October – November 2016
This is a trip for those wanting to experience the Religions and Culture of the Himalaya.
Taking in the areas of Darjeeling, Sikkim and Nepal.
Take your time to explore Buddhist gonpas (temples), visit a tea plantation or just amble around the market. Search for a bargain in one of the many curio shops. Take in the sights and sounds or just interact with the locals.
Learn how to cook Tibetan and Nepalie food. Have private lessons or cook in a group.
Visit a Tibetan doctor, explore an aryuvedic massage.
We will also have the opportunity to experience classic Tibetan culture, up close and personal. Each year at this time the monks of Thupten Sange Choeling Monastery perform chaam, this sacred dance, signifies the illusory nature of life and is an experience you will never forget. We will be the guests of the monastery. An experience you will never forget.
Then we travel through Sikkim, which up till 1975 was an independent kingdom. It is now the 22nd and last state of India. It is lodged between Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. Travelling through from East to West we travel to an altitude of 4,000 M to the sacred Tsungu Lake, 5 km from the Tibetan border.
From here we travel to the Kingdom of Nepal and the Kathmandu Valley.
This trip is for the less adventurous.
Places are limited to six (6) per trip.