Upper Mustang
4 to 6 a day · 1 rest day13days
4,010 mNyi La
Moderate
The walk
Region · east of Dolpo, west of Annapurna
Mustang
Mustang lies behind the Annapurnas, in the rain shadow: a dry, wide land of red cliffs, caves and Tibetan Buddhist villages. Lower Mustang has Jomsom, Kagbeni and Muktinath; Upper Mustang, a restricted area, leads to the old walled town of Lo Manthang.
- Highest peak
- Nilgiri, 7,061 m
- Walks I have written here
- 1
- Tours here
- 1
- Highest point on my walks
- Nyi La, 4,010 m
- The way in
- Flight from Pokhara to Jomsom, 2,720 m, or by road
- Permits
- Lower Mustang: the ACAP. Upper Mustang, north of Kagbeni: the Upper Mustang Restricted Area Permit, charged per day since December 2025, plus the ACAP. A licensed guide and a registered company are required; one trekker alone can get the permit.
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The walks here
One walk in Mustang.
Tours here
One tour in Mustang.
Tiji Festival in Lo Manthang
Round trip · 11 days, 10 nights
Tiji in Lo Manthang Tiji is the festival of Lo Manthang, the walled capital of the old kingdom of Lo in Upper Mustang. For three days…
- Best
- May to June and October
- Guide
- $30 a day
- Nights away
- $15 for each night away
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When to walk here
From spring to autumn, even in the monsoon.
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Mustang lies in the rain shadow, so it can be walked from April to November, and the summer is often dry here when the rest of Nepal is wet. Winter is very cold and windy.
Good to know
- Wind. Strong winds rise most afternoons. Walk early.
- Upper Mustang. The permit is charged per day inside the restricted area. Plan the days before you apply.
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