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Dhaulagiri 8,167 m – the seventh most elevated mountain in the world – implies the “white mountain” however numerous mountains over the world have names, which mean White Mountain. Dhaulagiri Circuit is a strenuous trek, through high elevated fields, higher passes and tranquil and uninhabited valleys. Everybody knows about the name Dhaulagiri which is in the western part of Nepal, most likely the best spot for remote and audacious trekking in Nepal. The straightforward explanation for it is that it comprises of more than fifteen 7,000 m radiant tops with the place where there is emotional differentiation.
Dhaulagiri Circuit trekking routes begin following an 8-hour beautiful drive from Kathmandu to Beni, from Beni you head in a north-westerly bearing through the towns of Babichour, Dorbang and Darapani to Muri, from where you travel north as yet keeping to the banks of the Myagdi Khola. Muri is the last significant settlement along this trail and is possessed by individuals of the Magar clan, of Mongoloid stock and plummeted from the early pioneers of the Nepalese center slopes. From Muri, you travel north along the Myagdi Khola through the towns of Baghara, Dobang and Chartare to Pakoban. Past Pakoban there are no perpetual settlements. As yet traveling north you skirt the Chhanbardan Glacier, keeping on its left side, to achieve the Dhaulagiri Base Camp from where great mountain vistas are accessible. Travel north-east from the Base Camp and climb the precarious slope to the French Pass (5,360 m), between Tukche Peak (6,920 m) and Sita Chuchura (6,611 m). Traveling east you plunge a little and go through a bit of the Hidden Valley and move to Thapa Pass (5,250 m), between Tukche Peak and Thapa Peak (6,012 m) from where you start your drop, traveling south-east to Alubari. From Alubari, the trail additionally slides to the town of Marpha on the banks of the Kali Gandaki River, and afterward travels north to Jomsom from where you fly back to Pokhara.
For those who have got enough time there is an option of continuing to trek down to Kalopani, Tatopani, Ghorepani then into Pokhara.