Upper Mustang Trekking

Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu Flying to Kathmandu along the northern border of Nepal on a clear day is in itself an exciting and memorable experience. As you fly, the panoramic view of snow-capped Annapurna mountain range greets your sight. After the completion of Visa formalities, you have to come downstairs to collect Luggage and proceed to outside from terminal Building. Please look at your Printed Name and Our Company Signboard Annapurna Foothills Treks & Exp and follow them. Meet our representative and then you will be transferred to hotel. You will be served free welcome drinks, tea or coffee or juice at the time of check in.

The Managing Director or The Manager of company will meet you in hotel and will brief about the trip. You should clear your dues before we proceed for the trip. You are free to relax or explore around the city in the very first day. Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 02: Sight seeing Kathmandu AM: Guided visit of Kathmandu City and Swayambhunath.
PM: Guided visit of Boudhanath Stupa and Pashupatinath + Read more

Day 03: Kathmandu to Pokhara In the morning we’ll take a flight to Pokhara, a nice little tourist town with some wonderful restaurants and mountain scenery. It is known as a place of leisure and trading, as well as a starting point for many different treks. Time permitting we'll visit the Tibetan Refugee center. In the late afternoon there will be free time to explore around the lake area.

Day 04: Fly Pokhara – Jomsom Trek to Kagbeni Early morning we are flying Northwest from Pokhara toward the great portal between the snow covered peaks of Annapurna and Daulagiri. You will enjoy the well-raised massifs of more than 8000 meters, and the deepest gorge on this planet.

On arrival to Jomsom you will meet the rest of the trekking staff. From Kathmandu you will have a guide with you. We start to trek towards Kagbeni, the main gate to Upper Mustang. Overnight at Tented Camp.

Day 05: Trek to Chele To get to Chele we need to pass through some beautiful villages with white washed houses and agriculture fields. After a few more ups and downs we reach Chele. Overnight at the camp.

Day 06: Trek to Geiling Most of our trail for today will require us walking up hill towards some passes like Chele La(3630m) and Samar(3620m). From Samar we can have great views of Nil Giri mountain. The trail then leads us to some more passes like Bhena La (3830m), Bhena (3860m), Yamdo La(4010m) and Shyangmochen(3800m). Finally from Shyangmochen we descend on our way to the beautiful village of Geiling. Overnight at the camp.

Day 07: Trek to Charang From Geling village the trail climbs gently up to an interesting pass NYI LA and descends below the blue, gray and red cliffs. After crossing a steel bridge of the Tangmar Chu (river) you will arrive to a MANI WALL perhaps the longest and most spectacular MANI wall in Nepal. Climbing over another pass at 3600meters, the route makes a long gentle descent to Charang village. The huge five-story white Dzong and red Gompa are the main attractions to visit and observe collections of statues and Thankas as well as many large paintings, of seated Buddha's. Overnight at tented camp.

Day 08: Trek to Lo Manthang We descend from Chorang crossing the Charang Chu and pass through a valley called Tholung. The trail leads us to some streams which we need to cross before reaching a pass, from where we can have a great view of the walled city of Lo Manthang. Then after crossing a few more streams we reach at Lo Manthang. Lo Manthang is a small city where we can find a school, health post, police check post and several important chortens. Overnight at the tented camp.

Day 09: Lo Manthang Today we spend our time exploring the magnificent city of Lo Manthang, the city has lot to offer so we require a whole day. We can visit the village monasteries, gompas, local school and even witness the culture of the people out here. People here call themselves Lobas(people from Lo) even though they are very much Tibetan. After exploring the town we’ll take a horse ride to the famous Nagyal Gompa, situated on a hill top about two and a half hour away from the main city. It is considered as an important monastery for the local community and also serves as a local court. So, after the visit there we return to our campsite and rest for the night.

Day 10: Lo Manthang In addition to the festival, there are many other activities in Lo Manthang from which you can choose. Spend today exploring the intimate alleyways and courtyards of the city, or you can rent a horse and visit some of the other villages in the area.

Day 11: Trek to Ghami For today we make our way towards Ghami which is a beautiful village. Most of the land in Ghami is covered with barley fields and white washed houses. Overnight in the tented camp.

Day 12: Trek to Samar We retrace our steps towards Samar and on our way we come across passes like Ghemi La and Nyi La. The route then leads us through Tamagaun and Syangboche La (4000m). After some more ups and downs we reach to our campsite for the day in Samar(Red Earth) in local mustang language. Overnight at the camp.

Day 13: Trek to Kagbeni Today we retrace our path to Kagbeni. Upon arrival in Kagbeni we set our camp and spend the night.

Day 14: Trek to Jomsom Trek back to Jomsom. O/N at Jomsom.

Day 15: fly Jomsom via Pokhara Kathmandu Fly from Pokhara to Kathamndu or Drive from Pokhara to Kathmandu 1300m 6 hrs enad trekking program.

Day 16: Kathmandu We consider today an “Rest day” just in case the flight can’t land due to weather. Otherwise, we will go to see the ancient city of Bhaktaphur , once a separate kingdom. The city still retains an architectural and design spirit of a feudal state focused on artistic and religious glorification. You will feel you are walking back in time strolling through the core of the old city now preserved and interpreted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Take some time to look in the shops to observe potters, weavers, brass-makers, religious artisans, Brahmin priests and spice merchants carrying out their professions as they have done here for hundreds of years. We will end our journey with a farewell dinner this evening.

Day 17: Departure your destination. Transfer to international airport for your final departure. The trip ends, our Airport Representative will drop you to the Tribhuvan International Airport for your flight departure from Nepal