Welcome to Nepal. Asian Hiking Team will be picked from the airport and transferred to the hotel, overnight at the hotel in Kathmandu.

We have process for rusticated area permit before your arrival in Nepal but Nepal government briefing in Tourism Department for Saribung expedition. If you come for the first time to Nepal, may be a Kathmandu city tour. Meet all the expedition crews and check equipment overnight at the Hotel.

From Kathmandu to Pokhara which takes about six hours. As you cross out of the Kathmandu valley, only to quickly descend again to the Trisuli River, you follow upstream to its junction with the Marsyangdi River. You follow the Marsyangdi gently up through heavily terraced fields and small hill towns to the Seti River that takes you directly into Pokhara. Having pleasant weather, Pokhara is tourist's paradise with full of natural as well as cultural heritage sites such as lakes, caves, temples of Buddhist and Hindus along with mountains, or 25 minutes flight can reach Pokhara and join the Pokhara city tour (the flight on request), Overnight in Pokhara at Hotel.

Early in the morning, we go to the Pokhara Domestic airport and take a flight to Jomsom through the deep Kali Gandaki Gorge. Then, we commence our trek by walking on the riverbed of Kaligandaki River until we arrive in Lubra where we visit the Bon-Po monastery. We then ascend up to Ekleybatti and continue walking on the riverbed until we reach Kagbeni. We can visit the red-painted Gompa in Kagbeni, overnight at Kagbeni Hotel.

We register our Mustang restricted area permit at the check post and then continue walking on the river bank of Kali Gandaki. Moving further towards Tangbe village, we can see lovely scenery along with colorful Chortens and Mani walls. Then, we continued to move towards Chhusang village crossing over a rocky trail. We then cross over an iron bridge where Kaligandaki River runs through a tunnel. Later, we can see 16 caves above the tunnel. We ascend on a sandy trail until we reach Chele, overnight at Guest house.

On the fourth day the trek Passes by Gyager village. The trek involves climbing up and down through small valleys and comes to Samara Village located at 3290 m. It is a major shopping post for the area. Annapurna range in the south dominates the scene. Night will be spent in Geiling.

From Gelling the trail climbs gently through agriculture fields up to the centre of valley and below the settlement of Tamagung. The highest point of this day's Trek goes through Nyila pass at 3950 m. The descent to Tangmar river is gentle which leads to Charang village. Charang is a maize producing area with Gompa and Tankas available in quantity.

We bid farewell to this amazing place and head on some new single-track routes. We will have to cross two passes over 4000 meters. We cross Dhakmar Khola on a suspension bridge and move on to Ghar Gompa, one of the oldest Gompas in Upper Mustang. After visiting the monastery, we cross a small river and ascend to reach Chogo-La (4280m). Then, we walk downhill until we reach the walled city of Lo-Manthang. Overnight in Lo-Manthang at Hotel.

Today, we explore the palaces, fortress, and monasteries of Lo-Manthang. We also hike to the cultural haven of Chosar village. In Chhosar, we visited Niphu Monastery, one of the most sacred Buddhist monasteries, and Jhong Cave, the largest man made cave in Upper Mustang. Jhong Cave is five stories high with 40 rooms decorated with Tibetan scripts and Buddhist murals. After the insightful exploration of Chhosar, we hike back to Lo-Manthang for the overnight stay.

Gradually going uphill from Lo-Manthang, we reach Lo-La Pass (3950m). This is the last place where we can see Lo-Manthang. After some ups and downs throughout the trail, we arrive in Dhi village, and then, we make a short vertical ascend alongside Puyung Khola to reach Yara. Overnight in Yara.

Today, we trek from Yara to Luri Gompa. Continuing on the river bank, a gradual uphill walk brings us to Luri Cave Monastery. This is an ancient and well-known cave monastery in the Mustang region which was built in the 14th century. Inside the cave, we can see a big ancient Chorten and many pictures and statues of religious figures. There is also a holy Buddhist text which is always closed overnight in Luri at Camp.

Follow the track that winds up into large pastureland which opens up to a lovely place that gives some overwhelming views of snow-capped mountains. We walk for around five hours and move down to the camp at Ghuma Thanthi. Ghuma Thanti is a lovely place that lies near a stream. It is a popular place for pilgrims who come to visit the holy lake of Damodar Kunda, overnight at tented Camping.

Today, the trail requires strenuous walking as we would be required to cross high passes. After crossing Kyuma La (5300m) and Batsyak La (5450m), we reach the elevation lake Damodar Kunda (4890m). Damodar Kunda is a holy lake visited by Hindu pilgrims and is situated in a rain- shadow zone of the Himalayas, north of the magnificent Annapurna range. We then continued downhill to Namta Khola after spending some time at the lake, , overnight at tented Camping.

Today, our trek starts from the left bank moraine of Khumjung Glacier. This part of the trek is quite tough due to the snowy trail. Climbing through Khumjung Glacier, we reach Saribung Base Camp. At Saribung Base Camp, we are surrounded by many 6000 meters peak from all around, overnight at tented Camping.

Today is an exhilarating day where we scale Saribung Peak (6328m). We start early in the morning and climb up to the top of Saribung on the glacial moraine. After ascending for some time, we find a split ice which parts us from the summit by an easy trail with large snow inclines. Once we reach the top, we can get a fine view of the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges along with Damodar Himal and Chhib Himal ranges. After spending some time at the top, we climb back to the base camp, overnight in Saribung Base Camp at Camp.

Spare Day for high passes and climbing if incase of weather or any cause, overnight at tented Camping (B/L/D).

Today is the highlight of our trek as we cross the frozen Saribung Pass (5600m). We walk on a steep and slippery trail through the snow as we make a strenuous climb on the snowbound Saribung Pass (5600m). Saribung is located in an isolated part of Mustang region and is frozen throughout the year as it lies on the foot of Saribung Peak (6042m). After relishing the Himalayan view from the top of the pass, we descend to Nagoru on a moraine path, overnight in Nagoru at Camp.

Relishing the view of Himlung (7126m), Nemjung (7140m) Cheo (6812m), Pokarkang (6372m), we trek from Nagoru to the ancient Phu Gaon in the Nar Phu Valley. Phu Gaon is inhabited by people of mixed ethnicity such as Lama, Gurung, and Ghale allowing us to observe the traditional Buddhist culture and lifestyle. The very ancient Buddhist Monastery known as Tashi Lakhang Monastery in Phu Gaon is registered as one of the world's 108 great Buddhist Monasteries; it is believed to be one of the last monasteries built by Karmapa Rinpoche, overnight in Phu Gaon at Guest house.

After breakfast, we will explore the Naar villager and start our trek to Meta, Today is a short trek descending Naar phedi and crossing Phu khola then descending to Meta, 3560m, 3-4 hours, overnight at Guest house.

We descend following Naar Khola downstream as we walk through the alpine forest. We cross many small streams and attractive waterfalls near Dharamsala. We cross over many suspension bridges and riverside settlements to finally reach Koto. Overnight in Koto at Guest house.

After breakfast, we take a Jeep drive to BesiSahar. It takes 5-8 hours to drive to BesiSahar, Descend to Marsyangdi River and pass the iron bridge just at the end of Dharapani village. Walking alongside Marsyangdi River and crossing the river many times, we pass through the villages of Karte, Tal, Sattale, and Chamje on our way to Jagat continues drive to Besi Sahar through the Bulbule and Khudi villages, we drive over the Prithivi Highway to Kathmandu by Tourist bus, we have lunch on the way. Upon arrival in Kathmandu, you will be dropped at your hotel, overnight in Kathmandu.

Our office representative will drop you at the airport as your flight schedule or next trip. We hope to see you again.