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The real 12-day Upper Mustang itinerary to Lo Manthang from a Pokhara guide of 25+ years — day-by-day altitudes and walking hours, the 2026…
By Travel Himalaya Nepal · Jun 10, 2026
Our live Upper Mustang trek runs 12 days Kathmandu to Kathmandu — fly Kathmandu → Pokhara → Jomsom, then trek up the Kali Gandaki through Kagbeni, Chele, Samar and Ghami to the walled city of Lo Manthang, and back. Upper Mustang is a restricted area . The…
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I have been guiding people into Mustang since the district opened to foreigners in 1992, and I tell customers the same thing every time: this is not a mountain trek, it is a journey into a living medieval kingdom. Upper Mustang — the former Kingdom of Lo — is…
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This mirrors the trek we actually run — the altitudes, distances and walking hours below are the figures from our own trip sheet. Day 1 — Arrive Kathmandu (1,400m). Transfer to your hotel and an evening briefing on Mustang's restricted-area rules, permits and…
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Upper Mustang is a tightly controlled restricted area, and the permit is deliberately expensive to keep numbers down and protect a fragile place. As of 2026 the Restricted Area Permit costs US$50 per person per day , charged only for the days inside the zone…
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I would rather lose the booking than have you arrive disappointed, so read this before you pay a deposit. Fully independent trekkers. You cannot walk Mustang without a guide and an agency-issued permit, full stop. If trekking solo and unguided is the whole…
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Two things nobody tells you until you're there. First, the wind is a daily fact of life — mornings are calm, afternoons are ferocious, funnelled straight up the Kali Gandaki, the deepest gorge on earth. We start early every day for exactly this reason…
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Here is the unusual part. Because Upper Mustang sits in the rain shadow behind the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri massifs, monsoon clouds drop their rain on the south side and arrive here spent. Mustang stays dry and trekkable from June to August , when most of…
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Our 12-day Upper Mustang trek is priced by group size: US$2,700 for one trekker, US$2,500 per person for 2–3, US$2,250 for 4–7, and US$2,050 for a group of 8 or more , all inclusive of guide, permits, flights and lodging as listed. There's also a longer…
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