Welcome to Mustang Trekking



Welcome to the world great archaeological mysterious, the hidden world of old Buddhist culture. Experience the rare Tibetan Buddhist lifestyle, rich &unique culture, architecture, barren treeless beautiful landscape, cliff hanging monasteries, 14th century ancient monasteries, caves &trekking. Explore the high altitude trails in the remote part (as desert)in the bed path of river. Explore the world deepest gorge Andha Galchi (The kaligandaki gorge), enjoy the panoramic views of Nilgiri Dhaulagiri, annapurana,the colorful fields,wrinkled mountains and the winds whole day.Describing here  the rough figure of approximate time and the attraction of the places.
Check it out the photos of Mustang :Mustang Album



Kathmandu
Pokhara flight to Jomsom (2,713m)
-Jomsom headquarters of Mustang. The main  attraction of Jomsom Valley consist of the Thini Village, The shyangvillage,  Marpha Village, The Thumba lake many monasteries .

-Jomsom to Kagbeni (2,810m) ~ approximate 3 hours trek in the bank of kaligandaki river. The barren lands by the side of river remind the Desert. The starting point of Upper mustang is kagbeni.The trek to mustang requires special trekking permit.

        The Restricted Area Upper Mustang Starts
-Kagbeni to Chussang (2,920m) ~approximate 5 hours walk in the bed path of kaligandaki river. The salt water pond & soda water pond in the narrow bypass of hills is so famous in the area.
Chhusang to Ghiling (3,500m) ~Approximate 7hours.
Ghiling to Ghami (3,520m) ~ Approximate 6 hours
Ghami  to Tsarang (3,650m) ~ Approximate 6 hours
Tsarang to  Lo Manthang (3,770m) ~ Approximate 6 hours
 -Lomanthang ,the wonder of the world, is enlisted  in UNESCO world heritage site. The medieval city was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Mustang.The main attraction  in the place is the life style of people infuse by Tibetan culture, the caves,ancient monasteries,the barren lands,The kings palace.
                        
                              Returning Route
Lo-manthang to Ghami
3500m. ~Approximate 7hours.
Ghami to Samar 3400m. ~Approximate 5 hours.
Samar to Tetang3000m.
~Approximate 5hours.
Tetang to Mukthinath Temple(3710 m)
~Approximate 7hours.
Back to Jomsom via Kagbeni ~Approximate 5hours.
 
If you want to trek up to pokhara, here is the trekking route from Jomsom down to pokhara.
Marpha (2670m)- Kalopani (2480m)-Tatopani (1219m)-Ghorepani (2860m)-Ghandruk (1951m)- Pokhara (915m)- Kathmandu (1300m)

Another route for Mustang is Manang-Thoran la Pass- Muktinath-Jomsom valley-Pokhara-Kathmandu.


Happy Visiting  
Guest post By SunitaNeupane

Comments

Unknown said…
planning for mustang trek
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uvaispzyed said…
Lomanthang ,the wonder of the world

nice place
Unknown said…
Just recommend me good hotels for mustang