Mustang Trekking Nepal

The trekkers will visit the important places or the places of their choice if they so desired. If they are Hindu, they may want to visit some of the holiest Hindu temples, while if they are Buddhist, they may want to visit the places like Boudha Nath and Shoyambhu Nath. Another reason to spend day 2 at Kathmandu is to get the required types of equipment for Mustang trekking. Kathmandu is also the biggest city in Nepal with massive markets. Medicines for specific diseases, gears, devices, etc. which may not be available in other parts of Nepal will be available here, so they need to assemble the items before starting mustang trekking.

The visitors can travel by either of those routes. Pokhara is the second destination in Mustang trekking. Pokhara is an extremely popular destination because it is the gateway to various trekking routes and mountains. Most of the trekking routes such as Annapurna trekking routes, Poon hill trekking route, Annapurna circuit trek all begin here. After getting to Pokhara trekkers will visit the popular places of Pokhara like Phewa lake and other spots of their choice. The night of the 3rd day of Mustang trekking is spent at Pokhara.

From day 4 of Mustang trekking our adventurous journey begins. The day begins at Pokhara and after that, the trekkers will go to Jomsom. The trekkers will go to Jomsom through the air route. The distance is 158km and takes 5 hours and more to travel by vehicle. While traveling through flight it takes 20 to 30 minutes. On average one flight takes off from Pokhara to go to Jomsom every day.

From Jomsom, we officially begin Mustang trekking as from here the trekkers will travel on foot. The destination of the 4th day of Mustang trekking is Kagbeni which is 11.5km away. After getting into the airport the trekkers can take a rest for few times before beginning their journey. It may take trekkers 3 to 4 hours to reach the destination. The night is spent at Kagbeni.

The distance between Kagbeni to Chele is 15.3km and may take an entire day for the trekkers if they will move at a slow pace and rest few times along the way. Therefore, the trekkers need to start their journey as early as they can. The path of the riverbed, valley, apple farm, and some villages can be seen along the way to Chele. Once Chele is reached, one can realize how much it is influenced by the Tibetan culture. The night of the 5th day of Mustang trekking is spent at Chele.

The goal of day 6 of Mustang trekking is to reach Samar. Samar is reached after walking through a lot. This day the trekkers go to Samar through Ghyakar. Along the way, the trekkers go through the suspension bridge and even the houses on which tunneling paths are from below.

After passing through the village the trekkers need to pass through the area of small bushy plants. Samar is at an elevation of 3360m from sea level. The surrounding is very dry and resembles desert-like environment.

Samar is left early in the morning of the 7th day. The destination of the 7th day of Mustang trekking is Syangboche. Samar is just alongside the canyon, to continue the trekking the trekkers need to pass through the canyon. Frist getting inside the canyon downhill and then climbing to the other side. The time required to do this is 3 to 4 hours, this also depends on the pace and hill-climbing capacity of the trekkers.

On the way to Syangboche, we make a stop along the way to visit the holy caves of ranchung or Chunghsi cave. After this, the journey continues to Syangboche. The night is spent at a hotel in Syangboche. From Samar to Syangboche, the entire journey makes takes 5 to 6 hours to complete.

The duration of the trek from Syangboche to Ghami may take 5 to 7 hours.

Leaving Syangboche we move upwards. After some time of leaving, we reach Syangboche la, which is known for its beautiful view of the east. After some time of continuing along the trail, we reach a famous tea shop called Zhaite. It is also one popular landmark during Mustang trekking along the way to Ghami. People stop here to have tea or some light foods.

After leaving Zhaite, the trekkers need to pass through two famous landmarks to reach Ghami, Ngi la pass 4045m and ghami la pass 3765m. After, shortly the trekkers will reach the Ghami settlement. The night of the 8th day of Mustang trekking is spent at Ghami.

The duration of the trek from Ghami to Gekhar takes about 5 to 7 hours.

After leaving Ghami shortly we pass through Deurali La 3717m. Then after a significant amount of walking the trekkers will reach marung La 40482m. This place provides a wide view of the mustang valley. Sometimes from there is Lo Gekhar, one of the holiest places of Mustang. The night is spent at Gekhar.

The entire journey is 4 to 5 hours of trekking. During this route, the trekkers will see the yaks, goats and if they are lucky, they may also see the wildlife. The notable landmark that trekkers encounter while going to Lo Manthang is Chogo la pass 4301m. After this, the next destination is Lo Manthang itself which the trekkers will get in a brief time.

The 11th day of Mustang trekking is a leisure one. This day the trekkers will not travel to any new place but spend the day exploring the beauty of Lo Manthang. The village is surrounded by fields and agricultural plots from all sides, and the village is surrounded by walls, the houses in the village and made joined with the wall itself. The houses in the settlement are remarkably close to each other and incredibly unique in appearance. The village also has some temples and monasteries. This day the trekkers also can rest as the journey was long and tiresome.

Now, from here Mustang trekking is not going up but returning to the place from where we started. On day 12 we will return to Ghami, saying our farewell to Lo Manthang.

From Ghami now we will return to Syangboche. We will follow the same trail and return to the settlement of Syangboche.

This day we will descend back to the settlement of Samar.

This day we will drive back to Jomsom. The night of day 15 is our last night in the area. This is the penultimate day of our Mustang trekking.