Every spring, the ancient walled city of Lo Manthang – the medieval capital of Upper Mustang at 3,840 meters in Nepal's Himalayan rain shadow – comes alive for the Tiji Festival. Monks of the Sakya lineage perform three days of elaborate masked dances, sacred chants, and ritual ceremonies dating back over 400 years. The festival re-enacts the story of Dorje Jono, a Buddhist deity who defeats his demon father to save the Kingdom of Mustang from drought and destruction. Watched by the Mustang royal family, local villagers, and a small number of travelers who make the journey each year, it is one of the most authentic and least commercialised cultural events in Asia.
Getting there requires a Restricted Area Permit, a licensed Nepali trekking agency, and roughly 8–10 days of travel from Kathmandu. The permit limits visitor numbers, which keeps the festival genuinely unspoiled. Getaway Nepal Adventure has been organising Tiji Festival treks for years, with all logistics, permits, guides, and accommodation managed from our Kathmandu office. We offer every format: on foot, by jeep, by motorbike, or by helicopter.
Planning for a Tiji Festival Trek to Upper Mustang and looking for a group to Join? We organize small group departure Tiji Festival Trek and booking is open. more details
Planning for a Tiji Festival Trek 2027 but not interested in joining with other groups? No problem, we also organize private Tiji Festival trek to Upper Mustang. more details
As Tiji Festival Trek is a moderate level trek, previous trekking experience is not really necessary but again previous hiking or trekking experience is always a plus. Everyday we walk about 5 to 6 hours with some break so your fitness level for Tiji Festival Trek should be such that your comfortable walking all day.
Tiji festival trek is suitable for kids but Nepal law requires that children under age 18 are accompanied by a parent or guardian while trekking. And if you are planning for a family trek, We generally suggest you to book private trip and schedule a few extra days.
You don't really need to go for special training or preparation for Tiji Festival Trek. If you can do some cardio related workouts like running and distance walking, it prepares you for this trek. And if you can take the time to go on a few weekend hikes around your area, that is plus for you.
There is no age limit for Tiji Festival Trek, as long as you are healthy, willing and comfortable to walk 5 to 6 hours, you are welcome for Tiji Festival Trek.
There are 2 options available and they are Tea house and camping. If you book camping option, we organize your entire trek accommodation in provide you tent accommodation during the trek. And if you book tea house trek, we organize your accommodation in a local tea houses during the trek. Tea house option is probably the most popular style of trekking in Upper Mustang and it simply involves going from teahouse to teahouse.
you can choose a meal from the menus at the tea houses. Typical meals available in most of the tea houses includes omelets, toast, boiled eggs, noodle soup, fried rice, macaroni, momo, vegetarian curries, pizza or chow mein. Meat on the mountain is not hygienic and we suggest trekkers stick with vegetarian options.
We trekked From Jomsom to Lo Manthang for the Tiji festival with my family (My wife and 3 sons). Words can't describe how amazing this trip was!!
Raj planned this trip based on what we were looking for and the times we had available, he took care of all of our flights and booked our tea houses along the route. We didn't have a worry the entire trip and all we had to do was enjoy this adventure. Raj was very accommodating with changing plans and canceled flights and made everything seem easy. During the trip Raj and our amazing guide Hum, made suggestions and recommendations to enhance the trip.
The guide and porters during the trek were incredible as well. We couldn't have asked for better people to guide us through the beautiful land of upper Mustang and teach us about the culture. ... Read More
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