3,840 mAltitude
Mar – NovBest season
Restricted permitAccess
A high desert plateau in the Himalaya’s rain shadow, Mustang was closed to outsiders until 1992. Its walled capital Lo Manthang, cave monasteries and Tibetan Buddhist culture feel utterly untouched by time.
Highlights
Journeys in Upper Mustang
Beyond the sights
The feel of the place
North of the Annapurna wall the rain stops, the trees stop, and Tibet begins in everything but the border: ochre cliffs, whitewashed villages, and a wind that owns every afternoon.
Upper Mustang was closed to outsiders until 1992 and still admits few. What waits behind the permit is the last walled Himalayan kingdom — cave cities, medieval murals, and a way of life that never needed an audience.
Taste it
Eat & drink
Butter tea
Salted, churned, surprisingly right at altitude — give it three cups before judging.
Thukpa
Tibetan noodle soup, the answer to every cold evening.
Marpha apples
The orchard village below Mustang — apples, cider and a famous brandy.
From our guides
Know before you go
The permit$500 per 10 days, minimum two travellers, registered guide — all arranged by us.
The windMornings are calm, afternoons are a gale. Walk early, shelter late.
Cash onlyNo ATMs beyond Jomsom — we plan the float for you.
From / person
$5,980