Mustang & Dolpo · Experiences
Heritage in Mustang & Dolpo
Durbar squares, palaces and old towns. Walks through squares, courtyards and bahals with guides who grew up in them, timed for the hour the place comes alive.
HeritageClimb through the Jhong cave complex
Step inside one of Mustang's sky caves at Chhoser's Jhong cave, a multi-level complex of rooms cut into the cliff …
HeritageA day with the farming nomads of Tarap
Spend a day with families in Dho Tarap, in the fields at harvest or with herders on the high pastures, …
HeritageWalk the long mani wall of Ghami
A short, slow walk beside the mani wall below Ghami, around 300 m of carved and painted prayer stones often …
HeritageMustang Eco Museum and the sky-cave finds
A small museum near Jomsom airport that is worth an hour before you go north: objects from the Mustang caves, …
HeritageKagbeni's tunnel lanes and the old khar
A slow walk through one of the best-preserved fortified villages in Nepal: narrow lanes that tunnel beneath houses, mud-brick walls, …
HeritageDawn walk around and inside the walled city
A walk around the outside of Lo Manthang's walls at first light, then in through the single gate to the …
HeritageMurals of Thubchen and Jampa gompas
Spend a morning inside Lo Manthang's two great 15th-century temples, Jampa Lhakhang with its giant Maitreya and mandala walls, and …
HeritageMarpha gompa and the whitewashed lanes
A slow walk through Marpha's paved lanes and up to its Nyingma gompa, with a guide who explains Thakali house …
HeritageJhong village and the north side of the valley
A quiet half-day walk from Ranipauwa across the Muktinath valley to Chhyonkhar and the old village of Jhong, with a …
HeritageTsarang's red gompa and white dzong
Visit the Sakya gompa of Tsarang with its caretaker, then walk around the five-storey dzong beside it, the old fortress-palace …
HeritageIn the footsteps of Ekai Kawaguchi
Hear the story of the Japanese monk who came to Tsarang in 1899 to study Buddhism and Tibetan before crossing …
HeritageSalt-trade houses of Tukuche with a local guide
A two-hour walk through Tukuche's lanes with a guide from the valley, looking at the merchant houses, caravan courtyards and …