A representative from Himalaya Trekking Team will welcome you at Tribhuvan International Airport upon your arrival and transfer you to your hotel.

After a short briefing with our trekking guides, you begin your sightseeing tour, using private transportation. The Kathmandu Valley is home to no less than seven World Heritage sites. Accompanied by your guide, you visit four of them: the famous Swayambhunath, Boudhanath and Pashupatinath temples, and Durbar Square in Patan.

Overnight at hotel.

Early in the morning, we take a tourist bus to Pokhara [884m], a 200-kilometre journey along a very scenic route. If you prefer, you can fly instead. Your guide will transfer you to your Lakeside hotel. You will then have the rest of the day to relax and explore Nepal’s second largest town, wandering along the shores of Phewa Lake and absorbing magnificent views of the entire Annapurna range, Manaslu [8156m], Machhapuchhare [6993m] and Dhaulagiri [8167m].

Flight time: 20 minutes / Driving: approximately 7-8 hours.
Overnight at hotel.

After an early breakfast, we take a 25-minute scenic flight to Jomsom [2720m], Mustang's administrative headquarters. In Jomsom, we stop for a short while to let you sort your gear. We then head towards the small settlement of Ekle Bhatti [2740m] and drive up to Kagbeni [2800m]. At the northern end of the village, a police checkpost marks the beginning of the restricted area. We have our special permits stamped and our journey into the Kingdom of Mustang begins. Following the ancient, windswept salt-trade route along the Kali Gandaki River, we pass Chhuksang [3050m], with spectacular views of red organ-pipe eroded cliffs and inaccessible caves, and eventually reach Chele [3100m], where we spend the night.

Flight time: 25 minutes
Driving: 2 hours.
Overnight at trekking lodge.

After breakfast, we resume our drive. Today’s route goes through Samar [3620m] and Syangboche [3850m]. These old, photogenic villages, with their flat-roofed houses tightly packed together around narrow alleyways, are typical of the region and home to some of the last vestiges of traditional Tibetan culture, including ancient Buddhist gompas adorned with exquisite murals which we stop to visit.

Driving: 2 hours.
Overnight at trekking lodge.

Leaving Ghiling [3570m], we head further north to cross the Nyi La [4020m] and descend steeply to the village of Ghami [3510m]. We cross the Ghami Khola and drive past a spectacular 305-metre-long mani wall, one of the longest in Nepal, all the way up to the Choya La [3870m] and down to Charang [3560m], with its spectacular gompa, chorten and five-storey dzong.

Driving: 2 hours.
Overnight at trekking lodge

After breakfast, we drive up to Lo Gekar [3825m], making a detour via the impressive Ghar Gompa [3920m]. We visit the monastery, with its amazing painted carved stones. Built in the 8th century, this is one of the oldest active gompas in Nepal. Legend has it that anyone who makes a wish there will see it fulfilled. Give it a try! Back in the jeep, cross yet another mountain pass, the Chogo La [4230m], the highest point of our trip, to begin our final descent to the ancient walled city of Lo-Manthang [3840m], which we reach two hours later. The entire afternoon is then yours to explore the narrow alleys of Lo-Manthang and watch the Tiji Festival, which begins today.

Driving: 2 hours.
Overnight at trekking lodge.

After breakfast, we take a jeep excursion to the nearby Chhosar Valley whose wonders includethe Jhong cave complex, an amazing multistorey structure of interconnected dwellings reached by ladders and thought to be 2500 years old, and Nyphu Gompa [3760m], carved into the side of a soaring cliff near the village of Garphu [3897m]. We then make our way back to Lo-Manthang to watch the masked monks of Chhoede Gompa perform ritual dances at the Tiji Festival.

Overnight at trekking lodge.

Today we have more time to explore Lo-Manthang, a fascinating town which offers unique insights into the lifestyle and beliefs of Tibetan people. Founded in 1440 by the first King of Lo, Amedpal (1388-1447), it is surrounded by a 6-metre-high and 725-metre-long wall with massive square towers. Within these are some of Nepal’s finest and largest Tibetan Buddhist gompas, whose interiors are filled with some of the finest Buddhist wall paintings in Nepal and Tibet. We visit Thubchen Lakhang, Jampa Lhakhang, Chhoede Gompa and Choprang Gompa, as well as the royal palace. Then we watch the final celebrations of the Tiji Festival outside the King’s palace and then outside the city walls, where demons will be banished amidst loud cries and the firing of muskets.

Overnight at trekking lodge.

Tiji Festival ends

Our return journey to Kathmandu begins with a long descent to Ghiling [3570m]. We then drive back all the way to Jomsom [2720m] along the Kali Gandaki, taking in fabulous Himalayan scenery.

Driving: 7-8 hours.
Overnight at trekking lodge.

After an early morning breakfast, we walk to the airport and check in for our return journey to Pokhara, a dramatic flight between two huge mountains: Annapurna [8091m] and Dhaulagiri [8167m]. After landing, your guide will transfer you to your Lakeside hotel. The rest of the day will be yours to further explore Pokhara.

Flight time: 20 minutes.
Overnight at hotel.

After breakfast, we start our 200-kilometre drive back to Kathmandu by Deluxe tourist bus. Sit on the left-hand side of the vehicle if you can. It offers better views of the scenery. If you prefer to shorten the journey, we can also fly back to Kathmandu from Pokhara, a spectacular mountain flight past the Annapurna, Manaslu, Ganesh and Langtang ranges. In the evening, we get together around a farewell dinner to celebrate the successful completion of our journey together, with traditional dance and music.

Driving: approximately 7-8 hours / Flight time: 25 minutes.
Overnight at hotel.

Unless you have planned extension to your trip, your Nepali adventure comes to an end today. Approximately two hours before your scheduled international flight, a representative from Himalaya Trekking Team will escort you to the airport and bid you farewell, until your next visit!