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Horse
Riding Adventure in Damodar Kunda |
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Mustang is a very popular for horse riding
trekking region in Nepal, which lies in the
northern central part of Nepal and at the top of
the Kaligandaki River where the languages,
culture and traditions are alike to those of the
Tibetan people. This area is consider as one of
the most interesting and picturesque places in
Nepal. The whole area has an isolated and
mystical feel to it, enchanting and inspiring
visitors to this region.
The Damodar Lakes are located three days walk
north east of the main Mustang trekking route &
very close to the border with Tibet. Damodar
Kunda lies on restricted upper mustang between
Kagbeni and Muktinath which is famous for Hindu
religion, it is situated rain shadow are of High
Himalayas north of Annapurna range. The
elevation of the Damodar Kund is just (4890m) it
is cold and windy place. We will recommend to
you visit during the full moon of August every
year, because every year there is a big festival
up there many pilgrimages Hindu and Buddhist
visit full moon of August. Usually, you can
visit April to September every year. Festival
time is great for visiting Damodar Kund. From
Damodar Kund, the views are excellent. From some
viewpoints a bit higher than the lakes, (just a
short climb up some of the hills) you can see
the Tibetan plateau & Damodar Himal to the north
and the Annapurna Himalayan massive to the
south.
This Damodar Kunda horse riding adventure trip
can be combine an alternative day Helicopter
tour programs for a people who have limit time
and are not able to trek due to the physical
conditions.
 Horse
Riding Adventure to Holy Lake of Damodar Kunda
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Trip Code |
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NAP-HRS - 006 |
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Trip Cost |
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USD 2855 per person |
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Group Size |
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Minimum 2 upto 16 person |
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Accessibility |
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Fly or drive to Pokhara and 22 minutes flight to
Jomsom |
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The Route |
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Maximum altitude Damodar Kunda, Chogo-La (4325m)
Yamdo-La (4010m)
5/7-hrs average walking per day, moderate to
strenuous trail. |
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Trip Facilities |
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Camping trek only, teahouse trek also can be
organized for small size of group. |
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Season |
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Spring: March - April/Autumn: September –
November |
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Special Permit |
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US$ 500 per person (First 10 days and US$ 50
after 10 days) |
Highlights of Damodar Kunda Horse Riding Tour
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Visit temple, Art/architecture and Pogadas,
Heritage sites in Kathmandu
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Lake valley of Pokhara
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Interesting and picturesque places
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Horse ride in the classic scenery of the
high Tibetan plateau, including the
incredible sculpted
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Buddhist culture & many monasteries
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Tibetan life-style in refugee camps and the
mystic Landscape.
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Many high pass above 4000m
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Picturesque Tibetan village
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Spectacular scenery, abundant wildlife,
impressive display of wild flower, friendly
people and many more…
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The famous Damodar Kunda, possible to
festival observe if trip on full moon of
August
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Ancient and isolated villages
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Mixed culture and purely Tibetan cultural
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The pilgrimage site of Muktinath
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Outlined Itinerary |
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Altitude/Time |
Highlights |
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01 |
Arrive in Kathmandu |
1317m |
Welcomed you by our representative,
transfer to hotel, evening group
meeting. |
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Excursion day in Kathmandu |
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Visit Kathmandu Durbar Square,
Swoyambunath and Patan Durbar square |
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Kathmandu drive or fly to Pokhara |
820m/6-hrs
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Scenic drive through the bank of
Trishuli & Marshyangdi River |
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Pokhara 35 minutes flight to Jomsom then
horse ride trek to Kagbeni (2800m) |
2750m/3-hrs |
District headquarter of Mustang, entry
point of upper Mustang |
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Kagbeni horse ride to Chele |
3050m/5-hrs |
Walking through the beautiful white
washed houses and agriculture fields. |
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Chele horse ride to Geling |
3510m/6-hrs |
Visit 2 Gompa |
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Geling horse ride to Tsarang |
3620m/5-hrs |
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Tsarang horse ride to Lo-Manthang |
3730m/4-hrs |
Visit Mustang King Palace red Thugchen
and Chyodi Gompa |
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Explore around Lo-Manthang |
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Lo-Mangthang horse ride to Yara |
4200m//5-hrs |
Visit Luri Gompa [Kagyu sect] |
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Yara horse ride to Bas Khola |
4500m/6-hrs |
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Bas Khola horse ride to Damodar Kunda |
4890m/5-hrs |
Festival observe full moon of August for
pilgrimages Hindu and Buddhist |
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Damodar Kunda horse ride to Ghechung
Khola |
4000m/5-hrs |
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Ghechung Khola horse ride to Tange |
3240m/6-hrs |
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Tange horse ride to Tetang |
2900m/7-hrs |
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Tetang horse ride to Muktinath |
3760m/ 6-hrs |
visit pilgrimage site for Buddhists and
Hindus |
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Muktinath horse ride back to Jomsom |
2750m/5-hrs |
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Jomsom 25 minutes flight to Pokhara |
820m |
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Pokhara drive to Kathmandu |
1317m |
Free day |
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20 |
Excursion day in Kathmandu |
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Farewell meeting & Dinner |
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21 |
Departure day |
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Flight onward destination |
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Cost Includes
Fee: Upper Mustang
special permit, National Park
entrance permit & TIMS card
Activities: Sightseeing &
horse riding trekking trip as
per itinerary.
Equipment: All necessary
camping equipments, kitchen
utilize and sleeping bag if
necessary
Accommodation: 4 nights
hotel in Kathmandu, 2 night
hotel in Pokhara and 14 nights
at tented during trekking
Food: Full board on camping
[Breakfast, lunch and dinner]
during the trekking and 5
breakfast and one farewell
Dinner in Kathmandu.
Staffs: Trekking
Leader/Guide, necessary
supporter, horse and horsemen
Transportation:
Arrival/Departure transfer and
surface road-head transportation
by land transportation and
Pokhara - Jomsom – Pokhara air
transportation.
Company & Government’s
service charge: All
applicable Government taxes &
official service charges. And
Crew’s, daily wages/salary,
food, equipment, air and
road-head transportation |
Cost Excludes
- - International flight,
departure taxes
- Travel insurance covering with
emergency Helicopter rescue
- Personal equipment
- Lunch & Dinner while in City
- Bar bills & Beverages
- Tips/Gratuities for trekking
crews
- Temple and Monastery entrance
fee while sightseeing in city
- Optional activities
And unforeseen expenses which
are out of control by Nepal
Adventure Point
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Trip Description
On the day of your arrival, a
briefing program will be
arranged in your hotel to brief
you about the daily program
during trek. The second day will
be a Kathmandu excursion day and
you will visit some heritage and
pilgrimage sites of Kathmandu
such as Durbar Square,
Kasthamandap, Swoyambhunath
(Monkey temple), Patan Durbar
Square, Krishna temple, etc. The
next day you will have a scenic
6-7 hours of drive through the
bank of Trishuli & Marshyangdi
River to Pokhara of Kaski
district. The fourth day is the
real starting of your horse ride
adventure to Holy Lake of
Damodar Kunda trek begins with a
25 minutes short flight from
Pokhara to Jomsom passing
through a narrow slice between
the tips of two Himalayan
giants: Dhaulagiri (8167m) and
Annapurna I (8091m). The horse
riding route heads northward
along the banks of Kali Gandaki
gorge which is the deepest in
the world till Kagbeni, a
fascinating old citadel where
ancient trails crisscross. The
horse riding route towards north
and beyond is the forbidden land
of upper Mustang. For the next
10-12 days, passing through the
ancient villages like Samar,
Ghiling and Tsarang finally
leads to Lo (3750m), the walled
capital city of Mustang. The
villages and monasteries around
the capital city like Namgyal
Gompa, the village of Thinkar,
Ghyarphu and Narphu are worth a
visit where people still live in
cave dwellings cut into
surrounding cliffs. The return
horse riding route from Lo can
be made more exciting by passing
over Dri and Yara with a day
horse ride trip to Luri Gompa.
Then we continues horse ride to
Damodar Kunda, which is lies on
restricted upper mustang between
Kagbeni and Muktinath which is
famous for Hindu religion, it is
situated rain shadow are of High
Himalayas north of Annapurna
range. The elevation of the
Damodar Kund is just (4890m) it
is cold and windy place. Finally
coming out over Tetang, visiting
the holy temple of Muktinath and
then descending to Jomosom and
flying back to Pokhara or
continue trek to Ghorepani Poon
hill and ending at Pokhara but
most of trekkers trek to upper
Mustang go to Lo-Manthang and
return same route for their
easier option. To arrange Upper
Mustang trekking need a special
permits which is cost USD 500
per person for the 10 days and
after 10 days per day per person
USD 50. |
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