Upper Mustang Trek takes you to the last forbidden kingdom and lost region of Nepal. Upper Mustang Trek, being one of the top treks in the Annapurna region, offers you (trekkers) a rare opportunity to the most beautiful deserted land of Nepal with scattered human settlements.
Your trek to Upper Mustang starts after flying from Pokhara to Jomsom – a great place with diverse landscape and ethnic cultures. Walking along the Kali Gandaki river gorge, you reach Kagbeni.
During your Trek, you pass through rocky, dry and narrow ridges, cross streams, walk through green fields, orchids, villages and forests. You meet people from various ethnic communities – Gurungs and Magars in the lower regions of the Kali Gandaki, Thakalis around Jomsom and people with strong Tibetan roots, the Lopa, around Muktinath and up in Mustang. Observe their lifestyle, enjoy their culture and receive their true organic hospitality. Geographically, Upper Mustang is a part of the Tibetan plateau. So, you can mostly see and enjoy people enjoying the Tibetan lifestyle, traditional Tibetan culture and religion. You get a chance to explore and experience trekking on the unexploited trails, experiencing the typical lifestyle and culture of the people who had no contact with the outer world for over 100 years.
You also get some astonishing views of the mountains during your trek – Niligiri Himal, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna massifs and many more. When you reach Lo Manthang, the capital of the region, you feel blessed after seeing encircled settlements. You can hire a pony if you desire to ride.
Upper Mustang was opened to non-Nepali trekkers before 15 years, and you need a special trekking permit and must be accompanied by a government-appointed official. Being Himalayan rain shadow and dry, you can trek during monsoons as well. However, winter treks are best avoided due to windy, dusty and harsh weather.
Do not hesitate to book such a rewarding lifetime experience of trekking to Upper Mustang Trek.
Let’s Go Hiking promises high-quality services at an affordable price. We welcome you heartily, offer genuine hospitality, accommodation, take care of health and safety, provide necessary trekking facilities and support you fully to accomplish your Upper Mustang Trek. Remember, you are with a genuine trekking company, professional and experienced guides and strong high-altitude dwelling porters.