Discovering Dolpo

An exploration western Nepal



Jul - Sep 2026

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Deep in the Himalayas

Deep in the Himalayas, Nepal's Dolpo region remains one of the world's least-trodden and most remote landscapes on earth. Home to ancient cultures and a fragile ecosystem, this region has remained largely restricted to the outside world and previously impossible for tourists to gain entry.

This October and November, Pelorus has secured rare access for a limited number of travelers to enter, explore and be the first to stay within this restricted wilderness.

How the Journey Unfolds


The journey begins in Kathmandu, immersing into the Nepalese culture including a private audience with a Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, before a private helicopter journey to Mustang. There, explore remote mountain villages on foot or horseback and visit an ancient Bonpo village, meeting members of a spiritual tradition that predates Buddhism.

A second helicopter flight brings the expedition into the restricted Dolpo Region, where expert guides lead guests on a multi-day trek through some of the Himalayas' most dramatic and untouched terrain.

Each evening, a private mobile camp will be erected in the wild, allowing guests to sleep beneath star-filled skies, wake beside glacier-fed lakes and move through valleys where few have ever set foot.

Along the way, leading conservationists featured in the Snow Leopard Sisters documentary will join the trek, offering rare insight into life in this remote ecosystem, their encounters with snow leopards, and the urgent work needed to protect one of Nepal's most fragile environments. The expedition culminates in a crossing of the journey's highest pass to reach the fabled spiritual heart of Western Nepal, before returning to Kathmandu by private helicopter.

This adventure is for the intrepid explorer wanting to experience true remoteness.

Trip Highlights

Kathmandu: Where the Journey Begins

Arrive in Kathmandu and spend two days immersed in Nepalese culture. Visit UNESCO-listed Bhaktapur, seek out one of the world's largest Buddhist stupas and sit with a Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader for a private audience. You stay at Dwarika's Hotel, a heritage property built with hand-made bricks and drawn from Newari architecture, fifteen minutes from the airport.

MUSTANG: THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM

A private helicopter carries you northwest into Upper Mustang, once closed to the outside world for centuries. From Shinta Mani Mustang, a 28-suite Bill Bensley-designed property above Jomsom, explore on foot and horseback. Visit the ancient Bonpo village of Lubra, the sacred temple of Muktinath and the medieval alleys of Kagbeni, where life has remained largely unchanged for generations.

DOLPO: INTO THE RESTRICTED ZONE

A second helicopter flight carries you deeper west into Dolpo. Expert guides lead the trek to Shey Phoksundo Lake through terrain where Tibetan wolf, musk deer and snow leopard roam. Each evening, a private mobile camp is erected in a new location. After dark, the absence of light pollution turns the sky above camp into something worth staying awake for.

"Dolpo is one of the last places on earth where the landscape, the culture and the wildlife exist almost entirely on their own terms. Securing access here, for even a single season, is something we have worked towards for years. The people who join this expedition will be among the very few who have ever experienced it."

Geordie Mackay-Lewis

Pelorus Co-Founder and CEO

The Landscape

The expedition moves through terrain that has remained largely unchanged for centuries. Ancient trade routes, monasteries untouched by tourism and communities still living by the rhythms of the high Himalayan seasons. Along the way, leading conservationists featured in the Snow Leopard Sisters documentary join the trek, offering rare insight into life in this remote ecosystem and the urgent work needed to protect it.

The Final Pass

The journey culminates in a crossing of the expedition's highest pass to reach Shey Gompa, the fabled spiritual heart of western Nepal. Few travellers have ever stood here. For those who make it, the return to Kathmandu by private helicopter marks the end of an expedition that very few will ever be able to repeat.

Be among the first.


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