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Upper Mustang Trek- 16 Days

Trip cost start from:   US$ 1865

Trip Destination:Nepal

Total Duration:16 Days

Difficulty:Moderate

Trekking Day:11

Nature :At guesthouse & hotel

Best Season:March - Nov.

Max. Altitude :4200 m.

Trekking Per Day:Approximately 6 hrs

Transportation:By Plain

Group Size :Minimum 2 person

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Glimpse of this trip:

  • Amazing view of the Annapurna & Dhaulagiri Himalayan Range
  • Buddhist religion & traditional Tibetan lifestyle
  • Travel along with the Kaligandaki River
  • Lots of ancient Buddhist monastery, cave & troglodyte   
  • Famous Hindu temple Muktinath
  • Strange & incredible colorful sandy landscape

Upper Mustang trek is the most interesting & beautiful in Nepal. Which offer us worm welcome with amazing, mysterious & historical places including snow covered mountains where you can have wonderful experience with Nepalese cultures, their lifestyle and hospitality. During your trip you will have many more opportunities to observe scenic beauty of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri Himalayan Range. Attractive landscape with tall pointed sandy rocks with variety of colors looks as if they are painted by a skillful painter. It makes your trip far better, wonderful, amazing and memorable throughout your life. Your heart may feel with peace, happiness and excitement. Beside this naturel beauty amazing Buddhist culture and traditional lifestyle of the villagers add one more break in your trip.        

The trek begins after flight from Kathamndu to Jomsom via Pokhara. If you are interested to travel by vehicle there is available local bus & jeep. Our journey starts from Jomsom to Lo Manthang through the many villages with popular and wonderful places historically, culturally & geographically. Lo Manthang (3800 m) is the highest elevation of this trip is as a capital of Upper Mustang.

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Detail Itinerary

Day 01Arrival in Kathmandu airport and transfer to hotel along with trek preparation.Upon your arrival at Kathmandu International Airport, you will be welcomed by a representative from Circuit Nepal Trek & Expedition and you will be transferred to your hotel. Then late in the evening our guide will meet you at a Nepali restaurant with a traditional meal and have a talk about the trip.

Day 02Trekking permit preparation day in Kathmandu.After the arrival and a stay at hotel for a night before proceeding to our trek we take a day off for trek preparation and making the permit papers with all the documentations needed. This day you can either relax back at the hotel or can do some sightseeing of the Kathmandu valley. Then again we stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 03Flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara (850m) and free day in Pokhara. Overnight at hotel.We fly from Kathmandu to Pokhara by domestic airline, it takes about 25 minutes. Pokhara is city of lakes it offers a superb views of Annapurna Range including, Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt. Manaslu, Mt. Machhapuchhre (Fish tail) and others. We can explore the beautiful nature of the place, caves, temples, museum and lakes and even do boating.

Day 04Fly from Pokhara to Jomsom (2700m) & trek to Kagbeni (2858m) 35 minutes flight & 3/ hrs trek. Overnight at guesthouse. An early morning we transfer take a flight to Jomsom, the district headquarter of Mustang and after reaching there we head towards Kagbeni. The trail follows the right bank of the Kaligandaki River and crosses several side tributaries, mostly crossed by simple bridges and reach Ekley-bhatti village (2740 m). Then after about a hour walk we reach Kagbeni, an interesting windswept villages situated on the main age old Trans Himalayan salt trade route to Tibet via Upper Mustang area. Overnight at guesthouse.

Day 05Trek from Kagbeni to Chele (3050m) 5/ 6 hrs trek. Overnight at guesthouse. Our trek starts with a special permit check up and onwards to the riverbank of Kaligandaki up stream. This trail follows the up and downhill to the east bank of the Kaligandaki that climbs over many ridges as it heads north and reaches Tangbe village and we ascend to the village of Chele. Overnight at guesthouse.

Day 06Trek from Chele to Syangboche (3475m) 6/ 7 hrs trek. Overnight at guesthouse. The trek heads up to steeply up till to Taklam La Pass (3,624m) with great view of Yakawa, Tilicho Peak and Damodar Danda, eroded canyons, remarkable chortens and little descend to Samar. Another 3 hrs of walk takes us to Syangboche. On the way, we relax along the surrounding of cool streams and juniper trees. We also pass by a cave famously known as Ramchung Cave. Overnight at guesthouse.

Day 07Trek from Syangboche to Ghaymi (3520m) 4/5 hrs trek. Overnight at guesthouse. We trek uphill to the Yamda La (3,850m) and passing few teahouses, chorten and local we head to Nyi La (4,010m). Nyi La Pass is the highest point of the trek thus far and the southern boundary of Lo and then we descend to Ghaymi. Overnight at guesthouse.

Day 08Trek from Ghaymi to Charang (3500m) 4/ 5 hrs trek. Overnight at guesthouse. We continue our trek with a pleasant walk and after crossing Ghaymi Khola, the trail climbs to a plateau and passes beside a very long Mani wall (a sacred stone wall made by the followers Buddhism). From the end of the wall the trail heads east to the village of Charang with a maze of fields, willow trees and houses separated by stone walls at the top of the Tsarang Chu canyon. There is also a huge white dzong and red Gompa to get to our teahouse for tonight's stop. Overnight at guesthouse.

Day 09Trek from Charang to Lo-Mangthang (3700m) 3/4 hrs trek. Overnight at guesthouse. We leave the Charang Khola and climb the ridge to 3,850m windy pass of Lo for our first view of the walled city of Lo Manthang. The trail drops to a stream and then climbs onto the plateau where the city is situated. The only gate is in the north east corner and we make our way to the entrance. The white washed walls enclose around 150 homes, Gompa and a palace. Overnight at guesthouse.

Day 10Exploration day in Lo-Manthang.This day will have full day to explore the surrounding area and know about this historic place. And, after some surveys and round trip to the city, we get back and stay at the guest house.

Day 11Trek from Lo-Manthang to Ghami (3810m) 5/ 6 hrs trek. Overnight at guesthouse. After a wonderful time at Lo-Manthang we will trek back to Ghami which is also interesting place to explore the local area .Climbing the ridge, we get our last view of the walled city and descend the valley towards Ghami. During the walk you will suffer the dusty wind and as suggested to walk in the morning. Overnight at guesthouse.

Day 12Trek from Ghami to Samar (3806m) 5/6 hrs trek. Overnight at guesthouse. Trek from Ghami to Samar, we continue down the valley to Samar as our journey for our overnight stay. Overnight at guesthouse.

Day 13Trek from Samar to Kagbeni (3050m) 5/6 hrs trek. Overnight at guesthouse. We continue descending down the valley to Kagbeni having wonderful scenery during the journey of the Himalayan view along with dry highlands. Overnight at guesthouse.

Day 14Trek from Kagbeni to Jomsom (2700m) 3/4 hrs trek. Overnight at guesthouse. This will be our last day of the trek and walk. After reaching to Jomsom we will celebrate the achievements of the trek with the crew and reflect on our journey. Overnight at guesthouse.

Day 15Fly from Jomsom to Pokhara-Kathmandu. Overnight at hotel.After breakfast we take a flight to Pokhara and after reaching Pokhara we take again a flight to back to Kathmandu in the same day. Overnight at hotel.

Day 16Transfer to airport according to your international flight schedule. Our agency representatives will escort you to the airport for your connecting flight home.

Cost Include

  • All additional government tax.
  • Airport picks and drops by private vehicle.
  • Accommodation in guest house during trekking.
  • Welcome and farewell dinner in Kathmandu at typical Nepali restaurant. 
  • Accommodation in Kathmandu (3 nights) and Pokhara (1 nights) with B & B system.
  • Accommodation, food, drinks, salary, insurance, transportation of Nepali trekking staff.
  • An experienced government licensed trekking guide and porter  (1 porter for 2 trekkers).
  • Domestic airfare for Kathmandu-Pokhara-Jomsosm both way.
  • Special trekking permit US$ 500 per person for 10 days (the above price includes 10 days valid trekking permit from Kagbeni to Kagbeni. If you would wish to stay more than 10 days in restricted area, you are subjected to extra charge for extra days (US$ 50 per day / per person).

Cost Exclude

  • International air fare.
  • Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu & Pokhara.
  • Your travel insurance (Compulsory).
  • Tips to guide and porter and all kind of Drinks.
  • Nepal entry visa fee (U$ 40 for 30 days from date of issue).
  • Bar bills, telephone bills and other personal expenses (shopping, laundry & shower).
  • All expenses due to sudden events e.g. flight cancellation, personal illness, strike etc.


Approximately Individual Expenditure on the Spot

  • Lunch or dinner in Kathmandu & Pokhara (10- 15 US$) per item
  • Mineral water per bottle (1-3 US$)
  • Hot shower (1-3 US$)
Note: The others expenses are depend on you (shopping, hard drinks, etc.) and situation (flight cancelation, rescue, etc.). If you depart earlier than itinerary program your payment will not be refunded and early arrival expenditure also will not be covered by your trip cost.

 

Trip Info

 Accommodation: We provide wide range of accommodation service for traveller as per there request from 5 star hotel to normal guest house in main city areas where available, while the price of the trip might alter on that basis. Mustang region is destination for wide range of trekking route and packages, good quality of accommodation options are available there.

Food /Meals: Cities areas in Nepal offer excellent and variety of food and cuisines as it has many hotels and restaurants. National/International food, Local food, cultural food, fast food, dessert items, snacks etc are easily available in cities areas. While in case of remote areas one can enjoy Local food grown and prepared. Mustang Region is famous for trekking and travelling, food of good quality are available but option and variety might be less in compared to main cities area.

 Drinking Water: We highly advise to minimize use of plastic during the trek. Please always remember that there is no any plastic recycle facilities up in the Mountains.  In this regard we highly recommend you to use boiled water for drinking or  use water purification tables instead of buying water in plastic bottles. Your Trekking Guide will suggest you the best and most ecological friendly way for drinking water during a trek depending on a trek area. We advise to have your own water bottle with you for the whole trek which you can refill at the lodge/camp-site in the evening and morning or at lunch break on the way.

 Best Season: As what one can see highly depend upon the seasonal condition, it is always best to travel on the best season for the corresponding trek. It not that on season other than the best one, the trek gets worse, but one can fully take advantage of the trek when done in best season. The best season for this trek is Mar-April/Sep-May. This trek can be done throughout the year.

Expert Team: Working your way through dangerous mountainous route can be very challenging and overwhelming. One can encounter stamina, high altitude, weather condition, steeply and slippery path way while travelling depending upon the route one choose. So leading the trip despite of all the challenges requires experienced and expert people who are directly under our care. They are properly trained and government certified individual who are very capable and knowledgeable to work out through extreme condition and lead you safely. All of our staff are provided with insurance, medical services and equipment as their safety is something we do not take lightly. 

Equipment and Travel Packing Ideas: It is our utmost belief that carrying appropriate and proper equipment is better than carrying excessive quantity of equipment. So one should only carry appropriate and only absolute necessary equipment with them. Warm clothes, trouser, t-shirts, hiking boots, sunglasses, sun cream, knife, walking stick, backpack, headlight, sleeping bags are among the essential stuff one requires. Equipment we provide are limited so, one should carry required equipment by them or it can be bought in any appropriate places.

Clothing: Liner socks, Trekking shirts short sleeve, Thermal underwear, fleece sweaters lightweight, one heavier Easy drying long sleeved base layer shirts, woolen blends trekking socks, pair trekking pants with zip off bottoms, down vest, wind/rain proof over layer - jacket and pants, peak hat, headband, Warm winter hat, lightweight thermal layer hat, pair gloves, down jacket, Pair trekking boots, pair down booties Great for keeping feet warm in room and while sleeping and for in the lodge. In case if  you decide to join the trek with us, do enquiry  about clothing requirement before leaving  as  there might be slight changes in requirement depending on season and travelling date.

Safety and Security: Safety and security of traveller and team staff is matter of great concern to us. Selection of proper route, highly trained professional team and equipment required is done with great care and knowledge. We have proper remedial services during the trek with professional staffs; first aid kit, oxygen bag and helicopter service for emergency rescue whenever trekkers get physical loss or altitude sickness.

Experience and Fitness: Though high level of fitness and previous experience is not needed for trekking in this reason but food stamina, workout and running and walking habit helps to higher extent. Walking trough rocky steeply path way can be challenging but with appropriate rest and walking habit, one can complete their journey with no regret left behind.

Acclimatization: Acclimatization is important for the trekking above 3500m. Our trekking schedules have been carefully designed to maximize your ability to acclimatize safely. We ascend slowly and ensure an adequate number of rest days. However, it is still possible for mountain sickness and your tour leader will be watching for symptoms with an experienced eye throughout the trip. These symptoms are commonly headache, nausea, lethargy and sometime breathlessness. If you or any of the group members display any of these symptoms he will be able to provide informed advice and ensure a proper course of action. Your tour leader will advise you more thoroughly regarding the altitude and most of the problems prior to starting on trail.

Equipment List

Trekking Equipments List

Trekking is simply walking in the hills or the mountains, be it for a day or weeks or more. Certain basic trekking equipment is essential while you're trekking to any parts of the trekking destinations in Nepal. The items may differ from the area to area and on season to season. The following are the list of the equipment that we suggest you for your trekking in Nepal Himalaya.

Clothing:

  • Worm down jackets 1pc
  • Woolen shirts and thick sweaters.
  • Waterproof jacket with hood or poncho.
  • Sleeping Bag
  • Tracksuit
  • Track shoes
  • Trousers
  • Thermal Underwear and Thermal coat
  • 2 pair of loose fitting long shorts/ skirts
  • Pair of gloves
  • Pair of sandals
  • Thermal underwear.
  • Woolen hat
  • Long sleeved shirt.
  • Towel and hankies.
  • Light weight walking boots
  • 2 pairs of thin socks and 2 pair of woolen socks

Equipment's and Accessories:

  • Snow glasses and sunglasses
  • Trekking Sticks 1 pair.
  • Duffle bag or kit bag to carry to gear while trekking.
  • 2-4 plastics bags 2-4 large plastic bags to separate clean clothes from dirty ones. 6-10 smaller plastic bags to dispose garbage.
  • Daypack bag to carry your personal requirements.
  • Water Bottle, water purifying tablets
  • Toilet articles and towels, Toilet paper
  • Umbrella (optional)
  • Headlamp/ torch
  • Binocular, Camera, trekking map and compass, pillow, knife,  passport photograph, reading materials, pencil, rubber, pen and notebook, lip guard
  • Toilet papers (we can buy at guesthouse on the trek).

Medical:

  • Small, personal first-aid kit. (simple and light)
  • Aspirin, first-aid tape, and plasters (Band-Aids)
  • 1 skin-blister repair kit
  • Anti-diarrhea pills
  • Anti-headache pills
  • Cough and/or cold medicine
  • Anti-altitude sickness pills: Diamox or Acetylzolamide
  • Stomach antibiotic: Ciprofloxacin, etc. Do not bring sleeping pills as they are a respiratory depressant.
  • Water purification tablets or water filter
  • 1 set of earplugs
  • Extra pair of prescription glasses, contact lens supplies

Details of Trekking Equipment's:

  • Camp shoes/sandals: A luxury for your feet at the end of the day. Sandals or running shoes will be better you can buy for cheap in Kathmandu.
  • Thermal shirts/underwear: Good thermals, both tops and bottoms are the best for cold weather in trekking.
  • Nightwear thermals: Good for making warm nights in the sleeping bag, Silk-weight is lightest and warm.
  • Fleece/sweatpants: Good for the cold evening and morning.
  • Day-wear T-shirts/ shirts: On the lower altitude trekking weather will be hot, T-shirts and shirts are recommended.
  • Trekking pants: Recommended to have 2 pairs.
  • Windproof & waterproof pants: If your trekking pants are reasonably windproof then special wind pants are not needed. If you do bring a pair, it is not necessary to have Gore-tex. Similar, non-waterproof is quite ok.
  • Underwear: Regular everyday type.
  • Neck gaiter: For winter trekking they are really the best for staying warm.
  • Trekking poles: Trekking poles are very useful especially for downhill, in popular trekking in Nepal you can buy the wooden trekking poles selling by children, trekking can be done without trekking poles also.
  • Sunglasses: Good wraparound glasses suitable for snow, it’s bright up there, but specialized glacier glasses with side pieces are not needed. Contact lens wearers report very few problems except cleaning them in the conditions.
  • Mittens/gloves: A good pair of wind-proof gloves is essential. You can buy in Kathmandu cheap if you don’t have it.
  • Sun hat/woolen hat: Trekking in spring and summer of lower altitude is hotter and whole day sun shining, you can bring the hat or small cap to protect from Sunburn, on the upper part of trek more cold and windy so you can have woolen hat to make your head warmer.
  • First aid kit: All our trekking our tour and trek leaders carry the first aid kit box including the medicine for altitude sickness and diaoheria and other small problems, you should bring any personal medicines that you need, sometime your local medicine is more effective than we provide.
  • Water purification: We can buy the mineral water on the tea house trek. The cost depends on region & altitude. If you don’t buy the mineral water bring the water purification & filter.   
  • Water bottle: Two water bottles are recommend 1 liters bottles, bring the good one to take boiling water and be leak proof, European Aluminum bottles are best .
  • Torch / flashlight: Flash light or head lamp is necessary with extra battery.
  • Towel: During the trekking there is no available towel at guest houses so you need one small and light towel for trekking.
  • Sunscreen & lip balm with sunscreen: The sun is strong at altitude, especially after snow. Bring at least sunscreen and lip balm WITH SPF 15, and better still SPF 30+. You can buy in Kathmandu.
  • Moisturizer: The air is dry and windier with dust some part of the trek so moisturizer is good to car for skins. Environmental point of view because of the plastic bottles, hot and boiled water can get from the guest house. Iodine tablets and water purification drop chlorine is recommended to take.
  • Toiletries: shampoo, soap, scissors, hair products, tooth brush and tooth paste, tissues, sun cream, chap stick, antiseptic hand wipes, face washer etc.
  • Daypack: This should be comfortable and a good waist band that transfers some of the weight to the hips is most important. It needs to be big enough to take a jacket, fleece, water, camera and odds and ends. Kathmandu now offers a range of cheap fall-part packs to top of the range.
  • Footwear: One pair of sturdy light to middle-weight hiking boots. Typically these are combination of nylon and leather. We suggest boots with a Gore-tax lining to be waterproof. These types of shoes have a lug sole for good traction and provide lateral support for the ankles that is essential while hiking (for example; the Vasquez Clarion and the A solo Approach). Heavy-weight all-leather backpacking boots are not recommended. Be sure your footwear is broken in and fits well. Boots should fit comfortably over one thin liner sock and a mid-weight wool sock. This reduces chafing and blisters. Tennis shoes or sandals are also useful for in camp use or bathing.
  • Socks: Four pairs of liner socks. Four pairs of mid-weight wool socks. Socks and footwear should be coordinated for a proper fit.
  • Back pack: For travel in Nepal and for trekking a back pack is more suitable than a suit case. If you plan on trekking, hiking a sturdy and comfortable back pack and day pack is essential. You should have your back pack expertly fitted to you before your departure. Your back pack should also have a water proof cover. Normally you need 2 one is 60 litters and another 25 is more suitable.
  • Sleeping bag: Down-filled sleeping bags are better for Nepal tour and trekking. Beg, borrow or steal a good one (i.e. 4-5 season) because high altitude nights will be cold. Good down is fluffy, light and thick. A muff (an extra section around the neck) makes a big difference to the overall warmth of a bag. Reasonable sleeping bags are cheaply available for rent or buy in Kathmandu. We advise you to take -15 is batter.
  • Sleeping bag liner: Cotton, silk or fleece. Saves washing your sleeping bag and adds warmth.
  • Down jacket/Gore-Tex: This jacket is needed for trekking up to 3200m also cold in the evening and morning, if you don’t have it and wanted to use for only Nepal trekking you can rented in Nepal.
  • Fleece jacket: Most trekkers consider this essential, but alternatives are a thick thermal top or a light down jacket. In Kathmandu you can get almost any sort of copy fleece you need.
  • Rain jacket/ wind shell: The jacket should be very water repellent and roomy.
  • Layering: Keeping the proper temperature is best accomplished by adding or taking off layers of clothing. While hiking during the day, you may be in shorts or skirt and a long-sleeved shirt. During the evening, as the temperature cools, you will add a sweater and, perhaps, a parka. Bringing the items outlined below will ensure that you are adequately prepared. Make sure that your clothing is sized to allow your layers and still move comfortably.

Trip Note

The itinerary above is just one of our many programs. Most of our programs can be customized to suit your time convenience. So, Just let us know and we could discuss your needs in order to give you the holidays of your life time. If you wish to add any other programs to the trek above, you neednt worry about the cost because we are aware of how much you have spent & we could give you prices for our added programs that are pocket friendly.

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