In common usage, the name Mustang refers to the arid Tibet-like region at the northern end of the Kali Gandaki (known to its inhabitants as Lo). Mustang is probably a Nepalese mispronunciation of the name of the capital of Lo, the city of Manthang. The name is pronounced "Moo-stang" and has nothing to do with either the automobile or horse with a similar name. Officially, Mustang is the name of the district along the Kali Gandaki from the Tibetan border south to Ghasa. The capital of the Mustang district is Jomsom; the region of Tibetan influence north of Kagbeni is generally referred to as upper Mustang. Upper Mustang consists of two distinct regions: the southern region, with five villages inhabited by people related to the Manangis; and the northern region (the ancient kingdom of Lo where the language, culture and traditions are almost purely Tibetan. The capital of Lo is named Manthang, which translates from the Tibetan as "plain of aspiration". Many texts refer to the capital as Lo Manthang, but this is not strictly correct. Other texts spell the name of the kingdom as Lho, but this is a transliteration of the Tibetan word for "south" and is also incorrect. Thus the portion of the upper Mustang district north of Samar is Lo and its capital is Manthang. The king of Lo is the Lo Gyelbu, though most people use the Nepalese term raja. To avoid total confusion with existing maps and texts, this page refers to the capital of Lo as "Lo Manthang".

Geography
4 Mustang has been described as a thumb-like part of Nepal extending into Tibet. Yet, on the map, it is hardly a bump in Nepal's northern border. This is not the result of an inaccurate description by early writers; the map changed. In 1960 there was a controversy between Nepal and China over the ownership of Mt Everest. This resulted in extended negotiations and the Chinese- Nepalese Boundary Treaty of 1963 that completely redefined Nepal's northern frontier. Nepal gained a considerable amount of territory to the east and west of the old boundaries in Mustang, so the protrusion of Mustang into Tibet became much less pronounced. To make matters more confusing, most official maps were not updated until about 1985.

Trekking Season for Mustang
Because of the cold and snow, most of the population departs from Lo on trading expeditions during the winter. The trekking season, therefore, is from late March until early November. The trek does not go to extremely high elevations, but the cold, dust and unrelenting afternoon winds can make the trek less pleasant than other treks in Nepal. Because of the wind and the lack of water, you must always camp in a village, but these are not conveniently spaced, so some days are too short and others too long. There is little opportunity to vary the itinerary as there is on most Nepal treks.

Duration :	15 days, trek 11 days, pokhara 1 night, Kathmandu 4 night.
Max. Elevation :	4000m
Difficulty :	medium to Hard.
Season :	throughout year.
Permit cost :	USD 700.00 Per Person.
Trekking Option :	Camping only.

Outline Itinerary
Day 01 : Arriving in Kathmandu Airport, our office assistant will be waiting for you at Airport and transfer to Hotel.

Day 02 : Kathmandu-Pokhara, O/n Hotel On B Half day sight seeing tours in Kathmandu, Boudhanath Stupa, Pashupatinath Temple, and Shyambhunath Stupa, pm fly to Pokhara.

Day 04 : Fly, to Jomsom at 2700m, trek to Kagbeni (2800m/3hrs) . Am fly to Jomsom(2700m) where yours guide & porters will be waiting, Trek to Kagbeni along the wide Kali Gandaki windy valley 3hrs Camp Full Board.

Day 05 : Trek, Kagbeni to Chele(3030m/6hr), We trek along the wide, Sandy and windy dry barren Kaligandaki River Valley. Lunch at Kobang,

Day 06 : Chele to Sangboche (3500m/7hrs). Trail from chele is up a steep spur to a cairn at 3080m, We can see a beautiful views Ghyakar across the huge canyon and its fields.a long steep treeless water less slog -along the side of the spectacular steep canyon to a pass and cairn at 3480m.Trail descends 300mtrs and climbs up to a ridge 3800m, descend to Gelling. Lunch Samar.

Day 07 : Sangboche to Ghami (3400 m/7hrs) Trail climbs up to a ridge Nyi La Pass 3950 m,Trail gently descends to Ghami. We walk passing the blue, Red grey cliffs after crossing Chui River we climb longest and most beautiful stretch Mani wall in Nepal. We keep climbing another 3770m pass,then descend to Charang.

Day 08 : Ghami to Lo Manthang(3730m/7hrs). The trail descends about 150mtrs, then climbs steeply up a rocky trail to a cairn on a ridge opposite a village at 3550mtrs.we keep climb gently to a large isolated Chorten then valley widen a grand thoroughfare trekking across a desert like landscapes painted in a every huge grey and yellow ridge from where we can see the walled city Lo-manthang.

Day 09-10 : Explore in Lo Manthang. Lo-manthang itself beautiful city with four major temple with in walled city.Temples are Champa from 1420 century, Thugchen Gompa, chodey Gompa and Raja Palace.

Day 11 : Lo Manthang to Ghami(3460m/6hrs) Camp full board.
Day 12 : Ghami to Samar(3290m/7hrs) Camp full board.
Day 13 : Samar to Kagbeni Camp full board.
Day 14 : Kagbeni to Jomsom Lodge at full board..
Day 15 : Fly Jomsom to Kathmandu via Pokhara, Hotel BB Basis..
Day 16 : Free day for personnel activities. Hotel BB Basis.
Day 17 : Transfer to Airport.

Price Feature In US$ Each Person
Standard Tour Package Cost

Additional Cost

Cost Includes :
BB Plan accommodation in Kathmandu, Pokhara 4-5 Star, freshly cooked full board meals during Trek, all camping equipments, tents, dinning tents, toilet tents, Kitchen tents, Chair table, cooking equipments, English speaking guide, cook, kitchen boy, and essential porters. Park entrance fees, entrance fees to the monastery and temple, all the ground transportation.

Cost Excludes :
N nature of personal expenses, domestic Airfare, rescue, special permit