The Adventurous Mode of Travel: Motorcycle Ride to Upper Mustang
By Space Coast Daily // February 17, 2025
Situated in the rain shadow of Dhaulagiri and Nilgiri Mountains, Nepal’s Upper Mustang area attracts tourists with its breathtaking landscapes and rich cultural legacy.
The Kali Gandaki River, which shapes the Mustang Valley and leaves a trail full of hidden gems just waiting to be found, is one of the area’s most alluring attractions. Exploring this area while riding and being part of Upper Mustang motorbike tour which is quite unique.
Prepare to discover the forbidden kingdom of Lo, which is an arid, rocky valley that borders the Tibetan plateau and is situated behind the Nepalese Himalayas. You will undoubtedly enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime experience while on this Nepal tour. The combination of the locals’ lifestyles allowed one to experience Tibetan culture.
Riding a motorbike over winding roads to a rough stretch, then crossing a river while seeing the Himalayas’ majestic backdrop and the varied landscape and culture up to Upper Mustang. Lo Manthag makes us feel as though we are in a whole different universe. Our motorbike trip will take you to Beni, which is 82 kilometers from Pokhara, starting in the alpine valley of Pokhara, which serves as the starting point for many of the most well-known treks.
After that, we travel the ancient path taken by Tibetan traders to reach Nepal. Although the routes have altered, it is still an adventure of a lifetime to ride a motorbike through Kaligandagi Gorge, one of the deepest canyons. The old caves at Chosar, the medieval monastery, and the way of life of a Buddhist community with Tibetan influences. Both motorcycle and upper Mustang jeep tours are now better suited for the Upper Mustang.
The region was able to develop inside its own unique culture and rich traditions that are strongly linked to Tibet after being forbidden and cut off from the outside world for many years. This lesser-known location offers breathtaking mountain views in Nepal’s Rain Shadow region and travels through one of the country’s driest areas.
Its distinct Tibetan Buddhist culture and unspoiled scenery have been preserved thanks to its restriction to foreign tourists until 1992. It feels like a trip back in time to visit Lo Manthang, the capital of the district, with its centuries-old monasteries and royal palace.
There is a very Tibetan vibe to the people and culture of this remote area of the trans-Himalayan mountains that borders Tibet. The arid landscape of tall cliffs and rocks with odd shapes and colors. Kagbeni, the entrance to Upper Mustang, is where the trip begins. It then passes through a barren region in the shadow of the Dhaulagiri mountain range, reaching the Kingdom of Lo Manthang. Explore the indigenous way of life by seeing caverns, gompas, monasteries, and rock art.
Along with Chode Gompa, Jampa Monastery, and Thupchen Gompa of Lo-Mangthang, Ghar Ghompa is the oldest monastery in Nepal. One of the most breathtaking caves in Upper Mustang, Nepal, is the Jong Cave near Choser. Archaeologists from all over the globe are interested in Nepal’s secrets of the sky caves. They are eager to learn more about the upper Mustang region’s mysterious caverns. One of the outstanding instances of cave civilization is Upper Mustang. The highlands of Upper Mustang are home to several multi-story man-made caves.
We have beautiful places where we can stop along the winding, sandy pathways during the journey. This route traces an uphill and downhill course. We travel through a community with winding lanes lined with white-washed homes, apple orchards, buckwheat, barley, and wheat fields.
