Then again, you take a flight from Pokhara to Jomsom. After some time, you reach Jomsom. Then you start your trek from Jomsom to Kagbeni.

From Kagbeni, the trail climbs immediately to a ridge marked by a small stone chorten, then descends and climbs over other ridges. The trail mostly follows a road above the river along a steep slope. After a few more ups and downs, the trail climbs to a plateau at 3040m. The trail then drops steeply into a dry riverbed. It’s then a short climb to Tangbe, where you’ll find a tea house on the road above the town. About one hour beyond Tangbe, you will reach the village of Chhuksang at the confluence of the Narshing Khola and the Kali Gandaki. Cross the Narshing Khola and continue north, making several ups and downs. The trek now leaves the Kali Gandaki Valley and climbs steeply up a rocky gully to Chele. The small village boasts several lodges and tea shops.

The rest of the trek to Lo Manthang is through high-altitude desert country, climbing in and out of the immense side valleys of Kali Gandaki. The climb from Chele leads up a steep spur to a cairn and a view of Ghyakar across a huge canyon. After crossing the ridge, the trail enters a large side valley and makes a long, gradual descent to Samar, surrounded by a grove of poplar trees. The trail climbs above Samar to a ridge, descends steeply to a stream, then climbs back to a chorten painted in red, yellow, black, and white. The trail goes into another valley filled with stumps of Juniper trees that have been harvested for firewood, crosses a stream, and climbs up to the Bhena La.  The route skirts a gorge, crosses a stream, and climbs slightly to Yamdo. Climb to yet another pass, the Yamdo La at 4010m, descends to Shyangmochen, with good campsites and three tea houses.

It’s a short, gentle climb to Shyangmochen La at 3520m, where the route enters another huge east-west valley. A road now runs from here all the way to Lo. Descend past a large painted square chorten and a view of Ghami to a trail junction. The left trail is the direct route to Nyila via Tama Gaon and Chhungar, passing Ghami.

The trail from Ghami turns westward and climbs gently through fields in a broad valley, passing below Chhungar and its imposing chorten. Turning north, it rejoins the road and becomes an unrelated climb across the head of the valley to Nyila. The trail then drops steeply to the whitewashed building of Ghemi. The trail to Drakmar and Lo Gekar leads to the west from the upper part of the village. The charang track descends below the cliff across the valley to a steel bridge. Once over the pass, the route makes a long, gentle descent past a big prayer flag and across the fields to Charang. There is a camping ground behind the hotel, and two others are nearby. The village has a fine entrance chorten, as well as its own electricity supply; you cross under the pipes of the hydroelectric plant just beyond the village.

The trail descends about 125m from Charang, crosses the Charang Chu, and follows the road to a cairn on a ridge opposite the village at 3580m, then enters the Tholung Valley. The dirt road turns north and climbs gently to the large, isolated Sungda Chorten that marks the boundary between Charang and Lo. The road crosses a stream, then becomes a wide thoroughfare, travelling across a desert-like landscape painted in hues of grey and yellow. Finally, from Lo La, there is a view of the walled city of Lo Manthang.

A short descent leads onto the plain of Aspiration, then the trail crosses a stream and climbs up onto the plateau of Lo Manthang, crossing an irrigation canal at the southern wall of the city of Lo Manthang.

Lo Manthang was introduced by the capital of Mustang. There are four major temples within the city walls, each of which is locked. If you can enter the four temples and the Monastic Museum, you can purchase a combined entry ticket. The red 15th-century Thubchen Gompa near the center of the city consists of a massive assembly hall supported by 30 huge wooden columns. After breakfast/lunch, your leader will organize a Jeep for town exploration. Take a walk through the narrow alleyways. Visit the ACAP office in the square in front of the palace. There are numerous shops selling Tibetan-style handicrafts, although virtually all are made in Kathmandu. After visiting the temples in the city, consider hiring a horse to visit some of the other villages in the area.

The trail to Lo Gekar is not the main trading route, and the area is criss-crossed with herders’ trails, so a local guide is particularly useful here. The trail climbs steadily to a cairn on a pass at 4000m, offering a last glimpse of Lo Manthang. Climb to the head of this valley and cross the Chogo La. The trail makes a short, steep descent to a wooden bridge, an unpainted stone chorten, and across a swampy meadow to Lo Gekar. The route crosses some alpine meadows to a crest, and then drops down a steep, eroded gully overshadowed by red rock towers to the upper part of Drakmar at 3820m.

The trail descends alongside a stream, passing the stone walls and fields of the extensive village of Drakmar, and then climbs to a ridge at 3710m. It then descends to another stream and makes a short climb to the upper part of Ghemi. Descend to the lower part of Ghemi, and then follow the upwards route, climbing to a cairn on the Ghemi La and contouring upwards to the Nyi La. Descend steeply into the Geling valley, but stay high and follow the trail that passes Geling. A steep set of switchbacks down a rocky canyon leads to a stream, then the trail climbs to a huge painted chorten before rejoining the Geling trail near the ridge, just below the Syangboche La. Cross the pass and descend to the tea house at Syanboche.

Retrace the upward trail through Yamdo and Bhena to Samar, and descend through Chele to Kali Gandaki. Trek downstream to Chhuksang.

Trek back to Kagbeni before your permit expires. You can easily continue for another three hours or so to Jomsom to be ready to catch a flight the following day.

You continued your trail from Jomsom by catching the flight to Pokhara. After a few hours, you arrive in Pokhara. Then, after a few minutes, we pick you up and transfer to the hotel. You can rest that day and plan to continue your trail from Pokhara to Kathmandu for another day.

In the morning, you take your breakfast, and you should arrive at Pokhara airport to drive to Kathmandu. You can see the beautiful views from the plane. When you arrive at Kathmandu Airport, our private transport will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel.

On day 17, you should take a rest in a hotel. If you want to go shopping, you should go shopping in Thamel or anywhere else. You spent your last night in Kathmandu. If you want to celebrate your success, you may celebrate and enjoy.