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Upper Mustang Trek

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Duration
14 days
Grade
Easy to moderate
Accommodation
Tea-house lodges
Maximum height
Mui La, near Luri, 4,170 m
Itinerary
14 days
Section
Annapurna and Mustang
About the trail

Upper Mustang Trek

  • Key sites covered: Pokhara, Beni, Jomsom, Kagbeni, Chele, Shangbochen, Dhakmar, Lo Manthang, Chhoser, Yara, Luri Gomba, Tangge, Chhuksang, Muktinath
Highlights
  • The "Forbidden Kingdom" of Mustang — ancient Tibetan culture, remote monasteries and caves between the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges
  • Lo Manthang, the fortified capital of the former Kingdom of Mustang, with its palaces, monasteries and traditional Tibetan architecture
  • The legendary sky caves of Mustang
  • The Tiji Festival, a three-day celebration of Tibetan Buddhism
Itinerary

Day by day

  1. Day 01

    Drive or fly to Pokhara

  2. Day 02

    Drive or fly to Jomsom and trek to Kagbeni (2,810m)

  3. Day 03

    Trek to Chele (3,050m)

  4. Day 04

    Trek to Shangbochen (3,780m)

  5. Day 05

    Trek to Dhakmar (3,820m)

  6. Day 06

    Trek to Lo Manthang (3,855m)

  7. Day 07

    Explore Lo Manthang, visiting Chhoser and Jhong Cave

  8. Day 08

    Trek to Yara (3,650m)

  9. Day 09

    Visit Luri Gumba (4,150m)

  10. Day 10

    Trek to Tangge (3,340m)

  11. Day 11

    Trek to Chhuksang (2,980m)

  12. Day 12

    Trek to Muktinath (3,760m)

  13. Day 13

    Trek to Kagbeni and Jomsom (2,720m)

  14. Day 14

    Fly back to Pokhara and Kathmandu