Mustang Tiji Festival Jeep Tour 2024

Tiji festival jeep tour is an outstanding over landing experience leading in the valley of Lo Manthang, Upper Mustang. This tour is based on the date of Tigi festival. Normally, Tigi festival happens during month of May following the Tibetan lunar calendar with in the town of Lo Manthang. The three day celebration is usually battle between good and evil in which it contains chants and dances performed by monks in colorful dresses.

Tigi festival last for three days and is performed in front of the ancient Royal Palace of Upper Mustang. According to some ancient stories, a demons or bad spirits used to trouble the people on Mustang region with some evil deeds. The evil spirits blocked the water and spread various disease in Mustang region. Dorje Jono, a monk of Chodde monastery freed the entire region of Mustang fighting the demons and defeating them. This included the prayers, chants and mask dance lasting over for three days in monastery of Lo Manthang. Everyone including the royal families gathered in monastery and act as participants in the sacred dance.

This tour is especially designed for those travelers wanting to have a close interaction with people and their culture. Travelers get an opportunity to observe unique festival with unique culture and ancient lifestyle with Tibetan influence. Beside that they will get to explore beautiful landscape, dry valley and amazing mountain views.

TIJI tour starts from the capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu. You will have an amazing sightseeing tour around the UNESCO heritage site of Kathmandu and around Thamel Bazar. From Kathmandu, you will have an amazing flight to Pokhara, also known as Lake City of Nepal. Pokhara is a beautiful city which is the gateway to various trek destination of Annapurna Region. From Pokhara, you will have an adventurous overland tour on a 4WD drive. You will pass Beni, Tatopani, Marpha, Jomsom and Kagbeni. From Kagbeni, you will drive all the way to Muktinath which is a holy sacred place for both Hindu and Buddhist pilgrim. Kagbeni is the last stop before entering Upper Mustang.

Special restricted area permit for Upper Mustang is checked at the tourist check post here. This is a restricted place for foreign travelers but after 1992, foreigner were allowed to explore around Upper Mustang with special permits. It is also considered as semi-desert of Nepal. Then, you will start your drive to Lo Manthang passing Chuksang, Chella, Samar, Syangboche, Ghiling and finally to Ghami village. Lo Manthang is regarded as the hidden kingdom of Nepal. This place displays amazing landscapes of Tibetan plateaus and desert like structure. You will stay at Lo Manthang for TIJI festival, participate with the local people and have close interaction with people there for 3 days until TIJI ends. You will also explore around the ancient mysterious Sky caves, cliffs, monasteries and Tibetan cultures. After that, you will retrace your way up to Jomsom.

Celebrated in the courtyard of Royal Palace, Lo Manthang, it is performed during the 3rd Tibetan month (falls on May) for the well-being of all living beings. As it is a lunar festival, the time may differ yearly. Everyone including the Mustang Royal family, people of Lo Manthang, monks from different places and observers gather around to celebrate this festival. Chode monastery organizes this festival and monks from this monastery perform various sacred rituals, dances, chanting and prayers during 3 day TIJI festival. Monks will perform sacred dances showing the destruction of demon in Mustang, Dorje Jono’s birth (the reincarnated) and his defeat over the evil demon.

We have been organizing Upper Mustang TIJI tour since a very long time. We provide quality services at very reasonable price. Comfortable vehicle will be provided for the 4WD overland tour with very friendly drivers. Besides that, we accommodate you in good hotels with warm hospitality. Our Guides are friendly with happy faces. We also focus on our client’s satisfaction and preferences.

Flight delay in Pokhara and Jomsom
For Upper Mustang Tiji Festival Trekking often twin Otter is the primary mode of transport form Pokhara to Jomsom and Jomsom to Pokhara. The flight is depend on the weather. Sometime flight (to and from Jomsom ) may be canceled due to the bad weather condition of Mountain or technical problems. In such case Global Holidays Adventure organize alternative available road transportation to ensure your international flight.

The cost of rode transportation will manage from the cancellation of flight ticket. Please note that there will be no refund of the flight from Jomsom to Pokhara, if The alternative road transportation is used.

Helicopter Rescue
While traveling in the Himalaya you may suffer for the various health problems, injuries and even the altitude sickness. Hence you have to prepare before upcoming destination is this mountain land. Make sure that the policy of your insurance company provides should cover the process of giving you the service of Helicopter rescue from the mountains in case of Altitude Sickness or other accidents during your trip.

About 4WD Jeep
We use 4X4 Toyota Land Curser for our Upper mustang jeep tour. Regarding the drivers they are very experience for off road driving. Until now they have 100% safety records.

• International & domestic airport transport as per the itinerary.
• 3 star twin sharing hotel accommodation in Kathmandu and Pokhara as per the program.
• Guided city tour in Kathmandu by private vehicle.
• Kathmandu-Pokhara- Jomsom – Pokhara – Kathmandu flight ticket.
• 4WD Jeep form Jomsom – Lo-manthang – Jomsom. (Each Jeep 4 Pax)
• All standard 3 meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner) during the trip.
• Best available accommodation during the tour.
• English speaking trekking guide.
• Food, accommodation, salary, equipment, medicine and insurance for all staff.
• Necessary entry permit fees & traveler TIMS card.
• Upper Mustang special trekking permit (US $ 500 for 10 days).
• Global Holidays Adventure sleeping baggage and duffel baggage, (refundable )
• All necessary surface transport from Kathmandu to Kathmandu.
• All government taxes and official expenses.

• International airfare and necessary airport taxes.
• Nepal entry visa fees (bring accurate USD cash and two Passport photographs).
• Lunch & Dinner in Kathmandu.
• Extra night accommodation in Kathmandu because of early return form mountain or late departure.
• Temple & monasteries entry fees in Kathmandu and trekking.
• Travel insurance which covers emergency rescue and evacuation.
• All personal & bar expenses in Kathmandu and during the trek.
• Tips for trekking staff and driver ( tipping is expected ).
• Personal necessary trekking equipment.
• Any others expenses which are not mentioned above.