Mustang Tiji Festival 20 Days

The Tiji Festival in Lo Manthang is one of the most important and colorful in Mustang. Held annually to chase away demons, it is a time of prayer and dance as monks don colorful costumes and masks and perform ritual dances watched by spectators (dressed in their best clothes and jewelry) who have gathered from throughout the region. The long forbidden Kingdom of Mustang has always exuded an air of romance.Mustang is the arid region at the end of the Kali Gandaki, beyond the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges.
Lower Mustang is inhabited by people related to the Manangis whilst in northern Mustang (the ancient Kingdom of Lo), language and traditions are almost purely Tibetan. With a rich and complex history with written records dating back to the 8th century Lo, like Dolpo, was once a part of the western Tibetan region of Ngari and maintained its status as a separate principality until 1951.
It is a land of barley fields and pasture and vast expanses of gray and yellow rolling hills eroded by the wind that howl across the area most afternoons. Sun baked bricks of pale mud are used for almost all construction, including the walls and palace of Manthang.

	Detail itinerary Program Day 01 Arrival in Kathmandu (1300m) Transfert to Hotel Day 02 free day in Kathmandu Day 03 Drive Pokhara 915m 6 hrs Day 04 Fly Jomson 2720m trek to Kagbeni 2900m 3½ hrs Day 05 Chele 3200m 6 hrs Day 06 Ghiling 3510m 6 hrs Day 07 Charang 3650m 5½ hrs Day 08 Lo Manthang 3730m 5 hrs Day 09 Lo Manthang Tiji Festival Day 10 Lo Manthang Tiji Festival Western Valley Day 11 Lo Manthang Tiji Festival Eastern Valley Day 12 Marang La 4353m Ghimi 3690m 7 hrs Day 13 Samar 3700m 6 hrs Day 14 Kagbeni 2900m 5 hrs Day 15 Muktinath 3750m 3½ hrs Day 16 Muktinath to Jomsom 2720m 5 hrs Day 17 Jomson to Pokhara by flight Day 18 Pokhara to Kathmandu by Bus or Flight Day 19 Free day in Kathmandu Day 20 Transfer to airport 3 hours before your plane leaving.     Want to know more about this trek or tour itinerary? Enquiry us via our email: ecologytreks@gmail.com with the trek or tour you want to know more about. We will reply promptly with program details, cost and other information.