Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa Trek

Mukafika pa Tribhuvan International Airport ku Kathmandu, Nepal, ogwira ntchito athu a Himalayan Adventure Treks adzakulandirani ndi manja awiri.

Adzakuthandizani kukweza katundu wanu m'galimoto ya kampani yathu ndikukuperekezani ku hotelo yanu ya nyenyezi zitatu pa Thamel Street yotanganidwa.

Kenako mutha kukhazikika ndikukhala bwino. Patapita kanthawi, mutha kutuluka panja pa hotelo yanu ndikuwona Thamel Street, kupita ku malo odyera, malo odyera, masitolo, ndi zina zomwe mumakonda.

Pambuyo pake, mutha kubwerera ku hotelo yanu kuti mukagone bwino usiku wonse paulendo uwu wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa.

Pa tsiku lachiwiri ili la ulendo wa masiku 24 wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa, mudzakhala ndi wokutsogolerani nthawi zonse amene adzakuthandizani kuyendera chigwa cha Kathmandu mpaka madzulo.

Malo ofunikira kwambiri omwe mudzapite lero ndi Patan Durbar Square, Boudhanath Stupa, Kachisi wa Pashupatinath, ndi Kathmandu Durbar Square.

Mukatha ulendo wokaona malo okwana theka la tsiku, mudzapita ku kampani yathu, Himalayan Adventure Treks, kuti mudziwe mwachidule za ulendo wa Upper Dolpo Trek.

Kenako, mutha kuyang'ana zomwe mwanyamula m'thumba lanu kuti muwone ngati muli ndi zonse zomwe mukufunikira paulendo wautaliwu kudera la Dolpo.

Kupanda kutero, mutha kuthera madzulo anu mukugula zida ndi zovala mphindi yomaliza.

Lero, tiyenera kudzuka m'mawa kwambiri kuti tikwere ndege yopita ku Nepalgunj pa nthawi yake. Galimoto yathu idzakunyamulani m'mawa ndikukutengerani ku eyapoti.

Kenako tidzakwera ndege kupita ku eyapoti ya Nepalgunj. Tikafika komwe tikupita, tidzayendetsa galimoto kupita ku hotelo kukagona usiku wonse. Lero, tidzathera tsiku lathu mumzinda uno tisanapite ku dera la Dolpo.

Titha kugwiritsa ntchito nthawi yathu yopuma pofufuza misika kapena malo ogulitsira ku Nepalgunj. Mofananamo, titha kupitanso ku akachisi ena kapena Gopal Baba Ashram kuti tikaone chikhalidwe cha anthu am'deralo.

Palinso zinthu zambiri zomwe tingachite tili mumzinda uno, monga kupita kokayenda m'mphepete mwa mtsinje, kupita ku mapaki ang'onoang'ono, kapena kuyesa mbale za ku Tharu kapena ku Nepal.

Pa tsiku lachinayi la phukusi la Upper Shey Gompa Trek, titatha kudya chakudya cham'mawa ku hoteloyi, tidzapita ku Nepalgunj Airport kukakwera ndege yaifupi komanso yokongola kupita ku Juphal, komwe ndi malo oyambira ulendo wosangalatsawu m'chigawo cha Dolpo ku Nepal. Tikafika ku Juphal, tidzapitiriza ulendo wathu wopita ku Kalaguada.

Kuchokera pano, tipitiliza ulendo wathu motsatira mtsinje wa Thuli Bheri Khola. Titayenda kwa maola atatu kapena anayi, tidzafika ku Dunai, likulu la oyang'anira mzinda wa Dolpa.

Kuphatikiza apo, iyi idzakhala nthawi yathu yoyamba kukhala usiku wonse paulendo wathu woyenda, zomwe zikusonyeza kuyamba kwa ulendo weniweni m'mapiri paulendo uwu wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa Trek.

Lero, mudzadzuka mukupuma mpweya wabwino komanso wozizira wa m'mapiri ku Dunai Village. Tipitiliza ulendo wathu titadya chakudya cham'mawa chopatsa thanzi ndi kapu ya tiyi wotentha.

Malo otsatira pa ulendo wathu wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa adzakhala mudzi wa Chhepka. Paulendowu, tidzalowa mu Shey Phoksundo National Park ndikuyima pamalo oimika magalimoto a Silughar kuti tipeze zilolezo zina zofunika kuti tipitirize ulendo wathu.

Kenako, tidzapitiriza ulendo wathu m'mphepete mwa Mtsinje wa Phoksundo Khola, kudutsa m'nkhalango zobiriwira za m'madera otentha komwe mungathe kuona kusintha pang'onopang'ono kwa malo.

Paulendo, tidzayendanso kudutsa midzi ya Kageni, Jutting, ndi Shangta ndikuwoloka mlatho pamalo pomwe mitsinje ya Maiba ndi Phoksundo Khola imakumana.

Pambuyo pake, tidzapita kumpoto kuti tikafike kumudzi wa Chhepka paulendo wopita ku Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa Trek.

Pa tsiku lachisanu ndi chimodzi la ulendo wa masiku 24 wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa Trek, tidzayenda panjira yomwe imadutsa nkhalango zokongola m'mphepete mwa mtsinje wokhotakhota, wokhala ndi magawo ena okwera ndi otsika.

Paulendo wathu, tidzayendanso kudutsa mudzi wa Reechi, komwe mungaone mbalame za dzopa, zomwe ndi mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya ng'ombe za yak.

Pambuyo pa Reechi, ulendowu umapitirira ku Palam. Tidzadutsa mitsinje ingapo yaing'ono ndi malo otsetsereka opangidwa m'phiri.

Kenako, tidzafika ku Palam patatha maola asanu ndi limodzi kapena asanu ndi awiri, kuchokera ku Chhepka Village.

Muthanso kuonera kulowa kwa dzuwa pamwamba pa mapiri kuchokera pamalo okongola awa kuti mutseke tsiku lino la phukusi la Upper Dolpo Trek.

Pa tsiku lachisanu ndi chiwiri ili la ulendo wa masiku 24 wa Upper Dolpo Trek, tidzafika pa chimodzi mwa zinthu zofunika kwambiri: Nyanja ya Shey Phoksundo, yomwe mudzatenge paulendowu.

Tidzayenda munjira yomwe imatitsogolera kudutsa m'nkhalango za mkungudza, kenako kupita ku malo owonera komwe mungaone mathithi okongola.

Kuchokera pano, tidzayenda pansi kudutsa m'nkhalango za paini zodekha kupita ku Ringmo Village. Anthu okhala m'mudzi muno amatsatira chipembedzo chakale cha Bon Po.

Pambuyo pake, tidzawoloka mlatho pansi pa mudziwo ndikupita kumpoto kuti tikafike m'mphepete mwa Nyanja ya Phoksundo, komwe tidzakhazikitsa msasa usiku wonse.

Tsiku lachisanu ndi chitatu ndi limodzi mwa masiku osaiwalika omwe mudzasangalale nawo kwambiri pa phukusi la masiku 24 la Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa trek.

Tidzagwiritsa ntchito tsiku lathu lonse kufufuza nyanja ya Shey Phoksundo titadya chakudya cham'mawa chokoma m'hema.

Mungathe kuona mbendera zokongola zikugwedezeka m'mphepete mwa nyanja yaikulu, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti mlengalenga ukhale wokongola kwambiri.

Pamene tikuyenda m'dera lonselo, tingakumane ndi galimoto ya yak, yomwe ingakupatseni lingaliro la momwe anthu amakhalira m'derali.

Mukhoza kutenga nthawi yanu kuti muone malo ozungulira ndikujambula zithunzi zokongola kuti musunge zokumbukira za nyanjayi.

Pambuyo pake, tikhoza kupita ku nyumba za amonke zapafupi pogwiritsa ntchito nthawi yotsala ya tsiku lathu. Usikuuno, tidzakhala usiku wina m'hema tisanapitirize ulendo wathu tsiku lotsatira.

Lero, tidzalowa mwalamulo m'dera loletsedwa la Upper Dolpo, kuchoka ku Nyanja ya Shey Phoksundo m'mawa titadya chakudya cham'mawa chokoma. Tidzatsatira njira yomwe anthu akumudzi amagwiritsa ntchito pochita malonda ndi Tibet.

Pamene tikukwera phiri, mutha kusangalala ndi malo okongola a Ringmo Valley. Kuchokera apa, njirayo imatsika phiri lisanakwerenso kudzera m'chigwa chachikulu.

Paulendowu, mutha kuwona mawonekedwe okongola a Kanjirowa Himal, yomwe ili pamtunda wa mamita 6612. Tipitiliza kudutsa m'dera lamapiri, lomwe lili ndi nkhalango zambiri zokhala ndi mitengo ya juniper.

Tikayenda kwa maola anayi mpaka asanu, tidzafika ku Salla Ghari, malo athu ogona paulendo wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa.

Malo otsatira omwe tidzaima tsiku lonse ndi Lar Tsa, yomwe ili pamtunda wa mamita 4120 pamwamba pa nyanja. Tidzayenda m'chigwa, kuwoloka kum'mawa kwa Mtsinje wa Phoksundo Khola, ndikupitiriza m'chigwa chachikulu kwa pafupifupi ola limodzi mpaka titafika ku Kang Gompa. Kuchokera pano, tidzakwera phiri la udzu.

Tikapitiriza ulendowu, tidzatsatira pamwamba pa phirilo pafupifupi mamita 4200 tisanatsike ku Lar Tsa.

Ndi malo ogona m'mphepete mwa mtsinje abwino kwambiri kwa anthu oyenda pansi. Kenako, otsogolera athu adzakhazikitsa mahema kuti azikhala pano usiku umodzi tisanapitirire ku ulendo wathu wotsatira, Shey Gompa.

Pa tsiku la khumi ndi chimodzi la ulendo wa masiku 24 wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa, tidzapita ku gawo lakumtunda la Mtsinje wa Phoksundo Khola tisanatembenukire kumpoto kupita ku Riwo Drugdra, komwe kumatchedwanso Phiri la Crystal.

Pamalo olumikizirana njira, tidzatsatira njira ya apaulendo yomwe imazungulira phirilo ndikupita ku Sela La Pass.

Titakwera phiri lovuta, tidzafika ku Sela La Pass, komwe kumadziwikanso kuti Mendok Ding La, pa mamita 5160, komwe mudzasangalala ndi mawonekedwe okongola a chigwa chakumtunda cha Phoksundo, mapiri a Kanjirowa okhala ndi chipale chofewa, mapiri okwera osatha, ndi zina zambiri. Kenako kuchokera pa phirili, tidzatsika ku chigwa cha Tar.

Pamene tikuyandikira mapiri otsika okhala ndi udzu, tidzayenda pansi m'mbali mwa msewu wopita ku Tsakang, gompa wakale.

Titayenda maola 7 mpaka 8 kuchokera ku Lar Tse, tidzafika komwe tikupita. Tidzakhazikitsa msasa wathu pansi pa Shey Gompa usiku wonse.

Pa tsiku la khumi ndi chiwiri ili la ulendo wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa Trek, pafupifupi theka la ulendo wathu watha. Tidzakhala tsiku lina ku Shey Gompa kuti tizolowere ndi kufufuza malo.

Tidzapita ku nyumba ya amonke ya Shey Gompa m'mawa, yomwe imakhulupirira kuti ili ndi zaka pafupifupi 800. Mkati mwake, mutha kuwona zojambula zomwe zidapangidwa m'ma 1970.

Guwa lalikulu lansembe lili ndi ziboliboli za Guru Rinpoche, Milarepa, ndi Sakyamuni wodziwika bwino. Nyumba ya amonke iyi ilinso ndi zolemba zakale za ku Tibet zomwe zimalongosola mbiri ya Phiri la Crystal ndi nyumba ya amonke. Pambuyo poyendera nyumba ya amonke, titha kuwona malo ozungulira.

Titha kupita ku Phiri la Crystal, lomwe limatchedwanso Kailash of Dolpo, lodziwika ndi mapangidwe ake achilengedwe a kristalo a quartz omwe amawala padzuwa.

Mwezi wathunthu mu Julayi kapena Ogasiti, apaulendo ambiri amabwera kuno kudzachita kora (circumambulation) kuzungulira phirilo. Kenako, titayang'ananso phirili, tidzabwerera kuhema kukapuma.

Pambuyo pa tsiku lotsitsimula dzulo, tidzapitiriza ulendo wathu titadya chakudya cham'mawa kudzera m'nkhalango za juniper ndi m'matanthwe a miyala, kutsatira njira yokhotakhota yopita ku Saldang La Pass.

Kukwera phirilo n'kovuta koma kopindulitsa, ndi mawonekedwe a mapiri, midzi, zigwa, ndi malo ena okongola a Upper Dolpo.

Kuchokera pa msewu, timapita kumpoto kupita ku Mudzi wa Namgung. Mukafika kumudzi wokongola uwu, mutha kuwona Nyumba ya Amonke ya Namgung.

Muthanso kuona mtundu wa mbuzi wa Chyangra, mtundu wa mbuzi wa ku Himalaya womwe umagwiritsidwa ntchito popanga ubweya wake wabwino wa pashmina. Usikuuno, tidzakhala ndi nthawi yopuma usiku wonse pa ulendo uwu wa phukusi la Upper Dolpo Trek.

Pa tsiku la khumi ndi chinayi la ulendo wa masiku 24 wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa, tidzachoka ku Namgung Village ndikupita kumudzi wina wokongola, Saldang.

Tidzatsatira Mtsinje wa Namga Khola ndipo tidzadutsa malo angapo odyetsera ziweto a nthawi yachilimwe omwe abusa am'deralo amagwiritsa ntchito. Pakatha maola 5 kapena 6, tidzafika m'mudzi muno.

Saldang ndi umodzi mwa midzi ikuluikulu komanso yokongola kwambiri ku Upper Dolpo, yozunguliridwa ndi minda yayikulu komanso mapiri otsetsereka.

Tidzalowa mu nyumba yogulitsira tiyi, komwe tidzagona. Mutha kutenga nthawi yanu kuti mukafufuze mudziwu ndikukumana ndi anthu ammudzi ochezeka. Chikhalidwe chakale cha Chibuda chimakhudza kwambiri mudziwu.

Lero, tichoka ku Saldang Village ndikupita kumudzi wina wokongola, Sibu, womwe uli pamtunda wa mamita 4000 paulendo uwu wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa.

Njirayo imadutsa m'magulu angapo a stupas, chortens, makoma a mani, ndi minda yozungulira. Panjira, tikanadutsanso midzi yakale ingapo.

Mofananamo, tidzawoloka mtsinje wofika m'mawondo kawiri tisanafike pamalo oimika msasa. Pamene tikuyandikira komwe tikupita, mutha kuona kuti malo ozungulira ali ndi mitengo yolimba komanso yaminga ya juniper.

Pofika madzulo, tidzafika kumudzi wa Sibu, komwe tidzagona.

Pa tsiku la 16 la ulendo wa masiku 24 wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa Trek, malo athu otsatira a tsikulo adzakhala Jeng La pa mtunda wa mamita 4480.

Tiyamba ulendo wathu panjira yofatsa yomwe ndi yoyenera kuyenda pang'onopang'ono m'mawa.

Tidzayenda pansi kwa maola angapo tisanawoloke mtsinje waung'ono ndikupitiriza njira yozungulira yomwe imadutsa madera angapo.

Mukafika ku Jeng La, wotsogolera wathu adzakhazikitsa msasa kuti akagone usiku wonse. Mutha kusangalala ndi malo amtendere a malowa ndikupumula kuti mukasangalale tsiku lotsatira, lomwe lidzakutengerani ku mudzi wamtendere wa Tokyu Gaon.

Lero, ulendo wathu utitsogolera ku mudzi wa Tokyu Gaon pa mamita 4240. Titadya chakudya cham'mawa chokoma, tipitiliza ulendo wathu ndikukwera pamwamba kuti tidutse Jeng La Pass, yomwe ili pa mamita 4,850.

Kuchokera pamwamba pa msewu, mudzalandira mphoto yokhala ndi mawonekedwe a Dhaulagiri Massif, Tarap Valley, ndi mapiri ataliatali a Himalaya.

Tikapita patsogolo, tidzatsikira ku Chigwa cha Tarap kenako tidzalowa m'chigwa chopita ku Mtsinje wa Tarap Chu.

Chigwachi chili ndi mtunda wa makilomita pafupifupi 20, chili ndi midzi khumi, minda yolimidwa, ma chortens, ndi ma gompas ambiri. Tikafika pamalo athu, tidzamanga hema kuti tigone usiku wonse mwamtendere.

Pa tsiku la khumi ndi zisanu ndi zitatu ili la ulendo wa masiku 24 wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa, tidzayamba ulendo wopita ku Kamattarka, komwe kuli malo omwe Lang Khola ndi Tarap Chu zimakumana.

Patatha maola angapo, tidzachoka m'chigwa chopapatiza ndi kulowa m'mapiri ouma, tikuyenda pamwamba pa mzere wa mitengo kudutsa m'nkhalango za juniper ndi maluwa akuthengo.

Pamapeto pake, njirayo imapita ku Dho Tarap, komwe mungaone mudzi wozunguliridwa ndi khoma la miyala losakhazikika.

Pali anthu ochepa a ku Tibet omwe amakhala kuno, pomwe mabanja a Magar akhala akukhala m'derali kwa nthawi yayitali. Usikuuno, tidzakhala kuno tisanapitirire kupita komwe tikupita.

Paulendo wathu wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa Trek, tidzatsika kuchokera ku Dho Tarap mamita 4,200 kupita kumudzi wa Serkam mamita 3,623.

Tidzayenda pansi motsatira Mtsinje wa Tarap Khola. Njirayi imadutsa pakati pa mapiri otsetsereka ndi maphompho komwe mtsinjewo umatsikira pansi. Panjira, mungakumane ndi magulu a akavalo, a yak, ndi abulu.

Tikapita patsogolo, tidzayenda m'njira yabwino, kuwoloka mlatho wamakono wachitsulo. Titayenda maola 5 mpaka 6 kuchokera ku Dho Tarap, makilomita 13, tidzafika ku Serkam Village, komwe tidzagona usiku wonse, tikusangalala ndi chakudya chokoma.

Pa tsiku la 20 la Ulendo wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa, tidzachoka ku Serkam Village ndikupitiliza ulendo wathu wopita ku Tarakot.

Pamene tikupitiriza ulendo wathu kudutsa m'malo okongola, tidzafika ku chigwa chachikulu komanso chobiriwira cha Barbung Chu. Kenako, tipitiliza ulendo wathu, tidzafika ku Tarakot titayenda maola 6 mpaka 7.

Lero, tiima pamudzi uwu wa Tarakot tisanabwerere ku Dunai paulendo wathu wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa Trek.

Tarakot inali mzinda wakale wokhala ndi linga womwe kale unkadziwika kuti Dzong, womwe unali likulu la ufumu wa Gorkha usanayambe. Mutha kufufuza mudziwu mwachangu ndikusangalala ndi malo okongola ozungulira.

Tikadya chakudya cham'mawa chokwanira, tidzabwerera m'njira yokongola tisanapite kumtunda wokwera pamwamba pa mtsinje wa Thuli Bheri Khola.

Ulendowu udzakhala wopumula komanso wotsitsimula, chifukwa simuyenera kuyenda m'malo okwera mapiri. Pambuyo poyenda pafupifupi maola 5 mpaka 6 kuchokera ku Tarakot, pamapeto pake tidzafika ku Dunai.

Kenako, mutha kukhala m'nyumba yogulitsira tiyi ndikupumula tsiku losangalatsa ili la ulendo wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa Trek.

Mukapuma pang'ono, mutha kutenga nthawi yanu kufufuza malo ozungulira ndikuganizira za zomwe takhala nazo kwa milungu pafupifupi itatu pakati pa mapiri a Dolpo.

Pa tsiku la 22 la ulendo wa masiku 24 wa Upper Shey Gompa Trek, mudzamaliza tsiku lomaliza loyenda pansi pamene mukupita ku Juphal, komwe ndi komwe mungapite ulendo wodabwitsawu.

Tidzatsika, kusiya mzere wa mtengo. Kenako tidzayenda m'njira yolimba yomwe ndi yosavuta kudutsa, yopanda madera okwera mapiri.

Tikafika ku Juphal, tikhoza kupumula ku malo ogulitsira tiyi titatha tsiku lalitali loyenda m'dera lakutali la Dolpo ku Nepal.

Madzulo, tidzakondwerera kumaliza bwino ulendo wathu wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa Trekking ndi atsogoleri onse ndi onyamula katundu mwa kudya chakudya chamadzulo ndi zakumwa zokoma.

Yakwana nthawi yoti titsirize ulendo wathu wosaiwalika wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa, popeza tidzakwera ndege yaifupi ya mapiri kuchokera ku Juphal kupita ku Nepalgunj.

Tikafika pa bwalo la ndege la Nepalgunj, tidzakwera ndege yopita ku Kathmandu. Pofika masana, tidzafika mumzinda wa Nepal, womwe ndi likulu la dzikolo.

Kenako, tidzakusiyani ku hotelo yanu ya nyenyezi zitatu ku Thamel, komwe mungasambe kapena kupumula mutachita ulendo wosangalatsa womwe tikuyamba nawo limodzi paulendo wa masiku 24 wa Upper Dolpo Shey Gompa.

Pambuyo pake, mutha kuyendayenda m'misewu ya Thamel Street kukagula zikumbutso zomwe mungapite nazo kunyumba.