Overview
Mustang is a small and restricted area that lies on the southern border of the Tibetan highland which needs a special trekking permit through a registered trekking company. The Mustang trekking trail consists of treeless deserted scenery, vertical rocky paths up and down the hill, and beautiful views of Mt. Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri, Annapurna, Tukuche Peak, Mustang Himal, Tilicho Peak, Arniko Chuli, and many other splendid peaks. Upper Mustang Trek is a very popular trek in the Manaslu region in Nepal since the Home Ministry of Nepal announced the opening of restricted areas in October 1991.
Brief Itinerary Upper Mustang Trek:
Itinerary
Day 01Arrival in Kathmandu(1,300m/4,264ft)
On the very first day of your trek you will be picked up at the airport by our representative and will be assisted to the hotel where you will be given the brief explanation of your trek and stay overnight.
Day 02Kathmandu to Pokhara(850m/2,986ft)
This is the second day on which we will drive you to Pokhara which is 200 km away from Kathmandu. It takes about 6 hours to get to Pokhara and at the end of the day stay overnight in the hotel in Pokhara.
Day 03 Pokhara to Jomsom flight(25mtrek to Kagbeni(2,858m/9,375ft) 3-4hrs
Today, we will fly from Pokhara to Jomsom which takes approximately 25 minutes and then trek to Kagbeni.From Jomsom we have to walk through the bank of Kaligandaki river and at arrive at Kagbeni after 3 hours of walking. We stay a night there.
Day 04Kagbeni to Chele(3050m/10,004ft)5-6hrs
Kagbeni is a small village from where the trail goes along the east bank of the Kaligandaki that climbs over numerous ridges as it heads north and reaches Tangbe Village. Beyond Tangbe we reach Chhusang Village and cross the river there. The trail continues passing Kalingandaki River and ancient caves and finally reach at Chele. We stay a night there.
Day 05Chele to Geling (3,570m/11,200ft)6-7hrs
The way is uphill from here and continues through steep, tree-less, water-less terrain, along the side of a spectacular steep canyon to a pass and cairn of rock at 3540m. This is followed by a long, gradual descent to some Chortens on a ridge before descending further on a pleasant trail to Samar. The Annapurna, still dominated by Nilgiri, is visible far to the south. Climb above Samar to a ridge, and then descend into a large gorge and to another valley field. The route climbs over yet another pass, follows a ridge and then descends to Shyangmochen. From there gently climb to a pass at 3770m and descend to Geling.
Day 06Geling to Charang(3,575m/11,750ft)6-7hrs
Geling is a small beautiful village from where the trail climbs gently up to the interesting pass on Nyila and descends below blue, gray and red cliffs across the valley to a steel bridge across the Tangmar Chu River. We then climb past what is perhaps the longest and most spectacular stretch of Mani walls in Nepal. Climb over another pass at 3600m then make a long gentle descent to Charang where we spend a night.
Day 07Charang to Lo Manthang(3,840m/12,800ft)4-5 hrs
Today the way is not difficult and the way descends crosses the Charang-Chu, and climbs steeply via a rocky trail to the small hill of Lomanthang from where you can see the view of the walled city of Lomanthang. After a short descent cross a stream before climbing up to the plateau of LoManthang.
Day 08Rest day at Lo Manthang
There are four major attractions, and several other places to visit here. The tall Champa Lakhang “good house”, the red Thugchen Gompa, Chyodi Gompa and the entrance hall are the main attractions of this town. Another attraction is the four-story building of the King’s Palace as well as the surrounding panoramic views of the Himalayas. Beside Lo Manthang there are two other interesting Valleys worth visiting: the western Tingkhar, the site of the King’s summer Palace, Kimling and Phuwa as well as the Gompa of Nangyals “The Monastery of Victory”, which is the newest and most active Gompa in Lo. The eastern valley contains Chosar, the site of a high school, Garphu and Nyaphu Gompa. This is the main trading route to Lhasa.
Day 09Lo Manthang to Ghami(3520m)
After having spent 2 nights at Lomanthang, we will return back to Ghami through the same way with the beautiful scenery of green hilly region along with Lomanthang and Charang village and finally arrive at Ghami where we spend a night.
Day 10Ghami to Samar (3660m)
From Ghami we will return back to Samar via the outward route.
Day 11Samar to Kagbeni 2,858m)
Samar is a small nice Tibetan village from where we trek back to Kagbeni.
Day 12 Kagbeni to Jomsom(2,743m)
Day 13 Jomsom to Pokhra
Jomsom is the final place of our trek. From here we fly back to Pokhara with the magnificent views of Mt. Dhaulagiri, Tukuche peak and Annapurna range which takes about 25 minutes.
Day 14Pokhara to Kathmandu
Fly or drive back to Kathmandu
Day 15Departure to Airport
We will drop you to the airport for your final departure
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Includes/Excludes
What's included?
- Arrival and departure transportation
- Hotel in Kathmandu with breakfast
- All necessary paper work and permits
- Trekking poles with company T-shirt
- An experienced English-speaking Govt. registered trekking guide and local porters to carry luggage (2 trekkers: 1 porter)
- Guide and porter salaries, insurance, equipment, transport, food and accommodations
- Foods (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) with tea or coffee during the trek
- All accommodation during the tre
What's excluded?
- Kathmandu city tour guide and entrance fees
- Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu
- Deserts (cakes, bakes and pies)
- Mineral Water
- Boiled Water
- Electronic device re- charge
- Hot shower
- Personal Expenses
- Wi-fi
- Travel Insurance and evacuations insurance
- Tips for guide and porters
Reviews
Nov 2024 • FriendsNabin and Co. from Himalayan Abode organised our 11 day trekking trip brilliantly. We had the freedom to dictate exactly where we wanted to trek and our guide was great at avoiding the roads and taking us instead on less trodden tracks in the mountains away from the roads. The guide was older and mature which suited us. We saw such beautiful scenery and experienced so much including staying in ancient villages and 8th century monestries. Some were big days but all very doable. We also did Chitwan National Park with them and it was mind blowing…saw wild elephants, rhinos and more. Nabin and his brother Prabin are so lovely, sweet and ‘old school’ Nepali and they went out of their way to accommodate me and my mate. We thoroughly recommend them in every way including bang for buck/quality and more.Review from Ranid MAustralia
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