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Sisne Round Treks

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Duration
19 days
Grade
Moderate to difficult
Accommodation
Tea-house lodges and homestays
Itinerary
20 days
Section
Dolpo and Dhaulagiri
About the trail

Sisne Round Treks

  • Key sites covered: Beni, Jaljala, Dhorpatan, Nisel Dhor, Tallo Sera, Taka Sera, Lukum, Thabang, Jelbang, Sulichour, Chunbang, Mahatgaon, Rukumkot, Pelma, Maikot, Chhipkhola, Syarpu Tal, Bafikot

Alternative routes

  • Shorter option, 8–10 days: Sisne Base Camp to Gupta Daha.
  • Route 3: Rukum – Sisne Himal – Toribari – Majhpal – Jufal – Dunai – Phoksundo.
  • Route 4: Syarpu Tal – Syala – Sisne Himal Base Camp – Kada Daha – Chitripatan – Gotamkot – Tribeni – Dunai.
Highlights
  • A journey around Sisne Himal on a pristine route first explored during the 2020 lockdown, through remote villages, sacred lakes, dense forest, alpine meadow and rocky ridgelines
  • Sisne Himal (5,911 m), the westernmost peak of the Dhaulagiri massif, with views of the Kanjiroba range, Putha, Churen, Gurja, Ghustung, Dhaulagiri VI and Sisne Peak
  • Sacred lakes — Gupta Daha, where Sisne Peak is mirrored, along with Shyarpu Lake, Rakta Kunda and Naudaha, known as the ancient Kailash Himal
  • Magar, Chhetri and Thakuri communities
  • Mythological stories of Lord Shiva's meditation and the creation of the sacred lakes, and heritage tied to the civil war
  • Pristine, largely unexplored trails through the Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve
Itinerary

Day by day

  1. Day 01

    Kathmandu to Pokhara

  2. Day 02

    Pokhara to Rukumkot

  3. Day 03

    Rukumkot to Shyarpu Lake

  4. Day 04

    Shyarpu Lake to Dharhalne

  5. Day 05

    Dharhalne to Thuma (Sayala)

  6. Day 06

    Thuma (Sayala) to Pahada

  7. Day 07

    Pahada to Gotamkot

  8. Day 08

    Gotamkot to Holikanda

  9. Day 09

    Holikanda to Bari

  10. Day 10

    Bari to Kholapatan

  11. Day 11

    Kholapatan to Deutipatan

  12. Day 12

    Deutipatan to Sisne North Base Camp

  13. Day 13

    Sisne North Base Camp to Nayapanna

  14. Day 14

    Nayapanna to Purmuli

  15. Day 15

    Purmuli to Sisne Village

  16. Day 16

    Sisne Village to Gupta Daha

  17. Day 17

    Gupta Daha to Laipa

  18. Day 18

    Laipa to Rukumkot

  19. Day 19

    Rukumkot to Pokhara

  20. Day 20

    Pokhara to Kathmandu