Upper Mustang Trek

Flying into Kathmandu is a memorable experience with the Himalaya spread out. Timepass is so quickly, enjoying the views of marvelous Himalayan ranges along with the world's highest peak Mount Everest while being on this flight. The flight will land at (TIA) Tribhuwan International Airport at 1350m after you will receive Nepal entry visa which can be obtained in advance or on entry and for the visa process at Kathmandu TIA, you will take around 45min, it depends on the number of people in a queue. For the Nepal entry visa information, have to visit this Nepal govt. official site Department of Immigration Nepal. After you will exit from the gate, where you will see our company representative waiting for you withholding placard written with the company name. Company representative welcomes you by offering the holy Tibetan scarf and transfer to the hotel in a private vehicle. It takes around 30min to reach at Thamel from TIA via means of transportation. The scenes of Pashupatinath(sacred Hindu temple), city, full of various vehicles, peoples make our journey more enjoyable and amazing, then we reach the hotel and take rest. Thamel is full of restaurants, shopping centers, and good accommodation. Trek briefing and afterward invited to a host family for welcome dinner.
[Overnight at hotel]

We recommend you to take an extra day in Kathmandu on the second day of the trip. Due to several hours of flight travel, physical mentally could be exhaust. Therefore it is an ideal idea to stop a day in Kathmandu before starting your Himalayas trip and prepare for the trip. During the free day at Ktm, you can simply stay relax or to make your the day memorable you can do sightseeing tour on world's UNESCO Heritage sites or you can do 1hr Everest Mountain Flight tour or 3h30min Everest Helicopter tour or 1h30min Langtang Helicopter tour, rock climbing, etc.
[Meals included: bed and breakfast]
Overnight at hotel

We drive to Pokhara. From Kathmandu we follow the Prithvi Highway that leads to Galchi and Mugling Bazaar. After a pleasant drive (6hr) we reach our destination Pokhara(823m)
[Included meals: Bed and Breakfast]
Overnight at Hotel

We fly to Jomsom. We will enjoy the spectacular view of Fishtail Mountain, Mt. Dhaulagiri and Annapurna Ranges with its some popular peaks on both side from the plane. We will experience the distinct changes in the geographical appearance as the plane approach higher to the northern side. After 30min of flight, the chilling weather will welcome us to Jomsom airport. Here we meet with the rest of the trekking staffs and we follow the Kali Ghandaki valley to Kabbeni. We will enjoy the majestic view of Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt. Nilgiri and Tukche peak while walking against the direction. 3-4hr of walk, the gate way to restricted area of Lo Manthang (Kagbeni) will reach.
[Included meals: Lunch & Dinner]
Overnight at Teahouse

We start our trial from the east side of Kaligadaki river bank with the spectacular morning sunrise. Our journey passing the high ridges, we will observe some remarkable caves and Gompa Kang on the west side of the Kali Gandaki River. Soon we arrive picturesque at Tangbe village by passing the trio of black, white and red Chorten that represents the Upper Mustang. The village is the labyrinth of narrow alleys among whitewashed houses, field of buckwheat, barley, wheat and apple orchards. It manifests the conspicuous view of Mt Nilgiri on the southern part of skyline. The typical village of Chugsang is half an hour beyond Tangbe situated at the confluence of the Kaligandaki River and Narshing khola. Up the Narshing khola is Tetang where there is a gompa and salt mine. After crossing the river of Chugsang, we see some spectacular sight of red eroded cave. The vast Kali Gandi valley gradually narrowed and more meditative caves are perceived over the high cliff where there is a tunnel through which Kaligandaki river flow out under the steel bridge. Further short ascend walk on rocky gully trail bring us to Chele. Chele is one of the pretty village offer us comfort accommodation.
[Included meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner]
Overnight at Teahouse

Our next journey starts with climb on loose rocky slope from where gradient ease. By leaving Chele, we have a wonderful sight of Gyakar village with its fields surrounded by the stone with mud covered wall which lies far away across the deep canyon. The trial continues to climb on the long, steep, treeless and waterless reach at the pass. After a long descends leads to some chorten and further more walk will reach at Samar Village. The resting point for all travellers and the horse caravans where it provides horse stables and camping space. Next we climb above the summer village to the ridge and after sometimes we descend from thick junipers trees and reach to Bhena. The trial climb slightly up to Yamda, further climb some ridges and descends with emerging spectacular view of landscape reaches at Sangpoche. We will again slightly climb to a pass and reach to another valley. There is a junction of trial in the valley, from which left trial leads to Nyi la by passing Geling and other descends to the beautiful village of Geling.
[Included meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner]
Overnight at Teahouse

We start our walk gently through the field by passing the typical village of Tama Gaon and its imposing chorten. The trail regions the main route to the Nyi la after continuous climb to the pass. This pass is the southern boundary of the Lo itself. We will have a wonderful and gentle descends from the Nyi la pass and after half an hour is a junction, the right trial is the direct route to Charang, the left trial lead to Ghami. The Charang trial descends to the Tangmar Chu River and it passes the steel bridge over there. After gentle climb is the long stretched red wall called Mani (the longest Mani wall in Nepal) is observed on the way. The red coloured cliff to the northeast part from the Mani wall has a spectacular sight with its beautifully eroded shapes. Another pass has to be ascend and the gently descends of the routes lead to Charang village.
[Included meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner]
Overnight at We start our walk gently through the field by passing the typical village of Tama Gaon and its imposing chorten. The trail regions the main route to the Nyi la after continuous climb to the pass. This pass is the southern boundary of the Lo itself. We will have a wonderful and gentle descends from the Nyi la pass and after half an hour is a junction, the right trial is the direct route to Charang, the left trial lead to Ghami. The Charang trial descends to the Tangmar Chu River and it passes the steel bridge over there. After gentle climb is the long stretched red wall called Mani (the longest Mani wall in Nepal) is observed on the way. The red coloured cliff to the northeast part from the Mani wall has a spectacular sight with its beautifully eroded shapes. Another pass has to be ascend and the gently descends of the routes lead to Charang village.
[Included meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner]
Overnight at Teahouse

Our initial section of the walk commences with gentle ascend and far ascends to the steep rocky trial to the cairn at ridges opposite to the Charang village. Further we climb towards north and passing the giant isolated chorten which marks a boundary between Tsarang and LoManthang. Then the trial passes the stream and desert like landscape with hue of grey and yellow is crossed. The giant cliff with several caves on it is perceived on the right side while heading towards Lo la (pass). Following the trial for sometimes reaches Lo la from where it views the spectacular sight of Lo-Manthang city and the neighbouring villages. The muddy trial then descends from the Lo la reaches to the stream and climb up to LoManthang plateau we have marvellous site of giant wall which encircle the city. The main entrance of the walled city exists to the northeast side. Inside the walled city, it contains the five storied royal palace, three large monasteries. Himalayan Amchi Museum and local houses.
[Included meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner]
Overnight at Teahouse

Lo Manthang Choedey Monastery is the main Gompa of the city which is located to the northwest part of the walled city. This Gompa carries all the monastic activities like Buddhist text schooling, Buddhist rituals performance, teaching Buddhist philosophy and so on. It also takes care of the preservation of the Buddhist ancient thanka paintings, precious religious text, and antiquity of monastics belongings etc. This monastery belongs to the Ngor Sakya clan of Tibetan Buddhism. There is a saying that in 17th century, the king Sabdung Rapten invited his religious teacher Jamgong Ngawang Kunga Sonam to Lo-manthag and later during his stayed in Lo manthang (in the Choedey Monastery) he introduced the popular festivals of Tiji (rituals dance perform by the Lama). The monastery also features the museum where one can visit the antique collection of art, sculptures, scriptures and copper wares related to ancient civilization of Lo manthang as well as the whole Lo kingdom.
[Included meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner]
Overnight at Teahouse

With indelible memory of Lo-Manthang we return to southwest avoiding the  oute to Tsarang which go down towards the south. We follow the trail which leads through the fields of Lo -Manthang city and following the irrigated canal. The trial to Lo Gekar is not a main trading route as it follows the indistinct trail of herders which makes crisscrossed on the hills. We have to climb up straight to the cairn of pass from where it gives a final glimpse to Lo Manthang, the trial climbs the ridges, reaches another huge cairn making a pass and further more climb will arrive the highest peak of the trek Cho Go La (4270m). Then we will enter the grassy valley where trials lead to a long ridge, furthermore descends from a short steep gully arrives Charang Khola and by passing some Chorten arrived Ghar Gompa. After visiting the Gompa (8th century, oldest Gompa of whole Himalayas including Tibet), we climb the ridges to cross the pass and enter the alpine meadow and steep town to the gully which is over shaded on the top with red color. There is a myth on red cliff that the red colour is the blood of Ogress which once vanquished by Guru Rinpoche. Now soon our journey brings us to a beautiful village of Drakmar.
[Included meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner]
Overnight at Teahouse

With astonishing site of landscape intensify by the morning sunrise we start our trek which goes down with the stream passing the stone walls and the fields of Drakmar. The trial then climbs the ridge to the chorten and again descend to another stream is small climb and we follow the trial till Ghami la which contouring to the Nyi la. Descending the steep trial to the Geling valley but stay high by passing the Geling village and later gently walk down the Chungar, a large Chorten, house and camp sites. The trial passes the Mani wall and the three typical houses of Tama Gaon, which later leads down to the rocky canyon to the stream and turn up to the Shyangboche La. We will see huge painted Chorten before re-joining with Giling trial. Our trek of the day end after descending the Shyangboche la and reach to the village of Shyangboche.
[Included meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner]
Overnight at Teahouse

We start our trek after breakfast by retracing the upwards trial through Yamdo and Bhena to Samar. We will enjoy the downwards trail which are of less ascends. It is an hour of descends from Samar to Chele and still an hour to follow the bank of Kaligandaki River
[Included meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner]
Overnight at Teahouse

From Jomsom to Pokhara, retrace our fly to Pokhara and next day drive to Kathmandu following Prithvi Highway witnessing the rural landscapes dominated by lush vegetation and rushing rivers with full of fun throughout the drive. It takes about 6hr drive back to Kathmandu. After reaching there our representative will transfer you to the hotel. You can spend the rest of the by relaxing or shopping for gifts and souvenirs.
[Included meals: dinner in Ktm]
Overnight at hotel

A representative of IHSA will drop off you at the airport by private vehicle.
[Included meals: breakfast]