The Jomsom trek is probably the single
most popular trek in Nepal. The main feature of the trek
is the walk through the gorge carved by the Kali Gandaki
River, which carries water from the Tibetan plateau to
eventually join the Ganges in India.
Normally trekkers continue on above Jomsom to Muktinath,
the famous pilgrimage site for both Buddhist and Hindus.
They believe that to wash in the waters here guarantees
salvation after death. The Hindu God, Brahma, is thought
to have lit the eternal flames that still burn in
Muktinath. To the Buddhist it is a place that the great
sage Guru Rinpoche meditated at, and to a all, it is the
source of fossilized ammonites, known locally as
shaligrams, that are found all along the upper reaches
of Kali Gandaki.
The people of this part of Nepal are a mixture of Gurung
and Magar in the lower stretches of Kali Gandaki,
Thakali people around Jomsom and people around Jomsom
and people with obvious Tibetan roots, the Lopa, around
Muktinath and up into |
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Mustang. The religion seen range from
Hinduism in the lower parts to the Tibetan style
Buddhism as you travel further north. If you trek
Muktinath in early September you will be able to see one
of Nepals unique festivals, the annual horse races
known as Yartung. This is a week of some serious horse
racing, Tibetan style, and some equally serious
merrymaking. |
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Facts Of The Trek |
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Trekking Destination :
Muktinath (3800m.)
Group Size : Min - 1
Minimum altitude :
919m.
Maximum altitude : 3798m.
Grade : Moderate
Season : Spring & Autumn
Accommodation : Lodge
or Tented Camp
Duration : 09 Days
Entry : Pokhara
Exit : Pokhara |
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Itinerary In Detail |
Days 01 :
Drive Kathmandu to Pokhara Overnight Hotel 6-7hrs. |
Days 02 :
Drive to Nayapool and trek to Tikhedhunga 1575mt.
2+5hrs. |
Days 03 :
Trek to Ghorepani (Poon Hill) 2853mt. 6hrs. |
Days 04 :
Rest and acclimatization day. |
Days 05 :
Trek to Tatopani (Hot spring) 1689mt. 7hrs. |
Days 06 :
Trek to Ghassa 2015mt. 5-6hrs. |
Days 07 :
Trek to Tukuche 2591mt. 6hrs. |
Days 08 :
Trek to Kagbeni 2695mt. 6hrs. |
Days 09 :
Trek to Muktinath 3798mt. 5hrs. |
Days 10 :
Trek to Jomsom 2713mt. 4hrs. |
Days 11 :
Fly back to Pokhara Overnight Hotel. 30min. |
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