Day 6 - Marpha to Kagbeni

From Marpha the trail continues along the Kali Ghandaki over the dry dusty terrain of the Mustang region (Mustang is an arid Tibet-like region of the Northern end of the Kali Ghandaki river) slowly rising to 2713 metres when you reach the town of Jomsom. Jomsom is the administrative head of the Mustang Region and houses such services as a bank, post office, and an airport.

Flights from Jomsom go many times a day to Pokhara via Twin Otter aircraft. The cost of a one-way ticket is $55 US. Jomsom is a good place to change travellers cheques or to rest for a day if you have the time.

Since Jomsom has an airport it is a busy place with trekkers coming and going, and there are many roadside vendors selling locally made and Tibetan souvenirs.

As we would be returning to Jomsom in two days to fly to Pokhara we did not stay and continued on to Kagbeni. The trail from Jomsom to Kagbeni continues along the flat river bed and the terrain becomes increasingly arid as it weaves along the river beneath tall barren cliffs. After mid-morning there can be fierce tailwinds howling up the Kali Ghandaki gorge.

At 2730 metres we passed through the small village of Eklai Bhatti.

From here trekkers can head directly up to Muktinath bypassing Kagbeni. However, because of our itinerary and because it was later in the day by the time we arrived here, we continued the extra one hour into Kagbeni at 2810 metres.

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