Upper Mustang Trek 12 days 17 Days

We will pick you up and transfer to your Hotel. after re-fresh we will intruduction with guide and  brife following program.

After breakfast ,  your upper mustang trip start with city sightseeing to   two major  heritage sites such as Kathmandu durbar square and Swayambhunath temple. Both are very popular tourist sites in Kathmandu. during the tour you will  have a great oppertunity to  explore ancients cultural monasteries , temples and 1000s of years history of Nepal . Your city guide will explain to you about the temple and things around you exploring. Noon you will go back to Thamel and after lunch you have free time for final preparation for your Upper Mustang trek.

After breakfast we will drive to Pokhara via the Prithivi highway (201k m) – 6 to 7 hours in total by tourist bus. As you drive through the beautiful landscapes , Hills you will see many Nepalese traditional villages, Trisuli river , and snowscapes. Once you reach Pokhara you can go for a short walk around the markets before dinner.

After early breakfast , we will drive to the airport to catch your flight to Jomsom from Pokhara (25 to 30 minutes). Once you land in Jomsom basically your Upper Mustang trek walk starts from here, today we will trek from Jomsom to Kagbeni in 3 hours slowly through the Kaligandaki river gradually flat to the Kagbeni for an overnight stay.

Additionally , you will have your first glimpse of Mount Dhaulagiri , Nilgiri, Tilicho peak , Tukuche peak including many beautiful peaks. Kagbeni is a picturesque village located very close to the Kali Gandaki river where you can see the culture of an old monastery, 600 to 700 years old Tibetan people’s culture and their basic lifestyle.

After breakfast we will start the day with beautiful morning views over Mt.Nilgiri and Mount Dhaulagiri. Before we cross the Kagbeni village we have to check the Upper mustang trek permit and we will continue to trek to chale via the Tinge and Chhusang in 4 to 5 hours. At Chusang we will stop for lunch after we will only trek less than 2 hours to reach Chale for overnight stay.

The trail between Kagbeni to Chele offers the stunning Himalayas views , rugged landscapes , and many old villages, different landscapes including the barrine terrain , lush valley .and rocky cliffs .Mostly you will follow the kali Gandaki river bank to Chale and last 1 hrs to reach your camp shortly ascend.

On the day 6 of your upper mustang trek we will start your day after a warm breakfast. First step of today  we will ascend to Sammar in 2 hours , where we can take a tea break and we will continue trekking to Ghiling in 5 to 7 hours. After Sammar there are two trails that lead you to reach Ghiling like one is the upper trail and another is from the lower trail ,but some of the trekkers used to go via the lower trail as you can visit the old monastery into the cave and have great views. Both trails meet in Syanboche , where we take a lunch before the end of our trek one more hour to reach the Ghiling village.

Trekking from Chele to Ghilling offers scenic landscapes , Surrounded panoramic mountain views, and you will cross numerous ancient monasteries and old traditional villages like Sammar and Syangboche. Finally you arrive at the Ghiling, a beautiful village known for its Tibetan culture and stunning views of the mountains of Mt. Dhaulagiri and Nilgiri in the west side

After breakfast, we leave the picturesque Ghami village with great memories of our overnight spend and great hospitality from local people. We headed southeast toward Ghami village. passing through the beautiful landscape and crossing the high pass called Nyi la pass alt. 3950 m. / 12,960Ft.) and descend to traditional Tibetan villages Ghami.

Between Ghiling to Ghami trek you will cross several cultural monasteries and surrounding beautiful himalayas views. Landscape and crossing Nyi la pass are the highlights of today.

Ghami is one of the biggest picturesque upper mustang villages located close to the Ghami river and surrounded by the rock clips, and capes. After lunch you have time to look around the village and visit some famous monasteries of this village.

After a warm breakfast in Ghami we will leave for this time and we will trek towards Tsarang, another old traditional village. We are heading on the 8th of your trek to Tsarang through the diverse landscapes , including infertile lands and abounded valleys in 5 to 6 hours.
Along the way you will enjoy the views of ancient caves , rugged clips ,including a few monasteries . passing through the Dhakmar known as its red clips and dwellings . At Dhakmar we will stop for lunch and after lunch continue trek to Tsrang for overnight stay. Tsarang is the most ancient Tibetan village where you can explore the culture monastery and mesmerize with the beautiful views of upper mustang landscapes and panoramic himalayan views.

As it is the short day trek to get Lo Manthang from Tsarang we can leave late in the morning as well, but we suggest to travelers to go in the morning as the view is more clear and less cloudy.
With great memories of spending overnight at a picturesque one of the major Upper mustang Tsarang villages we will go onwards to Lo Manthang today. The trail leads gradually to the Lo Manthang viewpoint in 2 .5 hours and less than 30 minutes we will descend to the Lo Manthang village for overnight stay.

Tsarang to Lo manthang offers the breathtaking vistas of the Himalayas and the rugged terrain and heritage sides of the upper mustang.

After lunch you have free time to explore the lo manthang and you can visit the monasteries and museum as Lo manthang is the headquarters of the Upper mustang area.

As it is your exploration day today you will go in the morning to Chhunki cave on horse or by  drive in less than 1 hrs , where you can see ancient monastery and historic cave and afternoon you will back to lo manthang for lunch and you will visit the numbers traditional monasteries around such as Jampa Lhakhang, Thubchen Gompa and Chode monastery. Inside the monastery you can see the 1000s of years old Buddhist history and deep knowledge of the religions. And if you want you can also go to the hillside by walking for great views over the lo manthang village and beautiful landscapes.

A day is not enough time to explore the whole Lo manthang valley such as numbures side trip available here,  therefore, if you are flexible with  timetable we would highly recommend you to spend two extra nights where you will complete to visit the highlighted places in lo manthang including Korola border ,Nepal – Tibet , China border. One day is a very tight schedule for interesting travelers who want to know more about Upper mustang history and landscapes.

Leaving Lo manthang with the great memories of visiting several monasteries and exploring the amazing landscapes around today, we will trek from Lo manthang to Yara in 5 to 6 hours. After breakfast we will start the day gradually ascending to the south of lo manthang village as we are familiar with the trail till the half way we trekked to lo manthang from Tsarang. The trail will split and we stay on the left side and continue gradually ascending to the viewpoint.after spend some time at the top and enjoying the himalayas view we will step descend to Dhi village where we stop for lunch and after lunch we trek 2 more hours to gradually ascends to Yara for overnight stay.
Along the way you trek through the picturesque Dhi village, panoramic mountain views , and pass through the rugged terrains , river , ancient caves ,infertile terrains and surrounded by the hills. Yara is a nice small buddhist people settlement which is covered with historic ancient caves and landscapes.Tonight You may have basic accommodation and food ,but staying with local people and visiting such remote places and exploring the 1000s of years of history is rewarding.

A main highlight of this trek is visiting the Luri gompa in the Upper Mustang. A monastery is curved into the cliffs 2- 3 hours away from Yara. visiting the Luri Gompa offers a different opportunity to experience the ancient Buddhist heritage and naturally beautiful upper Mustang region. After breakfast we will hike to Luri gompa for about 2 to 3 hours where we will see the history and you can also do the meditation and then we will trek back to Yara ,and in the afternoon you can take a rest and relax.

After breakfast, we will start our day. Yara to Tengbe generally takes 6 to 7 hours. Beginning of the walk you will ascend about 1 hrs and for another more than hours you will walk gradually flat. After a short descent we will cross the river and we will stop for hot tea and some light snacks before ascending to another hill and continuing we will gradually descend to Tengbe for overnight stay.

Along the way you will pass stunning Himalayas views , ancient monasteries, unique culture experience ,and rugged terrain, caves and cliffs are surroundings. As it is a remote trekking trail between Yara to Tangbe you have to also know about weather conditions and be prepared well. Your guide will let you know all the information regarding the trail conditions

Early in the morning after breakfast, we will start our 14 days of this trek. Beginning of the day you will ascend to Dajorila pass alt.3750m / 12,303 Ft.) in 2 to 3 hours. From top of the pass you will have magnificent views of himalayas , landscapes and upper mustang terrain in close distance. Continuing walking through gradually flat rugged terrains , passing beautiful Himalayas views will always offer the best experience of trekking in remote areas of Nepal.before ends the day the trail will go long descending to Tetang village for overnight stay through the edge of the hill. Today you will provide a packed lunch as between Tanghy to Tinge there is no lunch spot. Your guide will brief you regarding the trail conditions ,everything that you need to prepare for the day.

Tinge village – one of the oldest ancient Thakali -Tibetan people settlements in upper mustang region where you can explore the cultural monasteries , it is surrounded by the rugged terrains and mountains.

After breakfast, we will trek from Tinge to Muktinath over the Gyula pass (alt.4077, 13,377 Ft.) generally it takes 5 to 6 hours to reach Muktinath. You will ascend to the Gyula pass in 3 hours at the beginning of the day, and from the pass to Muktinath 2 more hours gradually descend to reach Muktinath.

From Gyula pass you can see the strengthened views of Mt. Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri, Tilicho peak , Annapurna mountain range and Thorongla pass trail including 100s of beautiful peaks surrounded and numbers ancients

Muktinath, a sacred pilgrimage site lies between Mt Dhaulagiri and Annapura range where thousands of Hindus and Buddhist pilgrims used to visit as there is a famous temple and several ancient monasteries. Also classical annapurna circuit trekking trail connect here. Many adventure lovers travel to Annapurna circuit trek end in Muktinath as the car road is already reached.

Today is short and easy day to Jomsom gradually descending  from Muktinath in 3 to 4 hours 

Along the way you pass numerous ancient buddhist villages , stunning Himalayas views , rugged terrains. 

 Alternatively you can also go by jeep or bus if you think it is enough to walk already after many days trekking an Upper Mustang.

Jomsom is a nice town, comparably commercial, as it is the headquarters of  Mustang district.afton you can explore around the market before dinner. 

Early in the morning fly to Pokhara in 30 to 35 minutes. And transfer to your hotel. Trek ends here

Today we will back to Kathmandu by road or fly. both options are avilable. Kathmandu – Pokhara road conditions is not very nice as road controction is goiningon ,so better take flight which save your time and provide more comfort in your jounery.

addistionally ,  if you want to stay in Pokhara and visit more sites around we are happy to assist you all the time.