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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Mustang explorer


 A kingdom within the kingdom, mustang lies on the leeward side of Himalayan range just out into the Tibet highland plateau to the north of pokhara and Jomsom. This isolated arid region has remained untouched for centuries.
 In the capital of lo-monthang, Gompas and omnipresent prayer flags performing their eternal ritual, a trip into mustang is bound to be one of self-realization, inspired by the ancient Buddhist culture. This area can be trekked all year round regardless of season. However there is usually 30cm to 40cm of snow in However there is usually 30cm to 40cm of snow in winter. This of course adds to the challenge of the adventure.
                                  Mustang explorer
 Day 1    Full day sightseeing to Kathmandu & patan city evening – trek Briefing
Day 2  Fly Kathmandu – pokhara or by bus to pokhara
Day 3 fly Jomsom from pokhara. Start 10 day trek
Day 4 Jomsom – kagbeni
Day 5 kagbeni –Tangbe or chhomnang
Day 6 chhomnang – Giling
Day 7 Giling – Tsarang
Day 8 Tsarang – Mustang
Day 9 Mustang (Lomanthang)
Day 10 mustang – Tsarang
Day 11 tsarang – Tange
Day 12 tange- tentang
Day 13 tentang – muktinath
Day 14 muktinath – Jomsom
Day 15 fly jomsom /pokhara and Kathmandu
Day 16 Half day sightseeing of Bhaktapur

This trip begins with a fligh from Kathmandu to jomsom via pokhara. People wishing to include the Annapurna region with their trek into Mustang can start their trek from pokhara to Jomsom and the south passes along the bank of the kaligandaki River towards kagbeni. On the route, the trail crosses the villages of tangbe samar Geling and reach Tsarang that is considered as one the most interesting place of the trip.
 In ancient ( about 800 years old) tsarang, a set of human hands remain, said to belong to the site’s master builder. According to the legends, the king cut the builder’s hands off to prevent them from constructing another master piece to river it. We thaen arrive in the walled capital, lo manthang”, dominated by old Buddhist monasteries, on the return Journey we visit muktinath One of the holiest temples for Hindus. Then we follow the route to

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jomsom from where we fly to pokhara and back to Kathmandu.



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