Upper Mustang off Road Jeep Tours

Sightseeing tour around the UNESCO’s Cultural World Heritage sites in Kathmandu with a tour guide. The trekking company will prepare a restricted Permit and necessary paper for the Upper Mustang jeep tour. A representative or your tour guide will brief you about the trip details in the evening with a farewell dinner.

After breakfast at the hotel, your tour guide and driver will come to pick you up at your hotel and start driving to Pokhara. All baggage and necessary items or your belongings will be safely placed inside the jeep or attached to the jeep rooftop. The road from Kathmandu to Pokhara is known as the Prithvi Highway. The Highway is widely connected to the western part of Nepal including India and Tibet (China) thus it is often very busy. The road passes through the Trisuli River bank and often via the beautiful countryside, which offers greeneries, rivers, waterfalls, terraced fields, picturesque villages, farming fields, and beautiful snow-capped mountain sceneries. Along the way, you can see the eighth-world’s highest mountain Manaslu including several of its neighbors. The Queen City Pokhara will present massive views of the Holy Mt. Machhapuchhre, Mt. Annapurna Himalayan ranges, and Mt. Dhaulagiri, and make a fantastic evening excursion around the Lakeside in Pokhara.

Our journey starts just after breakfast, we take a drive via Naudanda, Nayapul to Beni. The road to Beni is well blacktopped then follows a bumpy rough road alongside the Kali Gandaki River Bank. Frequently mountain views appear on the northern side, with beautiful countryside, green hills, scattering different ethnical villages approaching along the way. The enjoyable and amazing drive would be stopped at Tatopani for a while. We probably have lunch at this famous hot Spring and then start driving by passing Danaque the deepest gorge in the world near beautiful Waterfalls. Jeep will drive along the narrow Kalingadaki River bank that is full of scenic and cultures. Mustang region starts at LETE. Lete to the Jomsom Bazaar is known as the ThakKhola Valley. A minority ethnic Community of Thakali’s origin region is Thakkhola. Within this region there are Kalopani village, Kopcha village, Larjung village, Kobang village, Tukuche village, Marpha village, Thingar village, etc…They follow the Buddhist religion and have unique culture, traditions, and history. These villages are really very beautiful and their way of life is very unique and spellbound. The fields are full of Himalayan sweet apples and organic vegetables. Compounds are decoratively built up, house designs are really incredible. Finally, you arrive in the windy and arid landscape at Jomsom and overnight at a good hotel.

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Jomsom is known as the windiest valley that’s why most of the flights are operating services early in the morning. Make your entry into this pristine area at the Tourist check post and drive along a wide and scenic River bank to Kagbeni village. There is a main check post for restricted area permits, you can make a short visit around the Kagbeni village during the permit Procedure. After that drive up to the wide barren field that has a good viewpoint for panoramic views all around. Then drive upwards to Muktinath Temple by passing the very beautiful villages. Park your jeep at the bus station and walk around the mighty holy sites. There are so many religious things to see inside the Muktinath holistic area such as 108 Himalayan bathing taps, Monasteries, statues, Temples, bells, and many more. Then drive your jeep via the old Jhong village towards Chuksang. The landscape and surrounding views are enormously beautiful. You may arrive well in time at Chele so you can make some hours of hiking for good acclimatization. Overnight at the local lodge

Jeep drive will start just after your breakfast, The road goes slowly upwards to Samar La Bhanjyang, Make a break for the surrounding views, Pass the Samar village, and drive up to the hill. Your tour guide will stop the jeep at the hilltop for wonderful panoramic views. This viewpoint is one of the best viewpoints in Upper Mustang, from here you see a 360-degree view. After that drive to Syangboche 4200m, where you make your lunch stop. Leave your lunch order at the hotel and get a drive down to Chungsi Cave during food preparation. The road access is just half the way to Chungsi Cave (Rangsing Cave) then you have to walk for half an hour on foot. Get back to Jeep and drive to Syangboche for lunch. The Jeep crosses a small scenic pass with an old stupa to the famous Ghiling village. Explore the village and hundred-year-old monasteries then drive upwards to Ghamila Pass (Bhanjyang).

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This is a really fantastic place to have magnificent views all around. Make a break and take the joy of a heavenly beautiful paradise. From there jeep will take half an hour's drive to the legendary Ghami village. Make an excursion around the village and visit the monastery in the evening and overnight at a local hotel.

Today you will make an excursion to the beautiful village of Dhakmar and see the amazing red wall with mind-blowing caves. Still, you can see some events of Humans used to live in that cave in ancient times, Compound walls are perfectly visible but can’t climb up there due to land erosion. You also will see a long Mani wall beyond the Ghami village, that Mani wall is believed the longest Mani wall in Upper Mustang. Locally there is very unique fairytale about the Red Hill wall at Dhakmar village and the longest Mani wall at Ghami. They believe that once in a time there was a big power competition between Rimpoche and demon. And, the Rimpoche won upon a demon with his magical mantras and shook harder to him. At the same time intestine of the demon escaped and formed as the longest Mani wall and his blood cultivated a red wall beyond Dhakmar.

Then drive via a wide barren arid plateau with a beautiful landscape to the famous Tsarang village. You arrive in Tsarang village by noon, here you can have some time for rest or free time. But in the evening we walk around the village, visit the old palace's ruined side, attend evening puja at the oldest famous Shakyapa monastery, and watch the lifestyle of locals around the village, interacting with local people at their fields or pastures. After that back to the hotel and overnight at Tsarang village.

As an acclimatization day, we take one more night stop in Tsarang. Today we make exploration around the oldest holistic side and off-the-beaten Tibetan village visit. Dhie and Yara Ghara village lies on the right valley from Tsarang village. These villages are very dominant for old Tibetan culture and traditions. Luri Gumba is one of the oldest and most important holistic Monastery near Ghara. It is situated on the hilltop and believed that the Guru Rimpoche had meditated there. Jeep can drives near the monastery then we must walk on foot. We make an impressive exploration around the monastery and primitive villages then drive back to Tsarang at noon. After Lunch, we drive approximately 45 minutes towards the northern side for the Lo Ghekar monastery visit. The Monastery at Lo Ghekar is called Ghar Gumba which is believed built in the 7th Century. According to Buddhist history, Ghar Gumba and Luri Gumba are the oldest Monasteries in the Lomanthang region. Guru Rimpoche liked the Ghar Gumba area and meditated, also Buddhist believe that Guru Rimpoche used his magical Mantras to travel faster than Sun rays from Luri Gumba to Ghar Gumba or Ghar Gumba to Luri Gumba. Explore this mighty holistic side and drive back down to Tsarang for overnight.

Today is our ultimate destination to Lo-Manthang: A mystical, forbidden Kingdom that has been hidden for centuries in an otherworldly mountainous valley in the northern Himalayas. Unbelievable harsh & arid landscapes, incredible geographical layout, pristine cultures, breathtaking visuals & emotional experiences travel to the last forbidden Kingdom. Lo-La Pass 3,960 Meters is the highest pass to Lo-Manthang. That lies just before reaching Lo-Manthang and provides enormous views. There are so many interesting and important things to see and discover at the Forbidden Kingdom. The white-walled city or the City within a wall, the oldest monasteries such as Jampa Gompa, Thubchen Gompa, Chhodey Gompa, Gompa museum, incredible inner alley within the walled city, King palace, Buddhist arts, paintings and Buddhist school as well as so many ancient Tibetan traditions. Also, you will observe domestic animals (cows, yaks, Tibetan goats, donkeys, horses) caravan in the morning towards pasturelands and in the evening back home. If you have some more time then you can visit Tingar village and ancient castles beyond Lo- Manthang. The castle had already fallen off, and ruins are still remaining on the hilltop. The views of Lo-Manthang Valley are really spectacular from these ancient castle points.

The tour for the day is again very exciting and curious. We visit Ngiphu Monastery for the ancient Buddhist traditions and Jhong caves at Chhosser village. Jhong Cave is a very mysterious and amazing artificial cave in Chhosser. It's a five-story structure perched on the edge of a precipice. There are almost 40 chambers and multiple ladders leading to higher levels. There are different tells about these mysterious Jhong caves, some people say that these caves were used as disposal sites for dead people. On the other hand, some people say that in ancient times there was frequent war around the Himalayas and Tibet. The winner used to kill every warrior including the child and mother who were defeated that’s why a group of warriors arrived at Chhosser and started to shelter in the same time by perching the Sky caves. They made a single entrance door to climb up but widely spread different chambers inside the hills. They have made tiny windows as well. The tiny windows are for light, low flow of cold wind, and spying on enemies or attackers from other groups. Enemies could not throw rocks or anything to harm from the lower, if enemies tried to get inside the caves then whole groups from the Jhong Caves used to throw and roll rocks upon them. So that life inside these caves was secured and protected. Also, there is another belief that the cave was built during the Khamba (Tibetan) War. People from Chhoser and other villages used to hide inside the interior resembling tunnel while other people used to attack or threaten them. Except for these major mysterious caves, there are several artificial caves around the area. Some caves are still used for shelter. It takes a couple of hours to visit this area and drive towards friendship customary border between Nepal and Tibet. We make a pass called Korolla 4,660 Meters which is known as the lowest pass from Nepal to Tibet. After the Korolla Pass, we can only drive a little ahead and see the land of Tibet and drive back to Lo-Manthang.

Today we drive back down to the same route we came through. We make a break for nice photography wherever we find good viewpoints. Check out the Special permit at Kagbeni and lunch at Jomsom bazaar then enjoyable frequent driving along the Kaligandaki River bank to Tatopani. Today you will have a golden chance to take a Natural hot spring bath at Tatopani. Hot Spring may provide a refreshing massage to your tired body as well as a natural cleansing. Overnight at nice hotel.

Driving from Tatopani to Pokhara takes about 4.5 hours and free time at Pokhara.

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