Saga Dawa Festival Trip with Limi Valley 2008 Eco-friendly Treks & Expedition Pvt. Ltd. Venture through the heart of Tibet to discover its age-old traditions of spirituality!!! Web Page: http://www.nepalholiday.com/nepal/nepal_trekking/mt.kailash_simikot_trekking_nepal/simikot-kailash-circuit-limi-valley-treks.html 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 Asia’s 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: Kathmandu – Simikot – Sher – Mansarovar – Kailash Round – Sher – Limi Valley – Simikot – Kathmandu (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 Price Per Person: USD 3899 (We accept group size only one too) Price includes: ~ Airport pick up and drop services as per itinerary ~ Room in Kathmandu as per itinerary ~ All flight fare Kathmandu/Nepalguj/Simikot ~ Accommodation while in Nepalgunj ~ Cook with cooking equipment and kitchen staff ~ One local team leader with sherpa staff ~ Freshly cooked full board meals ~ English speaking local guide with sherpa supporter ~ Two men tent during camping ~ Dining and toilet tents ~ Sleeping mats ~ Restricted area permit for Limi Valley ~ Mule and Mule herders for the trek ~ Transportation by Land Cruiser ~ Tibet travel permit ~ English speaking Tibetan guide ~ Yak and Yak Men during circumambulation ~ Monasteries entrance fees ~ Insurance for Nepali ~ Staff and expenses of all Nepali and Tibetan staff ~ Kathmandu sightseeing Price excludes: X Nepal re entry visa fee it is $30 if you have obtained single entry Nepal visa on your passport X Extra cost in the event of Landslide X Road blocked or Flight canceled these are beyond our control X Visa fee $26 and Rush fee $17 if applicable ($40 for US Citizen) X Airport tax and access baggage charge X Photography charges X Travel Insurance X Extra charges due to political unrest if applicable X All others which are not mentioned above in cost included section X Boarder porter charge to and from Tibet if applied (it is newly added as it applied from recently as we know) Krishna Lamsal GPO Box 11870, Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal Url: www.nepalholiday.com Email: tours@nepalholiday.com Phone: 97714410351 Mobile: +9779851066416