Jomsom
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Jomsom is a village in the Annapurna mountains of Nepal. It is the capital of the Mustang district of the Dhawalagiri (Dhaulagiri) zone of Nepal.
The town is a popular starting/ending point for treks along the Kali Gandaki River valley as well as up to Muktinath on the Jomsom-Muktinath Trek. Both the treks can be done as part of the Annapurna Circuit.
[edit] Get in
[edit] By plane
Jomson has daily flight connections with Pokhara although cloud cover at Pokhara or Jomson and high winds particuarly at Jomson might cause delays or cancelations. Airlines covering the area include: Yeti Airlines Nepal Airlines Sita Air Shangri-La Air Gurkha Airlines
[edit] By jeep
Jomsom now has a tenous road connection with Beni and onwards to Pokhara. The road is prone to landslides and flooding particularly during the monsoon.
[edit] On foot
With the new road from Beni Jomson Has now become the terminus of the Annapurna circuit and a large number of trekkers come from Manang via the Thorung-La
[edit] Get around
Jomson is a compact little town.
[edit][add listing] See
Jomsom beautiful small town situated at 2800 m at Kaligandaki River Valley and lap of Mt Dhaulagiri and mt nilgri.Tibetan culture and beautiful landscapes iots feature
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Jomson has few attractions of its own but is a gateway for treks to Muktinath and Lo-Mantang as well as a common end point for treks from Manang. Jomson used to be the half way point on the Annapurna circuit but with the road construction it has now effectively become it's terminus.
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There are a number of shops selling handicrafts as well as all the items trekkers normally would want from chocolate bars to trekking poles. One of the more unusual items commonly for sale are fossilised saligrams that are found in this area attesting to the fact that this was the sea bottom once!
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All hotels have attached restaurants with remarkably comprehensive menus and as the food tends to subsidise the room cost you are expected to eat in your hotel or they will increase the room rate!
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See Eat
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The following hotels are all on the tourist strip near the airport.
- Hotel Airport-Inn. edit
- Hotel Alka Marco polo. edit
- The Dancing Yak Lodge. edit
- Hotel Dreamland. edit
- Hotel Himalayan-Inn. edit
- Hotel Holiday Home. edit
- Krishnu Guest House. edit
- Hotel Laligurans. edit
- Hotel Majesty. edit
- Hotel Mona Lisa. edit
- Moonlight Guesthouse. edit
- Hotel Mountain Breeze. edit
- Hotel Mountain view. edit
- Neeru Guest House. edit
- Hotel Nilgiri View. edit
- OM's Home. edit
- Hotel Snowland. edit
- Hotel Tilicho. edit
- Hotel Trekkers-Inn. Singles and Doubles with attached bath NRP 350. edit
- Hotel The Windy Valey. edit
- Hotel Xanadu, jomsom (near the airport), ☎ 069-440060. checkin: 5:00am; checkout: 9:00 pm. one of the best hotel in jomsom. where people enjoy the food. 100-500. edit
Opposite the second suspension bridge when you are going from the airport towards Muktinath are two more possibilities for accommodation.
[edit] Get out
The temple complex of Muktinath sacred to both Budhist and Hindus for it's combination of Earth, water and Fire is a days walk or about an hour by jeep away.
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