Top 11 Best Places to Visit in Mustang, Nepal

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Mustang is one of the best places to visit Nepal. It is the most popular as a magic place, It is also called as a ‘Mini Tibet of Nepal.’  This is a heavenly place where we can be touched with pure nature. We can spend our holiday time there peacefully.

In this article, we will share top 11 best places to visit in Mustang.

The list of best places that you can visit in Mustang:-

1. Jomsom

It is one of the best places to visit Nepal. The place is the Headquarter of Mustang, It also a major gateway for Upper Mustang. It connects both banks of the Kali Gandaki River. It is mainly occupied by the native Thakali people.

Jomsom is the major administrative center of both government and private sectors. Many visitors come from Pokhara to Jomsom and start their trek to Lo Manthang.

There are a monastery and museum in Jomsom. It is the best destination for Mountain Bikers and Cyclists. Many tourists bring their professional mountain bikes and make videos of them riding through challenging hill slopes. Mountain Biking is famous as a daily activity for tourists in Jomsom.

2. Marpha-The town of Apple Orchards

This is the best place to visit Mustang, Nepal. Marpha is the village development committee of Mustang.  The village name Marpha is’ Mar’ means hardworking and Pha means people. Most of the Thakali people live in this place.

This place is famous for apple, Most of the people farming apples and they producing different varieties of apples, now people call this village ‘the village of orchards’.

The apple village lies in the Buddhist region which has small Gumbas and meditation centers too. It has also a local apple wine industry.

The important local business is a tourism and mule rearing. The other business is the salt trading business, dealing with China and Tibet.

3. Muktinath Temple

Muktinath Temple is one of the popular and religious temples in the world. It situates on the lap of the Thorong La Mountain. Beautiful mountains cover it from all around. The temple is especially for Hindus as well as Buddhists. This is a religious place of Mustang.

The temple has natural beautiful and natural beauties, it has a pagoda-style design. We can see 108 water spouts behind the temple, in the shape of cow headed, we have a feeling that we have volunteer ourselves in religious places, It is a holy place among the four Dhams of Hindus. It is the temple of Lord Bishnu.

The temple mostly comes visitors in the season of Janaipurnima, people take bath and worship with the hope of fulfilling their wishes. The people beliefs that the word ‘MAYA’ a vision of the life cycle of birth and re-birth. They believe that when we visit this temple we achieve our goal. Here is also two Kunda Ponds.

4. Kagbeni

Kagbeni is the best place to visit Mustang, Nepal. It is located on the Kali Gandaki. It is the major route between Tibet and India before the entry of Chinese in Tibet. The people bring salt from Tibet and clothes, species are from India. We can reach on foot by 2 hours from Muktinath to Jomsom.

It is the precious of the village and the gateway of the Upper Mustang. The most attraction of the village is the Kagchode Thubten Sampheling Gompa monastery.

The most beautiful scene we can see near the end of the village: a breathtaking lookout towards facing Lo Manthang and the lands of Upper Mustang.

We can spend time visiting the monastery and learn about Tibetan culture and practices. This is the best place to visit Mustang.

5. Chhertosum (Marpha Hill)

This is the best place to visit mustang. It situates in the mustang district. It is famous for a daylong side trip. We can reach 4 to 5 hours there. The main attractions are the numerous Yaks, grazing high altitude pasture. It is the gateway to the Dhaulagiri base camp and Hidden Valley.

We can see many monasteries like Nyingma monastery, the monastery is painted onto the cliff face, and some small stones Chortens on the ledges below.

6. Chhairo Gompa

The Chhairo Gompa is located in Marpha village Ward no 9, Mustang district. It is the best place to visit Mustang. The Chhairo Gompa was established by the Lama Chhiwang Thielen, He was the founder of the Nyingma monastery.

It is the religious community of the Buddhist community of people. The place is a historic salt trade route between Tibet and nations of the south. The trade contributed to the rich political, social, religious, and cultural activities of the late 1800s.

The name of Chhairo believes that people to be named after a local waterfall, The Nepali word Chhahara. This is the largest monastery complex that follows the traditional flat roof structures with stone walls and consists of a temple. It has head Lama quarters, kitchen and the monks quarters, kitchen and the monks quarters and stables.

7. Damodarkund

It is the most popular place to visit Mustang, Nepal. It is located at the Upper Mustang. This is the religious place to the Hindu religion, this temple is the God of Lord Krishna. The people’s belief that when they are both in the Kunda they will be free their sins.

It is mainly established for the destinations of trekkers. We can use a helicopter to reach the place, the tour to this Kund awesome views, lush valleys, stunning landscapes, monasteries, and natural beauty.

It is a very cold and windy place, but also very beautiful. The place is mainly open for visitors from April to September, but the best time to visit this place is during the full moon of August every year when we can enjoy a big festival.

8. Dhumba Lake

This lake is a famous place to visit Mustang, Nepal. Dhumba Lake is located at Mount Nilgiri, It is a beautiful lake in the Mustang. We can reach on foot 5.5 kilometers from Jomsom. This is a religious place of Buddhist, It is surrounded by flags.

The lake has a story, the water once turned red on its own after a long time, The Tibetan Buddhists performs religious ceremonies that the water change to its natural color. So Local people come here to pray for short of a change in their lives for their improvement.

There is also Kuchup Terenga Gompa. It is the religious ceremony at the gompa are initiated by using water from the lake.

The lakeside is perfect the spending the time taking photos. This is a pleasant place to relax, the lake is truly a memorizing treat to the eyes and so is the whole trek.

9. Thubchen Gompa

It is the best place to visit the place in Mustang Nepal. Thubchen Gompa is one of the popular monasteries in Mustang. It is located in Upper Mustang. Thubchen is a beautiful monastery, It has many gorgeous paintings on its walls and roof.

We can see also several terracotta figures of various holy gods and goddesses. It is also a cleanliness and serenity environment inside the Gompa.

10. Upper Mustang

Upper Mustang is popular for trekking. It is a way to the Buddhist world of the Kingdom. It is an ancient place, we experience the people who live in the mountain hundreds of years. This place is the gateway to Kagbeni.

 This place was opened fifteen years ago for foreigner trekkers only. It is in the Himalayan rain shadow is one of the regions in the country suitable for trekking even during the monsoons.

There is Namgyal Gompa and Tingkhar are the main attractions of the place. It has also an Amchi museum and school where the visitors can learn about the ancient healing art and how it is being adapted to meet the modern-day situation.

11. Ghar Gompa

Ghar Gompa is one of the most visited places in Mustang, Nepal. It is located in the cool desert in Upper Mustang.  The monastery was renovated by the Luri Gompa.

 It is famous and one of the oldest monasteries in the world. We can see many spectacular paintings made on every tile.

The main attraction is the decoration of the monastery, respectful nuns, and the monk’s mantras quite sound, things make our peaceful mind.

We hope this article helped you find the best places to visit in Mustang.    

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