Nepal lies at the lap of central Himalayas.
The southern slope of the great Himalayas gets heavy rain during monsoon which
starts from June 10 and ends around September 23. The parts of Nepal like Manang,
Mustang, Dolpo are in the monsoon shadow region which are north of Great
Himalayas where there is very less rain so The best season to visit places of
the Trans Himalayan region is at Monsoon Season. Nepal has special programs for
tourists for specials seasons and Monsoon Trekking package is such a special
package. At this time there will be no crowd of tourists, temperature in the
Trans Himalayan region will be fine.
This tour mainly focuses on the life style
of local people living in Trans Himalayan region. In this season life activity
is seen in this Tibetan plateau part of Nepal. The age old monasteries, amazing
landscapes where you walk along will help you to realize who you are from experiential
level. People of this region mainly are involved in activities like farming-
sheep & goat keeping, horse keeping, tourism hospitality and traditional
barter system of salt trading in Tibet. This season is the time of
harvest in this region so you have fresh taste of lot of fresh fruits like
apples, peaches, apricots, plum, walnuts and organic vegetables grow in local
farm.
6 day Jomsom Muktinath Monsoon Special Program
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu, pick up from the airport and transfer to hotel, rest and refresh for couple of hour and complete the official formalities.
Day 02: Fly (30 min.) or drive by tourist bus (6-7 hr.) to Pokhara and transfer to hotel and free time for personal activities to explore its attractions of around.
Day 03: Fly to Jomsom (2700m), STOL flight over the World’s deepest gorge in between Annapurna I (8091m) and Dhaulagiri (8167m) mountains, commence trek to Kagbeni (2800m, 3 hr.) and O/N at teahouse/lodge.
Day 04: Trek to Muktinath (3800m, 5 - 6 hr). Muktinath is consider as a holy pilgrimage site for both Hindus and Buddhists shrine. The lord Shiva had meditated there and had nirvana according Hindus mythological scripts. So since now and then many devotees have dream to visit that salvation center in there life time once. Moreover the holy place offers you wonderful views of entire Annapurna Himalayan range and giant Dhaulagiri panorama.
Day 05: Explore around the Muktinath pilgramage site and enjoy panoramic views of snow clad mountains.
Day 06: Trek back to Jomsom and after lunch visit around and rest in Hotel/lodge with amazing closer views of Mt Nilgiri and Tilicho peak.
Day 07: Early morning after breakfast visit further down another beautiful Trans Himalayn Village Marpha which is famous for best apple farming in Nepal and back to Jomsom O/N in Jomsom.
Day 08: Early morning fly to Pokhara, pick up from airport and transfer to hotel. Afternoon free for personal activities.
Day 09: Free day in Pokhara for personal activities like sightseeing boating on Fewa Lake, shopping etc...
Day 10: Continue your own activities or transfer to Pokhara airport to fly to Kathmandu or drive by tourist bus (6-7 hr.) or by car 5 hours to Kathmandu (200 km). Tansfer tother Hotel.
Day 11: International departure or go for onward program.