Mustang Tiji Festival: 12 Days
Nepal
Trip Highlights:
- Witness the sacred Tiji Festival – a three-day Tibetan Buddhist celebration with masked dances, rituals, and ancient myth reenactments.
- Explore the walled capital of Lo-Manthang, rich with monasteries, chortens, and centuries-old Himalayan heritage.
- Trek through Upper Mustang’s iconic red canyons, eroded cliffs, and desert landscapes shaped by wind and time.
- Experience deep Tibetan-influenced culture, preserved for centuries due to Mustang’s restricted access.
- Visit ancient gompas such as Choser Cave, Jhong Monastery, Charang Gompa and other sacred sites.
- Visit ancient gompas such as Choser Cave, Jhong Monastery, Charang Gompa and other sacred sites.
- A rare chance to join local celebrations in one of Nepal’s most protected cultural regions.
Trip Facts:
| Price : |
Starting From
US$ 1,699
/ person
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| Group Size : | 1-20+ | |||||||||||||
| Duration : | 12 Days | |||||||||||||
| Trip Mode : | Private Vehicle | |||||||||||||
| Level : | Easy | |||||||||||||
| Max Altitude : | 3800 m | |||||||||||||
| Best Season : | Late Sep-Nov and Feb-May | |||||||||||||
| Accommodation : | Tea houses/Lodges | |||||||||||||
| Meal : | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | |||||||||||||
| Start|End : | Kathmandu |
Outline Itinerary:
- Day 1: Arrival at Kathmandu (1,400m)
- Day 2: Kathmandu Valley Sightseeing.
- Day 3: Drive to Pokhara (822m)
- Day 4: Fly to Jomsom (2,720m) and then drive to Kagbeni (2,858m)
- Day 5: Drive to Ghami (3,520m)
- Day 6: Drive to Lomanthang (3,840m) – First day of Tiji festival
- Day 7: Festive Vibes
- Day 8: Third Tiji Day
- Day 9: Drive to Muktinath (3,710m)
- Day 10: Drive back to Pokhara (822m)
- Day 11: Drive back to Kathmandu (1,310m)
- Day 12: Farewell and departure to the airport
What's include?
- Airport picks up & drop by private vehicle to hotel.
- Transportation from Kathmandu to Pokhara and Pokhara to Kathmandu.
- Flight from Pokhara to Jomsom and Jomsom to Pokhara.
- Sightseeing at Kathmandu Valley.
- Sharing jeep over trip for Upper Mustang.
- Necessary paperwork and Trekking Permits fee (ACAP permit & Upper Mustang Restricted Permit).
- Accommodation during trek and Meal (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and a cup of coffee or tea).
- Licensed English or Chinese or Korean or Hindi along with Nepali speaking Friendly trekking guide.
- Coverage of Guides including their Meals, Insurance, Salary, Lodging, transportation and other necessary equipment.
- First Aid Medical Kit(Carried by the guide) Aarogya PC-303 Portable Vital Signs Monitor Device
- Sleeping bag, down jackets and trekking map, if necessary.
- Emergency Evacuation Assistance Service (The cost of the helicopter, hospital and necessary transport are not payable by the company).
- Welcome or farewell dinner in Kathmandu at a cultural restaurant (complimentary).
- A nation-wide operated Mobile SIM Card and a map of the trekking region.
What's exclude?
- Nepal Entry Visa fee: you can obtain a visa easily upon your arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport.
- International airfare.
- Personal Travel insurance which has to cover emergency high-altitude rescue and evacuation compulsory.
- Personal expense (shopping, snacks, boil bottle water, hot and cold drinks, hot shower, Alcohol, Wi-Fi, telephone call, battery re-chargefee).
- Accommodation, Lunches and dinners in Kathmandu, except the farewell dinner.
- Emergency expenses such as expenses on charted helicopter.
- Additional costs or delays caused by out of management control, for example, landslide, weather condition, itinerary modification due to safety concerns, illness, change of government policies etc.
- Gratitude and tips for your guide, porter and driver.
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