Upper Mustang Damodar Kunda Trek

We pick you up from Kathmandu airport as per your flight landing time on your arrival day. Our airport representative will assist you in check-in at the hotel and leave you to freshen up. 

You meet with our manager to brief the program, settle the payments, address your needs and introduce your trekking guide in the evening. 

Today, you have a free day because we will make the necessary permits for Upper Mustang Trek for you. 

You can explore Thamel, a tourist hub and visit some world heritage sites around Kathmandu Valley. Your trekking guide will meet you in the evening to give you a duffle bag and help you buy or rent other necessary trekking gear if you need it. 

Your trekking guide will meet you at the hotel lobby and walk to the tourist bus station. The journey offers the beautiful scenery of landscape as well as mountains. You reach Pokhara by afternoon. Check-in the hotel for a refresh. Then you can visit the Phewa Lake and explore the Lakeside Market. Free evening. 

After breakfast, we drive to the Pokhara airport and take an early flight to Jomsom. It is a short but scenic flight to Jomsom airport. You can see Mount Dhaulagiri, Mount Annapurna I, Mount Fishtail with surrounding Dhaulagiri and Annapurna ranges from the plane window. After landing at Jomsom airport, we ride on a local jeep to Chhuksang village for our first night in the mountain. The drive offers phenomenal mountain landscapes. 

Our trek begins from Chhuksang. We trek following a riverbank of Kali Gandaki River. On the way, we can see sky caves among the cliff walls. A steep ascent leads us to Chele village, and we continue ascending to Chotare Lopcha pass (3,625 m). The views from this place are wonderful. We then walk on a winding path to Samar village.

From Samar, we descend and cross a stream to ascend to Samar La (4,000 m) pass. From Samar La top, the views of Lapcha Pass, Lhakpa Pass, and the Ghiling village are mind-blowing. From here, we pass by Chyangsi Cave and reach Ghiling village.

We leave Ghiling after our breakfast to start our trek to reach Dhamkar. Today, we cross several passes like Ghami La and Nhi La on our hike. Further, we walk alongside stone walls to reach the fields of Dhakmar village. On the way, we pass by many stupas and chortens. Dhakmar village offers beautiful mountain views.

The trekking route ascends further to Tsarang village. We cross alpine meadows and pass by the Ghar Gompa. This monastery is more than 1200 years old. We then cross Chongo La pass and descend to Gekar. Walking through farming fields, we reach Tsarang. The trail continues passing by numerous chortens and mani walls to Lo Manthang. 

First, we cross a steel bridge and pass by Marang village. From here, ascend to Lo La Pass enjoying splendid views of Tilicho Peak, Nilgiri, and Bhrikuti Peak. From the Lo La pass, the route descends to our last destination of the day, Lo Manthang.

We spend an extra day in Lo Manthang and take this time to explore the village and nearby areas. We hike to Garphu and Nyapu gompas. And then we explore some caves and follow the trading route to Lhasa. We get to see numerous ruins of forts.

We leave Lo Manthang by taking a short climb up to a glacial valley with views of the reddish brown historical walled city during the return Some unforgettable images of the Lo as we slowly move on. On reaching the ridge we are greeted by some stunning views as we trek along the ridge for around an hour There is a descent down to the village of Dhi where we take lunch. It is a good day, the air is fresh with the meadows and farming fields near the riverside. After lunch, we cross the river to follow a path along the left bank to reach our overnight destination Yara.

The trail ascends to Luri Cave Monastery. We explore this fascinating monastery and follow a barren valley crossing a 5,100-meter pass. The trail soon leads us to Ghuma Thanti for a night's stay.

From Ghuma Thanthi, the trail continues to ascend and descend. Today, we cross another 5,600 meters high pass to reach Damodar Kunda. The top of the pass offers excellent views.

We take a rest day at Damodar Kunda and explore this holy lake. We explore the nearby areas and relax.

We retrace the path back to Yara. From here, we take a local jeep and driver to Jomsom. We spend the night in a comfortable teahouse in Jomsom.

Our last day of the venture flies back to Pokhara from Jomsom. From here, we take another flight back to Kathmandu. The remaining day is free in Kathmandu. 

Our team will drop you off at the airport and bid you our last goodbye.