Dolpo lies in the north-west region of Nepal (situated behind the Dhaulagiri) which is most remote and least expose area of Nepal. These high mythical valleys are not open until 1989. Naturally isolated by the difficult topography, it offers an opportunity to meet the people and their lifestyle in very authentic form, almost untouched and unexplored. The people of Tibetan origin with the Tibetan culture inhabit it where you will come across the people and monasteries adopting original Tibetan religion since it is linked so closely with frontier of Tibet. The trails are popular for yak caravan. The population have a style of primitive life with own dialect and culture.

During the wonderful trekking there is a chance to visit several unique Monasteries (Gompas) like Shey Gompa (The Crystal Monastery) which offers an important pilgrimage for the many Tibetans. To trek in this area a special permit is required and trekkers should be physically fit while the trek takes long and strenuous. The trek is difficult, full of steep and stony ascents. Normally trek begins with a flight to Juphal from Nepaljunj. The trail leads to Dunai, then up the Suli Gad Gorge through forests of spruce and Thakuri villages to Phuksundo Lake. The little town of Ringmo (3,639m) boasts a painted entrance chorten; two kilometres further is a Bonpo gompa perched above the lake, with another at Pungmo, two hours up a side valley to the west. Peter Matthiesen's The Snow Leopard (1978), David Snellgrove's Himalayan Pilgrimage (1961) and Eric Valli's Himalaya have contributed to the mystique and attraction of Dolpo.