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Mani
Rimdu Festival |
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The
most important festival in Tengboche is called the Mani Rimdu.
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.
The following are the approximate dates of Mani Rimdu events
this year based on the Tibetan lunar calendar. |
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| Facts
of the Trek |
2
Nov. 2008 |
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Preparations
including making the sand Mandala and Tormas (symbolic
offerings made of coloured butter and barley flour)
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6 Nov.
2008 |
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Drupchen
ceremonies start and continue uninterrupted for 8 days. |
13 Nov.
2008 |
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Monks practice
dancing without masks |
14 Nov.
2008 |
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Giving
the blessing to the general public (Wang) |
15 Nov.
2008 |
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Famous
Mask Dances preformed by the monks in a special day
long ceremony. Afterwards the Sherpa community sing
and dance the whole night long. |
16 Nov.
2008 |
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Concluding
Fire Puja |
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Day To Day Itinerary |
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01or Oct 24, 2008 |
Your
arrival at the Tribhuwan International Airport(TIA) and
you will be meet our airport representative then transfer
to hotel |
| Day
02 or Oct 25, 2008 |
Kathmandu City
tour inclusive of guide, entrance fee & private vehicles. |
| Day 03 or Oct
26, 2008 |
Kathmandu (1315m)
- Lukla (2840m), fly 30 mins, and trek to Phakding (2640m),
4 hrs |
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04 or Oct 27, 2008 |
Phakding -
Namche Bazaar (3440m), 6 hrs |
| Day 05 or Oct
28, 2008 |
Namche Bazaar
- rest day for acclimatization |
| Day 06 or Oct
29, 2008 |
Namche Bazaar
- Tyangboche, (3860m), 5 hrs |
| Day 07 or Oct
30, 2008 |
Tyangboche
- Dingboche, (4350m), 6 hrs |
| Day 08 or Oct
31, 2008 |
Dingboche –rest
day for acclimatization |
| Day 09 or Nov
01, 2008 |
Dingboche -
Lobuche (4925m), 6 hrs |
| Day 10 or Nov
02. 2008 |
Lobuche - Gorakshep
(5170m) - Kalapatthar (5545m)-Gorakshep, 6 hrs |
| Day 11 or Nov
03, 2008 |
Gorakshep -
Everest base camp (5210m) - Gorakshep, 7 hrs |
| Day 12 or Nov
04, 2008 |
Gorakshep -
Pheriche (4280m), 6 hrs |
| Day 13 or Nov
05, 2008 |
Pheriche -
Tyangboche (3860m), 4 hrs |
| Day 14 or Nov
06, 2008 |
Drupchen ceremonies
start and continue uninterrupted for 8 days. |
| Day 15 or Nov
07, 2008 |
Monks practice
dancing without masks |
| Day 16 or Nov
08, 2008 |
Giving the
blessing to the general public |
| Day 17 or Nov
09, 2008 |
Famous Mask
Dances preformed by the monks in a special day long ceremony.
Afterwards the Sherpa community sing and dance the whole
night long. |
| Day 18 or Nov
10, 2008 |
Tyangboche
- Namchee Bazaar (3440m), 5 hrs |
| Day 19 or Nov
11, 2008 |
Namche Bazaar
- Lukla (2840m), 7hrs |
| Day 20 or Nov
12, 2008 |
Fly back to
Kathmandu 30 minutes. |
| Day 21 or Nov
13, 2008 |
Departure. |
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Trek Price as per above program (The prices are varied as per
group size):
Group Size 01 2 - 5 6 - 9 Above 10
Price in US$ 1512.00 1286.00 1120.00 1030.00
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Includes: |
Airport
Pick up and drop off service by Private Coach.
3 nights accommodation with breakfast at Hotel Vaishali
(4 star deluxe hotel in Kathmandu).
Three time food in a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
with Tea & coffee during the trek.
Accommodation during the trek.
An experience Guide (trained by Ministry of tourism),
porters (generally 1 porter for 2 pax), their
Food, accommodation, salary, insurance, equipments.
Sagarmatha National Park permit.
Trekkers information management system (TIMS)
Surface Transfer to destination from Kathmandu.
Flight Fare as listed in trip Schedule.
Tourist service charge, Vat.
Office Service charge.
One map of Everest Region Trek for the group. |
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Meals
whilst in Kathmandu.
Nepal Travel insurance .
Nepal Tourist Visa fee US$ 25 or equivalent foreign
currency with multiple entry for 15 days, US$ 40 or
equivalent foreign currency with multiple entry for
30 days. You may easily issue the visa upon your arrival
at Tribhuwan International Airport - Kathmandu.
Disembarkation Airport Tax in Nepal approx. US$ 24.
Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks,
cold drinks, laundry, Tips.
Expenses occurred due to unavoidable Events i.e. road
wrecks, flight delays etc. |
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Note:
Above 10 person group complementary for a group leader.
For further detail & booking please click
here.
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