Highland Asia

Mustang is one of the few places in the Himalayan region that has been able to retain its traditional Tibetan culture un-assaulted. Authentic Tibetan culture now survives only in exile and a few places like Mustang, which have had long historical and cultural ties with Tibet. " says His Holiness the Dalai Lama This semi-autonomous, heavily Tibetan influenced region was described by Tilman as fascinatingly ugly country, the more fascinating for being so little known." Indeed, the trek to Lo Manthang is through an almost treeless barren landscape, along a steeply undulating rocky trail, from which there are panoramic views of Nilgiri, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and a range of other soaring peaks.