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In the midst of a festival in
which over a thousand men, women and children
were taking part. The women looked superb in
hand woven sleeveless Chubas (a bath-robe style
dress made of thick wool) over bright, loose
silk blouses. Around their waste bands were
tucked two aprons, a short one that hung down in
front, the other caught in the belt and hanging
down behind to the ground. These were gaily
striped in bright, narrow bands of blue, red,
green and yellow. Many women were literally
smothered with ornaments of silver and precious
stones…necklaces of bright orange coralline
stones alternating with turquoises…ivory-white
bracelets made of truncated conch shell
(and)...head-dresses…studded with turquoises
along the central parting of their hair and fell
down their backs.
The Tiji festival is a three-day ritual known as
"The chasing of the Demons" that centers on the
Tiji myth. The myth tells of a deity named Dorje
Jono who must battle against his demon father to
save the Kingdom of Mustang from destruction.
The demon father wreaked havoc on Mustang by
bringing a shortage of water (a highly precious
resource in this very dry land) and causing many
resulting disasters from famine to animal loss.
Dorje Jono eventually beats the demon and
banishes him from the land. Tiji is a
celebration and reaffirmation of this myth and
throughout the festival the various scenes of
the myth will be enacted. It is of course timed
to coincide with the end of the dry
winter/spring season and will usher in the
wetter monsoon season (the growing season for
Mustang). Tiji comes from the word "ten che"
meaning ‘the hope of Buddha Dharma prevailing in
all worlds’ and is effectively a spring renewal
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Trip Grade : Moderate
Trip Duration : 16 Days
Maximum Altitude : 4170
m.
Hotel Kathmandu / Pokhara :
6 nights
Best Season : Spring:
Mar – Apr – May - June, Autumn
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Days 01 : Arrival at
Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), you will
be met by our Airport Representative, and
transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
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Days 02 : Full day
sightseeing tour of Kathmandu valley (Pashupatinath
Temple, Boudhanath, Swayambhu, and Kathmandu
durbar square) and receive the official permit
from Immigration. Overnight at hotel.
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Days 03 : Drive or fly to
Pokhara. On arrival you will transfer to Hotel
for your overnight stay. During day time you can
do a sight seeing to Davisfall, Mahadev Cave,
Tibetain Refugee Camp or boating in Fewa Lake.
Overnight at Hotel.
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Days 04 : Pokhara fly to
Jomsom 2720m and trek to Kagbeni2810m.
Fly to Jomsom, the district headquarters of
Mustang and short trek up to Kagbeni. You will
explore the town of Kagbeni with visiting Red
house Monastery, the starting point of the
"Upper Mustang".. Overnight at Camp.
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Days 05 : Kagbeni trek to
Chhuksang 2980m and hike around with visiting
some monastery. Overnight at Camp.
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Days 06 : Chhuksang trek
via crossing Dajori la pass 3736m to Samar
3660m. Overnight at Camp.
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Days 07 : Samar trek via
Charate or Rangchyung Cave of Guru Padmasambhav
and Shyangboche la 3850m to Gheling 3570m.
Overnight at camp.
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Days 08 : Gheling trek
via crossing Nyi la 4010m and to Ghami then
continue to Drakmar 3820m. Overnight at camp.
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Days 09 : Drakmar trek
via crossing Mui La 4170m and to Lo Gheker then
continue to Tsarang 3570m. Overnight at camp.
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Days 10 : Tsarang trek to
Lo Manthang and rest 3800m. Overnight at camp.
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Days 11 : First day of
Tiji Festival in Lo Manthang. Overnight at camp.
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Days 12 : Second day of
Tiji Festival in Lo Manthang. Overnight at camp.
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Days 13 : Third day of
Tiji Festival in Lo Manthang. Overnight at camp.
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Days 14 : Day trip with
horse to Upper part of Lomanthang such as Nyphu,
Garphu, Namdrul, Tingkar and Namgyal Gompa (The
richest Gompa in Upper Mustang) and return to Lo
Manthang. Overnight at camp.
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Days 15 : Lo Manthang
trek down to Tsarang 3560m and explore the
valley with visit Old Buddhist Library of Lo
Manthang and Monastry the trip will continue
after lunch to Ghami. Overnight at camp.
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Days 16 : Ghami trek via
crossing Nyi la 4010m to Gheling trek down to
Samar 3050m via crossing Shyangmochen 3800m and
same route. Camp at Cheile. Overnight at camp.
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Days 17 : Samar trek down
to Chhuksang and continue to Kagbeni. Overnight
at camp.
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Days 18 : Kagbeni trek
back to Jomson and short hike to Thini Village.
Overnight Guest House.
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Days 19 : Jomsom fly to
Pokhara and free time for walk around or
continue fly to Kathmandu which can make 1 day
shorter from this trek. Overnight at Hotel.
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Days 20 : Pokhara fly or
drive to Kathmandu. Overnight Hotel.
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Days 21 : Leisure day in
Kathmandu. Overnight Hotel.
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Days 22 : Transfer to
Airport for your home departure. Farewell!!
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