5 Amazing Things You See On The Upper Mustang Trek

Upper Mustang

1. Skies Burial

When a person dies high up in the Himalayan kingdom, a Lama (Buddhist priest) cuts the body into tiny pieces which are then fed to the vultures. I understand it sounds ruthless, however, It is the means of the funeral in the Buddhist practice. Sky burial is influenced by Tibetan Buddhism and it is believed thought that feeding to the vultures (Holy bird) suggests the dead has no sin and also his/her soul can relax quietly in paradise. This sound extremely interesting as much as it is brutal. You may be wondering, will I have a possibility to see sky burial in Upper Mustang when I am there? Which was a frequent question to me by my clients, The response is no! Only the males in the family, as well as some locals, are brought there to carry the body, and the Lama (A priest) will attend this ritual.

2. Hundreds of cave and old monasteries

Mustang is home to one of the globe's greatest concentration of human sculpted cliff caves, large structures no one has actually had an opportunity to explore. Lot of them are so high up the unsteady rock making them difficult to reach. Some have been transformed to monasteries. A large part of the cave was found as ancient people's residence with thousands of years old painting on the falling apart wall. Extremely skilled old architects who lived in the caves centuries ago made these chambers for their security and as a refuge to live. The locals think the caves are holy which their forefathers carved out these caves for prayers. Tibetan Buddhism thought that all these were found by their holy people, PadamaShambhaba and Guru Rimpoche, who started monastries in the location. Only a few western climbers, as well as archaeologist who obtained a unique license for this certain exploration, have explored this cave.

3. Deepest Gorge in the world

The deepest gorge in the world, Kaligandaki river gorge lies in Upper Mustang trek route in Nepal. As tectonic activity raised the hills higher, the river was cut down through the uplift. This amazing Canyon was made from two of the highest mountains in the world Mt. Dhaulagiri (8,167 meters) and Annapurna to the deepness of 7,337 m to the Kaligandakiriver.

4. Silk Road and Ancient trade route

The river valley of Kaligandaki that runs through the Upper Mustang is the only valley that passes from north to south through the Mountain range in Nepal. It's an ancient route linking India to the south with China's Tibetan plateau to the north. It was likewise taken into consideration as part of the Silk Road.

5. One of the most expensive hiking licenses in Nepal.

By legislation, you are required to pay USD 500 for the 10 days and NPR 3,000 for the ACAP permit to travel to Upper Mustang. The only region in Nepal , the Upper Dolpo Trek, and the Upper Mustang trek, have the expensive permit established by the government for an expedition in the Mountain ranges. Due to its situated in a restricted region of Nepal, you are also required to hire a guide registered from a local company in Nepal.