Tiji Festival is the renowned festival of Nepal, Mustang Region. The trekking package of Upper Mustang Region, Tiji Festival Trek is the perfect blend trip package of the unique traditional festival and the mesmerizing landscape with an incredible view of the towering massif and stone villages.
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
Today we have an early flight to Jomsom from Pokhara. When we reach in Jomsom we meet our porter and start to trek through the Kaligandaki River. After three hour trek, we will reach to Kagbeni-the gateway to Upper Mustang trekking.
After having breakfast we continue our trek to enter the restricted region of Upper Mustang starts. Walking along the Kaligandaki River and crossing several ridges and bridges we reach Tangbe village where we will have lunch. And finally passing through Chhusang village we reach to Tsele.
The starting of the journey is a steep walk through the hill. The remarkable canyons, sky caves that date back more than 3000 years, burial chambers are the major attractions of the trail. Crossing through the beautiful villages like Samar and Bhena (stop for lunch) and passing through a pass takes us to Syangbochen village - originally a seasonal Kharka, named after a girl, Shyangbo (che means a place in Tibetan).
We continue our trek gently climbing to Pass (3800 meters) which offers with a great view of the mountains and deep valleys. We reach to beautiful villages of Ghami where we stop for lunch. The trail is important as it is related to the history of Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism and also popular for creating a fusion of Buddhism and Bon religion of Tibet.
Continuing our trek as usual, after crossing ancient Chorten in the middle of the road and historical ruined forts on the high hill, we will reach the capital city of Upper Mustang – Lo-Mantang.
You will have a free morning and full day observation of Tiji Festival today. This is the first day of Tiji Festival where you can enjoy the masked dance.
Today the second day of Tiji Festival gets more interesting. Tibetan women will show up in their traditional attire and colorful jewelry. Today you will see the king of Mustang who has put on the crown and ornaments. The costumes and mask dance will continue where you get to see cultural stuff along with the precious jewelry.
Today is the last day of the festival where the demons are attacked by bow, arrow, and guns which normally takes place on the open area outside of the palace. You will be surprised to see the traditional practices.
The trail goes southwest up from Lo Manthang which the trail offers with beautiful seen of great snow-covered peaks and farm terraces some green Hills. The trail continues gradually up to Pangta and goes the highest point of the trip. After then, crossing the Charang River will reach to Gar Gumpa. We visit the world's oldest Tibetan monastery Ghar. We take descend walk to Dhakmar after passing through ridges, valley and alpine meadows.
Early in the morning, we follow the trail towards Samar village. The continue to walk on the gradually down route passing through the beautiful village like Ghami, Gheling and Syanbochen takes to Samar.
Today, after having breakfast we will continue our trekking towards Kagbeni. You will have a great opportunity to see what you have missed on the way up in your journey, a unique landscape, beautiful mountains, culture and tradition of the local people. We exit from the restricted area of Mustang and stay in Kagbeni.
Today is the last day of your trekking. After easy trekking of about 5 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 a beautiful city of the lake, you will get enough time to relax and can have a lively night walk around Lake Side.
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 a 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.
