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Raling Monastery and Nyinba Valley Cultural Trek
Grade: easy
Duration: 10 -12 days
Max altitude: 4050m.
This trip is the shortest and yet one of the most culturally and scenically striking trips in Humla. The valley is reached in a day walk from Simikot at elevations between 3000m and 4100 m.
Nyinba, a Bhotia community also called Bara-Thapalya inhabit this valley in four major villages in the area. The attractions are experience of the unique village structure resembling Buddhist Mandala and culture practiced within these villages that deeply carry the ancient pre-Buddhist Shamastic tradition blended with the Buddhist culture and religion.
Mt Shelmogang (5300m) (also known as Mount Crystal Peak) and Raling Gompa and Siddhi caves of Guru Rimpoche are some of the places to visit. The trail has been planned to visit Kharpunath temple where the Karnali from west Tibet and Chang/Dozam river meet forming the main Karnali, the longest and holiest river of Nepal.
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Arrival Kathmandu - transfer hotel - tour briefing
Sight seeing in Kathmandu
Fly Kathmandu to Nepalgunj
Fly Nepalgunj to Simikot
Trek Simikot to Torpa
Trek Torpa to Raling
Explore Raling valley
Raling to Bargaon
Bargaon to Kharbunath
Kharbunath to Simikot
Fly Simikot to Nepalgunj & to Kathmandu.
Depart
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