Upper Mustang Trekking

When you land at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, you will have to go through custom formalities. Later, you will be greeted by our representative and transferred to the hotel. When you are done with refreshment, you will visit our office where we will complete the documentation work. Enjoy the welcome dinner in the evening.

You will be picked up from the hotel and taken for the tour of UNESCO sites in Kathmandu. You will be amazed to know that there are altogether 7 UNESCO heritage sites in Kathmandu valley alone and 4 of them lies in Kathmandu city. We will start the tour from Pashupatinath, the holiest Hindu temple in Nepal. Observe Hindu crematory in Aryaghat which is located in the bank of Bagmati. Next, we will drive to Bouddhanath, the largest Buddhist Stupa in Nepal. You will rejoice to see monks in red robes chanting hymns. Later, we will continue our journey to Monkey Temple, Swoyambhunath. Believed to have been self-originated at the top of hill, Swoyambhunath dates 2500 years back and is said to be the oldest Stupa. Our next stop will be at Kathmandu Durbar Square. Taleju Temple, Stone Statue of KalBhairav, SwetBhairav, Kasthamandap and KumariGhar- the home of Living Goddess are attractions in Kathmandu Durbar Square.

After an early morning tea, we will leave Kathmandu and drive through Prithvi Highway towards Pokhara. We will have a memorable journey along green hills, river and forest. On the way lies wish-fulfilling Mankamana Temple. We will enjoy views of Annapurna, Manaslu and other peaks and mountains and reach Lakeside, Pokhara in 5hrs. Stay overnight in Pokhara.

We will drive toPokhara Airport and take morning flight from Pokhara to Jomsom. The flight route is scenic. We can enjoy aerial views of Annapurna Mountain and Dhaulagiri Mountain. In 20 minutes, we will reachJomsom. After the porters get ready with baggage, we will begin Upper Mustang trek. We will follow the bank of Kaligandaki River to reach Kagbeni. Stay overnight at Kagbeni.

Leaving Lower Mustang, we will enter Upper Mustang on this day. Walking along the eastern shore of Kali Gandaki River, we will move through series of ups and downs to Tangbe village. Walking through narrow alleyways of Tangbe village, we will reach Chuksang village where we will stay overnight. Thakali, Gurung and other ethnic people live in harmony in Chuksang village.

Almost 5hrs of trek will take us to Samar from Chuksang. There is plenty of opportunities to communicate with locals. We will pass through dispersed villages. Leaving valley, we will take steep climb to Chele. Moving along canyon, we will reach Samar village where we will stay overnight

Follow the ascending trail from Samar and climb to the top of ridge. The trail continues to gorge. Moving through valley, we will cross river and reach pretty small village of Shyangmochen.  We will descend to Geling for overnight stay.

Early in the morning, we will leave the tiny village of Gelingand start our trek to Ghami. The trek is going to be moderately difficult as we need to go through series of ups and downs. We will walk through valley to Nyi La Pass (3840m). We need to cross this pass to arrive atGhami which is a large village that gives striking views of overhanging cliffs. Stay overnight at Ghami.

This is the most challenging part of the trek. We will walk through some of the driest area in Mustang. The tiring journey is rewarded with scenic views of Nilgiri and other mountains. We will reach Charang in about 5hours. There is an ancient dzong (fort) and a red gompain Charang.

We will explore Charang and ciewthankas in gompa in the morning. In an afternoon, we will walk through valley to arrive at the entry point to Lo from where the trekking trail begins to get wider. We will get the first view of the fortified city of LoManthang. Since there is only one entry point, we will move to the North East corner to enter Lo Manthang.

The city of Lo Manthang is believed to have been founded before 1390. The locals who are called Lobos participate with great enthusiasm in Tiji Festival where monks performed a ritual mask dance. Jampa Lhakhang, ThubtenGompa, ChodeyGompa and ChoprangGompa are four major temples in Lo Manthang. Stay overnight in Lo Manthang.

Since Lo Manthang was the ultimate destination of our trek, we will prepare for return trek on this day. We will retrace the same route all the way to Ghami where we will stay overnight.

Leaving Ghami, we will descend to Kali Gandaki River. CrossingKaligandakiRiver, we will walk through dry parts of Mustang. In about 6hours, we   area. After walking for around 6 hours we reach Chuksang for overnight stay.

Leaving Chuksang village early in the morning, we will walk past few pretty villages. We will walk along apple orchards and farm lands and climb to MuktinathTemple.

Muktinath is the holy temple that is sacred to both hindus and Buddhists. There are 108 water sprouts in Muktinath. Jwala Mai temple and Vishnu Temple are other highlights in Muktinath. We will lower down from Muktinath. Our journey continues along the edge of Kaligandaki River to Kagbeni. We will pass through small Ekle Bhatti village to Jomsom where we will stay overnight.

Jomsom is known as the windy city. Heavy wind blows in Jomsom especially after noon. So, we will take early morning flight from Jomsom to Pokhara. Fly amid Dhaulagiri and Annapurna Mountains to Pokhara. We will reach Pokhara in 20minutes. You will be transferred to hotel. Take rest. You can go to Phewa Lakein the evening.

Following the scenic Prithvi Highway, we will return to Kathmandu where you will be transferred to hotel for comfortable stay. It takes 5hours to reach Kathmandu from Pokhara on road.

You will be transferred to Tribhuvan International Airport three hours before your scheduled flight. Have a safe journey