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14 DAYS MUSTANG TREK

Trekking Fixed Departure Date: ( 11 May, 15 June, 13 July, 8 Aug,3 Sept)

Anothony Travis in the early 1900 travelled through Mustang and described it as the ultimate experience of being with Nature, 'solitude of wilderness'. Mr. Travis was so bewildered by the landscape and the natural beauties, he thought of Mustang as the 'Paradise' where he wanted to spend the rest of his life, the chinese traveller Hueing-in-Sang travelled through Mustang and described the area as the toughest terrain he had ever travelled through. The famous 'Silk Route' to Chaina in the early days passed through Mustang during the fifth century.

Mustang has been often called the 'Sangrila' where life passed unhindered. For the nature lover the trip to Mustang is the ultimate in nature trek. The trek is arduous and challenging. The terrain is for the daring and the fittest. It is a challenge in itself.

We have planned this 14 days trek with experienced guide and other amenities available to us. We look forward to guiding you through this land of 'Spirit', as the people living in Mustang consider it to be. In view of the fragile ecological conditions, we do not believe that 'mass-trekking' would be desirable for Mustang. Due to this fact the government had included Mustang under the 'restricted area' list until recently. In March 1992 the government has lifted the restriction on the travel ban to Mustang for a limited number of trekkers.

Day by day details of the 14 days nature trek to Mustang is as follows:

  
 
Camp
Overnight		 Details
DRIVE OR FLY TO POKHARA

Day 01:

 Overnight at Hotel in Pokhara
FLY TO JOMSOM AND WALK FOR 3 HOURS KAGBENI

Day 02:

 Night Camp at Kagbeni. Border between lower Mustang and upper Mustang, where your permit get checked by check post.
KAGBENI TO CHELE

Day 03:

 This is the beginning of the Mustang Trek. The trail goes through the Kagbeni river gorge. The Kali Gandaki river, considered sacred by Hindus, is full of black pebbles called 'Saligram', which is valued by Hindus and Buddhist in Nepal. The river supposedly, flow through gold mines which is proven by the fact that often particles of the gold can be found in Kali Gandaki river sand. The trek passes through sacred Gompas (Monasteries) and a village called Tangbe situated at 2930 Meter altitude. another village on the way is Chhuksang which still has remains of an old castle built during silk trade period. At Chele the cultural scene changes, and more Tibetan type socio-cultural influence prevails onwards.
CHELE TO GELING

Day 04:

 On the forth day the Trek Passes by Gyager village. The trek involves climbing up and down through small valleys and comes to Samara Village located at 3290 m. It is a major shopping post for the area. Annapurna range in the south dominates the scene. Night will be spent in Geiling.
GELING TO CHARANG

Day 05:

 From Geling the trail climbs gently through agriculture fields up to the centre of valley and below the settlement of Tamagung. The highest point of this day's Trek goes through Nyila pass at 3950 m. The descend to Tangmar river is gentle which leads to Charang village. Charang is a maize producing area with Gompa and Tankas available in quantity.
CHARANG TO LOMANTHANG

Day 06:

 On the six day the trek goes to Lomanthang, Capital city of Mustang. Lomanthang is an old city situated on a plateau. The trek to Lomanthang is scenic and gentle.
LOMANTHANG

Days 07:

 Day seven is spent in Lomanthang. It is a small town with a rich cultural heritage. This walled town has four major temples. The tallest Champa Lakhang temple was built in 1420 A.D. This temple dedicated to Maitreya the future Buddha. Another temple, Thugchen Gompa is a massive wodden structure also built around 1400 A.D. The entire day will be spend in Lomanthang over serving the socio cultural heritage of the locality.
LOMANTHANG-TO NECHUNG AND LOMANGTHAN

Day 08:

 On this day Nechung check post, located at Nepal-Tibet boarder, will be visited. It takes about three hours to reach this border village. A two hours return trek will lead back to Lomangthang for night haltage.
LOMANGTHAN

Day 09:

 On this day the village of Tingkor will be visited which is the sight of a Raja's place. After this Kimling and Phuwa villages will be visited along with the Clobar and Nypher Gompas. These Gompas fall in the main trading route to Lhasa. Night will be spent at Lomangthang again.
LOMANGTHAN TO GHAMI

Day 10:

 A slight variation of the return route heading south first from Lomanthang to Chorang, later turns east, to reach Lo Gekar (signifying 'Pure virtue of Lo' and also known as Ghar Gompa or house temple). The trail climbs steadily to a pass which is marked by a terrain, from where one can have a beautiful view of Lomanthang. From Lo Gekar the trek continues to reach a valley and then descends to village Ghami at 3440 m.
GHIMI TO SAMAR

Day 11:

 From Ghami a direct route is followed to Nyila. Climbing on a ridge the trek continues upward to meet the trails from Chorang and then descends to Gelong valley. The trail retraces the track for the rest of the day with night camping at Samar.
SAMAR TO KAGBENI

Day 12:

 Retraces the upward trail back to the Kali Gandaki and then to Kagbeni.
JOHMSOM

Day 13:

 Rest and relaxation at Johmsom
FLY

Day 14:

 Jomsom to Pokhara and Kathmandu.
You must be minimum 2 peoples to get the special trekking permit to do trekking to this special area. You need special trekking permit for the trekking to this area.
 
  COST
  Group Size Price (Per day)
  1 Person USD 30.00
  2 Persons USD 27.00
  3-5 Persons USD 25.00
  6-9 Persons USD 24.00
  10 and above* USD 22.00 (Team Leader complementary)

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Price Includes

  1. Welcome Drinks.

  2. Hotel in Kathmandu with 2 stars bed & breakfast.

  3. Hotel in Pokhara with tourist standard bed & breakfast.

  4. Meal (breakfast-lunch-dinner) during the trek best available lodge/hotel.

  5. One experience trekking guide & one porter for each two tourist.

  6. Transportation from Kathmandu to Kathmandu or flight as itinerary area wise

  7. Insurance for Guide & Porters

  8. All accommodation during the trek best available hotel/guesthouses.

  9. Airport -Hotel-Airport transfer

  10. Our service charge

  11. Farewell Dinner

Not Includes:

  1. National Park Entrance fees (if applicable).

  2. PERSONAL equipment for Trekking/climbing

  3. Personal Insurance for travel to Nepal

  4. Lunch & dinner in Kathmandu

  5. Emergency Rescue evacuation

  6. Trekking Sleeping bag

  7. Personal expenses

  8. Tipping (Tips)

  9. Bar bills, Mineral water

  10. Departures taxes

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