Pilgrimage Muktinath Tour is a holy tour to the beautiful Muktinath Temple. Muktinath in Nepal is an important pilgrimage site for the devotees of Lord Vishnu as well as to Buddhists offering transcendental liberation from this world. There is a spot with burning natural gas. Muktinath is surrounded by two rivers – the Marshyangadi in the East and the Kali Gandaki in the West. The Kali Gandaki is famous for the shaligram shilas as well as the world’s deepest gorge. Promote Nepal as a desirable tourist destination. Pilgrimage Muktinath Tour takes you to this beautiful destination in Kali gandaki region.
Muktinath-Chumig Gyatsa is a sacred place for Hindus and Buddhists at 3750 meters (12,300 feet) at the Annapurna Circuit in the Himalayas of Nepal. It is a great example of how two religions can share the same holy spot with mutual respect and support. Attributes. In Muktinath-Chumig Gyatsa all the elements are represented, not only earth, air and holy water, but also fire. Beside trees are growing at an unusual altitude. For this and reasons unseen yogis from both religions do their meditation at Muktinath. Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche.
Getting Muktinath Tour
In a 25-minute flight from Pokhara, pilgrims would reach Jomsom. They take a jeep trip from Jomsom for about 2 hours along the bank of the KaliGandaki River to Kagbeni, and up to Jharkot, then to RaniPauwa, and we reach Muktinath Temple in about 10 minutes walking distance. Muktinath is a very popular pilgrimage site, which is only 389 km away from Kathmandu, among many religious pilgrimage locations in Nepal. At 3750 above sea level, it is called Mukti Chhetra by Hindu pilgrims, and it is called Chhuming Gyatsa by Buddhists in Tibetan. People think they will get rid of all the sin committed during their lifetime by visiting (Darshan) to Muktinath.
Muktinath is a common pilgrimage site for Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Vaishanab pilgrims, many pilgrims from India and aboard each year come to visit Muktinath. There are 108 tapes in Muktinath. Anyone taking a bath on these taps will gain eternal virtue. At this tap, people first take a holy bath and then go to Muktinath Temple’s Darshan. According to Hindu belief, in the name of dead ancestors, whoever performs Sraddha (Memorial), and they would enter heaven.
Upon your arrival in the Kathmandu airport after completing your custom formalities Visa, etc. pick up your luggage and look for our airport representative from Himalaya Discovery Adventures, who will display your name on the board at the arrival gate. You will be greeted by our representative and transferred to your hotel by private tourist vehicle.
Today is free for sightseeing in Kathmandu. You may wish to visit Durbar Square in the heart of the old city where the old Royal Palace, with its intricate woodcarving is located. The whole area is a maze of temples and images. Leading away from the square in all directions are narrow alleys, full of the most amazing variety of shops and stalls. Some of these landmarks are considered World Heritage Sites including the historic Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the famous ‘Monkey Temple’ Swayambhunath and Buddhists shrine Buddhanath which is one of the largest Stupas in the world.
There will also be a full trip briefing today with gear check. In case you need to hire or buy equipment locally there will be time to do this today.
Pokhara is a beautiful valley town, with panoramic views of Annurpurna, Machapuchare, and Dhaulagiri in the west, Lamjung Himal and Manaslu in the east.The town of Pokhara is considerably less hectic than Kathmandu.discover beautiful Phewa Lake, known for its tranquility and perfect picture postcards, or visit Devi Falls, a minor waterfall named after a tourist that fell inside. Overnight at hotel in Pokhara.
Breathtaking flight to Jomsom passing the Annapurna Range and Dhaulagiri. Jomsom the trail climbs up the Kali Gandaki gorge, considered to be the deepest in the world which is situated between the two 8000meters peaks of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri,we walk along the side of the valley to Jomsom. and it’s the administrative centre to the region that contains the airport, army camp, hotels, shops, banks and government offices. We cross the river to the eastern bank; then walk towards Eklai Bhatti at. From here we take a direct route to Muktinath that ascends the hill behind the village, however we follow the trail along the river to Kagbeni the Kali Gandaki which is the northern most village that can be visited without a permit to continue on to upper Mustang. This village is fascinating with its rich Buddhist n cultures and their unique hospitality which influences us greatly. Overnight at hotel.
After breakfast we climb up the Jhong Khola valley leaving Kagbeni, we then join the direct trail to Muktinath just below Khingar at 3200meters. From here trail continues high above the Jhong Khola to the imposing village of Jharkot at 3500meters, well worth exploring. We take a break here for lunch before continuing on to Muktinath.As we leave Jharkot, the trail climbs up to our ultimate destination of Muktinath. We initially visit Ranipauwa, there are many teahouses and shops. Our overnight stay will be here. Further 10 minutes’ walks up the hill, we will be rewarded with the actual religious site of Muktinath & this area is kept free of hotels and camping sites.
Muktinath is a pilgrimage center for Buddhists and Hindus. There we can see Tibetan traders as well as sadhus from the far south of India.Muktinath means place of Nirvana and is home to the Muktinath temple as well as several monasteries. It is said that all sorrows you feel are relieved when visiting the Temple, which is a scared pilgrimage site, The main pilgrimage normally takes place in September.
The Temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and has 108 waterspouts around it from which Holy water pours. There are shrines in a grove of trees including a Buddhists gompa & the Vishnu temple of Jwalamai. An old temple nearby shelters a spring and natural gas jets that provide Muktinath’s famous eternal flame. It’s the earth-water- fire combination that accounts for Muktinath’s great religious significance. Overnight at hotel.
Today we follow the same trail nearby Kagbeni and then the new trek takes you down to the Eklebhatti, then again follow same trail to Jomsom. Overnight at hotel.
Morning Scenic flight takes us to Pokahra from Jomsom. Once we arrived at Pokhara airport, we then drive to hotel. The rest of the day will be free and relax. Take a sightseeing tour around Pokhara valley if you are interested. Overnight back at hotel.
We depart at approximately 7.30 am for Kathmandu by tourist bus. We arrive back in Kathmandu at around 2-3.00 pm. n the evening we will have a farewell dinner in a traditional Nepalese restaurant with cultural performances.
Today is rest and relax throughout the day. If you get interested to take some gifts from Nepal for friends and relatives, visit to some nearby shops or go out in Thamel for typical Nepalese goods.
The trip concludes, our airport representative will drop you to the airport for your flight departure from Nepal.
Chhiring Sherpa
