Muktinath is the pilgrimage centre for Hindus and Buddhist. The main shrine is the pagoda dedicated to Lord Vishnu and the Buddhist Gompa.The main attraction of this trek is the famous Muktinath temples 108 water spouts from where holy water pours, Jwala Mai temple where you can see an eternal flame fed by natural gas and marvelous views of Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri, Himchuli, Machhapuchchhre and Thorang peak.

This trek can be done several ways, as a short fly in fly out trek, trek in from Pokhara or fly in and trek out, depending on how much time you have. An easy option is to fly to Jomsom then trek out down the Kaligandaki valley back into Pokhara, it’s a mostly down hill trek. This trek can also be combined with visits to Poon Hill and the Gandruk region. It also a superb first time trek.

The longer trekking options allows you to experience the scenery changes along the route form lush sub tropical jungle to arid high altitude valleys on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau.