Shamanism Tour! combined with Gosaikund Trek. 10 Days (For the Fullmoon of August, 2012)
One of Nepal’s most famous religious places of pilgrimage is the Gosainkund Lake, situated at an altitude of about 4380m, surrounded by high mountains on the north and east. This lake is grand and picturesque. Every year during Janai Purnima (Full Moon), next year on the fullmoon of August 2011, thousands of Hindu pilgrims come here for blessings. The large rock in the center of the lake is said to be the remains of a Shiva shrine. Shamans ("Dhami") come from all over Nepal to the lake, to be there on full moon night. There are lots of dancing and singing ceremonies. This day is considered holy by the shamans, whereby apprentices or "Jhankris" graduate into full shamans. On this day, you can take shaman’s healing and other spiritual practices. Joining the Gosaikund Lake Full Moon festival means, your trek almost becomes like a pilgrimage, watching all the activities done by local people, hindu and buddhist visitors and the Shamans & Jhankris. Our company offers this trek to all our valuable clients.
Highest elevation: 4380m
Trek style: Lodge Trek
Major Attraction: Holy Gosaikund Lake, Typical Shamans Dance during the Full
Moon in August, Traditional Tamang Culture, Excellent
Himalayan scenery.
Fixed Departure Trek! 2012
Itinerary in details
Day 1; August 2012: Arrival in Kathmandu and meet our SNFT representative at the airport and
transfer to Hotel. Welcome drink and short briefing, relax.
Day 2; August 2012: Full day Sightseeing in & around Kathmandu with Tour Guide by private car.
Overnight in Hotel.
Day 3; August 2012: Drive from Kathmandu to Dunche on 2030m by private vehicle (6/7 hours)
Early in the morning after breakfast, we pick up you in your Hotel and drive from
Kathmandu to Dunche via Trisuli by private vehicle which takes about 6 hours.
The road is quite smooth until reaching Trisuli through the terraced fields and
Villages and we will have our lunch in there. After lunch, our road is roughly with
dust viewing scenic valley until reaching large Tamang settlement of Dunche.
We will check in our Langtang National Park Permit near the Dunche. We can
see Langtang Lirung and Ganesh Himal from Dunche. After arrive in Dunche,
we will visit Tamang Museum. Overnight in Lodge.
Day 4; August 2012: Trek from Dunche to Shing Gompa on 3250m/4-5 hours.
In the morning after breakfast, we leave the village and follow the trail passing
the terraced fields and cross a small stream by a wooden bridge to the
opposite bank. Now the trail becomes steep ascent through the forests and
traverse up the cliff like a flank and commanding a view of the rocky mountain
of Gosaikund deep in the valley. We are gaining a high elevation each step and
will come to a wide flat area. We will have our lunch there. After lunch, we
continue again steep ascent on a ridge with Rhododendrons. This steep ascent
will be over in a while and join to the path coming from Kyanjin Gompa. After
we come to a flank with bare trees and short ascent, we will arrive in Shing
Gompa. There is small Cheese Factory and Old Buddhist Monastery which we
will visit in the evening. Overnight in Lodge.
Day 5; August 2012: Trek from Sing Gompa to Gosaikund Lake on 4380m/3-4 hours.
Today we are going to Gosaikund Lake, while enjoying the Holy Lake and
Himalayan View. We start after breakfast; we follow the trail that gently
ascends the mountain flank with bare trees and cross over the ridge. We
traverse the flank of the Langtang Khola and going through a forest full of moss
and ferns. We follow the flank back to ridge and reach in Chalangpati from
where we can see the Langtang Lirung and Ganesh Himal. Then, we follow the
wide path that stretches on the high ridge ahead. We are approaching the
forest limit and the view opens rapidly with Manaslu, Himal Chuli and
Annapurna Himal behind of us. We keep ascending towards prayer flags above
and will reach in Lauribinayak where we will have our lunch. After lunch, the
wide trail on the ridge continues further even after lauribinayak and the ascent
becomes strenuous. We keep climbing towards the rocky mountains of
Gosaikund and the ridge becomes a narrow rock ridge until reaching third Lake
Gosaikund passing the first Lake Saraswoti Kund and second Lake Bhairav
Kund. On the Gosaikund Lake, there is a Shrine in which a lingam symbolizing
Shiva is kept and revered. Gosaikund Lake is a site for the great pilgrimage in
August each year. Overnight in Lodge.
Day 6; August 2012: Exploration day:
Full day experience with shamanistic dances and spiritual songs as well as
activities of local people and other devotees/pilgrims. Overnight in Lodge.
Day 7; August 2012: Trek from Gosaikund Lake to Sing Gompa on 3250m/3-4 hours.
In the morning after breakfast, we leave the lake and start to descend the rocky
mountains of Gosaikund until reaching Lauribinak. We will have our lunch here.
After lunch, we keep descending to a ridge until reaching Shing Gompa
viewing the spectacular mountains. Overnight in Lodge.
Day 8; August 2012: Trek from Sing Gompa to Dunche 2030m/4-5 hours.
Today, we start out trek after having breakfast. We climb down all the same
way back through the Rhododendron forests and terraced fields until reaching
Dunche. Overnight in Lodge.
Day 9; August 2012: Drive from Dunche to Kathmandu by private vehicle (5/6 hours)
In the morning after breakfast, our driver comes to pick up for us in Dunche and
we drive back to Kathmandu by private vehicle with rough road before reach
Trisuli. We will have our lunch in there and after lunch, we continue to drive back
to Kathmandu in smoothly road passing terraced fields and transfer to Hotel.
Day 10; August 2012: Departure to International Airport
Our Tour Package Includes:
- Airport / Hotel / Airport pick up & transfer by car / Van.
- 3 nights accommodation with breakfast at 3*** Standard hotel in Kathmandu.
- Kathmandu city tour as per the above itinerary.
- Meals(breakfast, lunch and dinner) with Tea & coffee and hot water during the
trek.
- All transportation
- Langtang National Park permit and all necessary permits.
- Tourist service charge, Vat.
- Office Service charge.
- Guide & support staffs insurance and salary
Doesn't include:
- Any meals in Kathmandu other than breakfast.
- Travel insurance
- International air fare to and from Nepal.
- Nepal Tourist Visa fees
- Items and expenses of personal nature
- Any kind of alcoholic drinks, hot shower, cold drinks, snacks, laundry, phone call, internet.
- Personal Trekking Equipments
- Tips for guide, porters, driver...
Tipping is expected, but not mandatory.
Note: In case of an emergency during the trip, Helicopter will by arranged by Swiss Nepal Family Trekking & Expedition (P) Ltd. The charge must be paid by the clients themselves.
For more information please e-mail us at snftnepal@yahoo.de.
Grade:
(Moderate to strenuous) [ Explain ]
Price
USD
EUR
SFr
USD
EUR
SFr
1,300.00
1,040.00
1,181.82
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