Mustang is located in the northern central part of Nepal and at the top of Kali Gandaki River, which is opened for the trekkers since 1992. It is the most mysterious and least known country of Nepal. The landscape of Mustang is a barren moonscape of eroded sandstone pillars and discontinuous moraine terraces, which together present a colorful mosaic made up principally of earthen reds, yellows and brown often known as “Hidden Valley”. It is relatively easy trekking for all ages along the permitted route to Lo Manthang a small country under one of the few Nepalese principality titular kings, King Jigme Palwar Bista. The trek to Mustang is through an almost treeless barren landscape. Strong winds generally bowl across the area in the afternoon, generally subsiding at night. Being in the rain shadow of the Himalaya, Mustang has much less rainfall then the rest part of Nepal. Most of the populations of Mustang live near the river of 2300m above the sea level.
Upper Mustang consists of two distinct regions: the southern part and the northern where the languages, culture and traditions are alike to those of the Tibetan people. Mustang trek lying in the rain shadow of the Himalayas is perhaps the last enclave of pristine Tibetan culture. Forbidden & isolated from the rest of the World it was able to evolve its own distinctive culture and traditional which is so rich & unique. Lo-Mustang, the capital is walled city ruled by religious king. Untouched by modern civilization, life in Mustang goes on as it has for centuries in unhurried pace. As everywhere in the Himalayas, this area provides spectacular mountain scenery highlighted by Dhaulagiri at 8167 meters (26,795ft) and Annapurna I at 8091 meters (26,545ft). You will be surrounded by more than 35 mountains over 6000 meters (19,680ft) high. The elevation of the the trails rise from 2815 meters (9,233ft) to 3780 meters (12,398ft) above sea level.
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