Mustang borders on Tibet and Nepal and was regarded as the forbidden kingdom Lo (Lo Manthang) once, the highest kingdom on the roof of the world, embedded in the mountains of the Himalayas.

The little 'forbidden' kingdom was completely inaccessible until spring 1992. Strangers were not allowed to enter it except for few exceptions. Legends and myths have grown up around the history of mustang, the kingdom of Lo as it is also called.

    left picture :  - our Trekking Guides, Cook and Porters -

The kingdom of mustang was opened only in 1992 with strict conditions for the tourism. From the Tibetan border it is only a day`s ride to the 3730 m high fortress like capital of Lo Manthang with the medieval royal palace and its important Buddhistic monastery complexes from the 15th century.

The way to the capital of mustang [Lo Manthang] leads along the Kali Gandaki river, past bizarre rock formations made of sandstone, granite or limestone, past steep loam-cones and slopes from which the wind has eroded out the most fantastic forms . Highlight is Lo Mantang, the capital of the kingdom mustang, appearing to us like a ancient mystical town from the past.

right picture :    - Udi - Hotra - Lalita - in Jomosom,
starting point for our Trekking Tour through the upper
Mustang Valley, trekking to Lo Manthang, Damodar Kund,
Muktinath and back to Pokhara