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Everest Mani Rimdu Festival -
October 2010 |
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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.
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The
following are the approximate dates of Mani Rimdu events
this year based on the Tibetan lunar calendar.
13 Oct
: Preparations including making the sand Mandala and
Tormas (symbolic offerings made of coloured butter and
barley flour)
15 Oct : Drupchen ceremonies start and continue uninterrupted
for 8 days.
22 Oct: Monks practice dancing without masks
23 Oct: Giving the blessing to the general public (Wang)
24 Oct: Famous Mask Dances preformed by the monks in a special
day long ceremony. Afterwards the Sherpa community sing and
dance the whole night long.
25 Oct: Concluding Fire Puja. |
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Day
To Day Itinerary |
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Day 01 or Oct 09 |
Your
arrival at the Tribhuwan International Airport(TIA)
and you will be meet our airport representative then
transfer to hotel |
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Day 02 or Oct 10 |
Kathmandu
City tour inclusive of guide, entrance fee & private
vehicles. |
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Day 03 or Oct 11 |
Kathmandu (1315m) - Lukla
(2840m), fly 30 mins, and trek to Phakding (2640m), 4
hrs |
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Day 04
or Oct 12 |
Phakding - Namche Bazaar
(3440m), 6 hrs |
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Day 05 or Oct 13 |
Namche Bazaar - rest day
for acclimatization |
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Day 06 or Oct 14 |
Namche Bazaar - Tyangboche,
(3860m), 5 hrs |
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Day 07 or Oct 15 |
Tyangboche - Dingboche,
(4350m), 6 hrs |
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Day 08 or Oct 16 |
Dingboche –rest day for
acclimatization |
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Day 09 or Oct 17 |
Dingboche - Lobuche
(4925m), 6 hrs |
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Day 10 or Oct 18 |
Lobuche - Gorakshep (5170m)
- Kalapatthar (5545m)-Gorakshep, 6 hrs |
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Day 11 or Oct 19 |
Gorakshep - Everest base
camp (5210m) - Gorakshep, 7 hrs |
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Day 12 or Oct 20 |
Gorakshep - Pheriche
(4280m), 6 hrs |
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Day 13 or Oct 21 |
Pheriche - Tyangboche
(3860m), 4 hrs |
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Day 14 or Oct 22 |
Monks practice dancing
without masks |
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Day 15 or Oct 23 |
Giving the blessing to the
general public |
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Day 16 or Oct 24 |
Famous Mask Dances
preformed by the monks in a special day long ceremony.
Afterwards the Sherpa community sing and dance the whole
night long. |
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Day 17 or Oct 25 |
Concluding Fire Puja.
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Day 18 or Oct 26 |
Tyangboche - Namchee Bazaar
(3440m), 5 hrs |
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Day 19 or Oct 27 |
Namche Bazaar - Lukla
(2840m), 7hrs |
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Day 20 or Oct 28 |
Fly back to Kathmandu 30
minutes. |
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Day 21 or Oct 29 |
Departure. |
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Trek Price as per above program (The prices are varied
as per group size): |
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Group
Size |
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2
- 5 |
6 - 9 |
Above 10 |
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Price in US$ |
1512.00 |
1286.00 |
1120.00 |
1030.00 |
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Price 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).
- Sightseeing
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.
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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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Price Excludes |
- 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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further detail and booking please
CONTACT US |
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Note: Above
10 person group complementary for a group leader. |
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