued numbers and region-by-region trek status, follow our continuously updated…

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Where Dolpo is, and why the flood cannot reach it

Nepal's trekking regions are split by great ranges and drained by separate rivers that stay apart until the plains. The 26 August flood surged down the Bhote Koshi , which flows out of Tibet into Rasuwa and on into the Trishuli, hitting Timure and Syabrubesi…

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Dolpo, stage by stage

The clearest way to see why your trek is fine is to walk it as we run it and check each stage against the flood zone. The permits are the real gate here, not the flood. The standard Phoksundo and Lower Dolpo routes need a restricted-area permit, a Shey…

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How we run Dolpo this autumn

Dolpo is camping, not teahouses, so the logistics matter more than on a busy trail. We build buffer days around the Juphal flight at both ends, because it is the single most weather-sensitive link in the trip. We carry a full camping and safety setup, plan…

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What you can book for autumn

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Dolpo departures running normally this autumn

These are the trips we are putting people on right now, priced from the per-person rate a small group pays: Lower Dolpo Trek — 14 days · from US$1,990 per person in a group of eight (US$2,790 solo). The classic way in to Shey Phoksundo Lake — the best…

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