Mustang, the former Himalayan kingdom, only opened for trekking in 1991.Upper mustang trekking is considered to be a last bastion of Tibetan culture. If you are wishing to see the fully local culture, barren landscape with gray and yellow rolling hills eroded by the wind, similar to the Tibetan Plateau, Mustang is the excellent destination.
Mustang is also known as the forbidden Himalayan kingdom of the Nepal. This is the in common usage, the name Mustang refers to the arid Tibet-like region at the northern end of the Kali Gandaki River. Officially, Mustang is the name of the district along the Kali Gandaki from the Tibetan border south to Ghasa.
While trekking in the lower Mustang, the view of windswept Kaligandaki Valley, vast space around Kagbeni and vast ridges that straggle high mountains provide you a beautiful moment of lifetime experience.
