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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 01: Kathmandu - Nepalgunj. Overnight Nepalgunj.
By flight. Day 02: Nepalgunj - Jumla. By flight. Day
03: Jumla – Danphe Lagna. Trek. Day 04: DanpheLagna –
Chautha. Trek. Day 05: Chautha – Dhotu. Trek. Day 06:
Dhotu – Rara Lake. Trek. Day 07: Rara Lake . Rest or
local sightseeing. Day 08: Rara Lake - Puba via Gamgadi
Bazar. Trek. Day 09: 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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