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SPECIAL TREKKING : Mustang Trek - The Forbidden Kingdom
Exploration of the most isolated and unexplored corner starkly fascinating medieval Himalayan Kingdom of Mustang.

The historical remote Mustang trek unseal the once Forbidden Kingdom of Mustang, tucked away from the rest of the world, lies just north of the main Himalayan range of Nepal. Mustang, a land where the soul of the man is still considered to be as real as the feet he walks on: a land said to be "barren as a dead deer" but where beauty and happiness abound is spite of hardship, was a part of the Tibetan Kingdom of Gungthang until 1830's. The wall city of Lo Monthang, unofficial capital of Mustang still remains a kingdom within a kingdom. The early history to Lo Monthang is embellished in myth and legend rather than the recorded fact. Mustang has maintained its status as a separate principality until 1951. The king of Lo Monthang still retains his title and he has been given the honorary rank of Colonel in the Nepal army.

Trekking in Mustang was officially opened in 1992. It allows limited numbers of trekkers each year in order to protect and conserve the local Tibetan tradition and the fragile environment. A trek into this fabled forbidden kingdom of vast, arid valleys, eroded canyons, ochre valley, yak caravans, colourful-painted mud brick houses on the back dropped of majestic mountain of Nilgiri, Tukche, Annapurna and Dhaulagiri makes your medieval walled kingdom Mustang trekking a very especial one.

Mountain Monarch regularly orginizes trek to the Himalayan Kingdom of Mustang targeting TIJI festival a three days long ritual known as" The chasing of the Demons", one of the most important festival of the region. Over the festive time monks dressed in elaborate costumes and masks perform dances and rituals that are supposed to drive away evil spirits. Dressed in their finery, people from all over Mustang gather in Lo Monthang to celebrate the Tiji festival.

Michel Peissel was the first westerner to witness the Tiji festival in 1964 during a visit to Mustang. In his book 'Mustang - A lost Tibetan Kingdom', he has described the Tije festival "We found ourselves in the midst of a festival in which over a thousand men, women and children were taking part. Before us spread a sea of weather-beaten brown faces that contrasted with those of the beaming, dirty little children who clung like grapes upon the rooftops of the houses". "The scenes I witnessed were so extraordinary and so unexpected that I dared not believe my eyes and even today I have some trouble in believing in the reality of what I saw that day."

 Outline Itinerary of Upper Mustang Trip :
Day 01 :
Arrive in Kathmandu / welcome dinner with ethno cultural program.
Day 02 :
Heritage Cultural Tour / Trek Preparation.
Day 03 :
Drive to Pokhara, lake city / over night at hotel.
Day 04 :
Himalayan flight to Jomsom and trek to Kagbeni.
Day 05 - 11 :
Trekking to Lo-Manthang, upper mustang, visit the Royal palace, meet the ceremonial king of Upper Mustang.
Day 12-15 :
Trekking down to Jomsom through the Tibetan style settlements of Gami and Samar.
Day 16-17 :
Fly to Pokhara and then Kathmandu / Free time in Kathmandu
Day 18 :
Trip end / Airport departure.
TREK DATES - 2008 (ex Kathmandu)
  • 14 June - 01 July 2008 (Tije Festival)
  • 07 - 24 Sept 2008
Customise Departure Dates are avaliable on request
What our clients' Say ?

Wonderful attachment, culture and Scenery of Mustang. Thanks MM making it.
Don & Tony, British
Mustang Trek

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Trip Fact
Trip Duration : 18 Days
Trip Grading : Moderate
Mode of Trek : Camping
Max. Altitude : 3880m.
Best Time : Aug - Nov / Mar - July

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Trek Cost : US$ 1550 PP
Airfare : US$ 240 PP
Special Permit Fees : US$ 700 PP
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