Mustang is nominated to best destination
11 Jan 2024 Alpine Asian Treks
The New York Times nominated to Mustang Trekking to its 52 best destinations to the tourist in the world. The lost forbidden kingdom of Tibet, Mustang has its unique cultural diversity and landscape. The recent days, tourist attracted to explore its unique culture “mountain Buddhism”, rural life and barren mountains.
The north from Kagbeni is known as Upper Mustang which is a religious and archaeological site. The traditional houses, chorten, caves are mysterious. Lo Manthang, the previous kingdom of Lo King, the village is surrounded by stone wall around. The local people, Bhotia or Lo are very kind and helpful. The muktinath temple is equally worshipped by Bddhist and Hinu which is located at an altitude of 3800m to the west of Mt.Annapurna and East of Mt. Dhaulagiri. Thousands of Indian pilgrimage come to visit to that temple. The mountain view from here are spacticular including Mt Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Nilgiri, Dhampus Peak, Gurja Himal and many more.
There are clean and nice guesthouse to accommodate to the tourist and the lodge owner prepare delicious meal. Over 100000 tourist visited to the Mustang are in 2023. Mustang can be reach from Pokhara or via Annapurna circuit trekking (crossing Throng-la 5416m) or Tilicho pass. There are motorable road from Pokhara and regular flight from Pokhara to Jomsom.