Upper Mustang Trek - 17 Days

Welcome to Nepal. You will be greeted by the representative of Adventure Bound Nepal and transferred to the hotel. In the evening, we give you a short briefing about the trip overview. Overnight at hotel.  

The Upper Mustang Trek takes us through a restricted area that requires multiple permits and securing these permits must be done in Kathmandu with your original passport. While we arrange the permits, you explore Kathmandu’s many wonderful restaurants and sights.

From Kathmandu, we drive to Pokhara in the morning. Through the Prithvi Highway, the drive offers the sceneries near by the Trishuli and Marshyangdi River valley, green hillside and the terraced hillside. Then, transfer to the hotel. It is a city of Lakes and a wonderful place to see around. Overnight at Pokhara hotel.

We fly from Pokhara to Jomsom in the morning. It is a picturesque flight through the middle point of the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri range. In Jomsom, we meet our crew and walk continually to Kagbeni through the dusty Kali Gandaki valley. After about three hours walk, we reach to the gateway of the Upper Mustang and rest. Overnight at lodge. 

From Kagbeni, we enter into the restricted region with a pass after the breakfast. We follow the bank of the Kaligandaki River. The traditional settlement with whitewashed houses are wonderful. We pass Tange and chhuksang and trek down to the River, cross the bridge and walk uphill for half an hour to Chele. Overnight at lodge.

After the breakfast at Chele, we begin the trek quite early as the trail goes through the passes. The sandy trail leads us to the Taklam La pass through the steep climb. Dajori La and Yemdo La Pass are other passes lie on the trail to Upper Mustang. Steadily, we reach to the tiny village of Syangbochen and take a rest. Overnight at lodge.  

Another wonderful day through the pass. Continuing the trek after the breakfast at Syangbochen, we ascend continually and pass the Nyi La pass (4,010 meters). The mountain views of Annapurna and Nilgiri can be seen. Then we proceed to the Ghami La pass (3765 meters) and descend to the Ghyami village. Overnight at lodge. 

We pass through the longest mani wall of Upper Mustang after the breakfast at Ghami. We have options to choose the route. We reach to Dhakmar and the red cliff can be seen in the surroundings. Heading towards Chharang, we walk steadily and reach to our destination, where the greatest library in Lo, is located. Overnight at lodge. 

From Charang, we begin the journey through the arid land of the Mustang, which is accompanied by the sandy cliffs and the mountains on the horizon. We gradually reach to the capital of the Upper Mustang- Lomanthang, which was a subject of mystery for a long time as a hidden kingdom. It is a stone walled town, located almost the border region with Tibet. If we reach there early, we can visit the historical palace and some nearly located heritages. Overnight at lodge. 

The exploration day, we have breakfast and set out to the monasteries and the locality of Lomanthang. The history of the Tibetan Buddhist culture, ancient monasteries, chhortens and mani walls fates back to the centuries. We visit the Namgyal Gompa and also visit to the nearby village of Tingkhar, where the Champa Lakhang lies. Then we back to Lomanthang and rest. Overnight at lodge. 

From Lomanthang, the stone walled town, we commence the excursion through avoiding the dusty sand. One route comes down via Chogo La (4,280 meters) and the next route comes down via Dhi La (3950 meters). Passing The Ghar Gumba and crossing the Mui La Pass, we trek down to Dhakmar. Overnight at lodge. 

Descending via Ghami, the downhill route leads us all the way to Ghiling crossing the pass of 4,025 meters. The barley and buckwheat fields are commonly seen throughout the trail of Upper Mustang, which is same to the Ghiling. Overnight at lodge. 

After the breakfast at Ghiling, we start to trek down via Syangbochen. Crossing various passes that we had crossed while heading to Lomanthang, we we reach to Chele. Crossing the River through the rock tunnel, we reach to Chhuksang and take a rest. Overnight at lodge.  

The last day of the trek, we trek from Chhuksang to Jomsom via Jharkot village. After exploring the Jharkot monastery, we also visit the fort and trek down to Kagbeni, which is the borderline of Upper Mustang and Lower Mustang. Then we continue to trek through the Kaligandaki River bank and finally reach to Jomsom. Overnight at lodge. 

Early in the morning, we fly back to Pokhara enjoying the snow capped Himalayas. It is a short and picturesque flight. Then, transfer to the hotel. Visit around the city with sightseeing and boating in the Phewa Lake. Overnight at hotel.

 From Pokhara, we drive back to Kathmandu, enjoying the Riverbank sceneries. If you have one more day, Pokhara sightseeing is a recommended thing to do along with the boating in Phewa Lake. Then, transfer to the hotel and take a rest. Overnight at hotel.  

According to the time of your flight, our Airport representative drops you to the International Airport for your final departure. Thank you for joining us for your trekking in Nepal. See you again.