Upper Mustang

  • Trip Duration: 18 Days
  • Start - End: Kathmandu - Kathmandu
  • Highest Altitude4230 m
  • DifficultyModerate To Strenous
  • Price 2085
  • SeasonMar-Nov
  • ActivityTrekking
  • Rating

Mustang a lost valley stands as a hidden treasure of Nepal. A breathtaking journey through the Kingdom of Lo, its cliff-side villages and majestic rock-faces bathed in the golden afternoon sun. Sculpted canyons with wild rock formations, deep gorges, medieval villages, ancient fortresses, palaces and mysterious ancient cave hermitages makes it  a wonderland of himalayas. Tibetan Buddhist gompas and soaring snow peaks characterize the spectacular Tibetan plateau.The area is absolutely ideal for trekkers who wish to go beyond the beaten track to explore the remote landscape and unique Tibetan culture. Mustang exist high up in the mountain, beyond the clouds with incredible beauty with its distinctive lanscape.

  •   Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu
  •   Day 02: Kathmandu sightseeing
  •   Day 03: Kathmandu overland Pokhara
  •   Day 04: Pokhara Fly Jomsom- Trek Kagbeni
  •   Day 05: Kagbeni Trek Chaile
  •   Day 06: Chaile Trek Syangboche
  •   Day 07: Syangboche Trek Ghami
  •   Day 08: Ghami Trek Chharang
  •   Day 09: Chharang Trek Lo Manthang
  •   Day 10: Lo Manthang
  •   Day 11: Lo Manthang Trek Drakmar
  •   Day 12: Drakmar Trek Ghiling
  •   Day 13: Ghiling Trek Chusang
  •   Day 14: Chusang Trek Jomsom
  •   Day 15: Jomsom Fly Pokhara
  •   Day 16: Free exploration day in Pokhara
  •   Day 17: Fly to Kathmandu and afternoon explore the ancient city of Bhaktapur
  •   Day 18: Final departure
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu
On arrival in Kathmandu airport our representative will greet you and escort you to your hotel. A short briefing will be provided about the next day program. You will have rest of the day at leisure.
Day 02: Kathmandu sightseeing
Kathmandu valley has lot to offer, it has got its own charming beauty with lots of historical background.
After breakfast your guide will escort you to the most popular sights for sightseeing that includes all four-heritage site of Kathmandu including Swyambhunath, Boudhanath, Pashupatinath temple and Kathmandu Durbar Square.
Day 03: Kathmandu overland Pokhara
Early morning drive from Kathmandu towards Pokhara – the third largest city of Nepal. The drive is scenic with different sandscape, villages and rivers.
After 6-7 hours ride we will reach beautiful city of Pokhara full of natural beauty.The city is surrounded by green hill  and back drop of fishtail mountain is spectacular. Enjoy beautiful fewa lake and its surroundings.
Day 04: Pokhara Fly Jomsom- Trek Kagbeni
Early morning we take a short 20 minute  fly to Jomsom with serene mountain views from the sky. The flight and the perfect views are an attraction in itself. From Jomsom an easy walk, following the river valley of Kaligandaki upwards takes us to Kagbeni- a beautiful old Thakali village with old monasteries.Kagbeni is an interesting windswept villages situated on the main age old Trans-himalayan salt trade route to Tibet via Upper Mustang area.

Trekking Time: approx. 3 hours.
Heights: Kagbeni2800m.
Day 05: Kagbeni Trek Chaile
We leave Kagbeni behind and start another day of exploration following the bumpy road. We pass two small Tibetan style villages of Tangbe and Chhusang and cross the bridge over Kaligandaki river then climb up the ridge to the Tibetan style village of Chaile.

Trekking Time: approx. 7 hours.
Heights: Chaile 3100m.
Day 06: Chaile Trek Syangboche
After breakfast, lets warm up our bodies for an up hill walk most of the day to reach Syangboche. We follow bumpy road passing another Tibetan style villages of Smar and Vena. Enjoy the greenery and mountain views of Mt. Nilgiri, Mt. Annapuran and Mt. Tukuche together with Kaligandaki valley.

Trekking Time: approx. 6 hours.
Heights: Syangboche 3800m.
Day 07: Syangboche Trek Ghami
After breakfast we climb to the pass of Yamda la at 3850m, from where we will have a nice gradual walk all the way to Jhaitee followed by a small climb to a 3900 meter pass. Following the road, we descend to Ghami – a nice local village with Tibetan culture and lifestyle.Enjoy the beautiful natural red cliffs with all its caves for you to explore.

Trekking Time: approx. 6 hours.
Heights: Ghami 3520m.
Day 08: Ghami Trek Chharang
Cross the bridge and enjoy the long stone structure wall carved with Buddhist praying chants.Afterwards, we start climbing till another pass of 3900 meter and from here we descend to Chharang following the jeep track. Chharang is a Tibetan style village where we could explore its old monastery, chorten and fine views of the Mt. Annapurna range.

Trekking Time: approx. 5 hours.
Heights: Chharang 3560m.
Day 09: Chharang Trek Lo Manthang
The trails descend to Charang chu and after crossing the river climbs steeply up to Lo (3850 m) from where you can see the valley of lo Manthang. While descending down, the view of wall city is magnificent.It is surprising that how little it has change and still so rich in it tradition and ancient culture.

Trekking Time: Approx: 4-6 hrs.
Height: Lo Manthang 3760m
Day 10: Lo Manthang
Today we have time to truly explore the walled town of Lo Manthang. We will visit old monasteries, stroll around the town to sense and comprehend the Tibetan life and culture, visit to the royal palace and hike to the wonderful caves.
Day 11: Lo Manthang Trek  - Drakmar
Today we trek to Drakmar via Gyakar with more than 1200 years old Ghar Gompa with Guru Rinpoche as the primary figure. The Gompa is also famous for its rock paintings. According to the legend, anyone who makes one wish at the Ghar Gompa, their wish is fulfilled.

Trekking Time: approx. 8-9 hours.
Heights: Drakmar 3810m
Day 12: Drakmar Trek  - Ghiling
We retrieve our way back to Ghiling through local villages.

Trekking Time: approx. 6 hours.
Height: Ghiling 3806m
Day 13: Ghiling Trek  - Chusang
Another beautiful day, retriving back to Chusang.

Trekking Time: approx. 6 hours
Height: 2700m
Day 14: Chusang Trek Jomsom
Our last day of trekking today, so enjoy the last bits of upper mustang, after reaching kagbeni we leave the restricted area and follow the normal annapurna trail to Jomsom.
Trekking time: approx. 7 hours
Day 15: Jomsom Fly Pokhara
It’s an early wake up call to catch early morning amazing 25-minute flight down the Kali Gandaki River Valley to Pokhara.On arrival in Pokhara we transfer you to hotel for a relax day ahead. Take a nice warm shower and enjoy the beauty of the serene Fewa Lake.
Day 16: Free exploration day in Pokhara
You have free exploring day in this beautiful city today. You could either take a boat ride in the serene lake or explore the caves, waterfalls or hill station of Pokhara or just chill with chilling beer in one of the many surrounding bars of the lakeside.
Day 17: Fly to Kathmandu and afternoon explore the ancient city of Bhaktapur
After relaxing breakfast, we head to airport to take our 30 minutes scenic fly to Kathmandu. Upon arrival at Kathmandu, transfer to hotel and later proceed to see one of the most beautiful and historic ancient city of Kathmandu valleys known as Bhaktapur city which is a home of true medieval art and architecture.
Day 18: Final departure
Relax or do more shopping until its time for us to drive you to airport in good time to catch your flight onward to your next destination

 

Includes:

  • All ground transportation
  • Comfort hotel of 3 star categories in twin sharing with breakfast- 6 nights
  • Teahouses/Lodges in twin sharing while on trek- 11 nights
  • Domestic flight – Pokhara/Jomsom/Pokhara/Kathmandu
  • Sightseeing tour with an English speaking government licensed Guide will all entrance fees
  • An English speaking government licensed trekking guide while on trek and necessary porters
  • Restricted area permits, Annapurna Conservation area fee
  • Sleeping bag and Down jackets while on trek
  • Insurance with all other necessaries for our crew

Excludes:

  • Nepalese Visa
  • Travel insurance
  • Single accommodation (available on request at a supplement) Kathmandu/Pokhara only
  • All meals other than mentioned above
  • Any kind of drinks
  • Others not mentioned as included

Booking procedure:
It’s pretty simple! Just click on book now, fill up the short booking form and make a deposit of 10% online. You will get the confirmation of your booking with in 24 hrs by email. If you require any further assistance or have any questions please send us an email at info@hawkseyetravels.com

Booking conditions:

  • You will receive final confirmed by email once we have received 10% deposit as non-refundable fee.
  • The remaining balance amount could be paid upon your arrival in Kathmandu. But if you are joining the Bhutan tour 100% payment should be reach on our bank at least one month prior to departure date. 
  • If you cancelled the trip after your arrival due to sickness or any other emergency, full amount will be charged.
  • No extra charge will be charge if you notify us to change the date 30 days prior the departure date. After that 10% extra charge will be charged for changing the date.
  • No refund will be made after departure if you decided to abandon the trip voluntarily or involuntarily or by any other reason or any kind of circumstances.
  • There are certain amounts of risk involved on the trip, which you are willing to take. It is mandatory to have your travel insurance, which cover minimum of medical and rescue evacuation to join any of our trips.
  • We cannot be held responsible for any delays or cancellation of trip caused by flight, strikes, government regulation, weather or any other unavoidable circumstances.
  • Hawks eye reserve the right to cancel any trip before departure. In due cases your deposited amount will be refunded with out any charges.
Visa Rules
All nationalities except Indians require a visa for Nepal, which could be, obtain from Embassies abroad or on arrival at Tribhuwan international airport in Kathmandu. To avoid the long queue you could apply on line visa form.
You need to have one passport photo and following fees in US dollars to obtain the visa on arrival.
  • USD 25 for Tourist visa with Multiple Entries for 15 days
  • USD 40 for Tourist visa with Multiple Entries for 30 days
  • USD 100 for Tourist visa with Multiple Entries for 90 days
  • USD 2 per day for visa extensions.
Please note: The visa regulations and fees for visa changes frequently so its is advisable to check the current rules with your nearest Nepalese Embassy or Consulate.
Climate and Best time to go
Nepal weather is unpredictable and varies a lot from altitude ranges.The best season to select this trip is in Autumn, Spring and Monson. Autumn (Mid- September to November) while the air is clean with high visibility. The weather is brisk but not too cold. The days are sunny (10-20 degree Celsius) but the temperature drops significantly as you trek higher day by day with the coldest temperature of (-5 to – 10 Degree C) at night. The Spring (March to Mid May) is the season for flowers to bloom. The days are warmer (25-30 degrees) but night temperature could drop down to (to -5) as you start ascend higher. The upper mustang region lies over the cloud so the monsoon (June –August) does not give heavy rain in this region and a good area to trek if you are planning to travel to Nepal between (June- August) where it rarely to rains in this dry Tibetan landscape. The temperatures are pleasant in day and night with little chilly up to 5 degree. The tour could be done in winter (Dec to Feb) as well but please expect more cold nights and days with snows, the temperature could drop down to (-10 to -15 C at night) but still days are sunny with (5 to 10 degrees C).
Highlight of the trips
  • Mysterious ancient caves
  • Tibetan culture and life style
  • Ancient monasteries
  • Tibetan landscape
  • The walled city of Lomanthang
  • Spectacular flight
  • Historical sites of Kathmandu
  • The beautiful pokhara city and Fewa lake
Trip Grade: Medium
The trip includes steep climbing and down hill walk. It a dry land with little greenery and includes some long walking hours with some issues of high altitude sickness. It is recommended physical fitness. Previous experience is not mandatory but some regular exercise would be a bonus.
Group Size: Private or Small group size (2-10 Pax)
To give our clients a memorable and insightful travel experience with lots of time to interact with each other or with the locals we do run the group as private or in small size groups only. You could either choose to travel private or join with others in Group. Our group size consists of minimum two to ten people unless you chose to make your own private trip with more than ten people.
Trek Type: Teahouse/Lodge
A teahouse is combination of basic room and a restaurant with large dining room as social hang out place. Local villagers normally run the lodge and mostly a room is consisting of twin beds and blanket, no additional furniture but have facilities of sharing bathrooms and toilets. Teahouses serve variety of different food items from traditional Nepal to some western food and drinks.
Accommodation beside trek
All hotels, we provide are comfort hotel of 3 star category inclusive of delicious breakfast. It is possible to upgrade the hotel to luxury on extra cost.
Meals

Breakfast are included while your stay in comfort hotel in Kathmandu/Pokhara. However meals are not incuded during your trek as there are lots of eating options and we would love to give you maximum flexibility to decide about your meal items.

Teahouses serve variety of different food items from traditional food to some western food. The food is usually plentiful and delicious but the menu is not normally extensive. Cereals, breads and egg dishes are generally available for breakfast and items of rice, noodles, potatoes, vegetable, pastas, and pizza are normally in the menu. You could easily buy mineral water or boiled water in teahouses. We suggest using boiled water or using purifying drops than bottled water while of trek to minimize the negative impact that is caught by plastic bottle in our environment.

Transportation
Domestic flight and ground transportations are provided for the trip. The flights to remote sector like (Jomsom) have restriction on weight of max 15 kg including hand baggage’s and the flights are always depending on weather condition with chances of being delayed or even cancelled due to bad weather.
Weather
Weather in the mountains is unpredictable and can change rapidly. Travellers need to be prepared for all weather conditions. Even in the spring time when temperatures are normally warmer, a sudden change in the weather could drop down the temperature to freezing point. So always be prepared for changes that could occur.
Dossier Disclaimer
The information and details in this trip has been compiled with care and in good faith. It is our intension to cling to the program as mentions. However you should be flexible, as, this is an adventure trip and you are heading into remote region, where unforeseen events may contribute to change in itinerary. The trip details is a general guide to the tour and region and any mention of specific destination is by no means a guarantee that they will be visited and travel times mentions are approx. and subject to vary due to circumstances.
What to take?
We suggest light travelling which makes you easier to move around. We suggest you to bring one-day bag for your valuable and a waterproof rucksack or duffel bag for your clothing’s and equipment’s. We provide one porter for every two travellers unless you request your own personal porter. The maximum porter are allowed to carry is 10 kg per travellers. So it is necessary to make the trekking bag lighter as possible and left unnecessary luggage at your hotel in Kathmandu.
Checklist
  • T Shirts
  • Long Sleeved shirts
  • Pants- Lightweight long trousers
  • A Warm jacket and a fleece pullover
  • Upper and lower thermal layer
  • Water proof- Jackets and trousers
  • Sleeping bag and down jackets (For winter -20 recommended)
  • Sun hat and sun glasses
  • Fleece hat
  • Scarf
  • Gloves- Normal / Thermal for winter
  • Socks:  Woolen and cotton
  • Shoes: Trekking shoes / running and sandals for evening
  • Sun cream; lip balm, insect repellent, Hand sanitizer lotion
  • Head torch
  • Personal toiletries
  • Lightweight towel
  • Personal first aid kits
  • Water bottle- Refillable
  • Camera and Batteries
  • Walking sticks
Health
You should consult with your doctor about vaccination and other medical travel information before departure. We recommend you to carry your personal first aid kids together with you personal medical requirement. Please be aware that we are going to remote mountain area where medical facilities are not available so when selection your trip please assure your ability to cope with the tour and consult with your doctor if you have any health issue which could affect your trip.

While traveling to high altitude area the main problem most of the travellers could face is the high altitude sickness. Even though our itinerary are carefully planned to avoid the risk of high altitude with reasonable acclimatization days, however, it all depends up to your body whether it could adopt with low oxygen level. You could use the medicine for high altitude known as Diamox, which helps you to prevent but please consult with your doctor before using it. You should not plan to go to high altitude if you have heart disease, difficulty breathing or are pregnant.
Insurance
Please make sure to get your travel insurance before travelling. Travelling insurance is compulsory in order to participate on any of our trips. Our entire participants should obtain their own personal insurance, which covers medical and emergency evacuation at a minimum. You, of Couse, would also like to have insurance coverage for loss or damage of baggage, flight and trip cancellation.
Trip Note
Every effort will be made to keep to the above itinerary, but as it’s an adventure in a remote mountain region, we cannot guarantee. Weather condition, road conditions, flight cancellation, landslides, avalanches, strikes and many any other reasons could contribute to changes on the itinerary. We will try to ensure the trip runs according to plan but an easy going nature will be an asset.
Responsible Tourism
Beauty is to save not to destroy! At the very start of our company we made a proper guideline for travelling responsible in Nepal, so that our future generation would be able to wander around the beauty of Nepal and could live with it. At Hawks Eye, we are extremely conscious about the environment and aim to minimize the detrimental impact on the environment as far as possible. At Hawks eye, we practice how business can minimize the impact on environment, maximize employment and generate opportunities for local communities. We are working together with non-profit organization dedicating some of our time to make positive difference in the lives of Nepalese people. Since the time of our establishment we have been involve in schools building, run health camp in remote villages, scholarship program for genuine poor students, first aid training in schools, family planning project and helping children homes. Certain amounts from the tour you participate help us to give back to the people to make the life better. We are heading on the right track; still long way to go and it would not be possible for long run with out your support.

 

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