Mani Rimdu Festival Trek is one of the most fascinating High Himalayan Buddhist festivals observed every year, usually in November (date fixed by lunar calendar). Tengboche
3800m, the world's highest monastery located in Solu Khumbu district of Nepal, is the focal point for the celebration of this festival. Mountain is the main place, From here the visitor can view the highest mountain of the World, Mt. Everest 8848m, and other snow capped mountains. The main attraction of this festival is the various masked dances of religious significance. Mani Rimdu is a ten - day festival of nonstop prayer, colorful masked monks' ritual dances and public blessing by holiest lama Rinpoche that falls on the full moon day of Tibetan ninety month (October/November/December). Mani Rimdu is the only big social event that draws together large crowds from all villages in the Khumbu region. In this trek you are given opportunity to observe and attend this highly popular Himalayan festival in Tengboche monastery. We spend three nights at Tengboche for thoroughly witness this festival and back to Lukla via Namche bazaar, considered as the capital of Sherpa land.
Mani Rimdu Festival Trekking rout
Day 01 - Arrive in Kathmandu.
Day 02 - Sightseeing day in Kathmandu.
Day 03 - Flight to Lukla and trek to Phakdhing
Day 05 - Namche at leisure to acclimatize,
Day 06 - Trek to Khunjung village
Day 07 - Trek to Phortse
Day 08 - Trek to Tengboche Monastery through Pangboche
Day 09 - Tengboche Mani Rimdu Dance Day
Day 10 - Trek to Namche,
Day 11 - Trek to Phakding,
Day 12 - Trek to Lukla,
Day 13 - Flight to Kathmandu and at leisure,
Day 14 - Departure from Kathmandu.
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