Jomsom Muktinath - Trek

Detail Itinerary

Day 01Arrive at Tribubhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu,transfer to the hotel, welcome dinner in the evening.

Day 02Kathmandu – Pokhara (823m) flight 30 minutes,Early morning at around 6 am, we set off for Pokhara on a flight. In route we will see more of countryside of Nepal and beautiful mountains sceneries. we reach Pokhara. Sightseeing in Pokhara, Pokhara offers magnificent views of Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, Machhapuchhare, five peaks of Annapurna and others. Pokhara is city of lakes and has numerous beautiful lakes. We can explore the most accessible and beautiful, Fewa Lake during the afternoon -enjoy boating too. Explore, relax and dine by tranquil Lake Fewa. You can even do some shopping during evening some hours. Over night in Pokhara say at Hotel (B. B)

Day 03Flight Pokhara to Jomsom (2720m), 45 minutesAfter an early breakfast transfer to the airport for a morning flight to Jomsom, a Super scenic flight of 45 minutes over the mountains with views of 8,000m such as Annapurna & Dhaulagiri, brings you at Jomsom, the district headquarter of Low Mustang. This is a large town, headquarter of the Mustang region; it is also a major village on the Kaligandaki area linking the age old Trans-Himalayan Salt Trade routes to Tibet. From Jomsom onwards it is very windy in the afternoon, Continue on the gradual path on the Kali Gandaki river bed for about some hrs and finally reaching at Ekley-bhatti village. After good stop here an hour of easy walk takes us to Kagbeni village, which lies at the bank of two rivers. Kagbeni is an interesting windswept villages situated on the main age old Trans-himalayan salt trade route to Tibet via Upper Mustang area. In Kagbeni a major tributory, Kak Khola, coming from Muktinath, meets Mustang Khola. Over night stay in Kagbeni at Tea house (B, L, D)

Day 04Kagbeni to Muktinath (3802m) - 3 hours. Muktinath is a pilgrimage center for Buddhists and Hindus temples a like. There we can see Tibetan traders as well as sadhus from the far south of India. An old temple nearby shelters a spring and natural gas jet that provide Muktinath’s famous eternal flame. It's the earth-water-fire combination that accounts for Muktinath's great religious significance. Over inght stay in Muktinath at Hotel

Day 05Muktinath to Marpha (2650m) - 6 hoursToday we will trek back to Jomsom and then continue to walk to Marpha. We will walk through the Kaligandaki Valley. The trail is windy with full of sand. So starting our walk early morning will be smart. Marpha is a beautiful town with Thakali ethnic group. This place is very famous for apples and apple brandy locally produced. Over night in Marpha at Tea house.

Day 06Marpha to Kalopani (2530m) 5 hoursToday we will follow the Kaligandaki River. We will pass beautiful villages like Tukuche, Kobang, Larjung, and Kokhethanti, inhabitant by Thakali and Thakuri ethnic. We will realize the world’s deepest gorge Kaligandaki between Annapurna and Dhaulagiri. An appalling view of Mt. Annapurna, Mt. Nilgiri on the left, and Mt. Dhaulagiri, Tukuche Peak on the right side makes our walking so joyful. Over night stay in Kalopani at Tea house.

Day 07Kalopani to Tatopani (1190m) 6 hoursToday we will walk mostly downhill. We will pass many local villages and pine forests, we will possibly see several monkeys playing in the forest. After walking for about 6 hours, we will reach Tatopani. Tatopani in the Nepali language is “Hot Spring”. We can go there to take a bath or just to see the hot spring pool. Many Nepalese people from across Nepal go to this place to have a bath. It is said that if they take a bath here, all kinds of skin diseases will be cured. Ove rnight stay in Tatopani at Teahouse.

Day 08Drive back from Beni to Pokhara (830m) 6 hoursAfter breakfast, we will take a public transportation bus or jeep to Beni and then to Pokhara. The road from Tatopani to Beni is off-road makes us tired. But the road from Beni to Pokhara is a highway. Pokhara is the second largest city in Nepal. We can look around Lake Side. We can go to Tal Barahi temple which is in the middle of Fewa Lake by boat in the evening. Over night stay in Pokhara at hotel.

Day 09Rest day in pokharaExplore a day in Pokhara early in the morning we drive to Sarangkot hill to see the sunrise over the mountain in the rear view. After seeing sunrise we drive back to Hoteland will have breakfast and whole day we will explore in the Pokhara city which includes Gupteswor Cave, David Fall, Seti River Gorge, Mountain Museum and last but not the least do boating in Fewa lake and go to Barahi Temple. Pokhara offers the magnificent vista of Dhaulagiri, Annapurna and Machhapuchhare , surrounding view of these mountains from Sarangot and Paragliding starting from this place along with many others. Pokhara is also the gateway to Annapurna Region . In the evening we will walk around the lakeside in Pokhara. Over night stay in Pokhara at same Hotel.

Day 10Drive back from Pokhara to Kathmandu.(1300m) 6 hoursAfter breakfast, we say goodbye to the beautiful Pokhara and drive to Kathmandu. This will be a journey along river banks with wonderful views of terraced hills and the rural Nepalese lifestyle. After reaching Kathmandu, we take a rest or do some souvenir shopping. To celebrate the successful completion of our journey, we will have a farewell dinner in the evening. Over night stay in Kathmandu at Hotel

Day 11Final dayOur journey in Nepal comes to an end of today. We will drop us off at the airport approximately 3 hours before our scheduled flight. On our way to home, we have plenty of time to plan our next adventure in the wonderful country of Nepal and to home.