DAY 05: DRIVE TO MUKTINATH AFTER BREAKFAST, LOCAL EXPLORATION & RIDE TO MARPHA VIA LUPRA VALLEY. OVERNIGHT AT MARPHA After a sumptuous breakfast, we pack up our bags and drive towards Muktinath. It will be close to one hour drive from Kagbeni. Muktinath, literally meaning “the provider of salvation” is a pagoda styled temple of lord Vishnu, which is revered by Hindus and Buddhists alike. This is one of the most important pilgrimages for the people of South Asia, who believe that a pilgrimage to this place will free one from the cycle of taking births again and again. After exploring Muktinath area we will ride through Lupra valley, which consists of 40 mins of tough climb and lots of technical downhill, switch backs, free ride trails and single tracks through untouched and isolated terrain well hidden behind mountains. If you are not fond of technical rides then we will follow the same jeep track downhill to Kagbeni and ride to Marpha Via Dhumba Lake and Nilgiri Base. [Never say no to a new adventure!] Marpha is a bustling town inhabited by highly enterprising Thakalis and is also renowned for its apple orchards producing high-class apples, and apple brandy as its byproduct. Later in the day we would go around exploring this quaint town by visiting its Monastery e narrow paved alleys and passageways, which, along with its flat roofed houses, exhibit the typical ThakKhola architecture. Overnight at Marpha #Epicrides #3TN #Nepal
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 06:12:07 +0000
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