Entrance fees

Entrance fee to Shey Phoksundo National Park: NRs. 1000/-
The fee must be bought prior to departure from Kathmandu
Permit fee for lower Dolpa costs $10 per week, whereas in Upper Dolpa (Saldang, Vijer, Tinje, Mukot and Chharka) it costs $700.00 for 10 days and each extra day cost $70.00 excluding entry fee of National Park that costs Rs. 1000 extra.

Access

Dolpa is connected to Nepalgunj, 155 km to the south west, by air. The nearest road head in Baglung district lies almost a weeks’ walk to the east, but this would not be a viable option for trekkers who would like to spend more time in Dolpa.

Therefore, the best feasible option is the scheduled flight to Juphal airport or a chartered helicopter. Flight from tourist hub Pokhara to Juphal could be an option which is not currently available, but has prospects if the number of tourists from that sector increases.

Nepalgunj has been developed as a hub for all air operations in the mid and far western sector of the country. Most chartered flights to districts like Dolpa carry food and other essential supplies which are ferried from the nearest major Tarai town. As a result the economic linkage of the people of districts like Dolpa is mostly with the southern Tarai towns like Nepalgunj, rather than Kathmandu or Pokhara.

Presently there are four scheduled flights per week by RNAC to Juphal from Nepalganj through the 18 seater STOL DHC aircraft. Yeti, Skyline and Shangrila are other airlines that have chartered flights, both passenger and freight, to Juphal.