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