Upper Mustang Trek

Today you will be headed to the UNESCO listed world heritage sites in Kathmandu. After your breakfast, your guide will receive you at the hotel and transfer you to the Kathmandu Durbar Square. Here, you can explore the historical monuments, temples and palaces built during the medieval period in Nepal. It is a fine piece of art, culture and history. After exploring the artistic beauty of those palaces, temples and museum, you will be headed to Swayambhunath stupa, a reflection of Buddhist religion atop a hill that offers a picturesque view of Kathmandu city as a whole. Next on the sightseeing journey is the ancient and popular Pashupatinath temple. It is a temple of Lord Shiva that holds high value amongst Hindu pilgrims. We wander around the temple, explore its religious value and head towards Boudhanath stupa. We enjoy our evening around the stupa placed on the three layered mandala and wrap up our journey for the day. You will be dropped at the hotel for the night. (Breakfast included)

Early in the morning, you will be picked up at your hotel and escorted to the tourist bus station. We will catch a tourist bus that will take us to Pokhara in around six hours. We drive along a lush landscape full of countryside scenery along the highway road. We drive along the Trishuli river admiring the scenic route to Pokhara. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the hotel. Check in and enjoy your evening on your own. (Breakfast included)

We take an early flight to Jomsom today. It's an amazing experience to fly between the snow clad mountains of these regions. From Jomsom, we start our actual trekking journey. We start walking to the deepest gorge on the planet, a wonderful experience in itself. We continue our walk until we reach the village of Kagbeni. We stay at a guesthouse in Kagbeni for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We follow a trail along the east bank of the Kaligandaki river and traverse various ridges to Tangbe village. The whitewashed houses, farmlands, apple orchards and warm people of the villages make it even more wonderful. We continue through the trail with an awesome view of Nilgiri peak in sight to the village of Chhusang. From here, we climb up steeply to Chele. We stay at a guesthouse in Chele for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Leaving Chele, we start ascending through treeless and arid terrain until we reach the top of a steep canyon. After that we descend to the village of Samar. From the village, our trail goes through some fields and valley to a ridge. From the ridge, we descend to Shyangmochen and climb up to a pass at an elevation of 3770 meters. We further descend to the village of Geling and stop there at a guesthouse for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

As we leave Geling, our trail climbs up to Nyi la pass and then descends. We cross a bridge over the Tangmar River and walk along the longest mani wall in Mustang. After crossing the wall, we climb over another pass at 3600 meters and take a gentle descent down to Charang village. At the village, we can visit a dzong and a red gompa, and explore the collection of statues and thankas there. We stay at a guesthouse in Charang for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Continuing our trail, we ascend steadily to Le Gakar gompa, an old gompa older than the Samye gompa in Tibet. We visit this old gompa and head towards upper Mustang to Lo Manthang, walking through a well-defined path with some minor ups and downs on the way. As we walk ahead, we come across the long walled city of Lo. We cross the wall and descend for a while to cross a stream and climb back to the plateau of Lo Manthang. Upon arrival, we stop at a guesthouse in Lo Manthang for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we spend our day exploring exotic places around Lo Manthang. We visit Namgyal gompa, hiking for around two hours from our guesthouse to reach it. Situated on top of a hill, it is an important monastery for local people as it acts as a local court for the community there. From the gompa, we head towards Tingkhar, the last village northwest of Lo Manthang, a traditional authentic village with around 40 houses. We visit the village and return to our guesthouse for overnight stay. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

After breakfast, we leave Lo Manthang and start ascending with wonderful views of Lo Manthang in sight. We continue ascending until we reach Chogo La at an elevation of 4210 meters, the highest point of our entire trekking journey to Upper Mustang. From the pass, we descend steeply to the Charang river, cross it, and climb up to Le Gakar to visit a small gompa called Ghar Gompa. We finally ascend a ridge, cross a valley with alpine meadows, and descend for a while to Drakmar. Overnight at a guesthouse in Drakmar. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We continue descending via the fields and stone walls of Drakmar. We further descend to Jaite via Ghami. We pass Chhungkah and Tama gaon on the way to Shyangmochen. We stop at a guesthouse in Shyangmochen for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we follow a trail along a stream and descend all the way down to Chhusang. If interested, we can take a new route to Samar that passes through Ranchung cave on the way. As we reach Chhusang, we stop at a guesthouse for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We continue through the trail along the stream and pass the village of Chhusang. We ascend steeply until we open up to a valley floor. We continue ascending until we reach a pass from where we can see fascinating views of Muktinath along with other monasteries. We drop down from the pass, cross a bridge over a stream and ascend to Muktinath. We stay at a guesthouse in Muktinath for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Muktinath is a popular pilgrimage site for Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims, drawing many visitors from different corners of the world each year. Early in the morning, we wake up to visit this temple. We can relish outstanding views of Dhaulagiri peak and other peaks in the Annapurna range from here. Muktinath is a temple of Lord Bishnu with many water sprouts around it, and there is a popular monastery nearby. After visiting the temple and relishing the awesome landscape of the Annapurna region from this place, we descend to the Kali Gandaki valley and return to Jomsom. We stay at a guesthouse in Jomsom for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

In the early morning, we catch a return flight from Jomsom. Upon arrival, you can enjoy your day on your own. You can spend your time relaxing in the hotel or enjoy sightseeing around Pokhara city. (Breakfast included)

Leaving Pokhara, we drive back along the same scenic route to Kathmandu city. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the hotel. Check in and enjoy your evening on your own. (Breakfast and lunch included)

We conclude our journey today. You will be driven to the airport for your journey ahead. (Breakfast included)