Upper Mustang Trek

You will be met & greeted by our airport representative who will be on standby to pick you up and transfer you to hotel. Your evening is free and after you’ve refreshed, you can go for a stroll down the street to get familiar with the surroundings.

After having breakfast at hotel, you go for sightseeing tour in Kathmandu and you are escorted by a professional tour guide.

The tour include visit of Kathmandu Durbar Square, Monkey Temple – Swayambhunath, Pashupatinath Temple and Bauddhanath Stupa and return to hotel.

You drive along the scenic Trisuli and Marsyangdi River to reach Pokhara, it’s a pretty good drive as you go by the beautiful river. You view Ganesh Himal and the Manaslu peak as well during the drive.

The Pokhara is a tourist's paradise full of natural as well as cultural heritage sites such as lakes, caves, & temples of Buddhist and Hindus along with her lovely mountains; after 6 hours of drive, you arrive in Pokhara, the city of lake, Welcome to this beautiful town of serene lakes that gives so much meaning to your holidays. 

You take the spectacular early morning flight to Jomsom. Just out of Jomsom then cross a suspension bridge and then walk along the riverbank of the Kali Gandaki.

The trail is quite barren with craggy rocks and sand and is mostly flat, which makes it very easy going. It is also very picturesque, with views of big peaks all around such as Dhaulagiri, Tukuche and Nilgiri, whilst to the south can be seen the entire Annapurna Massif.

Today, you trek right up to the river valley, but you use a combination of the high trail and the riverbank pathways. The trail then widens significantly revealing an endless stretch of sand on the west bank of the river. You stop for lunch at the village of Tangbe, where you come across the first black, white and red chortens that typify Upper Mustang.

The little town is a labyrinth of narrow alleys among white washed houses, fields of buck wheat and barley and apple orchards. Nilgiri Peak continues to dominate the southern skyline. Chusang village is only about a 2hrs walk beyond Tangbe at the confluence of the Narshing Khola.

There is a distinct change here, not only in the topography, but also in the culture, lifestyle and people, and the settlements become more scattered, smaller and more basic.

The people of Lo or Mustang practice agriculture. Lack of rain and fertile soil, cultivation is carried out in sheltered plots of land, covering the brown landscape with patches of green vegetation. Continuing north, you reach a huge red chunk of conglomerate that has fallen from the cliffs above, forming a tunnel through which the river flows.

The trek now leaves the valley and climbs steeply up a rocky alley to the village of Chele. From Chele, you climb a steep spur and then continue ascending along the side of a spectacular steep canyon to a pass. Beyond the pass, you descend on a pleasant trail to Samar.

Today, you climb above Samar to a ridge and then descend into a large gorge past a chorten before entering another valley filled with juniper trees.

You then cross a stream and after climbing to a pass, you descend along a ridge to Shyangmochen a tiny settlement with a few tea shops. Nearby is Rangbyung, a cave containing stalagmites which have formed in the shape of chortens. The trail climbs gently from Shyangmochen and enter another huge valley before descending to Geling with its extensive fields of barley.

From Geling the trail climbs gently through fields, up to the center of the valley, passing above the settlement of Tama Gun and an imposing chorten.

You then begin a taxing climb across the head of the valley to the Nyi La [3840m]. The descent from the pass is quite gentle and about half an hour further on you come to a trail junction; the right trail is the direct route to Charang, the left trail leads to Ghami. Ghami is a large white-washed village sheltered by overhanging cliffs. 

Today's walk is through perhaps the driest part of Mustang. However, the magnificent views of the countryside, from the gentle contours of the north to the rugged mountains in the east and west, are a source of inspiration.

You come to Charang, a large spread-out village at the top of the Charang Chu canyon. At the eastern end of the village are a huge fortress and a red gompa which houses an excellent collection of statues and thangkas. 

Today, you spend part of the morning exploring the interesting village of Charang and its large monastery, before setting out for Lo Manthang.

You climb gently above the valley to a large isolated chorten that marks the boundary between Charang and Lo. The trail then broadens and eventually you get first view of the walled city of Lo Manthang. The town has only one entrance so you circumambulate the wall to the gate on the north east corner.

Today, you explore the surrounding areas. Visit Namgyal Gompa and Tingkhar in Lo Manthang. Namgyal Gompa situated on a hilltop serves as an important monastery of the local community, and also as a local court. After visiting Namgyal Gompa continue the tour to Tingkhar, the last main village to the northwest of Lo-Manthang.

You continue trekking on the highland route, crossing alpine meadows before dropping down a steep eroded alley to Dhakmar for lunch. After lunch, you walk through the pretty valley, climb to a ridge and descend from there back to Ghami.

Leaving Ghami, You begin to follow narrow winding path until you reach Geling crossing a small stream. On the way, you can enjoy good view of the Nilgiri Mountains, deserted landscapes, Tibetan style villages, farming terraces and natural vegetation.

From Geling the path turns broader till Samar passing deserted landscapes, natural vegetation, plateau, Tibetan style houses, chortens, mani walls, prayer flags and observe the distinct culture of the local inhabitants.

Samar is a small village with terraces, Tibetan style houses, mani walls, monastery, prayer flags and here you find people following Tibetan life styles and traditions.

Following a descending path you reach Chuksang crossing a suspension bridge over Kali Gandaki. You walk along the bank of Kali Gandaki with views of natural vegetation and apple orchards.

Today, the trail passes through the bank of Kali Gandaki passing through Eklebhatti. The trail is windy in the early afternoons.

Jomsom is the headquarters of Mustang. From here you can have access to the internet and banking facilities.

You take early flight to Pokhara, and check in to hotel and rest of the days are free.

The Tourist bus leaves at 7 AM after b/fast to drive to Kathmandu and the driving is a fantastic experience as you drive past many satellite towns on the way and you are able to see rural settlements, gushing rivers, terraces and green rural landscapes

You will be transferred to the international airport for your final departure to your loving home.