Dear Traveler Colleagues !!!
Warm greetings, Namaste & Tashi Delek!!!
HOLIDAY NEPAL, takes this opportunity to  extend to all our heartfelt thanks for your continue support in promoting to Nepal-Tibet-Bhutan tour. As the new season unfold, We take this pleasure in presenting you with our new concept program for conducted tours as tentative schedule which covering NEPAL, TIBET & BHUTAN FIXED DEPARTURE round the year 2008. as well as a wide range of Trekking & Culture Program on NEPAL.
We sincerely hope & thanks once again you continuing patronage and look forward to the same in the coming years.

 SHLUKHUMBHU: PIKEY & DUDHKUNDA CULTURAL TRAILS

Trekking in the eastern region of Nepal provides a wide range of wilderness and cultural encounters, especially in the Everest region. There are those who wish to reach the highest point on earth, while there are others who prefer a middle ground south of the Solukhumbu such as Solu's new trekking trails. Dudhkunda-Khaling Rai and Pikey Cultural Trails

Dudhkunda Cultural Trail

Dudhkunda (4,560m) is a holy mountain lake in the lap of Mt. Numbur, a popular trekking destination of Solu. The trek to Dukhkunda starting from Phaplu can be done either only around the Dudhkunda Lake or comvined with cutural experience passing throough Khaling Rai and Sherpa settlements and then back to Salleri through dense forests of rhododendron and a variety of wildlife. The trail combined provides one with a close encounter with the unique Khaling Rai's of this area. dhuhkunda, which literally means lake of milk, is said to bve a sacred lake and is revered by the local people. It is believed that taking t dip in its holy waters will fulfill one's wishes. During full moon nights in August a weeklong celebration is held here by pilgrims and jhankris (Shaman priests)

PIKEY CULTURAL TRAIL

Pikey Danda (4,065m) is one of the tallest hills of Solu. From Pikey you can see most of the central and eastern Himalayas peaks Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest), Makalu, Kanchenjunga, Annapurna, Gauri Shankar, Lhotse, Lhotseshar, Nuptse, Ama Dablam, Nubur, Khatang. Karyalung, Shishapanga, Mera Peak and Thamserku. The peak also offers breathtaking sunrise and sunset views during good weather. A trail through Jiri-Chaulakharka-Ngaur leads to the Pikey Danda Area. The trail starts at Phaplu and passes through Kerung , Pattale, Jhapre, Pikey Peak, Lamajura, Junbesi and ends of Salleri. The name Pikey is derived from the name of a Sherpa clan deity. During the month of July the locals hold celebrations to worship their clan god, the eastern Chyobo Pikey, as Pikey Hlapchen Karbu. There are other interesting possibilities of undertaking tourism activities at Pikey such as paragliding, mountain biking, bird watching, pilgrimage and meditation. From here the trail descends through dense forest finally meeting the Everest trail at Taktor. July -August is a good time to take a trip to Pikey, as this is when the local people hold their celebration of the clan god, the eastern Chyabo Pikey. From Pikey, one can also continue on to the Dudhkunda trail. As mentioned above , after reaching Pikey one also has the option of taking the Dudhkunda cultural trail. The trail passes through Junbesi, Thuptenchholing, Sengeephuk, Choim Pass, Beni, Dhuhkunda, Taksindu and back to Salleri. One of the most beautiful Sherpa villages, Junbesi is on the way from Pikey to Dudhkunda. One can also visit the famous Thptenchholing monastery on the way.

THUPTENCHHOLING MONASTERY

Thuptenchholing monastery is about an hour from Junbesi. The monastery is about 6 hours trek from the district headquaters Salleri. This monastery, founded in the late 1960"s by Thulsuk Rinpoche, is about six and half hour from the Phaplu airstrip. The monastery is popular as a center of religious torusim and its reputation has been further boosted by the fame of His Holiness Thulsuk Rinpoche. There are more than 500 monks and nuns who study Buddhism, meditate and offer prayers in this monastery. One of the beggest nuns' residential monasteries in the country.

Source: Nepal Tourism Board

Suggested Itinerary:

Junbesi (2,700m) is one of the beauriful Sherpa villages in the Lower Lolukhubu region, with its astonishing landscapes, culture wealth, and hopitable Sherpa people. Junbesi is also a jhunction of the Everest trail and Thuptenchholing monastery. Junbesi falls on the Pikey Dudhkunda trail. There are comfortable family run lodges here with modern facilities like hot showers, which are a real delight after the long hours of trekking. Visitors also have a choice in food varieties ranging from local apple pie, apple raksi (alcohal) to fresh organic vegetables cooked as desired. Cultural performances by the local youth add to the charm of the experience. Junbesi is about 5 hours trek from Salleri, the deistrict headquarters, and about five and half hour from Phaplu airport

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