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Dhaulagiri Circuit — Route

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Quick Route

Kathmandu → Beni → Darbang → Sibang → Muri → Boghara → Dobang → Sallaghari → Italian Base Camp → Dhaulagiri Base Camp → Hidden Valley → Dhampus Pass → Yak Kharka → Jomsom → Pokhara → Kathmandu
Total trekking distance: ~210 km (full circuit)

➡️ Going Route

Day 1: Drive from Kathmandu to Beni.

Day 1: Overnight in Beni. Day 2: Drive to Darbang (20 km).

🚐 4–5 hrs ⬆️ 1,180 m

Darbang (Darwang)

Day 2: Overnight in Darbang. Day 3: Trek to Sibang (10 km).

🥾 5–6 hrs ⬆️ 1,770 m

Day 3: Overnight in Sibang. Day 4: Trek to Muri (8 km).

🥾 4–5 hrs ⬆️ 1,850 m

Day 4: Overnight in Muri. Day 5: Trek to Boghara (10 km).

🥾 6–7 hrs ⬆️ 2,080 m

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Boghara (Informal campsite)

Day 5: Overnight in Boghara. Day 6: Trek to Dobang (9 km). (Not on Google Maps)

🥾 5–6 hrs ⬆️ 2,520 m

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Dobang (Seasonal camp)

Day 6: Overnight in Dobang. Day 7: Trek to Sallaghari (8 km). (Not on Google Maps)

🥾 5–6 hrs ⬆️ 3,100 m

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Sallaghari (Forest campsite)

Day 7: Overnight in Sallaghari. Day 8: Trek to Italian Base Camp (7 km). (Not on Google Maps)

🥾 4–5 hrs ⬆️ 3,660 m

Italian Base Camp

Day 8: Overnight in Italian Base Camp. Day 9: Trek to Dhaulagiri Base Camp (6 km).

🥾 4–5 hrs ⬆️ 4,750 m

Dhaulagiri Base Camp

Day 9: Overnight in Dhaulagiri Base Camp.
Day 10: Acclimatization & rest (short hikes, glacier walk with guide, views of Dhaulagiri 8,167m, Tukuche Peak).

🥾 3–5 hrs ⬆️ 4,750 m

⬅️ Return Route

Day 11: Trek from Dhaulagiri Base Camp to Hidden Valley (10 km).

🥾 7–8 hrs ⬆️ 5,050 m

Day 12: Cross Dhampus Pass (5,244 m) and trek to Yak Kharka (11 km).

🥾 8–9 hrs ⬆️ 4,200 m 🏔️ Pass 5,244 m

Day 13: Trek from Yak Kharka to Jomsom (14 km).

🥾 6–7 hrs ⬆️ 2,720 m

Day 14: Fly or drive from Jomsom to Pokhara (flight ~20 min).

Day 15: Drive or fly from Pokhara to Kathmandu (road 6–7 hrs / flight 25 min).

🚐 6–7 hrs ✈️ 25 min

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