The Upper Mustang trek brings you into the shrouded universe of the old Buddhist kingdom of Mustang, additionally called Lo. Lo used to be a piece of the Tibetan realm and is in this manner firmly attached to Tibet in society, dialect and topography.
The districts seclusion from the outside world has added to an exceptionally safeguarded Tibetan society and untainted nature. Bronco lies in the downpour shadow of the Dhaulagiri massif making a roughly parched area encompassed by rocks in all sort of hues and amazing arrangements. This fruitless scene is dabbed with settlements of white washed houses, grain fields and chortens decorated with supplication banners which add a sprinkle of shading to the scene.
The trail takes after the old salt band course through which the general population of Mustang exchanged Tibetan salt for grain from the swamps. The objective of the Upper Mustang trek is the capital of Upper Mustang, Lo Manthang. From the pass Lo La (3950 m) you can see the walled medieval capital out there, the white-washed 6-meter tall divider standing out in sharp difference to the infertile scene.
Entering Lo Manthang through the town door resemble venturing into an alternate world. A universe of thin back road ways, concealed chortens, long dividers of wonderful petition haggles of cultivating creatures walking in from the fields toward the evening to suspend to their sheds inside the city.
Purposes of enthusiasm for Lo Manthang are the regal castle, a couple of wonderful religious communities like the Thugchen Gompa worked in the fifteenth century. On the other hand visit the amchi historical center and amchi school. An amchi is a customary Tibetan specialist. There are 2 amchis living in Lo Mangtang, which are additionally the official specialists of the ruler. They established a school to protect this antiquated insight. For a journey outside the city you can contract Tibetan horses for a ride to Chhoser where you can visit a little religious community and exceptionally old hollow staying arranged high in the stones.
The most helpful approach to get to Upper Mustang is to fly from Pokhara to Jomsom and begin the trek from that point. The flight is an experience in itself flying through the most profound canyon on the planet, the Kali Gandaki, which keeps running between the Dhaulagiri and the Nilgiri mountains. You take after the well known Kali Gandaki River upstream, halfway strolling in the stream bed itself, to Kagbeni. From Kagbeni the limited zone of Upper Mustang begins. Be that as it may, it is advantageous to visit the renowned explorer goal of Muktinath before traveling north into Upper Mustang.
From Kagbeni the trek goes norhtwards and prompts Lo Manthang in 4 to 5 days. You cross a great many passes, which are all somewhere around 3,500 and 4,000 m. You can return mostly by an alternate way by means of Dhakmar, intersection 2 goes of around 4,200 m. Near Dhakmar you can locate the most seasoned Tibetan cloister on the planet, the Lo Gekar Monastery. Lo Gekar Monastery was implicit the eighth century by the celebrated Tibetan mystical performer Guru Rinpoche. It is said that he executed an intense devil and the blood of the evil spirit has painted the stones around Dhakmar brilliant red.
Upper Mustang is a limited region and up till 1992 it was prohibited for outside guests to enter the kingdom. These days nonnatives are welcome to Upper Mustang for a grant charge of US$ 500 (to be organized through a trekking organization and legitimate for 10 days, each extra day costs US$ 50).
Nowadays settlement in guesthouses is conceivable along the entire trek. While staying there you are welcome to sit with the proprietors in the kitchen. In Tibetan culture the kitchen is the focal point of the house and constructed like a sort of family room. So there is no better approach to take in somewhat about the day by day life than investing energy in the kitchen!
Trekking in Mustang is an incredible choice amid the rainstorm months (June-August) as the locale is in the downpour shadow. Be that as it may, it is best to include a day or two every side of your schedule for travel interferences because of awful climate in the swamps.
While November is still a decent time to trek in Mustang remember that occasional relocation happens as of now and numerous inhabitants from Lo Manthang and encompassing ranges will move down to lower heights for the winter months. This may bring about a bother in eateries and settlement accessibility.