9 Nights 10 Days Nepal Dashain Festival Tour Package

About this journey

Follow Nepal's greatest festival day by day, from Ghatasthapana on 30 September to Bijaya Dashami on 9 October 2027. Each day of the tour pairs a day of Dashain and the goddess worshipped on it with the sights of the route: Chitwan's wildlife, Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha, Pokhara and Fewa Lake, Gorkha's royal palace, Nagarkot's Himalayan views and Kathmandu's UNESCO heritage, ending with a tika blessing on the main day of the festival.

Highlights

• Follow all ten days of Dashain, from Ghatasthapana to Bijaya Dashami, with the goddess worshipped on each day
• Receive tika and jamara on Bijaya Dashami in Kathmandu
• Fulpati celebrations and the Fulpati Mela in Gorkha
• Chitwan National Park: canoeing, elephant safari, Tharu village and Tharu cultural dance
• Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha
• Pokhara: Fewa Lake boating, Himalayan sunrise, Gupteshwor Cave and the World Peace Pagoda
• Sunrise and sunset views from Nagarkot, then Bhaktapur, Patan, Boudhanath and Durbar Square

Trek Route Map

Gallery

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