Luxury holidays in Mustang
You’ll need to muster up some adrenaline before visiting Mustang, a formerly closed-to-visitors Buddhist kingdom contoured by towering Nepali mountains, rugged ridgelines and deep-cut valleys. What feels like off-the-beaten-track trekking actually follows the ancient trade route used by spice merchants; a circuit on a par with those of Everest and Annapurna. Mustang’s just-touching-Tibet location informs local culture: fluttering prayer flags decorate the khaki Kali Gandaki valley, and ancient caves adorned with Buddhist murals, on-high trekking trails and sacred stupas interrupt the limitless landscape.
When to go
Mustang’s adventurous appeal lasts all-year long: spring sees wildflowers pepper the typically barren terrain; in summer, spot Tibetan wolves; autumn boasts the clearest skies; and snowy peaks surround it come winter.