Among the eight of the world's ten highest peaks, Nepal is encumbered with spectacular mountainous vistas. Everest trek in excusably famous, not only for its proximity to the world's highest mountain (8848m) but also for its friendly Sherpa people, picturesque villages, great variety of cultures and traditions and colorful Mani Rimdu festivals and monasteries. The flora and fauna are other ornaments of the Sagarmatha National Park . The story of the yeti is still a mystery to the world from the Khumbu region.
The journey commences in the ancient city of Kathmandu , from where we will take a short flight to the beautiful hillside village of Lukla (1350m). We continue trekking through the lush vegetation of Sagarmatha National Park , enjoying eye-catching pine forests, rhododendron flowers and an abundance of wildlife, to Namche Bazaar (3440m). Here, we will spend one day acclimatizing and enjoying the colorful and vibrant market place. The Sherpa people, whose lifestyle is uniquely different to any other indigenous populace in the world and who are renowned for their hospitality inhabit the villages in which we will be staying. The following days trekking will bring us to the village of Tengboche (3930m), home to the highest Buddhist monastery in the world (4100m), also reputed by photographers as one of the best places to capture the awesome beauty of Mt. Everest (8848m) and its surrounding peaks. The Sherpa festival of Mani Rimdu takes place at the monastery of Tengboche in the Everest region. This trek is specifically designed to coincide with the annual Mani Rimdu festival at Tengboche Monastery. The festival is held around the full moon of the ninth Tibetan month (usually November). This colorful Sherpa masked dance festival is performed and centered around Tengboche monastery - to enhance the well-being of the Sherpas by exorcizing demons and evil spirits from the monastery. Our trek coincides with a visit to Tengboche monastery on its final three days of festivities. Seeing colorful dance dramas played out by monks in a spectator packed courtyard of the monastery. This three days festival features masked dances and dramas, which celebrate the victory of Buddhism over the exciting Tibetan bon religion.
