Unlike the whooping US$500 special permission to enter to the Upper Mustang Lomanthang region, for similar taste without the price tag, Lower Mustang (Kaligandaki Valley) Trek is perfect option for round the year trek and a perfect option for monsoon trek. Only a cheap permit is required, which will allow you to go as far north as Kagbeni. Whether you have three days for quick visit or two weeks for more extensive exploration and trekking, Lower Mustang is an impressive area that particularly has conical structures that look like overgrown anthills, meditation caves carved into the rocky sandstone cliffs.
Lower Mustang Trek Program Highlights Include
- Adrenaline Pokhara -Jomsom flying experience and adrenaline driving experience through world’s deepest George; Kaligandaki Valley
- Visit the trans-Himalayan Mustang region, round the year monsoon trekking experience, experience the warmth of the Thakali culture and Tibetan Buddhist monasteries
- Kagbeni –entry to the former Tibetan region of Lomanthang, Muktinath –holiest temple and monasteries both for Hindus as well as Buddhist, Marpha –a famous monastery with retreat center as well as the apple garden, Tatopani –bathing at the natural hot spring
- Travel among a completely different landscape; geographically and geologically similar to Tibet and other areas in the rain-shadow of the Himalayas, conical structures that look like overgrown anthills and meditation caves carved into the rocky sandstone cliffs
Lower Mustang Trek Program
Day 1: Fly to Jomsom (2760m), 25 min. Trek to Kagbeni, 4-5 Hrs
Day 2: Trek to Muktinath. Explore the Temple, 5-6 Hrs
Day 3: Trek to Marpha Village. Explore monastery and retreat centre, 6-7 Hrs
Day 4: Drive to Tatopani Hot Spring, 5-6 Hrs. Dip down and enjoy the natural Hot Spring
Day 5: Drive to Pokhara, 7-8 Hrs.
Lower Mustang Trekking Price: US$632 Per Person
(Pokhara -Jomsom flights before trek, required trekking permissions, trek guide, local transport after the trek)
Lower Mustang Trekking Price Includes
- All necessary trekking paper works such as trekking permit (TIMS) & national park permit
- Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) fee
- Trekkers’ Information Management System (TIMS) certificate fee
- Pokhara –Jomsom flight
- Experienced English speaking guide during the trekking and the Surya peak climbing
- Local people operated common room in lodges
- All hot meals (three times meals –breakfast, lunch and dinner) during the trek
- Available hot showers on trek
- Treated drinking water to fill in your bottle
- Camp/dine fire/warm up charge where available
- Staff/porter foods, insurance, salary, equipment, transportation and local taxes
- Applicable government taxes
- Marpha –Tatopani –Pokhara public bus transportation
- Hotel –airport –hotel transfers services
Lower Mustang Trekking Price Excludes
- International flight, Nepal visa fee, insurance and personal expenses, single supplements
- Lunch and evening meals in Kathmandu
- Bar bills and laundry
- Porter: US$125 for one porter who carries 20-24 kilo baggage
- All except explained in “Price Includes” section above
NOTE: On adventure trek on this type, weather, local politics, transport or a multitude of other factors beyond our control can result in a change of itinerary, it is however, very unlikely that the itinerary would be substantially altered; if alterations are necessary your guide will decide what is the best alternative consulting with you, taking into consideration the best interests of the whole group. Where a change does occur, we do everything we can to minimize its effect, but we cannot be responsible for the results of changes or delays.
Lower Mustang (Kaligandaki Valley) Trek is round the year trek which is not highly affected even by monsoon rain due to its location in the trans-Himalayan region where the monsoon wind can’t easily enter to the region. Plus, due to the high altitude (2760m), the temperatures stay cooler at this time. Jomsom (2760m) also known as Dzong-Sampa (New Fort in Tibetan) is a town located in the Mustang region which extends over both the banks of the Kali Gandaki River.
Unlike the whooping US$500 special permission to enter to the Upper Mustang region, for similar taste without the price tag, stick to Lower Mustang. Only a cheap permit is required, which will allow you to go as far north as Kagbeni. An amazing geological feature of the Mustang regions is the abundance of Jurassic-era fossils that can be found lying around. The curly, ridged ammonite fossils are a multi-million year old reminder of what the earth was once like, before the Himalayas were formed.
Whether you have three days for quick visit or two weeks for more extensive exploration and trekking, Lower Mustang is an impressive area that particularly has conical structures that look like overgrown anthills, meditation caves carved into the rocky sandstone cliffs.
Fly to Jomsom (2760m), 20 Min, trek to Kagbeni (2800m), 4-5 Hrs
Drive 10 minutes from the Lakeside city to the Pokhara airport for 25 minutes flight to Jomsom. After early breakfast. The 25 minutes spectacular flight from Pokhara to Jomsom offers glorious views of the Annapurna range, the Dhaulagiri massif and many other mountains. Welcome to the Nepal’s windiest Jomsom town. From Jomsom, the trek continues on the gradual path on the Kaligandaki river bed for about four hours to Kagbeni. On the way, we stop at the small Ekle Bhatti village for good stop and lunch. Upon arrival, we will check in to the lodge with afternoon free for a stroll around the village. Kagbeni, which lies at the bank of two rivers, is an interesting wind swept village situated on the main age-old trans-Himalayan salt trade route to Tibet via Upper Mustang region. Overnight at the lodge
Trek to Muktinath (3867m), Explore the Temple, 5-6 Hrs
After breakfast, we head to Muktinath via Jharkot Village. Muktinath Temple lies at the altitude of 3867m above the sea level in Ranipauwa village. The Muktinath Temple has religious importance for Hindu as well as Buddhist therefore it’s the pilgrimage for the both religion. The temple complex has the pagoda style temple itself which houses Lord Muktinath, the 108 water spout. It has a Buddhist monastery too. Overnight at the lodge
Trek to Marpha (2650m), Explore around the Monastery and Retreat Center, 6-7 Hrs
A good day excursion from Muktinath is a visit to the Marpha village. Trekking path to Marpha is quite obvious, along a vehicle road and beside the Kaligandaki River. The village is in the Thak Khola valley, situated between the Nilgiri and Dhaulagiri mountain ranges. It is clean, pretty watered by paved canals of the sort found all over the Tibetan-influenced world. It’s surrounded by green, irrigated apple orchards. Try one of the best apple pie in the region and visit orchard gardens. Overnight at the trekking lodge.
Drive to Tatopani Hot Spring (1260m), Dip down at the Hot Spring, 5-6 Hrs
Wake up early in the morning to visit the Marpha Monastery (Samtencholing Monastery) and the Tashi Shagagh Jyochen Chhoyokhor Ling (Chhairo Gomba or Tserok Monastery) and its retreat center. After breakfast, we take approximately six hours drive to Tatopani. Enjoy dipping down to the natural hot spring pond. Overnight at the trekking lodge.
Drive to Pokhara 6-7 Hrs
No more trekking today. After breakfast and a bit of sightseeing around the place (depending on the availability of the bus as there is no fixed schedule), we take a local bus ride to Pokhara through the Beni city. After seven good hours of public bus ride, you deserve rest by the lake on yourself. Trip ends!
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