This special 17 days trek has been designed to take around some of the highest mountains and some of the most holy Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the world. The trek starts with a flight to Lukla and passes through beautiful Sherpa villages of , Namche, Thame, Kunde and Khumjung to Thyangboche in the lap of the highest mountains on earth. However, the trip is not only about mountains. In its spiritual aspect it will visit the most important Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries in this part of the world where you will have the opportunity of meeting locals as well as monks who live and study and meditate in among these giants of the Himalaya. Beautiful, multi-hued prayer flags, prayer wheels and intricately carved Mani stones line every hilltop, rock wall and trail side singing prayers to the gods with every breeze and every passing traveller.
Landing at the air strip of Lukla, set off up the Dudh Kosi Valley to discover and learn about the Sherpa way of life. The trip visits the villages and monasteries of Phakding, Namche, Thame, Khunde and Khumjung, Phortse, Pangboche and Thyangboche. The monasteries at Thame and Thyangboche are sites of the Mani Rimdu Festivals Descend the valley back to Lukla filled with impressions of monumental peaks, images of Tibetan Buddhism in practice and the stories and legends of the Yeti.
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Itinerary in Brief
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Day 01: Arrive in Kathmandu
Day 02: Kathmandu
Day 03 Kathmandu - Phakding
Day 04 Phakding – Namche
Day 05 Namche
Day 06 Namche - Thame
Day 07 Thame - Khumjung
Day 08 Khumjung -Phortse
Day 09 Phortse -Thyangboche
Day 10 Thyangboche
Day 11 Thyangboche -Dingboche
Day 12 Dingboche- Thengboche
Day 13 Thengboche - Namche
Day 14 Namche – Lukla
Day 15 Lukla -Kathmandu
Day 16 Kathmandu
Day 17 Departure
LAND COST
17 days trip from US$ 1170.00
