Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival at Kathmandu and Transfer to Hotel

   • You will be picked up from Tribhuvan International Airport at Kathmandu by your tour guide who will be waiting with a sign board with your name written on it. Drive to your hotel in Kathmandu.
   • After freshening up, meet your tour guide and discuss about the program. 
   • In the evening, enjoy a typical Nepali welcome dinner and stay the night at the hotel.

2. Day 2: Guided Sightseeing in Kathmandu Valley

   • The next morning after breakfast, go for a full-day sightseeing tour around the Kathmandu valley.

   • Visit the Pashupatinath Hindu Temple and Swyambhunath Stupa, the ancient and historical pride of Nepal which are also enlisted in UNESCO World Heritage sites.

   • Visit the Boudhanath Stupa, one of the largest Buddhist Stupas in the world. After this, you can visit Kathmandu Durbar Square, the traditional heart of Kathmandu famous for fine arts and historical architecture which reflect the uniqueness and diversity of Nepalese culture.

   • On the way back to the hotel, travel around the local areas, streets of Kathmandu and observe lifestyle of people. Take a relaxed walk through the famous streets like Thamel, the city's main nightlife zone.

3. Day 3: Fly/Drive to Pokhara 827m (40 minute Flight, 7hrs. Drive)

   • Leave Kathmandu and start your 6-hour long journey to Pokhara in a tourist coach via the scenic Prihivi highway.

   • Stop for lunch on the way. On arrival at Pokhara, the bus will drop you at the hotel. Enjoy welcome drinks in the hotel along with some refreshments. 

   • In the evening, go for a boating trip on Phewa Lake where you can enjoy the spectacular views of Annapurna Himalayan Range reflected in all its glory in the calm green waters of the lake. Visit the Barahi Temple at Bhakatpur, which is only accessible by boat. If you take a flight, it takes about 45 minutes. 

   • Stay the night at the guesthouse.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

4. Day 4: Pokhara - Jomsom 2700m (Trek to Kagbeni 2810m./3hrs)

   • Wake up early in the morning and leave for Jomson. Fly northwest from Pokhara towards the great portal between the snow covered peaks of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri. Enjoy the well-raised massifs of more than 8000 meters and the deepest gorge on this planet.
   • On arrival to Jomson, meet the rest of the trekking staff and start trekking towards Kagbeni, the main gate to Upper Mustang, for 3 hours. 
   • Stay the night at a guesthouse. 

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

5. Day 5: Trek to Tsele 3050m./ 6-7 hrs.

   • Start trekking to Tsele which will take around 6-7 hours. The trail leads up towards the east bank of the Kaligandaki climbing over many ridges as it heads north and reaches Tangbe village. The town is a labyrinth of narrow alleys amongst white-washed houses, fields of buckwheat, barley, wheat and apple orchards.

   • The Nilgiri peak, dominates the southern skyline of Kagbeni, all the way by different shapes. Beyond Tangbe, you will reach Chhusang village in about 1/2 hr, then trek and cross the river which continues north climbing up to a huge red chunk of conglomerate that has fallen from the cliff above, forming a tunnel that the Kaligandaki follows.

   • The trek now leaves the Kali Gandaki valley and climbs steeply up a rocky gully to Chaile. From here the culture changes from the Manangi culture to the Tibetan culture of Lo. 

   • Overnight stay at guesthouse.

6. Day 6: Trek to Syangboche 3800m./ 7hrs.

   • Continue with your trek towards Syangboche. The climb continues along steep, treeless, waterless terrain, along the side of the spectacular steep canyon to a pass and cairn of rock.

   • Then the trail makes a long gradual descent to some chortens (Buddhist shrines) on a ridge and with a further descent before coming along a pleasant trail to Samar village.

   • Climb above Samar to a ridge, then descend into a large gorge, which the trail goes into another valley field, crosses a stream and climbs up to a ridge at 3800 meters.

   • The route climbs over yet another pass, follows a ridge and then descends to Syangboche. 

   • Overnight stay at guest house.

7. Day 7: Trek to Tsarang 3560m./6-7 hrs

   • From Syangbuchen, the trail climbs shortly up and continues towards the upper Ghiling village. Then, gently climb up to an interesting pass, Nyi La and descend below the blue, gray and red cliffs.

   • After crossing a steel bridge of the Tangmar Chu (river), you will arrive at a Mani Wall which is the longest and most spectacular wall made of stones in Nepal. Climbing over another pass at 3600 meters, the route makes a long gentle descent to Tsarang village.

   • Visit the major attractions, huge five-story white Dzong and Red Gompa and observe collections of statues and Thankas as well as many large paintings of seated Buddhas.

   • Overnight at guest house.

8. Day 8: Trek to Lo Manthang 3810m./4hrs.

   • Follow the trail to reach Lo Manthang with some minor climbing.

   • When you reach the ridge, you can see views of the walled city of Lo. After a short descent, cross a stream and climb up into the plateau of Lo Manthang. 

   • Overnight stay at guest house.

9. Day 9: Sightseeing in Lo Manthang walled city

   • Go for sightseeing in Lo Manthang walled city. Visit different monasteries, the Old Palace and observe the local tradition and culture of the city. 

   • Go to Chhur cave which is 2 hours away from the city, through a horse ride or drive by jeep depending upon the availability. 

   • Return to Lo Manthang and stay the night. 

10. Day 10: Namgyal Monastery and Tingar village

    • Travel for 2 hours to visit the Namgyal Gompa. The Namgyal Gompa, situated on a hilltop, serves as an important monastery as well as a local court for the local community.

    • After visiting Namgyal Gompa, continue the tour to Tingkhar, the last main village to the northwest of Lo Manthang with around 40 houses.

    • After visiting Namgyal Gompa and Tingkhar, return to Lomanthang and stay the night at the guesthouse.

11. Day 11: Cross Chogo-La 4280m.-Ghar Gumba-Drakmaar.6/hrs.

    • After breakfast at the Lo-Manthang guesthouse, follow the trail that leads to the north-west uphill to the Cho la pass. After that, the trail goes down to the Ghar Monastery.

    • When you reach the Ghar Gompa, there is a little climb up to the hills then come down to Drakmar. You will either stay the night at Drakmar or continue for 1 hour towards Ghami. 

12. Day 12: Trek to Ghiling 3570m./6hrs.

    • Follow the same trails towards Ghiling, as you did earlier, for about 6 hours. Stay the night at Ghiling, a typical old Nepalese village.

    • Go for a short stint of sightseeing there to visit the old monastery and village.

13. Day 13: Trek to Chhuksang 2980m./6-7hrs.

    • Leave Ghiling and start trekking on the trail that climbs up to Syangboche. Cross the hill and trek down to Chhusang, the same way you did before.

    • Overnight stay at Chhuksang.

14. Day 14: Trek to Jomsom

    • Trek back to Jomsom which is an easy walk but it takes around 7 hours to reach with the wind. Check out of the Upper Mustang part at Kagbeni check post, have lunch and continue walking towards Jomsom. 

    • Overnight stay at Jomsom.

15. Day 15: Jomson - Fly/Drive to Pokhara

    • Leave Jomson and start your journey back to Pokhara either through bus which will take about 9 hours to reach through bumpy roads or take a flight which will take only 20 minutes to reach Pokhara.

    • Overnight stay at Pokhara.

16. Day 16: Drive/Fly to Kathmandu

    • Leave Pokhara and start your journey back to Kathmandu. It will take around 7 hours by tourist transport and 40 minutes by flight to reach Kathmandu. 

    • Overnight stay at Kathmandu.

17. Day 17: Departure

    • Meet your tour guides at the hotel from where they will provide you transport to go to Tribhuvan International Airport for departure.

    End of the tour