Nepal Festival Trip – Grand Dashain & Rituals - 12 Days days
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square
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Lakhe Dance in Durbar Square
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Dashain Phulpati Procession
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Pashupatinath Temple, holy Hindu site
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Kumari, Living Goddess
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Nepal is a home of million Gods and land of festivals almost every day. The festivals of Nepal are closely connected with these diverse gods and goddesses in whose honor they are celebrated.
Most of the festivals are performed in honor of the gods and goddesses on astrologically auspicious days.Many others are connected to the departed souls of ancestors. Still others are held to herald the seasons or to mark the beginning or end of the agricultural cycle of the land, others are just family celebrations and community culture.The usual form of observing festivity is by taking ritual baths in rivers or lakes, offering of worship, visit to temples, monasteries, feasting and ritual fasting. While most of the festivals are rooted in the religious traditions of Hinduism or Buddhism, many have been significantly modified within the socio-cultural context of respective places. Some have their roots solely within in history, culture and myths of particular significant places.
One of the major Nepalese festivals celebrated nationwide is grand Dashain in the Autumn.
Trip Highlights |
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| Trip Type: | Sight-seeing, excursion tour, Mt. flight, Hotel on BB |
| Grade: | easy |
| Season: | Fall |
| Elevation: | Max. 1740m. |
| Group Size: | 2 pax to 16 pax |
| Trip Departure Date: | 17 Oct. |
| Confirmed Group Member/s | Min. 2 pax |
| Price: | Reasonable, Contact us |
| Best Months: | Sep, Oct, Nov |
Day Date Activities
October 2020
01. 17/ Arrival
– receive at Kathmandu airport and transfer to a hotel,
Gathasthapana, 1st
day of Dashain festival.
Trip briefing over
welcome dinner. Overnight in Kathmandu.
02. 18/ –
visit Pashupati, holy Hindu temple, Boudha and Swayambu holy Buddhist stupas and monasteries. Overnight in Kathmandu.
03. 19/ Drive
to Pokhara, Himalayan lake town, 200 Km.
Overnight in a hotel in Pokhara.
Route: Drive on Tribhuvan highway via Naubise,
Malekhu, Kuringhat, Muglin, Anbukhaireni, Damauli, small villages and towns and
along Trishuli river, Marsyangdi and Seti rivers.
04. 20/ Cultural
Sight-seeing; visit Bindyabasini, Gupteswor Mahadev temples, Davis Fall,
boating on Phewa lake, Buddhist peace Stupa. Overnight in a hotel.
Pokhara is a very photogenic Himalayan
lake town with beautiful Machhapuchhre mountain’s reflection on Phewa lake. Overnight in a hotel in Pokhara.
05. 21/ After
Breakfast – transfer for the flight back to Kathamandu. 35 min. flight.
On a clear day, whole range of central
and Western Himalayan mountains at close range can be seen.
Observe Pachali Bhairav Jatra
(festival) in the evening. Overnight in
a hotel in Kathmandu.
06. 22/ Sight-seeing
of Bhaktapur, Panauti and Dhulikhel
(1540m.) – traditional old small towns; visit
temples, monuments, old palaces, traditional arts and crafts. Overnight in
Dhulikhel.
Himalayan Mountain View:
About twenty Himalayan peaks including Annapurna (8091 m), Ganesh Himal (7429 m), Langtang (7234 m), Phurbagyachu
(6637 m), Gangchhenpo (6370m.), Dorjelhakpa (6966m), Gaurishanker (7134 m), Lhotse (8516 m) and
many others can be seen from Dhulikhel and Namobuddha.
07. 23/ Drive
or walk to Namobuddha (1740m.) the Buddhist holy place. A briefing about
meditation in a monastery if you like. Hiking
is about 2.5 hours and drive (12 Km.) is about, 30 min. Overnight in Dhulikhel.
08. 24/ Drive
(29 km.) back to Kathamndu and observe – Phulpati celebration in Kathmandu
Durbar Square, the old royal palace.
Massage or Spa or any personal interest activity in the afternoon - Optional.
Overnight in a hotel in Kathmandu.
09. 25/ Mountain flight for a close up view of the Mt. Everest and other big Himalayan mountains - Optional. Tour of Taleju temple and inner courtyard of Hanuman Dhoka, old Royal Palace in Basantpur near living Godess Kumari house It is open for public only once a year on this particular day on the occasion of the Dashain festival. Observe Asta Matrika dance in Patan in the evening. Overnight in a hotel in Kathmandu.
– Optional; Observe Sikali festival in Khokna, old traditional Newari town in Kathmandu outskirt. Overnight in a hotel in Kathmandu.
10. 26/ Join a Nepali family to observe traditional Tika celebration, the final day of Dashain festival. Casual free afternoon. Overnight in a hotel in Kathmandu.
11. 27/ Free day, activities of personal choice.
12. 28/ Departure – transfer to the airport for the flight back.
Note: Contact us for more route details.
- Transportation - All airport/hotel and overland transfers, sight-seeing tours by private coach.
- Hotel & Lodges - Bed & breakfast basis in Kathmandu, Pokhara.
- Village Home Stay – Full board
- Tour & Sight-seeing - All entry fees and professional tour guide.
- Flights,
- Cold & alcoholic drinks,
- Your medical and rescue insurance,
- Tips,
- Other expenses of your personal nature and
- Any other not stated as inclusive.
