Tour Mustang

En route to the ancient cave temple of Luri, travelers must cross a dry plateau that looks out on the Annapurna mountains in the distance. Dubbed the "Plain of Deception" by our assistant cameraman, Pushpa Tulachan, who is from Mustang, this high plateau is deceptively flat. Although much of it looks level, there is a slight but unrelenting uphill climb across the plain that, because of the high altitude, has been known to tire the most intrepid of visitors.