Upper Mustang Tour Vs Upper Mustang Trekking

Travel to Mustang

Upper Mustang region is a very popular place for Trekking as well as the tour. Due to the beauty of Upper Mustang many visitors like to visit there. Trekking in Mustang is a great option during the monsoon months as the region in the rain shadow. Walking to Mustang undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery of the Mustang. If you go trekking to Upper Mustang will take minimum 10 days to complete the trail. You can go Pokhara to Jomsom by flight or drive and start the trek from Jomsom to Upper Mustang. However, in the one hand, you can do Upper Mustang 1 day helicopter luxury tour. On the other hand do an overland tour around 4 days from Kathmandu, Pokhara, lower Mustang, Muktinath, Lo Mantang and Upper Mustang tour.

The highlight of Upper Mustang tour and trek

Travelers enjoy by learning the ancient traditions, culture, and monasteries and unique caves.
Upper Mustang is popularly called as “Hidden Kingdom” and it is located towards the North of Annapurna region.
You will travel exploring several giant mountains through a distinct trekking trail including the world’s deepest gorge formed by Kali Gandaki.
The rocky thrilling mountains, desert scenic environment ancient heritages are one of the major features of tour and trek.
Travelers can take the delicious taste of renowned apple at apple garden of Marpha. Find our the religious harmony between Hinduism and Buddhism in Muktinath.

To reach Upper Mustang for Tour we can proceed in contradictory route for instance over landing, flight, and trekking also. Upper Mustang motorcycling tour is an adventure trip from Nepal. We provide different tour packages such as sightseeing tour, Lomangthang tour, and many more Tour. Upper Mustang trekking starts from Kagbeni which is a day distance from beautiful city Pokhara by land transport or flight. Jomsom is the best place for the trekking and tour in Upper Mustang.

Upper Mustang Tour VS Upper Mustang trekking is possible for trekking and tour during the Monsoon season. You can visit Mustang all month of the year, which is never disturbed by monsoon rainfall. Upper Mustang Trekking and Tour Upper Mustang trekking start from Kagbeni which is a day distance from beautiful city Pokhara by land transport. Jomsom is the best place for the trekking and tour in Upper Mustang.

Mustang tour and trekking

Upper Mustang was once an independent kingdom, although closely tied by language and culture to Tibet. Foreign visitors have been allowed to the region since 1992, but tourism to upper mustang is regulated. So, throughout the year many tourists approach to our country to visit upper mustang. The number of internal tourists and the external tourist is increasing year by year. You can do Upper mustang tour either by roadways as well as airways. For the external tourist, they arrive at Kathmandu international airport, and the journey for upper mustang starts.

Driving from Kathmandu to Pokhara is 200 kilometers western part and takes 6 hrs to reach. Similarly, there are two ways of transport from Pokhara to Jomsom i.e. flight and driving; where driving duration is 7 hrs and flight duration is 25 minute. Taking early morning flight gives close-up views of Mt. Annapurna range, Nilgiri, Dhaulagiri. Similarly, after reaching Jomsom you can move toward kagbeni which is 2820m away enjoying the beautiful view of massif peaks. View of all around such as Mt. Dhaulagiri, Tukche and the awesome mountain above Kagbeni.

Thus you can walk from Kagbeni to Chele, takes 6-7 hrs duration crossing Kali Gandaki River and climbing steeply up the rocky valley, you reach Chele. And from Chele 3800m away climbing a steep spur and passing steep canyon and again above Samar for 6-7 hrs you reach Syangboche. Again from Syangboche to Ghami i.e. which is 3550m that takes 5 hrs, Ghami to Charang i.e3570m that take 4 hrs is hiking. And finally, from Tsarang (Charang) hiking 3820 m for 3.30 hrs you reach to Lo Mangtang and explore the fascinating city of Lo manthang.

However Lomantang to Dhamkmar (3820 m) via Marang la (4300 m), your journey on the highland route, fairly flat and fairly climb to Ghargumpu. Pure virtue of Lo Nyingma Sect Scripture of Padmasambhava and drop down a steeply eroded alley to Dhakmar. Dhakmar to Gelling (3580 m) hiking for 4-5 hrs you explore rich culture village with Great old monastery. Gelling to Chele descend and ascend same way as you pass before to, more downhill than uphill and co-course some flat and gradually walk. Now from Chele, it’s the same way you walk before to come back to Kathmandu.