Muktinath Overland Tour is driving all the way from Pokhara to Muktinath temple by private jeep takes 8 to 9 hours. The total drive of 219 kilometers is driving in the paved and rough road. The first section road of 100 kilometers from Pokhara to Beni is well paved. The rest of 119 is all rough roads. Most of our drive is a bank of Kaligandaki River. Touristic villages including some of the historical places, apple fields, and natural hot springs are pass by your driving.
The main purpose of Muktinath Overland Tour is pilgrimage but there are opportunities for exploring beautiful Nepali villages, plateau landscape, Himalayas, natural hot spring. The route is famous trekking trails of Upper Mustang, Annapurna circuit, Dhaulagiri and Jomsom Muktinath. The accommodation and food facilities are easy in this area. Top of the valley lies Muktinath Temple. Muktinath is a sacred place for Hindu and Buddhist peoples. The altitude of 3710 meters Muktinath Temple lies in a foot of Thorong La mountain pass. You will overnight on the way for a night if your purpose is only reaching at Muktinath Temple. You also have the option to take a 15 minutes flight from Pokhara to Jomsom and reach Muktinath by taking another 3 hours driving.
General Itinerary
Day 01: Drive to Muktinath from Pokhara (8/9 Hours - reaching at 3710 miter altitude)
After your breakfast in Pokhara, start driving to Muktinath. 100 kilometer and 3 hours’ drive in the well-paved road till Beni (900-meter altitude). enter your drive in the rough road and it goes up to Muktinath. Land elevation grows up contentiously with driving. Reach Jomsom (2700 miter height) after 4 hours of driving from Beni, which cross 1800 meter altitudes. Another 2 hours driving from Jomsom reaches Muktinath temple. More 1000 meter elevation from Jomsom. Today we have the option to stay the night at Jomsom and the next day morning reaches Muktinath Temple. If high altitude really occurs you, better to stay here in Jomsom. Next day early drive to Muktinath Temple and drive back to Pokhara.
Muktinath Tour is easier taking flight from Pokhara to Jomsom and back to Pokhathe the next day. To explore more and take the experience of driving in altitude Muktinath Overland Tour is suitable. You can stay more days around this area. The area is with beautiful landscape with Himalayan views. Another option of reaching Muktinath is taking direct heli flight from Pokhara of Kathmandu.