Month: April 2018

Dudh Pokhari Gokyo Nepal

Picture of Dudh Pokhari (the third Gokyo lake) with the guest houses of Gokyo and the Cho Oyu mountain in the background. Cho Oyu on the border of Nepal and Tibet is one the highest mountains in the world.

Dudh Pokhari Gokyo

Gokyo is a tiny village of mainly guest houses at an altitude of 4,750 meters. From Gokyo you can hike up to Gokyo Ri (5.357 meters) with spectacular views of the Himalaya, the Ngozumpa glacier and Mount Everest.

Nepali girl with Rhododendron flower in Murma village

Photo of a beautiful Nepali girl with a Rhododendron flower in her hair in the village of Murma.

Nepali girl Rhododendron flower

Murma is a tiny village with a lot of basic wooden houses around 30 minutes walk west from Rara Lake in the western district of Mugu. In Murma you’ll find a trail leading up to Murma Top where you’ll have excellent views of Rara and even into Tibet.