Mustang Trek| Mustang Travel | Private Mustang Tour with Pyala Travel - Travel Program
Mustang Trek. Travel to the hidden Tibetan kingdom in the Nepal Himalayas. This Mustang Trek can be tailormade upon your wishes by Pyala Travel.
Mustang Trek
join-in tour
trek to the hidden Tibetan kingdom of Mustang
This Mustang trek takes you to one of the highlights of Nepal; the hidden Himalaya kingdom of Mustang. For centuries if was closed for foreigners, nowadays few of them make it to the ancient buddhist monasteries of this hidden valley.
from 1595,-
13 days
Tabs
Day1 Pokhara - Jomsom - Kagbeni
A morning flight to Jomson, renowned for the best apples in Nepal, is followed by a 4-hour walk along the Kali Gandaki to Kagbeni, gateway to Mustang. Here houses are flat-roofed in the Tibetan style and it is not uncommon to fine ammonite fossils along the river. Nilgiri Peak dominates the skyline.
Day 2 Trek to Chele
Depending on the season trek either along the riverbank or follow the high ridgetoptrail. Passing the Nyingmapa Gompa Kang reach Tangbe. This is the first of many stunning villages marked by the black, red and white chorten typical of Mustang, and of the Sakya sect to which most belong. Like Kagbeni and other settlements in the area, Tangbe is a labyrinth of narrow alleys amongst whitewashed houses surrounded by fields of buckwheat, barley and wheat and apple orchards. The spectacular eroded red cliffs are a mass of inaccessible caves as you climb out of the river valley to Chele. Here you enter the area of Tibetan cultural influence – houses have sheep horns above the doors, amulets to capture evil spirits and ferocious Tibetan mastiffs guarding their property. The predominance of Chinese rather than Indian or Nepalese goods indicates the changed trading patterns – and that traditional trade routes continue to flourish regardless of politics
Day 3 -4 Trek to Chiling and Charang
After a long steep climb, reach a traditional stopping place for horse caravans, Samar,situated amongst a grove of poplar trees. Annapurna Himal is still visible to the south. Ridges, gorges and small passes traverse barley fields and juniper groves. Many of the villages have imposing chorten and, crossing the Tangmar Chu River, climb past the longest and most spectacular mani wall in Nepal. Charang is a maze of fields, willow trees and houses separated by stone walls at the top of the large Charang Chu canyon. There is a large dzong and a gompa with a good collection of statues and thangkas.
Day 5-7 Lo Manthang
Entering the Tholung Valley the trail becomes a wide path across a desert-likelandscape of gray and yellow. Lo Manthang, the capital of Lo, lies within a tall white washed mud brick wall. Narrow alleys wind between closely packed houses, temples, gompas and the palace. The surrounding fields produce a single annual crop of wheat, barley, peas or mustard. It is a prosperous town whose wealth was built on the wool and salt trade from Tibet. Despite disruption trade continues along this route and many Lobas also travel south to India to trade during winter.
Day 8 - 10 Lo Manthang - Kagbeni
Follow irrigated fields out of the city, taking a last look back at Manthang from thepass. Ghar Gompa, situated in a grove of trees by a stream, probably dates from the same time as Tibet’s first monastic institution, Samye (built 775-87) and contains a self-eminating statue as well as hundreds of painted carved stones, paintings and several large prayer wheels. Rejoining the trail you trekked in on, continue back to the Kali Gandaki and to Kagbeni.
Day 11 -12 Kagbeni - Jomsom
The route to Muktinath passes the medieval village of Jharkot with its ruined dzongand Bon gompa. Continuing to Muktinath, the afternoon is free to explore this fascinating village, sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists, it attracts many pilgrims. Here spring water flows from a rock face via 108 spouts (108 is a sacred number to Buddhists). This water wall surrounds a temple sacred to Vishnu and below the statue runs a trickle of water with pale flames caused by natural gas. There are shrines to Shiva and his consort and Padmasambhava as well as numerous chorten and the surrounding poplar grove supposedly sprang from the staffs of the 84 Siddhas. The mass of Dhaulagiri I makes a striking contrast. Return to Jomson.
Day 13 Jomsom - Pokhara
Fly Jomson-Pokhara. Drive Kathmandu or you may choose to fly (USD93 one way).Reis boeken?
Wilt u deze reis boeken of eerst een vrijblijvende optie nemen? Vul dan uw gegevens in.Book your trip
Request an Offer
Are you interested in this trip? Request an personalized offer. You will receive an offer with the exact price per person and the exact number of travel days.Request an Offer
Hi, I am Sanjita Basnet, your local travel agent.
Discover nepal with me!
find out more
Hi, I am Sanjita Basnet, your local travel agent.
Discover nepal with me!
find out more
Sign up for our newsletter!
Cookies and privacy
The website of Pyala Travel makes use of cookies. These cookies are divided in the following categories: functional, analytic, advertising and Social Media Cookies.
Social media
Social media