Mustang Tiji Festival Trek

I invite you to join me and a small JOURNEYS group on a trek in the fabled Kingdom of Mustang timed for the beginning of the harvest season and the  spectacular three-day Tiji Festival. Located in the Himalayas of Nepal on the border with Tibet, this miniature royal domain answers to its own king even as its host country has rejected a national monarchy. Mustang's culture has descended in its pure form from the Red Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism (contrasting to the Yellow Hat sect to which the Dalai Lama belongs.)  and it remains one of the only spots on earth where Tibetans  live according to their own unimpeded traditions.  We will walk amidst stunning sculpted rock formations  backed by snow-capped peaks. We will visit homes, villages and active monasteries, and the welcome will be warm.

The Tiji Festival  in Mustang's ancient walled capitol city of Lo Manthang will be the highlight. A thousand men, women and children participate in the annual elaborate re-enactment of the Tiji myth, telling of a deity named Dorje Jon who battles his demon father to save the kingdom from destruction. It will be our unique privilege to witness the same color, costume, dancing and ritual that were displayed by these people in this place more than six hundred years ago.

My personal history in Nepal includes ten visits in the past twenty years. I've longed to go to Mustang since I heard about her in 1987, and this will be my first trip.
I look forward to introducing you to my friends in Kathmandu, to traveling again with our wonderful JOURNEYS staff, and to being in Nepal once again.

Call me to reserve your space on this one time experience!