Comments on: Upper Mustang Trek https://nepalecoadventure.com/trip/14-days-upper-mustang-trekking/ Committed To Be Eco Friendly! Sun, 21 Jul 2024 06:27:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Anonymous https://nepalecoadventure.com/trip/14-days-upper-mustang-trekking/#comment-420 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 09:38:35 +0000 http://146.66.68.87/~nepaleco/?post_type=trip&p=99#comment-420 "Upper Mustang - a little taste of Tibet - awesome!!!"
Well, what can I say? My 16 year-old son and I did the Upper Mustang trek in June / July with our guide, Narayan and our porter, Vikram, and just had the most wonderful time! I can’t rate Chhatra and his team highly enough. They were friendly, knowledgeable and professional throughout and we felt looked-after and safe during the whole experience. Before the trip, Chhatra was really helpful, answering our numerous emails and questions quickly and during our trekking adventures Narayan and Vikram looked after us really well. Narayan is a qualified International Mountain Guide with 18 years experience and has been to the Hillary Step on Everest without Oxygen, so I felt very safe in his company. He has worked with Vikram for many years and they made a great team, helping us to wade across swollen rivers, taking us on trails not marked on the map and making sure we were safe at all times. It was a lot hotter than I expected (I spent the whole time in shorts and t-shirt), so Narayan also organised for our spare kit to be taken down the mountain when we realised our thermals etc. wouldn’t be needed. The trek took us through amazing scenery and we visited monasteries and caves along the way. Lo Manthang is lovely, though has had some damage from the earthquake and they are working very hard to repair the damage – thoroughly worth the effort of getting there. (It is possible to get a jeep part or all the way to Lo Manthang if you don’t fancy walking) Most of the houses and people in the Upper Mustang region are Tibetan so if you want a taste of Tibet (I was there a few years ago and it is extremely similar), then this is the trek for you! Tips for the trip: * Book an extra day or two onto your overall holiday. Flights weren’t running from Jomsom due to bad weather on our way down, so we went on the local bus, which got stuck in the mud twice on the way to Pokhara – what an adventure! – but this put us a day behind schedule, so I was glad I’d booked an extra day at the end of our trip, just in case something like this happened. * Buy an umbrella in Pokhara to keep off the intense sun. Sometimes in the morningson the trek, it is very hot and there is no cooling wind, so a brolly is a great bit of kit. Try to buy one with a slivered underside – they work much better. Forget using brollies in the afternoon, though – the Anabatic winds can get really strong – I almost got blown off my feet once or twice! * Buy a dust mask. It is very dry and dusty in the Upper Mustang region and occasionally people put on masks when it gets too bad – this only happened 2 or 3 times during our trip, for about 10-15 minutes at a time, so not much of an inconvenience. We used our buffs, which worked fine, but I think a dust mask would work better.

]]> By: Andrea Toca https://nepalecoadventure.com/trip/14-days-upper-mustang-trekking/#comment-398 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 08:48:05 +0000 http://146.66.68.87/~nepaleco/?post_type=trip&p=99#comment-398 Upper Mustang Trekking
I trekked with Chhatra from Nepal Eco Adventure back in July/August 2012 through the Upper mustang region.Chhatra was an excellent guide, very organized and extremely helpful and knowledgeable, before, during and even after our trek. He spent some time showing us around Kathmandu and helped us organize the rest of our Nepal trip, post-trek.

He gave us great recommendations for things to see, places to eat, etc. On the trek he exposed us to the culture of the Nepali mountain people and was even able to book a sitting to meet with the Prince of the Upper Mustang Region. Super friendly and great guide to trek with! Highly recommended.

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