 Mustang
Trek
Mustang is the name of a district in the
far north west of Nepal.. One of the
most remote areas, it is a geographic
extension of the Tibetan plateau, a
windswept land of mountains preserving
the last authentic remains of Tibetan
culture. This area was completely
isolated from the rest of the world, and
only opened to trekking groups in 1991.
The , barley, potatoes and buckwheat
grown here are the staple diet around
the major villages of Ghame & Tsarang.
We continue till we come to the ancient
walled fortress city of Lo Manthang.
From here the border of Tibet is just a
stone's throw. after this we back from
same trail or possible to we head back
towards Jomsom via sacred pilgrimage
site of Muktinath.
Mustang
Conservation Area
Introduction
In March 1992, the 'forbidden' kingdom
of Mustang was opened to the outside
world. Now, for the first time in recent
history, foreign travelers are able to
visit Lo Manthang, the seat of an
ancient kingdom dating back to the 15th
century. The Kingdom of La is situated
along the north central border of Nepal
north of the main range of the
Himalaya's in the upper reaches of
Mustang District. Lo and the area
directly to its south, called Baragaon,
which both fall within Upper Mustang,
can be claimed as one of the most
outstanding areas of the Himalaya. The
people of Upper Mustang are called
Bhotias and those from Lo are called
Lobas. They speak various dialects of
Tibetan. Historically, their art and
culture flourished due to contact with
traders, monks and religious masters
passing between Tibet and India, or
between Ladakh and Bhutan. The climate
and geography of Upper Mustang are
nearly identical to those of Western
Tibet and as such, they are dramatically
different from the temperate and
tropical areas of the south side of the
Himalayas. The dry, wind swept ecology
of this Trans-Himalayan region is
extremely fragile. Fuel wood is
virtually non-existent, water is scare,
the agricultural land yields
insufficient food grains and the
marginal and grasslands support only
limited numbers of livestock and
wildlife. With the influx of tourists,
the already pressured desert environment
risks further degradation. In addition,
although the culture has flourished in
contact with other religious and
cultural centers of the Himalayas, its
sudden exposure to other worlds beyond
its high plateau may create a negative
impact on the society. In order to keep
the destructive environmental and
cultural impact of tourism in Upper
Mustang to an absolute minimum, the
Ministry of Tourism has decided to
develop the area as a model eco-tourism
area. The Ministry of Tourism, has
proposed that part of the revenue
generated from trekking royalties to
Upper Mustang, US$700 (per person) for
10 days and US$70 (per person) for each
additional day, be earmarked for use in
UMCDP to sponsor environmental and
cultural preservation efforts and
community development works. An Upper
Mustang Development Fund has been
established with the financial support
of the Ministry of Tourism and the
American Himalayan Foundation, to raise
the living standard of the people living
in Upper Mustang area. The main aim is
to carry out
 development activities in
the remotest villages. UMDP's areas of
operations are centered around
agriculture, animal husbandry, health
and education.
Lower - Mustang Outline Trek
Itinerary
Day 01:
Airport to hotel o/n at Hotel.
Day 02:
Kathmandu valley sightseeing o/n at
Hotel.
Day 03:
Kathmandu - Pokhara by tourist bus. o/n
at Hotel.
Day 04:
From Pokhara fly to Jomsom and trek to
Kagbeni o/n Hotel.
Day 05:
From Kagbeni trek to Chele o/n camp.
Day 06:
From Chele trek to Geling o/n camp.
Day 07:
From Geling trek to Charang o/n camp.
Day 08:
From Charang trek to Lo Manthang o/n
camp.
Day 09:
From Lo Manthang sight seeing around Lo-manthang
o/n camp.
Day 10:
From Lo Manthang sight seeing around Lo-manthang
o/n camp.
Day 11:
From Lo Manthang trek to Ghami via Gekar
o/n camp.
Day 12:
From Ghami trek to Samar o/n camp.
Day 13:
From Samar trek to Kagbeni o/n Hotel.
Day 14:
From Kagbeni trek to Jomsom o/n Hotel.
Day 15:
From Jomsom fly back Pokhara and
sightseeing around Pokhara o/n at hotel.
Day 16:
From Pokhara fly or drive back Kathmandu
o/n at hotel.
Day 17:
Drive to air port.
Upper Mustang
Outline Trek Itinerary
Day 01:
Arrival in Kathmandu airport drive to
hotel.
Day 02:
Sightseeing around Kathmandu o/n hotel.
Day 03:
Kathmandu to Pokhara by bus /air o/n
hotel.
Day 04:
Pokhara drive to Nayapul then trek to
Hille o/n hotel.
Day 05:
Hille trek to Ghorepani (poon Hill) o/n
hotel.
Day 06:
Tatopani trek to Ghasa o/n hotel.
Day 07:
Ghasa trek to Tukuche o/n hotel.
Day 08:
Tukuche trek Kagbeni o/n hotel.
Day 09:
Kagbeni to Chele o/n Camp.
Day 10:
Chele trek to Geling o/n Camp.
Day 11:
Geling trek to Dhakmar o/n Camp.
Day 12:
Dhakmar trek to Charang o/n Camp.
Day 13:
Charang trek to Lo- Manthang o/n Camp.
Day 14-16:
Lo- Manthang sight seeing o/n Camp.
Day 17:
Lo-Manthang trek to "D " o/n Camp.
Day 18:
" D" trek to Ghara via Luri Gomba o/n
Camp.
Day 19:
Ghara trek to Tange o/n Camp.
Day 20:
From Tange trek to Tetang o/n Camp.
Day 21:
From Tetang trek to Muktinath o/n hotel.
Day 22:
From Muktinath trek to Jomsom o/n hotel.
Day 23:
From Jomsom fly back to Pokhara o/n
hotel.
Day 24:
From Pokhara to Kathmandu o/n hotel.
Day 25:
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