Upper Mustang Trekking

Upon your arrival at the Kathmandu airport, you will be greeted by a representative from Rugged Trails Nepal who will take to your hotel. Welcome drinks upon arrival at the hotel, free time until 6 pm. Evening welcome dinner in a traditional Nepali Restaurant with authentic Nepali cuisine and cultural program.Overnight in Kathmandu Hotel.

After breakfast proceeds our short guided sightseeing tour at the Swayambhunath Temple. After Swayambhunath temple, we will visit another UNESCO World Heritage sites Patan Durbar Square, and Buddhist shrine (Bouddhanath), which is also one of the largest stupas in the world.

After sightseeing drives back to hotel and briefing of our rest of trip plan. At the same time if you have to buy any trekking gears or things for the rest of the days Guide will help take you to the trekking equipment store in Thamel. Also, we will issue the Upper Mustang Trekking Permits and introduce with the guide.

After breakfast drive to Pokhara. Scenic drive through the Valley, Mountains view, Riverside with the nice green view, the local village. Check-in Hotel and walk around Fewa Lake, and if time permits visit Peace Stupa for Sunset (optional).

Early morning fly to Jomsom. We will meet our team (porter) at the Jomsom and after a short tea break walk to Kagbeni.

After at Tsaile (Chele). Chele we start our trek to Syangbochen. The peaceful and enchanting landscape towards Syanbochen with the spectacular mountain views and the villages, caves are the major highlights of the day.

Syangboche to Ghami follows the traditional route; Tamagaon, Ghiling, Chhunggar, and Jhaite village. Nyi La is the best viewpoint to see the Himalayan peaks including Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, barley and buckwheat field in the dry desert land of Mustang.

As the days push towards Lo-manthang the spirituality pulls you with the longest Mani wall of Upper Mustang, Chorten. We don’t need to mention the landscapes because every day it’s different and has its own beauty. We will see Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri, Tuckhe, Thorang peaks Mountain View. Tsarang monastery is a popular monastery in Mustang and its related to Gallup sect of Buddhism.

The final destination of the Upper Mustang Trek is L Manthang and today we will start our hike after breakfast. The trails are normally easy but gradually up somewhere but almost flat. The land of Lo offers remoteness, natural beauty, adventure, and cultures along the way. The ancient Tibetan culture and the people's lifestyles are unique experiences. We will see an Annapurna and Dhaulagiri mountain which is above 8000m high.

Today is quite interesting and also many things to explore and experience. Our day starts with breakfast at the lodge. First, we will visit the Chooser cave and we will be taking horse or jeep from the lo manthang. Horse ride is exciting but upon interest and choices, we will arrange it. Around choose the area, there are many centuries-old caves in the rocky cliff. We will visit Jhong, Konchok Ling and Ritseling cave. Before 1 we will head back to the Lo Manthang to explore the ancient monasteries. It will be dusty wind so we will be back by the time. In the afternoon we will visit Chortens, Royal Palace, three ancient monasteries and the unique lifestyle of local people.

Today we will visit another most important place in this area Dhakmar. We will see ancient Ghar Gumba and it was built in the 8th century by the Tibetan magician master Padmasambhava which is related to the Nyingma sect of Buddhism. Along the way, we will see snow-capped mountains, Tibetan art, chhorten, antique villages, caves, Buddhist monasteries, and beautiful landscapes.

Trek to Ghiling trek is fascinating as well as exciting because the trail leads the visitors to the hidden Buddhist Kingdom of Mustang. We will see the longest Mani Wall of Upper Mustang and the ancient Chortens.

Today we will explore the ancient Cave at Samar village. On the way, we will see the Ranchung monastery cave, chhyungkar chorten. We will see stone-carved figurines of various deities inside the Chungsi cave and also the figure of Padmasambhava. The ancient Upper mustang trail almost near to exit the restricted zone. The next day we will exit from the restricted zone.

After breakfast, we will start our final day walk towards Jomsom. We will complete our necessary permits and exiting stamping at the checkpoint. We will be walking the same trail as we walked on the first day from Jomsom to Kagbeni. Final dinner with the porters at Jomsom. Today is the last day you will be meeting with the porters so if you want to shake hands. Pack your bags before going to bed because we will not have enough time in the morning.

Early breakfast and walk to the airport. Fly to Pokhara and free time to explore and relax. If you want to add some adventure sports like Paragliding then today you can do in Pokhara. Simply ask your guide to make a reservation for the adventure sports.

A scenic drive back to Kathmandu. Instead of driving tourism buses you can fly back to Kathmandu (optional). Ask for flight tickets price. After reaching in Kathmandu transfer to your hotel. Free time until dinner with Rugged Trails Nepal team members.

Transferred to the international airport on your flight schedule and if some have extra days in Nepal they will continue with other activities. If any help is needed for further plans feel free to contact Rugged Trails Nepal team.