Upper Mustang Trek Nepal

Upper Mustang trek Nepal is popularly known as Mustang trekking. Among more trekkers, Upper Mustang trekking is also well-known as Lo Manthang trekking. This is an interesting trek that takes you to unspoiled Tibetan villages situated at the northern border between Nepal and Tibet. Foreigners were restricted from visiting Lo Manthang until 1992 AD. Lo-Manthang is a small kingdom. Still, it has a king. You visit the king’s palace surrounded by Gompa and private houses.

Upper Mustang trek Nepal gives you an opportunity to experience the unique beauty of the Himalayan desert, a strange and unusual landscape. Geographically, the land is an extension of the Tibetan plateau, characterized by windy and arid valleys, eroded canyons, and unique stratified rock formations.

A day excursion to Lo Manthang and the Eastern Valley, Nyphu and Gharphu, is another highlight of this trip. The trail drops into the small valley north of Lo Manthang, crossing the river trail ascent, and then contours around north cultivation stretches to the Mustang Khola. After a two-hour walk from Lo Manthang, after crossing the wooden bridge on the west bank of the Mustang Khola, ahead on the right, you can see the dramatic cave village of Chosar and the red monastery of Nyphu set into the rock face. The trail has a chorten and rounds a bend opposite Chooser to display the village and monastery of Gharphu ahead on the east side of the Mustang Khola. This is reached by crossing two bridges close to Gharphu (3760 m), where the red Gompa is built out from a vertical rock face and partly set in a cave. Also, you can reach the Nepal-Tibet border with a 6-hour walk from Lo Manthang.

Another day hiking from Lo Manthang and the western valley, Namgyal Tingkat, could be interesting to overlook Lo Manthang. The trail leads half an hour south of the side of the river, becoming quite rocky towards the field, and joins another trail east up towards Namgyal Monastery.

After coming back from Upper Mustang, you also visit Muktinath, the famous temple of both Hindu and Buddhist pilgrimage. Visiting this holy site makes your Upper Mustang trek Nepal, organized by Himalayan Smile Treks, more worthwhile.