Upper Mustang Trek Nepal

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Country
Nepal

Duration
17 Days

Maximum altitude
4120m

Activity
Trekking

Difficulty
Moderate/Difficult

Best Season

Accomodation
include

Meals
Included

Start/End Point
Jomsom

Trek Overview

Upper Mustang trek Nepal is popularly known as Mustang trekking. Among more trekkers, Upper Mustang trekking is also well-known as Lo Manthang Trekking. This is an interesting trekking that takes you to unspoiled Tibetan villages situated at the northern border between Nepal and Tibet. Foreigners were restricted to visit Lo Manthang until 1992 AD. Lo-Manthang is a small kingdom. Still, it has a king. You visit the king’s palace surrounded by Gompa and private houses.

Upper Mustang trek Nepal gives you an opportunity to experience the unique beauty of the Himalayan desert, a strange and unusual landscape. Geographically the land is an extension of the Tibetan plateau, characterized by windy and arid valleys, eroded canyons and unique stratified rock formations.

Day excursion to the Lo Manthang and Eastern valley Nyphu and Gharphu is another highlight of this trip. The trail drops into the small valley north of the lo Manthang, crossing the river trail assent then contours around north cultivation stretches to the Mustang Khola. After two hours walk from the Lo Manthang after crossing the wooden bridge west bank of the Mustang Khola ahead the right can see dramatic cave village of Chosar and the red monastery of Nyphu set into the rock face. The trail a Chorten and rounds a bend opposite Chooser to display the village and monastery of Gharphu ahead on the east side of the Mustang Khola. This is reached by crossing two bridges close to Gharphu 3760m where red Gompa is built out from a vertical rock face and partly set in a cave. Also, you can read Nepal Tibet border 6 hours walking from Lo Manthang.

Another day hiking from Lo Manthang and western valley Namgyal Tingkat is could be interesting to overlooks Lo Manthanag. The trail leads half an hour south side of the river becoming quite rocky towards the field and joins another trail east up towards Namgyal Monastery.

After back from Upper Mustang also you visit Muktinath, the famous temple of both Hindus and Buddhist pilgrimage. Visiting this holy site makes your Upper Mustang trek Nepal more worthwhile organized by Himalayan Smile Treks

Trek Highlights

Seven-hour scenic drive to Pokhara

Spectacular Mountain flight Pokhara/ Jomsom via Dhaulagiri and Annapurna range

Explore the hidden kingdom of Lo Manthang

Unique culture and lifestyle of Managers

Visit ancient Buddhist Monastery and amazing caves

Tree-less barren landscape

Walkthrough the Kaligandaki river

Many ammonite fossils in the bank of Kaligandaki river.

Outline Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival day

Day 2

Drive to Pokhara by tourist coach

Day 3

Fly to Jomsom and trek to Kagbeni

Day 4

Trek Kangbeni to Chele

Day 5

Trek Chele to Syanbochen

Day 6

Trek Syangbochen to Ghami

Day 7

Trek Ghami to Tsarang

Day 8

Tsarang to Lo-Manthang

Day 9

Explore around Lo- Manthang

Day 10

Lo-Manthang to Dhakmar

Day 11

Trek Dhakmar to Shyangbochen

Day 12

Trek Shyangmochen to Chuksang

Day 13

Trek Chuksang to Kagbeni

Day 14

Trek Kagbeni to Jomsom

Day 15

Jomsom to Pokhara

Day 16

Drive Pokhara to Kathmandu

Day 17

Transfer to Airport

Price Table

Travelers	Silver	Gold
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Package Price

The trekkers should pay by themselves the expenses of their meals and accommodation in the tea house while they're trekking. But other services are the same which are included in the Gold price and are also included in the Silver price.

Price Includes

Airport to hotel pick and drop by private vehicle
Two night accommodation in Kathmandu at three star hotel with breakfast (Hotel Marshyangdi or Samsara Resort or Hotel Harati)
Two night accommodation in Pokhara with breakfast (Base camp Resort or Hotel Kantipur or Trek o Tel Pokhara
Accommodation in Mountain lodge run by local people during trek
One highly experienced mountain Guide and porters (1 porter for 2 people),
Accommodation food, drinks, salary, insurance, transportation of both trek guide and porters
Group medical supplies (first aid kit)
All necessary paper works and Annapurna conservation area entry permit
Special permit for Upper Mustang (USD 500 for ten days after ten days per day USD 50).
TIMS Card (Trekker’s Information Management System card)
All additional government tax
Kathmandu/ Pokhara / Kathmandu tourist bus ticket
Fly ticket PKR /JOM /PKR.
Other ground transportation

Price Excludes

Nepal entry visa fee (USD 25 for 15 days/ USD 40 for 30 days from date of issue) (You may easily get Nepal visa upon your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu)
International air fare
Travelers insurance
All kind of drinks (Alcohol, hot and cold drinks)
Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu (Approx 10-12 USD)
Bar bills, telephone bills and other personal expenses (shopping/ laundry)
Tips to guide and porter
All expenses due to unavoidable events e.g. Personal illness, strike etc.
Helicopter evacuation charge in case of emergency whilst trekking

Price Includes

Airport to hotel pick and drop by private vehicle
Two night accommodation in Kathmandu at three star hotel with breakfast (Hotel Marshyangdi orSamsara Resort or Hotel Harati)
Two night accommodation in Pokhara with breakfast (Base camp Resort or Hotel Kantipur or Trek o Tel Pokhara
Accommodation in Mountain lodge run by local people during trek
Meal on full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner) during trekking
One highly experienced mountain Guide and porters (1 porter for 2 people),
Accommodation food, drinks, salary, insurance, transportation of both trek guide and porters
Group medical supplies (first aid kit)
All necessary paper works and Annapurna conservation area entry permit
Special permit for Upper Mustang (USD 500 for ten days after ten days per day USD 50).
TIMS Card (Trekker’s Information Management System card)
All additional government tax
Kathmandu/ Pokhara / Kathmandu tourist bus ticket
Flight tickets PKR /JOM /PKR.
Other ground transportation

Price Excludes

Nepal entry visa fee (USD 25 for 15 days/ USD 40 for 30 days from date of issue) (You may easily get Nepal visa upon your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu)
International air fare
Travelers insurance
All kind of drinks (Alcohol, hot and cold drinks)
Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu (Approx 10-12 USD)
Bar bills, telephone bills and other personal expenses (shopping/ laundry)
Tips to guide and porter
All expenses due to unavoidable events e.g. Personal illness, strike etc.
Helicopter evacuation charge in case of emergency whilst trekking

Detailed Itinerary

Trek FAQs

All foreign nationals, except Indian citizens, need visas to enter Nepal. You get Nepalese visa from Nepalese Embassy or consulate in your home country.

Yes, you can obtain your entry visa at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu upon your arrival.

You need a valid passport, two passport size photos and the visa fee.

Visa Valid for Fee 15 days US$ 25 30 days US$ 40 90 days US$ 100

Yes. You can book a trekking. For trek booking confirmation you can send scanning copy of your old passport. After issuing your new passport we will request you to send scanning copy of your new passport for air ticket reservation.

You are met just outside the arrival lounge of the Kathmandu International airport by our officer.

Our officer can be identified easily. They are standing with your name play card. After meeting you are taken to our private vehicle then transfer to the hotel. He also helps you in the hotel check in formalities.

According to airport rule as the visitors can meet our officer only outside the arrival lounge, you have to carry your luggage in the trolleys through the custom lobby up to the exit point on your own. After meeting our officer you can hand over it to him. He takes care of your luggage till your check in at the hotel.

You don’t need to carry all your stuff which is not required for trekking. You can be left at your hotel or Himalayan Smile Treks office in Kathmandu. Nearly all hotels have a luggage deposit but we do not store clients valuables in our office. Also the hotel you will provide locker their you can store your valuables things. After you come back from trekking, we handover your luggage and other stuff to you.

We assign one of our officers to look after you, who constantly stay in touch with you during your stay in Nepal. We give you his mobile number. Or you may directly contact to our office number also.

In fact you don’t need to be a mountaineer with rippling muscles to enjoy trekking. If you are reasonably fit, have a spirit of mountain journey and like walking, you are always qualified for any trekking in Nepal. You do not need any previous experience. However we suggest you some physical fitness programs such as running, swimming, hiking before you embark on journey.

Almost in all popular trekking trails in Nepal (Everest, Annapurna, Langtang), local villagers have built tea-house lodges. In tea house trek you stay at those mountain lodges and have breakfast, lunch and dinner in their restaurant. Normally the tea houses are more like hotels with hot showers, continental and Nepali food and comfortable private rooms (twin sharing). If you stay in local hotels, you will also get an opportunity to interact with local hoteliers and their family members and get information about their lifestyle and culture.

Toilets are usually Asian squat style and vary in how clean they are. Normally toilets are outside the lodge but now some lodges have attached or indoor toilets. Now it is improvement sanitary conditions on the tea houses although conditions are still not always perfect. Because cold the water is frozen in winter. Nearby has water tank or drum of the water with jug for toilet water. The rubbish bin in the toilet is kept for your used toilet paper.

f you’re doing camping trek we offer standard meals as well as a vegetarian meal option. Just let us know if you want vegetarian meals when you book your trek. But we can’t fulfill every trekkers requirement(i.e., dietary requirements or special meals ). Also tea house trekking you will get vegetarian meal. Please tell about your trekking guide about details of your food allergy.

If your solo trekkers we will provide you on single room in tea house. In peak season (October, November, December , March, April) you have to share room with a member of the same sex but it is rarely.

In a camping trek you will sleep in our tents. The tents are roomy. The sleeping pads/ mattresses are comfortable. All food are prepared and served by our camping crew. Food you get is hygienic and fresh.

You should bring your personal wear like walking boots and sand shoes, sandal, a water-and wind-proof jacket, woolen shirts, T-shirts, a thick pullover, shorts/skirts and trousers/track suits. Thermal underwear is necessary for high altitudes and cottons are best for lower and warmer altitudes. Also don’t forget a water bottle, sleeping bag, gloves, walking stick, knife and sewing kit, torch light with spare batteries, extra boot laces, sun glasses, sun cream, rain coat and personal medical supplies. Bring a duffel bag to put your clothing and equipments in. We provide you porter to carry your kit bag.

We will recommend you walking boots which is support to the ankle which reduces the risk of injury especially high mountains. It is important that your boots are comfortable and well worn-in and not brand new. Many people prefer to trek in tennis shoes but extra care should be taken. We do not recommend trekking in sandals or using new boots or hiring boots prior to the trek.

You will be served freshly cooked food during trekking. In all tea houses/ lodges along trekking trail Western, Continental and Nepali dishes are available. Three meals a day will be provided you in full board (Gold) package.

Up to a maximum of 5-6 hours a day with lunch breaks along the trail. The maximum altitude is depends upon which trek you are going. In Nepal normally the maximum altitude of most of the trekking falls between 3500m to 5000m.