Shey-Phoksundo National Park Voyage Tips and guide

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Shey-Phoksundo National Park is a very scenic national park in the northwest of the Himalayas in Nepal. It is the largest national park in Nepal.

• Park website

28.98583382.8191671 Dolpa Airport in the park's east is the most convenient way to enter the park, with flights from Nepalgunj by Nepal Airlines, Sita Air, Summit Air and Tara Air. From there, you'll need to do a half-day trek.

Map of Shey-Phoksundo National Park

• 29.282.9522221 Phoksundo Lake. A large freshwater alpine lake that has been designated as a Ramsar wetland site since 2007. The lake is an important site for both Buddhists and Tibetans, and there are stupas found along the lake's south. (updated May 2022)
  • 29.15993782.9290482 Suligad Waterfalls. A 167-metre waterfall with water flowing down from Phoksundo Lake. (updated May 2022)
• 29.35282.8253 Shey Gompa. A Buddhist monastery that was established in the 11th century and continues to remain an important site for Tibetan Buddhists. (updated May 2022)
• 29.391882.75284 Kanjiroba Himal. The highest mountain in Kanjiroba with an elevation of 6,883 m (22,582 ft). (updated May 2022)

• There is a restaurant in Lama Hotel and Lodge.

• 29.1697282.9360811 Lama Hotel and Lodge, ☏ +977 985-8390187. A hotel and a lodge that includes a restaurant, a bar, some horse riding activities. (updated May 2022)