‘World Theme Travel – Mustang Once in My Life!’ Part 1 ‘The Road to Mustang’ will air on EBS1 TV today (the 2nd) at 8:40 PM. Travel creator Kim Woong-jin will join.
Mustang, a remote area hidden deep in the central and northern highlands of Nepal for over 600 years! The road to this mysterious land is not easy from the beginning. On the way from Pokhara to Kagbeni, the gateway to Upper Mustang, a rock falls on the road that can barely accommodate two cars, preventing the car from moving. The curator and several young men join forces to wrestle with the rock. After a long 8-hour drive, we finally arrive at Kagbeni. It is the confluence of the Kali Gandaki River and the Jhong River, and the area north of this point is divided into Upper Mustang and south into Lower Mustang.
The Upper Mustang restricts foreigners to 1,000 per year, and you must obtain a permit to enter. The Upper Mustang trekking course usually starts from the west and goes east via Lo Manthang. However, upon hearing that barley harvesting has begun in Tange, we decide to tour Upper Mustang from east to west. The problem is that we have to cross the Kali Gandaki River to get to Tange. We head to Charang, where the river is the narrowest. Because of the flooding during the rainy season, we cannot cross by car, so we rent a tractor from the village. We arrive at Tange after another 1 hour and 30 minutes on the tractor. The village is golden with the barley harvested a few days ago spread out. We help the residents who are busy with farm work from threshing to winnowing from early morning. The residents are tired but have plenty of free time. The traditional liquor, Chhaang, that you taste after working hard in the fields is truly sweet! After a short time of deep affection, we leave Tangge and head to our next destination. Mustang, which we meet on foot, what kind of scenery will we encounter on this road?
Photo courtesy of reporter Park Yu-mi = EBS World Theme Travel
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2024-09-02 20:45:37