Lower Mustang Trek is a well-known trek within the Himalayas of Nepal or in Mustang Region. The itinerary that Lower Mustang Trek holds is amazing as it locates various outstanding and interesting places within the Mustang Region.
Namaste! Massif Holidays representative welcomes you at the airport, transfers to the hotel by private transportation and then the short brief about the entire trip.
This day you will be introduced with your tour and trekking guide and complete some formalities before starting sightseeing around Kathmandu valley. You will visit four popular places in Kathmandu Valley - Monkey Temple – Swyambhunath, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Boudhanath, and Pashupatinath.
Our guide will take you to the bus station to drive towards Pokhara. The pleasant drive through the bank of Trisuli River, and passing through different beautiful places takes you to Pokhara.
Early in the morning, with one hour drive from Pokhara to Nayapul, the first day of your trekking starts with the gradually walking uphill by crossing the Modi Khola and walking along the bank of Bhrungdi River will take you to Tikhedhunga.
Today, the path leads ahead by walking through the popular trekking trail in this route called three thousand steps to the shadow of rhododendron forest after crossing the village of Ulleri will get to the village of Ghorepani - the place from where trekkers to Jomsom Muktinath trails separate.
Early in the morning, we start hiking to Poon Hill. This vantage point provides unobstructed views of the early morning sunrise over the high Himalayas, weather permitting. We will return back to the same guest house and proceed to our journey to Tadapani. Our hiking trails from Ghorepani to Tadapani are through a natural mountain trail in a rhododendron forest to Tadapani.
Today, we walk descend through the valley following the Kali Gandaki River to Ghasa. We walk along the bank of Kali Gandaki River which takes about 6/7 hour to reach Ghasa.
Our descent continues through the Kali Gandaki Valley to Marpha. You will be entering the famous and popular place for fresh apples and get in touch with the green environments, culture, and tradition of local people.
There are two popular routes to trek Jomsom from Marpha. The walk is gentle on the slow climb following the River upstream till Jomsom. After our lunch at Jomsom, we continue few hours trek to Kagbeni in the well-maintained trekking trail along the Kaligandaki River. The road diverts to the right bank of the river plain, the walk is very pleasant with few ups and down most of the way to the place called Ekale Bhatti, from here the path splits into two ways the higher up leads to Muktinath and the other one leads you to upper Mustang and Tibet via Kagbeni. We catch the lower route to Kagbeni from there.
After breakfast, we start our trekking to the Muktinath temple crossing the several villages and apple garden with mesmerizing views of Mt.Dhaulagiri, Tukuche peak and other massifs we reach to Muktinath – famous place for both Hindu and Buddhist pilgrimage.
Today is the last day of your trekking. After easy trekking of about 3 hours, you will reach Jomsom. This will be the magnificent time following the trail all the way to Jomsom and this place will be offering with its charming features
Today, early in the morning we take a flight to Pokhara. After reaching the beautiful city of the lake, you can spend your time as per your interest (walking around the lakeside or visiting the city for shopping or taking rest at the hotel). (Weather condition determines the flight schedule from Jomsom-Pokhara).
Today, the scenic drive back to Kathmandu passing through different natural treasures in the tourist coach/ bus. One can fly back to Kathmandu via 30 minutes of flight. You will be taken for a farewell dinner at a typical Nepalese restaurant with the cultural show in the evening. Please feel free to contact us if you are planning any other trips in the land of Himalayas.
Thanks for joining your trip with us. Massif Holidays Team always heartily welcomes you for another adventure in Nepal.
