Upper Mustang, Nepal

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Upper Mustang is a remote, high-altitude region in northern Nepal, bordering Tibet, and was a restricted area closed to outsiders until 1992. Often called the "Last Forbidden Kingdom," it preserves the ancient Tibetan Buddhist kingdom of Lo, with its walled capital Lo Manthang, centuries-old monasteries, and cave dwellings carved into dramatic ochre cliffs. The landscape is strikingly arid — a rain-shadow desert of eroded canyons, mani walls, and wind-sculpted badlands sitting above 3,800 metres. Trekkers and cultural travellers come here for one of Nepal's most off-the-beaten-path Himalayan journeys, drawn by its extraordinary preservation of Tibetan culture, art, and architecture largely untouched by modernisation.