Day 1
Jomsom to Kagbeni
3 hrs11 kmsleep 2,810 m
Mustang · Challenging
Upper Mustang Trek itinerary, day by day
Every stage from Jomsom to Jomsom, with the walking hours, distance and sleeping altitude for each day.
Days
12
Highest sleep
3,840 m
Distance
130 km
Rest days
1
Altitude profile
Where you sleep each night
The single biggest safety factor on a high trek is how fast your sleeping altitude rises - not how high the route eventually goes.
Stages
The full schedule
Day 2
Kagbeni to Chele
6 hrs12 kmsleep 3,050 m
Day 3
Chele to Syangboche
7 hrs13 kmsleep 3,800 m
Sleeping altitude rises 750 m on this night, above 3,000 m. That is more than the commonly cited 500 m guideline - worth a look if you have spare days to place.
Day 4
Syangboche to Ghami
5 hrs10 kmsleep 3,520 m
Day 5
Ghami to Tsarang
5 hrs10 kmsleep 3,560 m
Day 6
Tsarang to Lo Manthang
5 hrs10 kmsleep 3,840 m
Day 7
Lo Manthang acclimatisation
5 hrs8 kmsleep 3,840 m
Day 8
Lo Manthang to Dhakmar
6 hrs14 kmsleep 3,810 m
Day 9
Dhakmar to Ghiling
5 hrs11 kmsleep 3,520 m
Day 10
Ghiling to Chhuksang
5 hrs13 kmsleep 3,050 m
Day 11
Chhuksang to Kagbeni
4 hrs10 kmsleep 2,810 m
Day 12
Kagbeni to Jomsom
3 hrs11 kmsleep 2,720 m
Upper Mustang Trek itinerary questions
Answers computed from the published day-by-day data for this route.
How many days is the Upper Mustang Trek?
12 days as published here, covering 130 km with 59 hours of walking in total and 1 acclimatisation day built in.
What is the highest sleeping altitude on the Upper Mustang Trek?
3,840 m. The highest point reached on the route is 3,840 m, which is not the same thing - what your body has to adapt to is where you sleep.
Which day of the Upper Mustang Trek climbs the most?
Day 3, Chele to Syangboche, gains 750 m of sleeping altitude.
Does the Upper Mustang Trek itinerary allow enough time to acclimatise?
There is 1 night above 3,000 m where sleeping altitude rises by more than 500 m, which is more than the commonly cited guideline. That does not make the itinerary wrong, but those are the nights to look at first if you are adding spare days.
Test a different schedule
Add rest days and see how the sleeping-altitude profile changes before you commit to a booking.
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