The Mustang is a major group of Himalayan peaks located between the Langtang and Annapurna Ranges. The Eastern part of the range is famous for the unique Tamang culture to which the Nepali Royal family belongs. This area is truly unspoilt and the visitor is treated to spectacular views of mountains and colorful rhododendron forests. The mighty Manaslu (8156m) dominates the Western Mustang (see below). This area is easily accessed from Kathamandu.

Highlights: See the unique Tamang village life up close, the first Royal Palace at Gorkha, enjoy stunning mountain views, untouched Himalayan forests, avoid the crowds of Annapurna and Everest regions.

ITINERARY

Day 01 Arrive Kathmandu
Height: 1300 m
Meet with our representative at the airport. Drive to hotel.

Day 02 Kathmandu
Duration: 4 hrs
Height: 1300 m
Half day sightseeing around Kathamandu. O/N at hotel.

Day 03 Kathmandu- Salangkhu Khola
Duration: 6hrs
Height:
After breakfast drive to salakhu khola via Trisuli or drive to Betrawati and walk to Salakhu khola. Camp near by Trisuli river.

Day 04 SalangkhuKhola-Kipchet Village
Duration: 6 hrs
Height: Starting with steep climb along the villages. Sal trees at begining and above pine trees and mix bushes. It is beautiful trashes where the people cultivated since ages. Camp at a meadow where the local people come for the pilgrim with little pool.

Day 05 Kipchet Village - Gonga
Duration: 7 hrs
Height:
Today path is gentle walk along the pine trees and passing the Kipchet village above the Bhalhce cultivation and meadows with animals. Arrived at camp views with Langtang and Gosaikunda range

Day 06 Acclimatization rest at Gonga
Duration:
Height:
This will be the good day for the rest before going high climb and beautiful Rhododendron, Pines, Hemlock and mix woods.

Day 07 Gonga –Rupchet Kharka
Duration: 6
Height:
Ascend with woods and alpine meadows and good views of mountains. Arrive at camp at big open areas of high animal pasture. This is the good camping for the views on this trip.

Day 08 Rupchet Kharka-Singla (4600 m) – Sertung kharka
Duration: 8 hrs
Height:
Start after break fast to the pass where from can see the all the panoramic views of Annapurnas, Dhulagiri with Manasalu, Mustang and Langtang mountains. It will be best views on the trip and descend down to camp still no village.

Day 09 Serthung Kharka – Laba Dovan
Duration: 7 hrs
Height:
This camp has huge meadow and pine, Rhododendron trees with Mustang and Manasalu views. Wlkig down to Borang via Sertung village and down west to the Laba dovan.

Day 10 LabaDovan- Khadhing village
Duration: 7 hrs
Height:
All day up hill to Khading village passing Laba big Tamang village. Khading village all Gurung populaion some are Ghorkhas retired armys. Good cultivation around the villages.

Day 11 Khading village -Nauban kharka
Duration: 7 hrs
Height:
Start with up hill till the pass and alongside of hill through the beautiful Pines, Rhododendron, Daphne and mix bushes. After Mongen pass path goes slow down toward southwest forest with white Magnolia around.

Day 12 Naubankahrka-Maghgoun
Duration: 7 hrs
Height:
Path goes southeast through woods, animal’s medows. After woods path goes open country via Dhunchet villages Tamang, Ghale and Black smith making Nepali knife Khukuri at their workshop can find on selling too.

Day 13 Maghgoun- Aroghat Bazaar
Duration: 7 hrs
Height:
Path goes steep down hill via Baseri arrive the Budhigandaki river cross the river and walk alongside of the river camp at beside the Bazaar along the riverside.

Day 14 Arughat - Khanchowk Danda
Duration: 6 hrs
Height:
If ask for shorter trek can drive from after 3hrs hours walk and drive back to Kathmandu. If not still walk along the stream passing a village arrive at Khanchok Banjang.

Day 15 Khanchowk Danra - Gorkha
Duration: 5 hrs
Height:
Starting with up hill and descend down on the ridge most of the day with views.

Day 16 Gorkha - Kathmandu
Duration: Ktm 5 hrs Pkr-4 hrs
Height: 1300m
From Gorkha trek goes to Pokhara also a weeklonger goes west via Beganash lake if not Drive to Kathmandu or Pokhara, Rafting or Jungle Safari makes better holiday.