Nirvana Tour
In conjunction with
Departing: 25 June – 10 July 2009
16 Days – 15 Nights
 Join Venerable Tenzin Sangmo and western Buddhist nuns on their pilgrimage to remote Ladakh. Explore the wonders of Ladakh’s ancient Buddhist culture including the Shankar Gompa, Stok Palace Alchi Gompa, Rizong Gompa and the famous 'Hemis Festival'. Experience guided mediations and dharma talks while exploring ancient monasteries.
Group Leaders
Ani Tenzin Sangmo, a Dutch Buddhist nun, founder and abbess of Thösmaling spent some years in Ladakh and ranks it as one of her most favourite places. In 1997 she became ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
 Prior to that Sangmo was active in several NGO's and worked several years in a Social Lawyers Office back in the Netherlands. After visiting Nicaragua and Nepal her life changed dramatically. In Nepal she met Tibetan refugees who encouraged and inspired her to start learning about Tibetan Buddhism. Back home in the Netherlands she started a Tibet Support Group in her hometown. She changed her job, wanting to have a job that would give her more contact with people. She began studies in nursing at the age of 32 and received her final degree at 36. With this profession she was more able to work abroad in "far away countries". And that was one of her wishes, to live in other parts of the world. Throughout all of these years she was developing a greater interest in Buddhism.
She has lived and worked in India ever since.
Sharon Thrupp, Ekno Experience Director. She has lived and worked in Dharamsala, India for the past 5 years. Sharon is passionate about India and the Himalaya region and has spent a lot of time trekking at high altitudes in the mountains of Nepal, Tibet and India. Sharon is also a Buddhist.
While living and working in Australia, India, Nepal, Japan and in many other parts of the world, she has spent most of her spare time walking, trekking and traveling, both independently and in groups.
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COST
India component cost ex Delhi:
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Australian Dollars |
A$3500 |
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(Prices are based on a minimum of 4 people)
Includes
- Met and returned to Delhi Airport by your Western guide or his/her representative
- Airfare from Delhi to Leh
- All transfers and travel by A/C train and private vehicles
- Services of knowledgeable Western nuns and supplemented English speaking guides
- All attractions and entrance fees as per itinerary
- Breakfast and dinner
Excludes
- Airfares to and from India
- Indian visas
- Travel Insurance (compulsory)
- Occasional optional items not identified in itinerary description
- Tipping and personal expenses
- Bottled water and other beverages not included with meals
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