Day 01 Arrival day in Kathmandu
Altitude: (1350m/4428ft)
Meals Plan: Welcome Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Kathmandu
Upon your arrival at the Tribhuvan intl. airport our representative welcomes you and assists to transfer in your hotel in Kathmandu. At the evening, you'll transfer for welcome dinner in one of the typical Nepalese restaurant with the cultural & musical programs in the heart of Kathmandu and briefing about your trip and overnight at Hotel.
Day 02 Drive from Kathmandu to Pokhara valley
Altitude: 823m/2,700ft
Meals Plan: Breakfast
Activities: Drive 5 – 6 hours
Accommodation: Hotel in Pokhara
Early morning drive by tourist bus to Pokhara through the beautiful Nepalese countryside to reach the Pokhara lakeside and transfer to the hotel and rest of the time explore the surrounding lakeside areas and overnight at hotel.
Day 03 Pokhara-Jomsom to Kagbeni
Altitude: 2,858/9,374ft
Meals Plan: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Activities: Fly 25 minutes & 3 – 4 hours walk
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
After breakfast morning flight to Jomsom, a super scenic flight of 20 minutes brings you at Jomsom, the district headquarters of Mustang. From Jomsom our trek continues on the gradual & windy path on the Kali Gandaki river bed for about 3 hrs and finally reaching at Ekley-bhatti village. After good stop, here an hour of easy walk reaches you to Kagbeni, which lies at the bank of two rivers. Kagbeni, an interesting wind-swept village situated on the main age-old Trans Himalayan salt trade route to Tibet via Upper Mustang.
Day 04 Kagbeni to Chele
Altitude: 3050m/10,004ft
Meals Plan: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Activities: 5-6 hrs walk
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
Our journey starts with a special permit checkup and onwards to the riverbank of Kaligandaki up stream. We enter Mustang and follow the east bank of the river over a series of small ridges. Across the river we can see Kang Gompa, a center of the Nyingmapa sect. Approaching Tangbe we encounter the distinctive black, red and white chortens that typify upper Mustang. The town of white washed houses contains an intriguing pattern of alleyways and is surrounded by fields of wheat, barley and buckwheat, interspersed with small apple orchards. We cross to the east bank of the river and ascend to the village of Chele. Immediately, the strong influence of Tibetan culture of Lo is evident with the decoration of the houses.
Day 05 Chele to Syanbochen
Altitude: 3475m/11,398ft
Meals Plan: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Activities: 6-7 hrs walk
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
The trail today is characterized by the crossing of a series of large spurs. Our trek wins to Taklam La Pass (3,624m/11,923 ft) through plateaus and narrow stretches with views of Tilicho Peak, Yakawa Kang, Nilgiri and Damodar Danda. Further walk around 3 hrs will reach you at Syanbochen for the overnight. The valleys that dissect the trail have cool streams and juniper trees to enable us to relax for a while. These altitudes should not present any acclimatization issues, so we just take our time and enjoy the walk.
Day 06 Syanbochen to Ghaymi
Altitude: 3520m/11,546ft
Meals Plan: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Activities: 5-6 hrs walk
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
After breakfast, we trek uphill to the Yamda La (3,850m /12,667ft) and passing few teahouses, chorten and local villages which is like Tibetan style of houses with open Varanda, and crosses over a few other passes. Avenues of poplar trees and fields of barley mark our trail as we head to Nyi La (4,010m/13,193ft). Nyi Pass is the highest point of the trek thus far and the southern boundary of Lo, we descend to our overnight stop at Ghaymi.
Day 07 Ghaymi to Charang
Altitude: 3500m/11,480ft
Meals Plan: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Activities: 4-5 hrs walk
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
We start our trek after breakfast with a pleasant walk and easily get to the Charang for the overnight. We descend to the Ghaymi Khola and pass a spectacular series of Mani walls (Secret stone wall of the Buddhism) to the village of Charang with its huge white dzong and red Gompa.
Day 08 Charang to Lo-Mangthang
Altitude: 3700m/12,136ft
Meals Plan: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Activities: 5-6 hrs walk
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
We leave the Charang Khola and climb the ridge to 3,850m/12628ft windy pass of Lo, for our first view of the walled city of Lo Manthang. The trail drops to a stream and then climbs onto the plateau where the city is situated. The only gate is in the north-east corner and we make our way to the entrance. The white washed walls enclose around 150 homes, Gompas and a palace. We stay at teahouse and rest of the time explores the surrounding area.
Day 09 Explore the Lo-Mangthang
Altitude: 3700m/12,136ft
Meals Plan: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Activities: Explore
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
We have allowed full day to explore this outstanding historical and cultural center. There are 4 major Gompas to visit during our stay. The palace is the home of the raja (King) and his rani (queen) is the attraction as well as the surrounding panoramic views of the Himalaya. Although the raja's function is now primarily ceremonial he is seen as a person who can help people resolve local issues. The town itself is fascinating, and offers countless opportunities to observe a vibrant Tibetan culture. There are many places to explore and manage your time to explore the places. Every monastery requires the donations and entry fees which is made by your own.
Day 10 Drive from Lo-Mangthang to Jomsom
Altitude: 2700/8,856ft
Meals Plan: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Activities: 6-7 hrs drive
Accommodation: Teahouse/Lodge
After a wonderful time at Lo-Mangthang we depart from Lo Manthang to Jomsom by jeep. Tonight, we will celebrate the achievements of the trek with the crew and reflect on our journey.
Day 11 Fly from Jomsom to Pokhara and fly to Kathmandu
Altitude: 1350m/4428ft
Meals Plan: Breakfast
Activities: Fly 25 minutes to Pokhara & Fly 30 minutes to Kathmandu
Accommodation: Hotel in Kathmandu
This wonderful morning, after breakfast we check in the airport to fly back to Pokhara. This is a dramatic flight between gorge of the two huge mountains Annapurna and Dhaulagiri. On arrival at Pokhara airport we catch another flight to Kathmandu. On arrival at Kathmandu guide will transfer to the hotel and rest of the day relax or explore the surrounding areas and overnight at hotel.
Day 12 Departure from Kathmandu
Altitude: 1350m/4428ft
Meals Plan: Breakfast
Activities: Departure
Today is free or last-minute shopping for souvenirs or gift to your family, friends or relatives for you until your departure flight/drive or to commence any extra trips or activities you may have booked with us. If departing, you'll be transferred to the International Airport at Kathmandu for your departure flight to your onwards destination.
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