Best Season for the Jomsom Muktinath Tour
Like any other tour, the favorable seasons for the Jomsom Muktinath Tour are also spring( March to May) and autumn (September to November) seasons.
During spring, nature spreads the color of vibrant hues on the hillsides. The green canopy of dense forest with colorful blooms of rhododendrons adds beauty to your journey. The mild and pleasant climate with excellent visibility offers you a mesmerizing view of the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges.
Likewise, the stable climate with less chance of preparation and snowfall during autumn makes it one of the preferable seasons for the Jomsom Muktinath tour. The festival coinciding adds a more cultural touch to your voyage. The fresh air after the monsoon rains, combined with stunning mountain views, makes the trek truly worthwhile.
Since these places lie in the rain shadow area, people prefer to visit Jomsom and Muktinath during the Monsoon season, too. However, due to the heavy downpours in other regions of Nepal that connect you to your highlights, the roads might be slippery and prone to landslides and floods. Likewise, during the off-season of winter, the path will covered with heavy snow, making the lower Mustang a winter wonderland. Visiting Jomsom and Muktinath during winter can give you a different perspective of the western part of Nepal. However, it is important to take precautions about weather-related difficulties while making your trip during off-seasons.
About the Journey Route to Jomsom Muktinath Tour
You will commence your journey with an exhilarating flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara, soaring above the dense Valley, lush forest, verdant meadows, terraced farms, and various settlement areas. Upon reaching the paradise city of natural beauty, Pokhara, you can explore the city and immerse in the unparalleled beauty of the place encircled by majestic mountains, lakes, waterfalls, and many more.
The second flight you will take in this Jomsom Muktinath Tour is from pokhara to Jomsom. The shift of charming green valleys to alluring bareen desert like structure I'll definitely give you an unique insight about the Nepal. Jomsom is truly an heaven on earth with its incredible charm of white washes houses, dramatic rugged landscapes and Tibetan influence over the region.
Continuing the journey, you will travel to Muktinath, known as the temple of Nirvana. The two ponds, Saraswati Kunda and Mukti Kunda, along with 108 sacred water sprouts, are truly a visual delight that will increase the horizon of your religious enrichment. After cleansing yourself in Muktinath, you will retrace your path back to Jomsom, where you can enjoy the taste of fresh apples and apple booze. You can either take a flight or a jeep ride to get back to Pokhara From Jomsom.
The side highlights that you can explore if you make your way back to pokhara through a Jeep ride is Marpha Village. This village is famous for the production of apples, apples, wines, and brandy. So you can take the apples from Marpha back to your home as a souvenir of your Jomsom Muktinath Tour.
Meals and Accommodations
Since you will be going on the Jomsom Muktinath tour for eight days, you may wonder about your accommodations and meals.
Accommodations
During your stay in Kathmandu and Pokhara, you will be provided with comfortable hotel rooms. However, during the tour, you will be provided with rooms in tea houses or lodges. Your room will have two or three adjacent beds equipped with blankets, mattresses, and pillows. Likewise, some teahouses will have attached Western-style bathrooms. However, you may find the traditional squat bathroom in shared vicinity in some teahouses. So, your adaptability skills can come in handy in these situations. You will share a communal dinner where you can interact with other people and widen the horizon of your connections and friendships.
Meals
Jomsom Muktinath route is a well-known trekking route and popular exploration site, so tea houses and lodges along the path offer a wide variety of food options to accommodate people worldwide. You can try traditional Nepali foods, regional foods, and the cuisine of a foreign country too.
For breakfast, you can expect porridge, congee, bread with butter, jams, pancakes, cereals, oatmeal, paratha, chapatis, omelets, muesli and many more.
Usually, lunch and dinner will have the same type of heavy meals. Usually, the staple diet of Nepali people for lunch and dinner is traditional daal bhaat tarkari. You may have heard daal bhaat power 24 hours. Other lunch and dinner options are khana sets, spaghetti, momos, fried rice, pasta, thukpa, chowmein, etc
Likewise, tea houses have a variety of beverage options. You can have freshly squeezed juices, hot drinks, cold drinks, and hard drinks. However, due to transportation and logistical challenges, the prices of these beverages may not be the same as those in comparison to Kathmandu and Pokhara.
Our Jomsom Muktinath tour will provide you with breakfast during your two-night stay in Pokhara; however, lunch and dinner during the tour will be on your own. Likewise, you will have to pay for the bar and bottled drinks from your pocket.
Guides
Guides are the inseparable part of your Jomsom Muktinath Tour, who will accompany you throughout your journey. We will provide you with a government-licensed professional tour guide who will navigate the route and act as a mediator between you and the locals. They will describe to you the essence of the region and provide you with necessary information like the history, culture, tradition, etc of the region.
Why is Travel Insurance Necessary?
Travel insurance is mandatory when making trips with Eco Holidays Nepal. The reason behind this is your safety and security. Travel insurance will act as a financial savior and risk mitigator when you face accidents and mishaps during the tour. You will share the financial burden with the insurer, which can make your journey comfortable with no tension and stress.
However, you have to be very careful in choosing the right policy from the right insurer. Your policy shall cover all your medical expenses, air ambulance, hospital bills, and evacuation costs. Usually, most policies do not have a clause for cancellation. In case you have to cancel your tour, then there's a cancellation policy that will reimburse all your pre paid expenses like accommodations, visa, flights, etc. This will give more flexibility to your tour.
Packing List
Another important thing that you need to consider before embarking on the Jomsom Muktinath Tour is the packing list. It is usually recommended to pack light; however, you cannot miss out on essentials. The packing list can either make your journey comfortable or, if not packed properly, create a whole another level of mess.
You can follow the given guidelines or references if you are confused about what to keep and what to not.
Clothing
- Thermals
- Moisture-wicking base layers
- Windproof and waterproof jackets and trousers
- Sunhat and beanie
- Half and full shirts and T-shirts
- Convertible pants
- Extra pairs of socks and underwear
Shoes
- Sturdy and comfortable shoes or boots
- Sandals for use in teahouses
Personal Hygiene and Toiletries
- Sunglasses
- High SPF sunscreen and lip balm with UV protection.
- Toothbrush, toothpaste, biodegradable soap, hand sanitizer
- Potable chargers or power banks
- Quick drying towels, wet tissues
- Camera
- Universal Charging cord
- Small first aid kit
Miscellaneous
- Energy bars
- Journal
- Board games like jenga, ludo, cards, UNO, etc for entertainment at teahouses
- Plastic bags
Why Jomsom Muktinath Tour?
If time is of the essence, the Jomsom Muktinath Tour is a great option. This journey, which lasts for about eight days and highlights the tour of the Muktinath temple and Jomsom, is ideal for those with limited time. Similarly, this tour is rather easy in terms of accesibility. These locations are easily reachable by plane, bus, or jeep. Consequently, those who have some physical limitations can also enjoy the raw beauty and cultural enrichment of the Mustang region with easy and reliable accessibility.
