ITINERARY DAYS 1-3: KATHMANDU  Acclimate and sightsee. Transfer to Pokhara and meet your guide. DAY 4: KATHMANDU TO KAGBENI  Meet up with local guides and pony men in Jomsom, the gateway to Mustang and the world’s deepest gorge. Begin walking up the Kali Gandaki Valley, slowly gaining altitude to arrive in Kagbeni. DAY 5: KAGBENI TO CHUKSANG  Hike to Chuksang. Camp at the base of the mountains. With a private cook and muleteers, your nights in the Mustang wilderness will certainly be wild, but you won’t have to give up your creature comforts. DAYS 6-7: CHUKSANG TO TANGYE   By now you will have acclimatized sufficiently, so full days of hiking through valleys and over jagged moraines follow. Visit Tangye. This tiny town lies at the base of an enormous plateau, and after many hours of trekking through desolate landscape, it appears as an emerald in the distance. People await you at the end of this leg, excited to witness travelers from the outside world. DAY 8: TANGYE TO YARA  Hike to the village of Yara, home to many of the greatest caves and cave paintings in the region. The village of Yara is yet another emerald embedded in a valley with cliffs as rugged as the teeth of dragons. DAYS 9-10: YARA TO CHARANG  Continue on to the beautiful village of Charang, with its ancient colorful monastery situated on a cliff above the river. Hike to the medieval walled city of Lo Manthang (12,500 feet). Tour the various temples and monasteries of the capital with art and frescoes, which are equal, if not superior, to the Sistine Chapel in complexity and beauty. DAYS 11-12: CHARANG TO LO MANTHANG  Explore Lo Manthang and the outlying villages near the border with Tibet, an area with snow leopards, caves, and ancient monasteries that have been continuously occupied for nearly one thousand years. DAYS 13-15: MANTHANG TO CHHOSER  Travel by car and foot to Chhoser, Chuksang and Josom. Local guides will share wild and wonderful stories and myths of the region, which haven’t changed in three millennia. DAYS 16-17: CHHOSER TO KATHMANDU  Fly to Pokhara, then on to Kathmandu and your five star accommodations. Sightsee. DAYS 18: DEPART 73 "Nepal is one of the few remaining sanctuaries of Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most remote places on earth." *Luggage transfer daily. NOTE: Daily itineraries on all our guided treks are subject to change. Your guide(s) will make route decisions based on weather and terrain conditions as well as hiker's abilities. TRIP RATINGS Moderately challenging hiking at altitude. (Trip rating descriptions found on page 8.) EFFORT 4/ 4 COMFORT 2/ 4 4/ 4 TERRAIN Kagbeni Jomsom Pokhara Jakriojagga Lek Chucksang Bhena Camp Tangye Charang Lo Manthang Chhoser Annapurna Conservation Area Dhaulagiri Annapurna I Ratna Chuli Nilgiri TIBET NEPAL To Kathmandu CHALLENGING HIKING