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Rara Lake - Nepal
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Rara Lake: is one of the
major trekking destinations in mid-western
part of Nepal and situated in the
Rara National Park. The Rara region offers a
representative sample of the region's flora
and fauna. The rich vegetation of the park
is a home to the endangered red panda,
muskdeer, Himalayan black bear, leopard,
jackal, Himalayan Tahr, wild yellow-throated
martin, wild dog, wild boar, common langur,
rhesus macaque and common otter. Bordering
between Mugu and Jumla districts the Rara is
the country's biggest lake, from where the
park gets its name. This trek which
is pretty strenuous is one that offers
cultural sights, natural scenery and
wilderness very different from the other
parts of Nepal.
The lake is as deep as 167 meters at some
places, and drains into the River Mugu
Karnali via Nijar Khola. Rhododendron,
juniper, spruce, oak and cypress are found
around 3,000 meters while at higher altitude
pine, spruce and fir are more common. |
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Suggested itinerary
Day 1. Kathmandu - Nepalgunj. Overnight Nepalgunj.
By flight. / Day 2. Nepalgunj - Jumla. By flight.
/ Day 3. Jumla – Danphe Lagna. Trek. / Day 4.
DanpheLagna – Chautha. Trek. / Day 5. Chautha –
Dhotu. Trek. / Day 6. Dhotu – Rara Lake. Trek. /
Day 7. Rara Lake . Rest or local sightseeing. / Day
8. Rara Lake - Puba via Gamgadi Bazar. Trek. / Day 9.
Gamgadi Bazar – Neurighat.
Trek. / Day 10. Neurighat – Jumla. Trek. / Day 12. Jumla -
Nepalgunj-Kathmandu. By flight. |
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Option
From Ghamgadi
Bazar (the district headquarter of Mugu),
extension can be made to Upper and Lower
Dolpa (Shey-Phoksundo Lake) via Kagmara
Pass, then fly out from Jhuphal
Airport to Nepalgunj and Kathmandu, or
proceed to Kalagandaki Valley (Mustang
region) and then fly out from Jomsom Airport
to Pokhara and Kathmandu. |
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