Shey-Phoksundo National Park

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.

Understand

History

Landscape

Flora and fauna

Climate

Visitor information

Park website

Get in

By plane

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.

Fees and permits

Get around

See

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. 2022-05-20
- Suligad Waterfalls, 29.159937°, 82.929048°. A 167-metre waterfall with water flowing down from Phoksundo Lake. 2022-05-20
Shey Gompa. A Buddhist monastery that was established in the 11th century and continues to remain an important site for Tibetan Buddhists. 2022-05-20
Kanjiroba Himal, 29.3918°, 82.7528°. The highest mountain in Kanjiroba with an elevation of . 2022-05-20

Do

Buy

Eat

There is a restaurant in Lama Hotel and Lodge.

Drink

Sleep

Lodging

Lama Hotel and Lodge, 29.16972°, 82.936081°, +977 985-8390187. A hotel and a lodge that includes a restaurant, a bar, some horse riding activities. 2022-05-20

Shey-Phoksundo National Park - national park in Karnali Province, Nepal