You’ll arrive in Kathmandu via Tribhuvan International airport, our representatives will be there to pick you up. And you’ll be transferred to one of the standard hotels in Kathmandu.

You’ll be given a very wonderful leisure time for exploring the heritages of Kathmandu and to sightsee different historic relics of the heart of Nepal. It’s an important time to shop for necessary gear for trekking.

Exploring the vibrant town After breakfast, you will head to Pokhara via Prithvi Highway. The bus ride will be around 6-7 hours long. You can enjoy the views of the western Himalayas on the way. The beautiful and tad-tiring bus ride takes you to the beautiful valley of Pokhara. Pokhara is the gateway to some of the highest and beautiful mountains of Nepal. On arrival, you will check in to the local hotel.

After breakfast, we head to Pokhara airport (less than 20 minutes) and fly to Jomsom. Jomsom is the district headquarter of Mustang. The short 20 minutes flight has panoramic views on clear days. You can have fun with beautiful views of the lofty hills and silvery mountains during your flight. Jomsom is where your actual fun trek of the foot begins. You will begin your 3 hours trek. You will trek uphill Kali Gandaki River following you on your way to reach Kagbeni. Kagbeni is that the quaint and scenic village and is your gateway to Upper Mustang. The village is by the bank of two rivers. Overnight in the local guesthouse.

The tiring trek continues towards the east bank of the Kali Gandaki. You will climb through many ridges and reach Tangbe village. The scenic Tangbe village is a labyrinth of narrow alleys amid white-washed mud and stone houses. You can also witness sweet apples from apple trees if you want. From here, you’ll continue your hike to Chhusang village. After this, you will cross the dwindling waters of Kali Gandaki. Then, you will climb up the huge red mass of Conglomerate. This fell from the cliff above and now forms a tunnel through which Kali Gandaki flows. After crossing the Kali Gandaki Valley, you continue your uphill climb to The Chele. It is the trekking of seven hours.

After another tiring trekking of four hours, you will pass by the 4 colored Chortens. The trek continues with uphill and downhill. You will pass the gorgeous and sparsely populated villages, through another pass of Yamada La (4010m). After a final descent, you will reach Syangbuchen. Here, almost all the tea houses look similar to whitewashed walls, flat roofs and wood stacked neatly around the perimeter of the roof. Overnight at Syangbuchen.

This trek can push you a little. You will trek through zigzag non-uniform terrains across two different passes. You begin your trek with an uplift over the Syangbuchen Pass. From here, you can view the spectacular perfect landscape of Upper Mustang. You will trek downhill to Gelling. From here, you slowly hike and uplift to Jaite and onwards to Nyi La Pass. Here you’ll feel the strong, gusty winds of Mustang alongside the fluttering of prayer flags. After this your descent to a trail junction. After a final descent, you reach Ghemi. This is a touch village with a little Chorten at its entrance.

After passing through the longest Mani wall of 1000ft, you’ll find yourself heading towards the pass from where you can see the Mustang as a desert and barren without any vegetation or any partially true life. The red-painted Tsarang stupa welcomes you to Charang one of the largest villages which were the capital of Mustang before Lo-Manthang.

You will trek to Lo-Manthang today. It is one of the major attractions of any Upper Mustang Trek. You will begin your trek through Tsering Thupten Shedrub Dhargyeling Monastery. This old monastery houses 40-50 monks. From here, you pass the Cherang River which separates Cherang and Lo. After crossing the pass Lo, you’ll reach Lo-Manthang. It was the capital city of the forbidden kingdom of Mustang. It still houses King’s impressive palace. The descendants of the kings still reside here to this day.

You’ll be having an opportunity to explore this beautiful mystical town of Lo-Manthang as it has a lot to offer. Some of the priority-visit places are the Mustang King’s palace: It is a five-story palace where the king of Mustang lives with his family. Other major attractions of this place are Namgyal Gompa, Tigkar village, and Jampa Lhakhang.

You will be choosing the upper highland trail to Chogo La pass 4280m. and say goodbye Lo-Manthang. This gives you stunning and lovely views of both Lo-Manthang and Tsarang Valley. You can also see the snow-capped mountains in the background. On the way, you can visit the oldest Tibetan monastery- Ghar Gompa. Onwards you will trek to Dhamkar. Overnight here at a guesthouse.

you head back your way to Syangbuchen via beautiful village Ghiling. You can explore any of the landscapes you missed on the way.

You will continue your trek back. If you want you can visit some of the must-visit places you missed on the way like the Chungsi Cave monastery. We can stop for lunch at Samar village once again. Chhuksang is yet another fascinating village you will spend the night at. (Trek to Muktinath from Chhuksang is Optional)

You will continue to head your way back on the trails towards the south. And discover Jharkot Monastery, Tibetan Herbal Medicine Center, and ancient fortress which was once a palace. On the way down, you get great views of Mt. Nilgiri and the wide stretch of Kali Gandaki valley. From here on, you leave the forbidden region of Upper Mustang and trek to Kagbeni. You can feast on the delicious Mustang apple and witness the hospitable local culture.

You will catch an early morning flight to Pokhara. It is a perfect way to end your Upper Mustang trek once for all. This flight takes you along the Kali Gandaki Gorge between the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges

You’ll be accompanied by the Trisuli River and the different scenic hills on the drive back of 6-7 hours. Enjoy your coming back replaying memories of Upper Mustang.

It’s time to say goodbye to Nepal and it’s amazing people until next time. Our representative will drop you to International Airport before three hours of your flight time.