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Saga Dawa Festival Trip with Limi Valley 2008
Venture through the heart of Tibet to discover its age-old
traditions of spirituality!!!
SAGA DAWA is the most important Festival in
Tibet commemorates Shakyamuni's Buddhahood & the death of
his mortal body. At every monastery sutras are recited and
'Cham' dances are performed.
Trek on Asias holiest mountain, Mt Kailash for the colorful
Saga Dawa festival and join devotees as they celebrate
Buddha's birth and enlightenment. Visit Lake Gaurikund,
where Hindu pilgrims take ritual baths, stay in monasteries,
join pilgrims in Lhasa and spend time in tiny Tibetan
villages. From the sky-high religions of Tibet, travel
across mountain ranges and wide plains to the buzzing
cultural city, Kathmandu.
Limi Valley is a land of eternally snow-capped mountains and
sweeping valleys. A land as eerie and forbidding as the
landscape of some distant moon, its people all but forgotten
by the rest of the world. Their lives are a struggle the
alpine soil metes out sustenance grudgingly, and long
winters threaten to banish the warmth of life forever. Yet
these lives yield untold riches. As if the splendid
isolation and sheer altitude of the hidden
Himalayas bring them closer to the gods, the people of
this land are possessed of a spirituality few Westerners
will ever know.
Itinerary:
KTM Simikot Sher Mansarovar Kailash Round Limi
Valley KTM
(June 06)
Day 01 Pick up from the airport and transport to your hotel
(A)
(June 07) Day 02 Sightseeing tours in Kathmandu Valley (A,
B)
(June 08) Day 03 Sightseeing tours in Kathmandu Valley (A,
B)
(June 09) Day 04 Flight from
Kathmandu to Nepalgunj and transfer to hotel (A, B, L, D)
(June 10) Day 05 Fly to Simikot, Trek to Dharapuri -2400m.
(A, B, L, D)
(June 11) Day 06 Trek from Dharapuri to Kermi -2550m. (A,
B, L, D)
(June 12) Day 07 Trek from Kermi to Yalabang Gompa -3020m.
(A, B, L, D)
(June 13) Day 08 Trek from Yalabang to Tumkot Khola -2800m.
(June 14) Day 09 Trek from Tumkot Khola to Yari - 4300m.
(A, B, L, D)
(June 15) Day 10 Trek from Yari to Hilsa - 4325 crossing
over the Nara La-4620m. (A, B, L, D)
(June 16) Day 11 After breakfast trek half an hour to Sher
(Nepal - Tibet border), after finishing the immigration
formalities drive to Purang (Taklakot)-4000m and visit of
Lhama Yutok Gompa overnight at Purang Guest house. (A, B,
L, D)
(June 17) Day 12 Drive to Darchen-4600m the base camp of Mt.
Kailash & overnight at Darchen Guest house. (A, B, L, D)
(June 18) Day 13 Trek to Chhugu Gompa - 4600m. (A, B, L,
D) (Full moon day of Saga Dawa flag rising day)
(June 19) Day 14 Trek to Drira Phuk. (A, B, L, D)
(June 20) Day 15 Trek to Zutulphuk crossing over the Drolma
La-5620m. (A, B, L, D)
(June 21) Day 16 Trek for about 4 hours and drive to
Tirthapuri (A, B, L, D)
(June 22) Day 17 Drive to Toling (A, B, L, D)
(June 23) Day 18 Drive to Tsaparang - ruins of Guge Kingdom,
Tunnel in the castle and drive back to Toling (A, B, L, D)
(June 24) Day 19 Drive to Miser Chu (A, B, L, D)
(June 25) Day 20 Drive to Manasarovar (A, B, L, D)
(June 26) Day 21 Rest at Manasaravar and exploration of the
area (A, B, L, D)
(June 27) Day 22 Drive to Sher (3860m) Trek to Manepeme
(3850m) 4 hrs O/N Camp (A, B, L, D)
(June 28) Day 23 Trek to Til Chu (River) (2900m) 6/7 hrs O/N
camp (A, B, L, D)
(June 29) Day 24 Trek to Jang (3450m) 7 hrs O/N Camp (A, B,
L, D)
(June 30) Day 25 Rest in Jang and explore Limi Valley (A,
B, L, D)
(July 01) Day 26 Trek to
Talung
Valley (3500m) 7 hrs O/N camp (A, B, L, D)
(July 02) Day 27 Trek over
Nyalo
Pass (4800m) camp at Dingma 8 hrs O/N camp (A, B, L, D)
(July 03) Day 28 Trek to Simikot 7 hrs O/N camp (A, B, L,
D)
(July 04) Day 29 Flight from Simikot to
Kathmandu via Nepalgunj (A, B, L)
(July 05) Day 30 Rest days in
Kathmandu (A, B)
(July 06) Day 31 Transport to the airport and fly out (A,
B)
Abbreviation: A = Accommodation, B = Breakfast, L =
Lunch, D = Dinner
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