Mustang & Dolpo · Teahouse to teahouse, village to pass
Treks and trails in Mustang & Dolpo
Nepal's trails were roads long before they were treks: salt, rice and wool moved on them for centuries. We plan teahouse treks from three-day ridge walks to three-week circuits, with licensed guides, honest grading and rest days placed where the altitude asks for them.
Trips
Mustang & Dolpomax 4,010 mLo Manthang and Ghar Gompa loop
An 11-night loop that walks into Lo Manthang the old way, by the red cliffs of Dhakmar and the monastery of Ghar …
Mustang & Dolpomax 5,190 mLower Dolpo circuit to Phoksundo Lake
A 13-night circuit of Lower Dolpo from the airstrip at Juphal: up the Tarap gorge to the Bon and Buddhist villages of …
Mustang & Dolpomax 2,720 mThakali trail down the Kali Gandaki
A seven-night downhill walk through the Thakali villages of the Kali Gandaki, from windy Jomsom to the hot springs of Tatopani. Mostly …
Mustang & Dolpomax 4,010 mTiji festival trek in Upper Mustang
A 14-night journey timed to Tiji, the three-day masked dance festival of Lo Manthang, held each spring on dates set by the …
Mustang & Dolpomax 5,360 mUpper Dolpo traverse via Shey Gompa
A 24-night camping traverse of Upper Dolpo for experienced trekkers: Phoksundo Lake, the Kang La to Shey Gompa and the Crystal Mountain, …
Mustang & Dolpomax 4,010 mUpper Mustang trek to Lo Manthang
A 14-night teahouse trek from Kagbeni to Lo Manthang, the walled capital of the old Kingdom of Lo, returning by the red …
Places
Mustang & Dolpo4,040 mDho Tarap
A high farming valley at the heart of Lower Dolpo
Mustang & Dolpo3,520 mGhami
Barley fields, red cliffs and the longest mani wall in Lo
Mustang & Dolpo2,700 mJomsom
Mustang's district town, where the wind and the road both arrive
Mustang & Dolpo3,840 mLo Manthang
The walled capital of the kingdom of Lo
Mustang & Dolpo3,000 mLubra
Mustang's Bon village in a side valley off the Kali Gandaki
Mustang & Dolpo3,612 mShey Phoksundo
A turquoise lake behind a landslide dam in Nepal's largest park
Mustang & Dolpo3,560 mTsarang
A white dzong and a red gompa on the edge of a canyon
Mustang & Dolpo2,590 mTukuche
The old salt-trade capital of the Thakali, under Dhaulagiri
Experiences
SpiritualBon and Buddhist gompas of the Tarap valley
Spend a morning visiting the gompas of Dho Tarap, some Bon and some Tibetan Buddhist, with a guide who finds …
TrekkingUp the Tarap Khola gorge to Dho
The approach to Dho Tarap from Juphal: five to six days up the Thuli Bheri and then the deep, narrow …
AdventureOver the Numa La and Baga La to Phoksundo
The great crossing of Lower Dolpo: from Dho Tarap over the Numa La and the Baga La, both above 5,000 …
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 …
NatureThe red cliffs and caves of Dhakmar
Walk from Ghami to Dhakmar, a small village under towering fluted cliffs of deep red rock, pitted with old cave …
SpiritualLo Gekar, the old gompa of Guru Rinpoche
A full-day walk from Ghami via Dhakmar over a high ridge to Lo Gekar, also called Ghar Gompa, an old …
TrekkingTrek in from Syangboche over the passes
The classic day on the Upper Mustang trek: from Syangboche over high passes of around 4,000 m, past chortens and …
Stays
resort2,700 mShinta Mani Mustang
The first high-end resort in Mustang, opened in Jomsom in August 2023 with 29 suites. Designed by Nepali architect Prabal …
mountain lodge2,700 mOm's Home
A long-running, family-feel hotel in the centre of Jomsom, a two- or three-minute walk from the airport. Om's Home is …