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Kathmandu, Nepal
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Mani Rimdu Festival & Everest View Trek
 

Mani Rimdu Festival & Everest View Trek

Overview

The Everest region is one of the most popular trekking regions in Nepal, offering some of the most spectacular scenery in the country. There are several ways to start this trip of your lifetime. The most common way is by flying to Lukla airport (2800m) and then trekking to Dingboche and then back to Lukla before returning to Kathmandu. The Mani Rimdu festival & Everest View Trek is designed for adventurous trekkers who have limited time and still want great views of Mt. Everest and many more peaks within the region, while also experiencing the popular festival of Mani Rimdu. This trek takes you through the most popular villages of the Khumbu, encountering the friendliness of the local Sherpas along the way. Sherpas have a rich culture and interesting traditions that must be experienced first-hand.

Mani Rimdu festival is the most important festival in Tengboche manastery. It consists of 9 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. During this festival, many people will gather together from the Khumbu region and the SoluKhumbu region. The main days of Mani Rimdu fluctuate from year to year- check with us before booking to ensure that the timeframe works for you. The festival is usually in late October to early November.

 

The highlights of the trek are Mani Rimdu festival at Tengboche Monastery, and beautiful views of the Himalayas. Mani rocks (Prayer rocks) along the way are incredible monuments to behold. This trek is a great fusion of incredible scenery, challenging high altitude trekking, and coming into contact with the Sherpa people and their unique culture.

Upon arrival at Kathmandu Tribhuwan International Airport, we will greet you and take you to your hotel. We can meet later on that day or the next day to take you to our head office to brief you on your upcoming Trek with us. Here, we will introduce you to your trekking guide and Sherpa. If your flight arrives on time, we will take you to one of the most popular local restaurants with delicious Nepalese food, cultural music and ethnic dance. This will give you a glimpse into different ethnic groups of the country. If you arrive late in the evening we can do this the next day.
After breakfast, you will begin a city tour of Kathmandu where you will see the main attractions of the valley. On this tour you will visit the Boudhnath Stupa, Pashupatinath temple, Swyambhunath Stupa (Monkey Temple), and Kathmandu Durbar Square (the old palace). After city tour, we will meet again to check your clothing and trekking equipment (sleeping bag, down jacket and trekking boots). This evening will be spent in Kathmandu.
We drive to airport early in the morning as per flight departure time to take a scenic flight to Lukla (2,800m) which takes about 35 minutes. This flight gives you a perfect site of mountain ranges. Once you are at Lukla airport, meet our other trekking members and breakfast at the lodge. Our walk starts through the stone paved trails towards Bhaisekharka. There are a few ups downs hill to get to Phakding passing through plenty of prayer Rocks (Mani in local language). After arrive at the lodge at Phakding, fresh up and short walk to the village or hike up to the Gompa to acclimatize. Stay overnight at the lodge.
After breakfast, the trail leads towards the suspension bridge and easy uphill to the Monju from where Sagarmath National Park begins. After short National Park formalities, drop down to the river, cross another suspension bridge and continue walk to the high Hilary Bridge at the bottom of the hill. After the bridge the trail leads up hill to the Namche Bazzar. On the way you will have a great view of Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Kusum Khangru and more with beautiful valley. Overnight at the Lodge.
Today we will explore the museum, visit Khumjung village and Khongde village where you can enjoy the views of Mt. Everest and surroundings peaks with Sherpa culture. You can also visit Thame which is old Sherpa village as an option. Remaining of the day you can explore Namche Bazzar where you can use Internet, visit National Park, museum and monastery as per your interest and time permits. Overnight at Namche.
After breakfast, the trail leads short up towards ridge and easy way to Kyamjuma then descends slightly to Dudhkoshi at 3250m. After that a steep ascent will bring you to the famous Tengboche monastery, with its picturesque background of Ama Dablam, Mt. Everest and other peaks. Afternoon visit Tengboche monastery and watch the ceremony. This is the most popular festival of Tengboche monastery called Mani Rimdu. Overnight at lodge.
Today explore festival at the monastery. Watch locals and lamas with their traditional performance and religious activities. Enjoy Mani Rimdu and overnight at the lodge.
We hike half an hour down to riverside though lush forest, across the river and take a gradual climb up to the valleys highest year round settlement of Pangboche (3,860m/12,664ft). Continue ascending in the afternoon through alpine meadows and yak herds, eventually reaching Dingboche. Overnight at Lodge.
After breakfast, the trail drops downhill through the pine forest till to the bridge and continue walk to the Monju. Again some formalities had to be done at the check post of the National park at Monju then continue walk to Phakding for lunch. After that your last day of the trek continue to the Lukla. Overnight at the lodge.
After breakfast, the trail drops downhill through the pine forest till to the bridge and continue walk to Monju. Again some formalities will be conducted at the check post of the National park at Monju then continue walk to Phakding for the lunch. After that your last day of the trek continue to the Lukla. Overnight at the lodge.
Flights are always in the morning due to the weather. Our guide will do all airport formalities while you have breakfast at the lodge. Your luggage will be checked in with the help of our Sherpas and porters. Upon your arrival in Kathmandu our guide will take you to your hotel by a private vehicle.
Today is the last day of the trip with us. If you would like to extend your holiday with us, we will help you otherwise we will take you to the airport as per your flight departure time.

Important Trip Notes & Activities
You are joining us for the adventure trip in the remote Himalayan region, where weather conditions, health and fitness of the member or unexpected natural disaster can compel us to change the itinerary, therefore, we require you to be flexible.

Train Yourself
This trip requires walking on maximum altitude above 3500m – 4200m from sea level for the duration of 4 to 5 days. So it is very essential that you should be preparing for this trek before reaching to join us. The best preparation you can do is to hike, even in the gym. Running will help your stamina but does not fully prepare your muscles for a strenuous hike. It is advisable to go for frequent walks including some uphill and downhill sections if possible in your surroundings. Take your daypack with you at a weight of three kilograms or more. This will simulate the conditions you will encounter while on your trekking with us. Join a gymnasium. Ask your gym instructor to work out a fitness program that consists of progressive resistance exercises. An experienced instructor will be able to tailor a safe exercise regime based on your age, condition and strength. Work with a schedule that progresses to higher resistance or weights as you develop your fitness.

Visit Your Medical Doctor:
Please consult with your doctor before your trip with us.

Travel season
We do have two best seasons to visit our beautiful country. We suggest you come at the right time of the year if possible. So the best time is spring and Autumn.

 

Trip Length: 12 Days 

Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

Group Size: 2-10 Pax

Activities: Trekking, Sightseeing

Best Month: October

Transportation: Private car & Flight

Accommodation: Hotel/ Lodge

Style: Lodge Trek

Max Elevation : 4200m. at Dingboche

Meal: Breakfast in the city and full board on a trek

Trip Route: Kathmandu-Lukla-Namche-Tengboche-Dingboche-Namche-Lukla-Kathmandu

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