Lomanthang Trek

Welcome to Kathmandu! A representative from Crown Earth Trek will receive you at the airport and drop you off to your hotels. No plan is set aside for the day. Overnight in Kathmandu.

Although the trek requires preparation from long back and almost everything is prepared by this day, you will do last minute shopping if anything is require. Once you short things out in the morning, you head out to see couple of UNESCO heritage sites in the city. These sights are considered national heritage and exploring them is a beautiful way to get along Nepalese way of life and culture. You will do last minute packing in the evening. Overnight in Kathmandu.

There are two options to get to pokhara and this one explains by bus. If you wish to take a flight please let us know. The bus ride takes around 7 hours and it traverses through one of the busiest highways namely Prithvi highway. The bus makes its way through coiled road and along major tributaries namely Trishuli, marsyangdi and seti. With frequent rests in between and viewing the beautiful landscape as well as the settlements along the highway you will reach the touristic town of Pokhara. Overnight in Pokhara.

You can either reach Jomsom by taking a picturesque flight of 25 minutes or take a bus which takes around 8 hours. This itinerary describes the journey via bus. The first phase of today's travel is on a black topped highway whereas the second phase is more of off the beaten trek. From lush green hills you will soon traverse through arid and dry landscape within no time. The bus ride is scenic as it offers mountain view and as well goes through the second largest waterfall in the country. Overnight in Jomsom.

It is almost 1 and ½ hours drive from Jomsom to Kagbeni. Kagbeni is a beautiful village, looks like an oasis in the middle of the desert. The village lies in the confluence of 2 rivers and falls in the ancient salt trade route to Tibet. After getting off at Kagbeni, we get our permits checked and move forward to the restricted area. To Chele from Kagbeni takes around 5-6 hours with frequent breaks in between. You will ascend along the Kaligandaki river but however the uphill climb is not difficult. You will reach the villages of Tangbe followed by chhusang and finally Chele. In all of these villages what is common is white washed houses, fields of buckwheat, barley, wheat and apple orchards. Overnight in Chele.

The trail primarily ascends towards Samar as it lies on the top of the hill. This place as well makes a fine place for rest but however you will move a little further. From Samar you walk on a ridge before you descend down to a gorge. Just before reaching the gorge is a beautiful chorten in the middle of nowhere, painted in red, yellow and made out of local resources. We enter a complete different valley after you descend from this point. The first village you will come across is Bhena and the second village you will see is your destination of the day Ghilling. Overnight in Ghelling.

Today’s trek is going to be a little difficult than the others. You will climb and descend 2 passes to reach your final destination and one of the passes climbs slightly above 4000 meters. Thee trek could take anywhere from 4-5 hours and you will traverse through Tibetan style hamlets. The first hurdle of the day is crossing Nyi La pass and descending down to Tangmar Chu river. Further down after crossing the river the trail gets horizontal and then climb another pass to descend down to your rest area of the day Tsarang. Overnight in Tsarang.

The entire trek today takes around 5-6 hours with proper rest in between. You would trek looking at a magnificent views of Nilgiri, Tilicho, Annapurna I and Bhrikuti peaks. The trek immediately drops to a canyon of Tsarang Chu, at a point. Furthermore, you cross the river and climb the steep trail all the way up. From the top you will see the valley of Lo from where Lo Manthang trek gets its name. From here the trail gently ascends all the way to the village of Lo Manthang. Overnight in Lo Manthang.

Chosar valley is no farther than 2 hours and is an easy stroll compared to what we had covered on the days earlier. The valley is the last valley and after Chosar begins the plateau of Tibet. The valley is a part of Lo Manthang excursion and houses famed cave namely Zhong kha. The valley also has a monastery and a monk school. The cave is a carved on the face of the mountains by the escapees of Tibet some 2500 years old. Once you explore the valley you will bounce back to Lo Manthang. Overnight in Lo Manthang.

After spending 2 days in this beautiful valley of Lo Manthang we begin walking down and ending the trek. You will walk down a different route so that you can get maximum of Upper Mustang’s terrain and people. The route is inclusive of a Gompa namely Ghyakar, which houses a 1200 year old gompa. The trail is usually dry and dusty at this point so it is advised to start the trek early to avoid such circumstances. Overnight in Dakmar.

It takes almost 7 hours from Dhakmar to Syangbochen but the walk is on a horizontal plain or has very gradual ups and downs. Down the lane, this trail meets the other trail that you had walked on your way up. The first noticeable village you will walk into is Ghami and then further to Syanbochen. You are still in the restricted area. Overnight in Syangbochen.

Right from the front door of your teahouse, you will start descending and descend all the way. The first valley and the village you will reach after your first descend in Samar. Samar also has a beautiful and rustic monastery and also caves. If you have some juice left in you, you can opt to climb this cave carved on the mountain face. There are short ascends as well to climb up the valley to exit it. The walk from Syangbochen to Chele takes around 4-5 hours and from here you will board a local jeep all the way to Jomsom.

On our way back you would board a picturesque flight to Pokhara. If the weather permits you will see 2 of the highest mountains in the world, however Nilgiri is as well a show stopper. The flight takes around 20 minutes and once you land in Pokhara you will be transferred to your hotel in Pokhara. Overnight in Pokhara.

If travelled by bus, you will board a tourist bus all the way back to Kathmandu via same highway. Once in Kathmandu, your guide will transfer you to your hotel and hence, your Upper Mustang Lomanthang trek will officially come to an end.

The Airport representative of Crown Earth team will transport you to Kathmandu International Airport around 3 hours before your scheduled flight. You will then depart from Nepal with the most delightful memories stories to tell.