Mani Rimdu Festival Trek

According to your flight schedule, we will come to Tribhuvan International Airport to welcome you. From there, we will drop you at your hotel and let you rest for the day. You can choose to stay either in Kathmandu or Bhaktapur.

It is better to do some sightseeing in Kathmandu before starting your trek. It will give you some ideas about the culture, history, and customs of the Nepalese people. Thus, you can choose to do sightseeing at UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kathmandu or Bhaktapur. You will be spending another night in Kathmandu. During the day, you would also be briefed about the trek itinerary.

You will be transported to the airport in the early morning in preparation for the flight to Lukla. Even the flight into Lukla is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. This is a 138-kilometer flight distance, and it takes about 25 minutes to get there. Trek to Phakding while strolling through verdant scenery to see Kusum Kanguru.

Ascending through Himalayan pine, we follow the Dudh Koshi to the renowned village of Namche Bazaar. Namche is a historic trading settlement where Tibetan and Nepalese merchants trade textiles, dried meat, and salt. Namche continues to be the main trading hub in Khumbu. It attracted traders from both the Himalayas and the lowlands. It is also a great place to shop for traditional crafts. You'll stay in Namche for two days to acclimatize, explore the neighborhood, and spend time with your teams. We get our first looks at Everest and the surrounding peaks while hiking.

This day is reserved for acclimatization and a very slow ascent into the thin air. After breakfast, you will start to ascend towards Khumjung. The trail ascends above Namche Bazar and passes through Syangboche (3,720 m). This is where the local airport is located. From a hilltop above the airport, you will get your first view of Tangboche Peak (6,367 m), Lhotse Peak (8,414 m), and Ama Dablam (6,856 m). On arrival in Khumjung (3,780 m), you could visit the Hillary School before stopping for lunch at one of the tea houses; the walk takes about 3 hours. After lunch, you will continue ascending the footpath to Khunde (3,840 m). Here, you could visit the local hospital before the 2-hour ascent back to Namche Bazar. This day is physically demanding at times, and you should be prepared as the weather is very unpredictable. Namche Bazaar is also known as the gateway to the Everest region. You can visit the local museum, where you can see the traditional customs of the Sherpa people. You will spend a second night in Namche.

The flat and simple trail leads to a view of Mount Everest before plunging at Pungki Thanka deep into the Dudh Koshi Valley. From here, one climbs the Dudh Koshi valley's right flank to reach Tengboche Monastery (3,860 m). It serves as Khumbu's spiritual hub. The long ascent will be more than made up for by views of Mt. Ama Dablam and, on a clear day, those of Mt. Everest and the peaks nearby.

This will be our first day of celebration of the Mani Rimdu Festival. We will spend the entire day watching monks perform the well-known mask dance in front of Tengboche Monastery. It certainly is unique. Performing such a spiritual dance in the lap of the Himalayas

We will continue to observe the spiritual masked dance in front of Tengboche Monastery.

This will be our last day at Tengboche. Thus, we would be roaming around the Tengboche Monastery and nearby places for the last time. Of course, there will be events held in the monastery, so it won't be a leisure day at all.

We would be hiking back to Namche from Tengboche. From there, we will again start our trek towards Monjo. Night stay at Monjo

Today, we will continue to trek along the Dudh Koshi River to Lukla. Lukla is a tiny airstrip in the mountains, from where you can board a flight back to Kathmandu.

We would fly back to Kathmandu after having a nice breakfast in Lukla. After reaching Kathmandu, you will take some rest at your hotel and go for sightseeing in the evening at Pashupatinath.

Today, you can do some shopping if you want to. Or else, you can visit other heritage sites in Kathmandu on this day.

As per your flight schedule, we will drop you off at the international airport. But before that, we will have a farewell breakfast or lunch together.