Towards Profound Leadership
Itinerary
25th October – 4th November 2009
Using the ancient Himalayan environment to realise your potential as a leader
This journey is the challenge to step out of your daily life, intercept your usual thinking patterns and take the time to enter a different and profound reality.
DAY 1 Kathmandu.
Arrive in Kathmandu /Transfer to hotel/ Rest/ Shopping.
You will be staying in the heart of the tourist area of bustling Kathmandu in an eco- guest house decorated in traditional style. Walk out the front door and into atmospheric Thamel, where you can shop for presents, or just soak up the atmosphere.
DAY 2 Kathmandu.
Meet your fellow travellers in the guest house garden for a brief orientation and introduction session.
There will be a half day site-seeing of Kathmandu Durbar Square, which is walking distance from your hotel through exciting narrow alleys filled with bustling markets.
Day 3 Kathmandu
Site seeing in Kathmandu. In Kathmandu Valley, there are 7 World Heritage Sites. Day three is a chance to see some of the sacred sites such as Boudha Stupa, a pilgrimage place for Budhists, and Pashupatinath Temple, which is one of the four top pilgrimage sites for Hindu Pilgrims around the world
There will also be an opportunity to buy any last minute trekking supplies.
DAY 4 Kathmandu to Lukla to Phakdin..
In the early morning, step onto the twin otter plane at Kathmandu, and be transported as if in a time capsule to the village of Lukla in the Khumbu region. (2827m). Here you will begin the acclimatization process.
Even if your mind is still racing at city pace, your body will remind you that it is time to slow down –particularly when you find yourself puffing more than usual when climbing stairs, as you become aware of the first effects of the altitude.
After breakfast in Lukla and a briefing on mountain safety, the trek begins with a 3 to 4 hour walk to Phakdin. Sometimes you will be sharing the trail with yak trains, other trekkers, and local traders on their way up to Namche Bazaar. You will also get your first close up glimpses of the mountains, weather permitting.
The lodge, Joe’s Garden, is on the edge of the Dudh Koshi River which runs down from the Himalaya.
Please Note, Lukla’s weather is variable, and the planes can’t land in the mist (when you get there you’ll see why). So be prepared for the potential for delays in the flight, sometimes even cancellations due to the weather. This applies for return journey from Lukla to Kathmandu also.
DAY 5 to 9 Phakdin, Joe’s Garden
We will spend 5 days by the river at Joe’s Garden workshopping the program. There will be optional walks, including to a secluded Monastry on the side of the mountain, and a local village.
Each day in the mountains includes opportunities for short walks, reflective processes, creative expression, leadership practice.
Specifically over the time, we will:
· Develop a picture of you, your life and biography
· Make sense of how your current role reflects your purpose
· Build an overarching image of you in your leadership capacity
· Situate your role within the larger community/organisational/world environment
· Understand the profound nature of reflection
· Become reflective practitioners
The whole journey will be geared towards discovering and creating your particular brand of leadership; crystallising your individuality; knowing yourself as part of the whole.
Day 10 Phakdin to Lukla .
Walk back up to Lukla where we stay over night for an early morning flight back to Kathmandu.
Day 11 Lukla to Kathmandu.
After roughing it in the mountain lodges, now you have the opportunity to be pampered in five star luxury at the Hyatt back in Kathmandu. There is a gym, day spa, swimming pool, and it is walking distance to Boudha Stupa where you can watch the Budhist community gather at sunrise or sunset to say their prayers.
Day 12 Kathmandu
The final full day in Nepal has some time for shopping, and optional sightseeing, or another day relaxing at the hotel. Siteseeing options include:
a. Bhaktapur Durbar Square- World Heritage Site t or
b. Changu Narayan Temple- World Heritage Site or
Day 13 Kathmandu: Departure
Optional Visit to Sanjaya’s home village
This village is situated 60 Km East from Kathmandu on the hillside. It is a unique opportunity to experience a village untouched by tourism where you can be part of the daily life of the village people. You will be hosted by a village family, eat with them, cook with them, and slow down to Nepali village pace.
This is a 2 nights, three day program, with an additional cost.
Trek Organisers: Sacred Journeys Nepal Treks Pvt Ltd
Sacred Journeys Nepal Treks P. Ltd. arranges journeys with a difference. From cultural visits to pilgrimages to creative retreats to leadership Journeys, we are committed to meaningful and socially responsible travel. We find that often the most memorable moments come from experiences that weren’t pre planned in an itinerary and couldn’t be described in a brochure. We do our best to facilitate those magic moments.
We are also deeply committed to the wellbeing of the people who make it possible for you to trek in comfort in the mountains – the porters. Unlike many other expeditions, our porters will not be overloaded, and are provided with medical insurance.
Sanjaya Tripathee, founder of Sacred Journeys Nepal Treks P. Ltd., was born in a hillside Nepalese village with a view of the Himalayas. It took him years to realise that not everyone has such a good view from their birthplace, and he now is passionate about sharing the jewels of Nepal with others. Sanjaya began working in the tourism sector in 1994, for Sagarmatha Trekking and Cross Country Tours and Travels, a trekking company that specialises in treks for school groups. He then went on to work for the Himalayan Rescue Association, managing aid posts in the Everest and Annapurna regions, arranging rescues for trekkers and porters who had succumbed to altitude sickness or other mountain hazards. Whilst working at the aid-post Sanjaya met his wife Serena who is from Sydney Australia. They currently reside in Kathmandu.
It is said that no one ever returns from the Himalayas without some personal change. We hope you find this experience to be memorable and transformative.
How to book
Contact: Sanjaya Tripathee
Managing Director,
Sacred Journeys Nepal Treks P. Ltd.
Email: sjnepal@wlink.com.np
Contact susanne@superworking.com for details
