Upper Mustang Heli Trek

Overview

The Upper Mustang Heli Trek is a comfortable blend of a helicopter ride and trekking in one of the most isolated regions of Nepal – Upper Mustang. Upper Mustang is a place of many hidden treasures, and it is one of the last places on Earth that still has the practice of Tibetan Buddhism in its most unblemished forms. Upper Mustang is one of Nepal’s most distinguished trekking destinations.

Upper Mustang presents fantastic rock and corroded hill formations in the amethyst landscape as opposed to the lush trekking locations that other regions are famed for. It lies at the rain-shadow zone of the Dhaulagiri and the Annapurna Mountain ranges. The brown landscape of this region makes a beautiful contrast to the glowing white ridges of the Himalayas while trekking. The Upper Mustang Heli Trek presents a whole new perspective of the region as seen from an aerial view, as it is a fascinating combination of trekking and a helicopter ride.

The many monasteries of the region are treasure houses of many old artifacts, and the practice of the Tibetan Buddhist religion by the people there is a great way to experience something captured in a time-wrap. Upper Mustang trekking is like going back in time because of how little change has occurred in the practice of the religion that started hundreds of years ago.

Upper Mustang Heli Trek

We start a trek with a drive from Kathmandu to the lakeside city of Pokhara. We then follow the trekking trail that goes through many ethnic villages of Upper Mustang. We will pass through the villages like Kagbeni, Chuksang, Samar, Geling, Ghami, Tsarang, and Lo Manthang. Along the way, we can find many gumbas, chortens, and monasteries which provide a very religious nuance to the region. The villages are filled with the presentation of the people’s unique and exotic culture.  Upper Mustang Heli Trek provides one of the best and most comfortable trekking journeys in the country. This trek combines the trekking aspect of the journey with a thrilling helicopter ride above the oxidized red cliffs of Mustang’s terrain.

On the way, your companions will be the temples, the gumbas, and the prayer flags that line the trekking trail at various spots. In contrast, trekking and the people going about their day in the remote, isolated region in their traditional attire are sure to be one of the most amazing experiences of a lifetime. Upper Mustang is a great place to experience the ancient Tibetan culture right in Nepal without having to visit Tibet because it lies close to the Tibetan plateau. The spellbinding brown landscape of Mustang that resembles the Grand Canyon’s deeper abyss presents one of the world’s unique terrains. The rock formations of the place look like it is from another planet.

Upper Mustang Heli Trek

Additionally, the cliffs also contain many forgotten Buddhist artifacts of past times and mysterious caves dug out thousands of years ago. The region’s rich cultural presence truly captures Nepal’s multicultural aspect. The Upper Mustang Heli Trek is a wonderful journey as it presents the best feature of the region with the added thrill of a gorgeous helicopter ride over the sandy dunes and rocky cliffs of Mustang.