Everest Mani Rimdu Mask Dance Ritual Festival
This festival is based around the full moon in October/November. Therefore, the date changes every year. Please contact us to find out the specific times for your trip.
Everest Mask dance ritual at Tyangbuche & Chiwang Monasteries offers you one of the wonder of the Himalayan people and their believe and practice since their communal step to this heavenly region.
The festival originated from the monastery of Rongbuk, one of the oldest in Tibet, is a prayer ceremony where the monks put on masks representing divine personages and perform ritual dances. The spectators of devotion come from many villages of Khumbu area. It is a colourful occasion that takes place in the most spectacular of settings. It depicts the victory of Buddhism over the ancient 'Bon' religion. The festival lasts for three days and is well attended by the Sherpa people who often trek for many days to witness and to get blessed and to gain sonam (Merit) in this important event.
This festival consists of an 8 to nine-day mediation cycle and ends with a public blessing ceremony. The following are the Mani Rimdu events that normally celebrate but the main public ceremony will be of 3 days.
ITINERARY
Day 1:
Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2:
Kathmandu City tour inclusive of guide, entrance fee & private vehicles.
Day 3:
Kathmandu (1315m) - Lukla (2840m), fly 30 mins, and trek to Phakding (2640m), 4 hrs
Day 4:
Phakding - Namche Bazaar (3440m), 6 hrs
Day 5:
Namche Bazaar - rest day for acclimatization
Day 6:
Namche Bazaar - Tyangboche, (3860m), 5 hrs
Day 7:
Tyangboche - Dingboche, (4350m), 6 hrs
Day 8:
Dingboche –rest day for acclimatization
Day 9:
Dingboche - Lobuche (4925m), 6 hrs
Day 10:
​Lobuche - Gorakshep (5170m) - Kalapatthar (5545m)-Gorakshep, 6 hr
Day 11:
Gorakshep - Everest base camp (5210m) - Gorakshep, 7 hrs
Day 12:
Gorakshep - Pheriche (4280m), 6 hrs
Day 13:
Pheriche - Tyangboche (3860m), 4 hrs
Day 14:
Monks practice dancing without masks
Day 15:
Giving the blessing to the general public
Day 16:
Famous Mask Dances performed by the monks in a special day-long ceremony.
Day 17:
Concluding Fire Puja.
Day 18:
Tyangboche - Namchee Bazaar (3440m), 5 hrs
Day 19:
Namche Bazaar - Lukla (2840m), hrs
Day 20:
Fly back to Kathmandu 30 minutes.
Day 21:
Departure