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| Trekking Route |
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| Mani Rimdu Festival Trek |
20-22 |
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5318m |
October-November |
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| This festival is celebrated at the monasteries of Tengboche, Thami and Chiwang right after the full moon of autumn. The monks, with elaborate masks and costumes on, perform a series of ritualistic dances of the triumph of Buddhism over Bon, the ancient animistic religion of Tibet. On the first day of the festival, Lamas of the monastery pray in the courtyard. The second day, you can see the Lamas dancing with brocade gowns and wonderful painted paper-mouth masks. Hundreds of Sherpas from all over Khumbu attend the performance, as it is an important social occasion as well as an entertaining spectacle. Along with the serious and intricate dances the Lamas also dramatize two absurd comic sequences that make the entire performance a grand and amusing event. On the final evening of Mani Rimdu the villagers join in an all-night Sherpa dance. We have following trips of Kala Patthar-Everest Base Camp which allows you to grace the festivals at Tengboche and Chiwang Monastery. Actual dates of festival for the year 2003 are yet to be finalized. |
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| Itinerary |
| Day 1 |
Arrival in Kathmandu.
Meet at the airport and transfer to hotel. |
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| Day 2 |
| Flight Kathmandu-Lukla (2827m) and trek to Phakding (2600m). |
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| Day 3 |
| Trek to Namche Bazaar (3440m). |
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| Day 4 |
| Acclimatization day in Namche Bazaar. |
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| Day 5 |
| Trek to Tengboche |
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| Day 6-9 |
| Tengboche Mani Rimdu festivals |
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| Day 10 |
| Trek to Pheriche |
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| Day 11 |
| Pheriche-Lobuje |
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| Day 12 |
| Lobuje-Kala Patthar-Lobuje |
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| Day 13 |
| Tengboche |
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| Day 14 |
| Namche Bazaar. |
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| Day 15 |
| Lukla |
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| Day 16 |
| Fight to Kathmandu |
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| Day 17 |
| Tranfer to airport for departure |
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