21-day hike to the Saga Dawa Festival
Join one of the certified guides from the GuideSource team for an incredible hiking 21-day adventure to the Saga Dawa Festival in a remote corner in Nepal.
Himalaya
21 Days
Jan - Apr, Oct - Dec
High
Advanced
Description
Enjoy the unique Saga Dawa Festival while also hiking through some of Nepal and Tibet‘s best landscapes. This 21-day trip is filled with culture, nature, fun and excitement!
The Saga Dawa Festival celebrates the birth of Buddha during Tibet’s holiest month. During the celebration, people from different corners of the world visit Buddhist temples with their family and community. Everybody brings a small flag to add to the big flag. Tarboche, where the festival takes place, gets filled with people and colors!
We’ll meet at the Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport and enjoy a day of sightseeing at the capital. We’ll then go to Zhangmu and Zhangmu to start the hiking part of the trip.
During the trip, we’ll spend some nights camping and others sleeping in guest houses, in order to really get to know the culture and traditions of the area.
So book your trip now and get ready to enjoy this unique festival! I would love to show you this beautiful celebration and hiking route.
Price includes
- Guiding fee
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Kathmandu
We’ll meet at the Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport.
Day 2: Kathmandu Sightseeing
Sightseeing spots include the World Heritage Site of Kathmandu Durbar Square, the sacred Hindu temple of Pashupati Nath, the “Monkey Temple” (Swayambhu Nath), and the Buddhists shrine (Bouddha Nath).
Day 3: Katmandu - Zhangmu - Nyalam
Day 4: Rest day at Nyalam
Day 5: Nyalam - Saga
Day 6: Saga - Paryang
Day 7: Paryang - Lake Manasarovar
Day 8: Lake Manasarovar - Darchen
Day 9: Full day at Tarboche for Saga Dawa Festival
Day 10: Trek to Drira-Puk
Day 11: Trek to Zuthul-Puk
Day 12: Arrive Darchen, drive to Tirthupuri
Day 13: Tirthupuri - Tsaparang
Day 14: Tsaparang
We’ll visit the Guge Kingdom and Toling Temple.
Day 15: Tsaparang - Lake Manasarovar
Day 16: Lake Manasarovar - Paryang
Day 17: Paryang - Saga
Day 18: Saga - Nyalam - Zhangmu
Day 19: Drive to Zhangmu - Kathmandu
Day 20: Kathmandu
Day 21: Departure from Kathmandu
Transfer to the International Airport.
About the guide
-GuideSource
5.0
(10)
We started in 2007 in order to provide a high quality adventure touristic services. Our aim is guest satisfaction during the whole trek and expedition. A well-organised and enjoyable trip is our prime objective.
Languages
Nepali | German | French | English
Certificates
AMGA | NNMGA
What people are saying about -GuideSource
This is a super beautiful trek in spring and in winter! Loved it.
Excellent trip.
I recommend this trip!
Tabitha
Our guide Dr Flemming was excellent. He went above and beyond what we expected. We felt very safe and well trained to practice our climbing. Location was perfect and even though rain had been forecasted, they worked with us to make sure we could climb safely.
Damilola
I had an enlightening day with Roger, the experience has increased my desire to learn more about rock climbing and commit time to mountaineering and absolute pleasure worth every minute of my time and money.
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