Jomsom Muktinath Trekking
Jomsom Muktinath trek is most popular trek in Nepal. The diverse landscapes and cultures to be found along the trek route give a marvelous insight into the way of life of rural Nepalese people. The route to Jomsom up the Kali Gandaki River passes through a gap in the Himalayan barrier in the bottom of the deepest river canyon in the world. The valley of the kali Gandaki River that runs between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna Mountain. It offers good views of the mountains with spectacular and varied scenery on the way. The abrupt variation in altitude found here is astonishing. Normally trekkers continue on above Jomsom to Muktinath, the famous pilgrimage site for both Buddhists and Hindus. The people of this part of Nepal are a mixture of Gurung and Magar in the lower stretches of the Kali Gandaki, Thakali people around Jomsom and people around Jomsom and people obvious Tibetan roots, the Loba around Muktinath. Their customs and dress are all quite distinct and this trek gives a chance to see those differences. There are few option to shorten or extended your trek according to your time. The easiest of the tips mentioned here, it does not rise above 3000m.
Itinerary:
Day 01: Arrive international airport in Kathmandu transport to selected hotel.
Day 02: Kathmandu Valley sightseeing with professional tour guide.
Day 03: Drive to Pokhara by tourist Bus at 7:00AM (200 km. 6/7 hours driving) and stay over night at selected hotel near by lake side.
Day 04: Take breakfast in the morning and drive to Nayapul by local bus (2 hours driving) trek to Tirkhedhunga (1520 mtr. 3 ½ hours walking) stay over night at Lodge.
Day 05: Trek to Ghorepani (2853 mtr. 7/8 hours walking) and stay over night at Lodge.
Day 06: Visit to Poon Hill early in the morning (3210 mtr. 45 minutes walking) for the best sunrise view and the magnificent Annapurna ranges Himalayas, back to Ghorepani. Take breakfast and trek to Tatopani (1120 mtr. 7 hours walking) stay over night at Lodge.
Day 07: Trek to Ghasa (2450 mtr. 5/6 hours walking) stay over night at Lodge.
Day 08: Trek to Tukuche (2732 mtr. 6 hours walking) stay over night at Lodge.
Day 09: Trek to Jomsom (3 hours walking) stay over night at Lodge.
Day 10: Trek to Kagbeni (2980 mtr. 3 hours walking) stay over night at Lodge.
Day 11: Trek to Muktinath (3940 mtr. 4 hours walking) stay over night at Lodge.
Day 12: Trek down to Jomsom (2728 mtr. 5 hours walking) stay over night at Lodge.
Day 13: Fly back to Pokhara (25 minutes flight) and stay over night at selected hotel near by lake. Rest of the day individual activities.
Day 14: Drive back to Kathmandu by tourist bus at 07:30AM (200 km. 6/7 hours driving) and stay over night at selected hotel in Kathmandu
Day 15: Departure to international airport to fly your home country.
If you want to extend your holiday then below the options are highly suggested for your trip.
One day Trishuli River rafting, two night 3 days chitwan jungle safari package, Overnight stay nagarkot for sun rise view and himalaya view, mountain flight,
