Day by day
Altitude, rest days and a bit of ceremony. Mountain weather can shuffle the high days around, but the shape of the trip stays the same.
Kathmandu to Pokhara
Scenic flight or a private drive to the lakeside, then a night briefing so everyone knows the plan.
Jomsom · Kagbeni
The Kali Gandaki is a wind tunnel. Kagbeni is the gateway shrine. The wind is not subtle.
Chele
The permit checkpoint, then the first orange canyons of Mustang. This is where the country changes.
Geling
High desert villages, and whitewashed chortens against a hard sky.
Charang
A cliffside monastery and one of the nicest libraries in Lo. Bring your curiosity.
Lo Manthang
Walk into the walled city. Hang with local lineage holders. Feels like a movie.
Sky caves of Chhoser
Horseback to the ancient burial caves cut into the cliff. Straight-up Indiana Jones.
Return via Dhakmar
Red cliffs at dusk - the prettiest valley in the kingdom, hands down.
