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Days 01 :
Arrive at Tribhuwan
international airport,
Kathmandu, you are welcomed
by the hospitable meeting
and then you will be
transferred to your hotel.
Short briefing will be
followed about necessary
formalities and rest of the
program. Depending on
arrival time you will have
choice of visiting nearby
sanctuaries or have a rest
day.
Days 02 :
After breakfast we drive to Swoyambhunatha
stupa has it that Manjushree,
found of Kathmandu valley,
and discovered the lotus of
ancient valley lake on which
site the great stupa of
swoyambhunath was later
built. The omni sighted
stare of Buddha greets
visitors & residents a like
compassion. This is one of
the oldest Buddhist stupa in
the world, which has been
registered in UNICEOO
heritage side. We then visit
to Kathmandu Durbar Square.
Kathmandu durbar square
situated the center of
Kathmandu where you can see
the House of Living
Goddess”KUMARI” Kasthamandup
temple” Said that was built
from single tree in 16th
century, big bell-big drams,
erotic carving in old
temple, old palace etc. We
then finally were
sightseeing to Patan Durbar
Square. Patan Durbar square
is one of the beautiful
Durbars square in Kathmandu
valley. It is very famous
for woodcarving, Metal
works, Temples and
Monasteries. Tour of Patan
includes tour of Krishna
temple, Patan king’s palace,
Golden temple and much more.
Days 03 :
This morning you will drive
to Pokhara
(200km) the road mostly
follows the River Trisuli
and Marshyangdi, depart 7:00
AM in the morning,
approximately 6-hrs way by
tourist bus and 5-hrs drive
by private transport. Along
the drive you will enjoy
beautiful scenery. You will
arrive late afternoon at
Pokhara with enough time to
enjoy the colorful town of
Pokhara.
Days 04 :
Early in morning fly
Northwest from Pokhara
toward the great portal
between the snows covered
peaks of Annapurna and
Dhaulagiri. You will enjoy
the well-raised massifs of
more than 8000 meters, and
the river created deepest
gorge on this planet. Jomsom
is the district headquarters
of Mustang zone. On arrival
to Jomsom meet the rest of
the trekking staffs, the
guide will be with you from
Kathmandu, and start the
trek to Kagbeni, the main
gate to Upper Mustang.
Kagbeni situated at an
altitude of (2807m) is one
of the important places
since centuries. Kagbeni
village was formed around
14th century as a check post
for traders between Nepal
and Tibet and still there is
a checkpoint to control the
groups departing toward
Muktinath and Mustang, is
the main gate to enter
Mustang. There is a
monastery, a Police check
post and ACAP (Annapurna
conservation area project)
office inside this visit
worthy village.
Days 05 :
The trail leads up toward
the east bank of the Kaligandaki climbing over
many ridges as it heads
north and reaches Tangbe
village. The town is a
labyrinth of narrow alleys
amongst white washed houses,
fields of buckwheat, barley,
wheat and apple orchards.
The Nilgiri peak, dominates
the southern skyline of
Kagbeni, will be enjoyed all
the way by different shapes.
Beyond Tangbe we reach
Chhusang village in about
1-½-hrs trek and crosses the
river and continues north
climbing up to a huge red
chunk of conglomerate that
has fallen from the cliff
above, forming a tunnel
through which the
Kaligandaki follows. The
trek now leaves the Kali
Gandaki valley and climbs
steeply up a rocky gully to
Chele at (3030m) from here
the culture changes from the
Manangi culture to the
Tibetan culture of Lo.
Days 06 : The climb continues
along steep, treeless,
waterless terrain, along the
side of the spectacular
steep canyon to a pass and
cairn of rock at (3540m)
then the trail makes a long
gradual descent to some chortens on a ridge, and
then descends further on a
pleasant trail to Samar
village. The Annapurna,
still dominated by Nilgiri,
is visible far to the south.
Climb above Samar to a
ridge, then descend into a
large gorge and the trail
goes into another valley
field, crosses a stream and
climbs up to a ridge at
(3800m) the route climbs
over yet another pass,
follows a ridge and then
descends to Shyangmochen.
From there gently climb to a
pass at (3770m) and descend
to Geling Village.
Days 07 :
From Geling village
the trail climbs gently up
to an interesting pass
Nyi-La and descends below
the blue, gray and red
cliffs. After crossing a
steel bridge of the Tangmar
Chu (river) you will arrive
to a Mani wall perhaps the
longest and most spectacular
Mani wall in Nepal. Climbing
over another pass at
(3600m), the route makes a
long gentle descent to
Tsarang village. The huge
five-story white Dzong and
red Gompa are the main
attractions to visit to
observe collections of
statues and Thankas as well
as many large paintings of
seated Buddha's.
Days 08 :
The trail descends about 100
meters down from Tsarang, crosses the
Tsarang–Chu and climbs
steeply up a rocky trail to
a cairn on a ridge and
continues to climb. Finally
from a ridge at 3850m there
is a view of the walled city
of LO. After a short
descent, cross a stream then
climb up into the plateau of
Lo-Manthang.
Days 09 :
There are four major places
and several other places
like the Tall Champa
Lakhang "God house", the red
Thugchen Gompa, Chyodi Gompa
and the Entrance Hall which
are the main attractions of
this town. Another
attraction is the four–story
building of the Raja's
Palace as well as the
surrounding panoramic views
of the Himalayas. Having
seen one, you are excited to
see the others. Besides
Lo-Manthang there are two
other interesting valleys
worth visiting. The western
valley Tingkar, the sight of
Raja's summer palace,
Kimling and Phuwa as well as
the Gompa of Namgyals "The
Monastery of Victory " is
the newest and most active
Gompa in Lo. The eastern
valley contains Chosar, the
site of a High School,
Garphu and Nyphu Gompa and
is the main trading route to
Lhasa.
Days 10 : From Lo-Manthang the
trail walks straight till
Dhi pass (4100m). and
descends down to Dhi
village. The trek from
Lo-Manthang to Muktinath is
harder, but more rewarding
and interesting than the
west side of the valley. Dhi
village is one of the best
villages of whole Lomathang
and it seems more prosperous
and it is settled in a very
suitable place.
Days 11 :
After breakfast, trek to Luri Gompa via Yara
and Ghara villages. It is a
whole day's trip to go up to
Monastery and return to Dhi.
One can go even on horseback
but it is recommendable to
trek up and down. Located
above the villages of Yara
and Ghara, Luri Gompa
(Monastery) sits high above
the crumbling landscape like
an eagle's nest. It is some
of the last cave monasteries
in Lo and Tibet. No written
record exists for the
construction of Luri Gompa.
Luri Gompa and some other
monasteries are affiliated
with the Kagyu sect (one of
the sect of Buddhism). The
style of painting suggests
they were done by Nepalese
(Newari) artists working for
Tibetan patrons. The cave
temple dates from the 13th -
14th century. The central
chamber of the Gompa is
carved out of the rock
creating a domed ceiling on
which are painted a series
of Mahasiddha, Sakyamuni
Buddha and Chenrezig figures
etc, which are the true
masterpieces. Lining the
walls are series of 14th
century paintings, which
depict India Mahasiddahs.
Some are real individual and
other mythical.
Days 12 : From Dhi the trail
goes through the river for
around 2 hours and crosses a
river from Damodar Kunda,
one of the sacred lakes,
there are no bridge on the
river and need to deep the
bare feet in the water to
cross this river. After
crossing the river the trail
climbs up till high above a
pass of (3850m). The trail
goes through a grassless,
treeless bare hill. After
the pass the trail again
drops directly to Tange
village at an elevation of
(3370m).Tange is a small
village of around 30 houses
but most of the houses are
attached each other. On the
rooftops one can see piles
of dry woods, which also
reflect the prosperity in
their society.
Days 13 : The
trek begins with a fine
trail for around one hour
and crosses a river without
bridge. After crossing the
river the trail climbs high
up till the Chacho-La pass. From
Chacho-La pass one can enjoy
a wide range of mountains
including Dhaulagiri,
Nilgiri, Tukche peak,
Tilicho Peak and Thorang
peak etc. On this elevation
one can enjoy also many
varieties of flowers and
blue ship etc. After the
pass the trail descends to
Pa Khola. From Pa the trail
walks mostly straight with
minor climbing and descends
to the village of Tetang.
The trail walks through a
steep ridge of hill
providing some fine views of
wind carved hills.
Continuing the trek you can
see the village of Tetang.
Tetang village is formed
between 2 hills; they should
have found it a safe place
to avoid the strong wind
that hits the entire
Kaligandaki valley. Tetang
is the upper village of the
Chuksang, which we visit on
the first day entering to
Mustang from Kagbeni. From
Tetang village it takes one
day to go to Jomsom and a
day to arrive to Muktinath.
Days 14 : From Tatang village
the trail climbs till the
Gnyu Pass, which take around
3:30 hours. The entire route
provides a fine panorama of
the Himalayan range and
green valley with many kinds
of Himalayan flowers. From
Gnyu Pass you can see the
whole Muktinath area in a
distance of 2 hours gentle
walk.
Days 15 : Excursion
day in Muktinath. The Name of the
Muktinath (God of salvation)
is name of a Hindu’s god.
Muktinath is a holy place
for all the devotees. Every
year thousands of devotees
from Nepal, India and Tibet
come to visit this place for
the salvation and
purification of their
belief. History tells that
many Kings of Asia visited
the place for meditation and
salvation. Muktinath is
decorated by Mt. Nilgiri and
Mt. Tilicho to the
southeast, Daulagiri to the
southwest and Thorang peak
and Yakawa Kang to the
north. It is one of the most
important religious centers
of both Hindus and Buddhist.
For Hindus, beside the Holy
water, the importance of the
Muktinath is in the belief
that the incarnation of Lord
Vishnu is in the form of
Saligrams. Saligram are
found in the water of
Kaligandaki River, just a
few hours walk from
Muktinath.
Days 16 : This
is the last day of the trek.
The trail goes through the
village of Jharkot where one can visit
the Jharkot monastery,
Tibetan herbal medical
center and the old fortress
of Jharkot, once served as
palace. Continuing the trek
toward Jomsom one will enjoy
the view of the Kaligandaki
valley and Kagbeni village
the entry point to Mustang.
We get a round trip of our
trek in Ekle Bhatti visiting
all the surprises of the
human effort in this corner
of the World of such an
isolation and solitude.
Arrive to Jomsom, celebrate
the last day of the trek
will in Jomsom with all the
trekking staffs.
Days 17 : Jomsom we fly to
Pokhara and transfer to your
hotel in Pokhara. The
trekking staffs except the
guide will trek down till
Pokhara and drive or fly to
Kathmandu, which will take 4
days.
Days 18 : After
breakfast visit Pokhara City including
David’s fall, Tibetan
refugee camp and its
handicraft centre. In the
evening drive to Fewa lake
side and enjoy free time.
This free time can be used
by making an hours boating
on Lake Fewa enjoying the
calm environment of sun-set
time with the changing
colors of the giant
Himalayan range that cradles
the Pokhara city. Pokhara is
one of the most beautiful
cities of Nepal, to the
mid-western region of Nepal.
It is richly decorated by
beautiful nature on earth.
The most beautiful jewel of
Pokhara Mountain called Mt.
Machhapuchhare with Mt.
Annapurna and Lamjung. By
the 17th century Pokhara was
part of the Kingdom of
Kaski, one of the most
powerful of central Nepal's
Chaubise Rajaya or 24
Kingdoms. Kaski was ruled by
a sub-branch of the Shah
royal family. The hilltops
surrounding Pokhara are
dotted with the ruins of
medieval stone forts. Kaski
and the rest of the Chaubise
Rajaya were annexed by
Prithvi Narayan Shah in 1786
and absorbed into the
growing kingdom of Nepal.
Around this time Pokhara
developed into an important
trade entrecote, lying on
major trails between both
Jumla-Kathmandu and
India-Tibet. Each winter,
mule caravans arrived from
the north, laden with bags
of salt and wool from the
Tibetan Plateau. These were
exchanged in Pokhara for
grain and goods carried in
from Butwal by porter. As a
major government centre in
central Nepal, Pokhara has
naturally become a focus of
development. Progress has
been accelerated because
it's such a pleasant place
for to visit and live.
Pokhara is now the biggest
tourist destination in Nepal
outside of the Kathmandu
Valley, drawing 30% of
visitors to Nepal.
Days 19 :
After breakfast, drive to
Kathmandu by tourist bus.
Along the way you can enjoy
with good scenery views.
You'll be arriving at
Kathmandu late afternoon.
You're free in Kathmandu for
shopping.
Days 20 :
After breakfast drive to Pashupatinath. The
holiest of holy Hindu temple
in south Asia is the focal
point of pilgrimage from all
over the sub-continent. The
holy river Bagmati flowing
nearby is the cremation
ground of the Hindus.
Funeral pyres can be viewed
from across the riverbank.
We then visit to Boudhanath
stupa. Probably the largest
stupa in the world is also
found in Kathmandu valley
the great stupa of
Boudhanath. Again the
omni-sighted eyes of the
Budha stare all the
directions. This stupa is
the place of worship of
Tibetan Buddhists
predominantly. We then drive
to Bhaktapur Durbar Square.
Bhaktapur is one of the
oldest cities in Kathmandu
valley. It is well known as
Living Museum. Old brick
paved enclave of old Royal
palace, Nyathapola Temple,
Datatriya temple exquisite
artwork offers a picture of
the grandeur of medieval
Nepal. It is very famous for
woodcarving and pottery
products. Then after we have
short visit to Changunarayan
temple. This is one of the
oldest Hindu temples in
Kathmandu valley that exists
in the valley dating back to
the 4th century.
Days 21 :
After breakfast you will
have some free time until
the time to leave the
international airport for
your final departure.
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14 DAYS UPPER MUSTANG TREKKING
