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| Everest Mani Rimdu (Maniding) Festival Trekking |
This trek has got the lot. We warm up by visiting the turquoise lakes of the Gokyo valley for spectacular views of the huge massifs of Everest (8850m) Cho Oyu (8153m) and Gyachung Kang (7922m) Mt.Makalu before crossing the Cho La pass which links Gokyo to the main Everest trek at Loboje. Then we climb to the summit of Kala Pattar for close up views of Everest's South-West Face, before racing down the Khumbu valley to the famous Buddhist monastery at Tengboche for the annual festival of Mani Rimdu. This is one of the special Treks to Everest Region where most of the trekkers, during the festival time, observed the Mani Rimdu festival. This festival has special feature so the visitor from the world may observe festival. It, in these years, falls on the full moon day of 17th October 2005 and programme will be continuing up to 19th October 2005. Most of the Sherpas wear their religious dress with mask for performing dance and the rite and ritual. The festival lasts for four days. The last day of festival the observer entertain a lot.
Mani Rimdu festival observes most of Sherpa villages of Nepal. The renowned monastery called Thyngboche 3800m. Lying in the Everest region and also situated in lap of Ama Dablam 6,812m. Mountain is the main place. From here the visitor can view the highest mountain of the World, Mt. Everest 8848m, and other snow capped mountains. To arrive here it takes 12 days from the Jiri and 4 days trek from Lukla. From Kathmandu to Lukla, it takes 35 minutes of flights. On this occasion most of visitors from the World wide comes to see it. Seeing all the ceremony, returned through the Everest base camp (Kala Patthar 5545m.) back to Lukla & flight to Kathmandu.
Trekking InFo
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| Trekking Region : |
Everest Region. |
| Culture : |
Renowned Sherpa Culture. |
| Starting Point : |
Lukla |
| End Point : |
Lukla |
| Trek Duration : |
24 Days |
| Tour grade : |
moderate |
| Highest Access : |
Chola pass (5420m) and Kalapather (5545m). |
| Best Season : |
September, October, November and march, April, May. |
| Type of trekking : |
Camping / Teahouse both. |
| Himalayan sights : |
Cho oyu, Mt. Everest, Makalu. |
| Summary : |
A High altitude trek to a valley Lake,Glecir,pass Excellent view of Everest, Makalu,cho-Oyu etc |
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| Itinerary Details |
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| Dag 01 : |
Pick up from the Airport, transfer to hotel and welcome dinner. |
| Day 02 : |
Sightseeing in Katmandu valley.Sightseeing in Katmandu valley. |
| Dag 03 : |
Fly Kathmandu to Lukla trek to Phakding (2652m) (4 hrs). |
| Dag 04 : |
Phakding to Namche Bazaar (3446m) (6 hrs). |
| Dag 05 : |
Namche Bazaar Rest for acclimatization. |
| Dag 06 : |
Namche to Phortse Thanga (3500m) (5 hrs). |
| Dag 07 : |
Phortse to Dole (4200m) (4 hrs. |
| Dag 08 : |
Dole to Marcherma (4410m) (3:30 hrs). |
| Dag 09 : |
Marchermo to Gokyo Lakes (4750m) (4 hrs). |
| Dag 10 : |
Summit Gokyo Ri (5350m) & overnight in Gokyo (4750m). |
| Dag 11 : |
Gokyo to Thangna (4700m) (3 to 4 hrs). |
| Dag 12 : |
Thangna to Dzong-La (4843m) via Cho La Pass (7 to 8 hrs). |
| Dag 13 : |
Dzong La to Lobuche (4930m) (3 hours). |
| Dag 14 : |
Summit Kala Pattar Peak (5545m) O/N in Loboche. (7 to 8 hrs). |
| Dag 15 : |
Loboche to Tengboche monastery (3870m) (6 to 7 hrs). |
| Dag 16: |
Mani Rimdu Festival. |
| Dag 17 : |
Mani Rimdu Festival. |
| Dag 18 : |
Tengboche to Namache Bazar (3446m) (5 hours). |
| Day 19 : |
Namche Bazar to Lukla (2800m) (7 hrs). |
| Day 20 : |
Lukla to Kahtmandu by flight. |
| Day 21 : |
Sightseeing/free day in Kathmandu. |
| Day 22 : |
Transfer you in International Airport for flight home. |
Cost Includes
- Arrival in International Airport and Departure.
- 4 Night's hotel with Bed & Breakfast.
- Sightseeing in Kathmandu Valley with Guide.
- Sagarmatha National Park Fee.
- Local Transfer and domestic flight
- Domestic airport departure taxes.
- Tea House accommodation Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Guide and porters.
- Insurance for trekking staff and Equipments.
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Cost Excludes
- Personal equipment for Trekking.
- Personal travel Insurance.
- Lunch & dinner in Kathmandu.
- Emergency Rescue evacuation.
- Personal expenses/Bar bills.
- Tipping for trekking staff.
- Nepal Visa cost (US$ 30 for 60-day single entry visa).
- International Airport tax - (Rs. 1700 - US$ 24.00).
- For Saarc country - (Rs.1370-US$ 20.00).
- Extra baggage charge over 20 kg Nepal
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