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.
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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. |
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