Mani
Rimdu Festival Trek 2008 – 18 days
Mani
Rimdu is an important festival of Sherpa
community in Tengboche Everest. It consists of
nine days of ceremonies and meditation (Drupchen).
This is concluded by a special blessing ceremony
given by Tengboche Rinpoche to the public and
the world renowned Mask Dances performed by the
monks at Tengboche Monastery. This is the
perfect way to see the Everest range away from
the crowds and gain a first-hand view of the
tradition, religion, and culture of the Sherpas.
OUTLINE ITINERARY
Day 01: Arrival Kathmandu airport and transfer
to Hotel- Leisure time
Day 02: Half day Kathmandu city Tour and
equipment preparation day
Day 03: Morning flight to Lukla and trek to
Phakding
Day 04: Phakding –Namche bazaar 3500m.
Day 05:
Namche rest, visit Namche monastery
Day 06:
Trek to Tengboche (today preparations including
making the sand Mandala and
Tormas
(Symbolic offering
made of coloured butter and barley flour)
Day 07: Tangboche to Dingboche (4410m.)
Day 08:
Dingboche to Lobuche (4910m).
Day 09:
Lobuche to Everest base camp and return to overnight stay at
Gorep Shep
Day 10: Morning excursion to Kala Pather and
trek down to Lobuche
Day 11:
Lobuche to Tengboche start (today Monks practice
dancing without masks)
Day 12:
Tengboche- giving the blessing to the general
public
Day 13: Tengboche- Famous mask Dance preformed
by the monks in a special day long
ceremony. Afterwards
the Sherpa community sing and dance the whole
night long
Day 14: Tengboche- Concluding fire Puja
Day 15:
Trek down to Manjo
Day 16: Trek to Lukla
Day 17: Flight to Kathmandu and Leisure time
Day 18: Transfer to airport to fly your onward
destination
Extend trip: All trips are
extendable at your disposal such as treks extend, hotel booking, additional
tours, Chitwan wildlife safari, river rafting or
any others you have in mind.
Price-: Depends on size of group
Departures-:
Approximately time Mani Rimdu festival happened
between Second week-Last
weeks of October every year, however it is based
on the Tibetan Lunar Calender.
Trekking Type: Teahouse "You will have an advantage of
being the guest of Sherpa."
Contact
us for cost and booking this exciting Sherpa
Cultural Trek for 2008 and 2009!
