Mustang

MUSTANG

The valley of rocks resides on the northern side of Nepal. It is one of the 75 district of Nepal. Rivers like Marsyangdi and Kaligandaki flow throught Mustang. It is also known as lost Kingdom of Tibet. Mountains can be seen around the place since it lies between the mountains. Mustang consists of Upper Mustang and Lower Mustang. It is a place for tourists as well as religious people. It is one of the best trekking destination of Nepal. And for the religious people there is Muktinath Temple. Hindu devotees from Nepal and India visit the temple along with the Buddhist monks. People of different casts like Gurung, Thakali, Thakuri, etc. reside in this place. People living here mainly rely in agriculture and tourism for their livelihood. Lower Mustang is the place where there is Muktinath temple along with many monasteries around the place. Where as Upper Mustang is a like different world. It is a medieval town. A huge wall surrounds this place. There are palaces of the king, many monasteries. Mustang has a numerous amount of caves too. Trekking route to Thorangla Pass and Tilicho lake passes through Mustang. Also there is trekking route from Manang to Mustang.

We can travel to mustang by bus or by air. We can reach till lower Mustang by bus. We can also take a flight from Pokhara to Jomsom and then take bus or trek from there. If you travel by air you would pass throuhg the deepest gorge in the world, between Nilgiri and Dhaulagiri mountain. Mustang is famous for the life style, rocky mountains, scenic beauty and many more. It is place to visit.