Mustang - The Forbidden Kingdom
Holiday Itinerary
Day 1: Rendezvous at the group hotel in Kathmandu. Complimentary airport transfers are provided. KE Land Only package services begin with the evening meal.
Day 2: Transfer to the airport and take the 25-minute flight west to Pokhara. Great views of the Nepal Himalaya from the plane. Check in to the group hotel. Afternoon free.
Day 3: An even more exciting flight takes us to Jomsom (2713m) in the Kali Gandaki Valley. From here, it is a short and level walk along the river bed to Kagbeni where we camp.
Day 4: Having shown our passes at the police check-post, we continue into Mustang proper. We trek through Tangbe and Chukksang, before climbing away from the river, to Chele. Camp.
Day 5: We climb a ridge above Chele and follow a path cut into the side of a yellow cliff. We pass pretty Samar (3600m) and 2 low cols, before contouring around to Geling. Camp.
Day 6: Trekking up to the Nyi La, we descend gradually to Ghami, which has Nepal's longest prayer wall. We then cross the Chinji La (4200m) to reach Charang.
Day 7: Shortly after leaving Charang, we pass a huge chorten at the boundary of the 'Kingdom of Lo.' Trekking across a high plain, we reach the walled city of Lo Manthang. Camp.
Day 8: A day for exploring in and around Lo Manthang, with its narrow alleyways and brightly painted houses and chortens. Camp.
Day 9: Beginning our return trek out of Mustang, we cross the Chinji La to Ghami, where we camp.
Day 10: Crossing the Nyi La, we trek out to Samar, where we camp at the old caravanserai or inn. En route, we have good views southwards to the Annapurna Massif.
Day 11: Trekking steeply down to Chele, we cross the upper Kali Gandaki on a metal bridge, then meander through Chukksang and Tangbe to finally reach Kagbeni. Camp.
Day 12: A short walk along the bed of the Kali Gandaki, looking out for the famous ammonite fossils which occur hereabouts, takes us to Jomsom. We overnight in a lodge.
Day 13: We take the short and exciting internal flight to Pokhara and then catch an onward flight to Kathmandu. Check in to the group hotel.
Day 14: Free day in Kathmandu. Hotel.
Day 15: KE Land Only package services end after breakfast. Complimentary airport transfers are provided.
