Tibet Saga Dawa Festival Tour
Saga Dawa Festival Tour combined with holy Mt. Kailash-Mansarovar. Saga Dawa festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 4th Tibetan month and is one of the most important religious festival celebrated in Tibet. Saga means fourth and Dawa refers to month in Tibetan. It therefore occupied an important position in the Tibetan society held each year on the full moon day of the fourth lunar month of the according to Tibetan calendar.
This auspicious day coincides with three important events in Buddha's life namely his birth, Nirvana and Par Nirvana (Death). Since the Saga Dawa festival falls on the holiest month of the Tibetan calendar, it is believed that good performance and prayers are multiplied thousand fold during this event. So we can see everyone immersed in prayers and trying to appease the gods. Saga Dawa festival has been celebrated by the Tibetan Buddhists for past thousand years or so.
Saga Dawa festival has been celebrated in Mt. Kailash. The Tarboche flag pole replacing exercise is also an interesting event that takes place during the Saga Dawa festival. As people from all parts of Tibet gather here for this annual event, they bring small prayer flags to attach to the big flag that comes up with the combined help of the onlookers that come to witness the event.
Itinerary:
Day 01: Arrive Kathmandu airport and transfer to Hotel.
Day 02: Sightseeing in Kathmandu ( Symbhunath, Buddhanath, Pashupatinath and Kathmandu durbar squire and back to Hotel.
Day 03: Drive to Zhangmu/Nyalam
Day 04: Acclimatization day & overnight at hotel
Day 05: Drive to Labug-La 5150m - Peku-tso – Saga
Day 06: Drive to Paryang and overnight at local guesthouse
Day 07: Drivet to Chu Gumpa Guesthouse
Day 08: Attend to the Saga Dawa at Tarboche - Camp (Festival Day)
Day 09: At Kailash Parbat
Day 10: Trek to Dolma-La (pass) of 18600ft - Zuthul Puk
Day 11: Trek to 3 hrs up to Mansarovar Lake and overnight at Chu Gumpa
Day 12: Drive Mansarovar –Paryang
Day 13: Drive Paryang to Saga (230km) 7-8 hrs
Day 14: Drive Saga-Nyalam or Zhangmu (245km) 6-7 hrs
Day 15: Drive Nyalam or Zhangmu- Kathmandu (245km) 5-6 hrs
Day 16: departure to your home.
NOTE: For trekking a load of 25 kilos is allowed.
Trip Cost Includes
- Tibet alien travel permits
- Monasteries entrance fees and English-speaking guide
- Accommodation with breakfast
- All necessary land transportation by Japanese made Land cruiser
- Sightseeing tours as per the program
- Visa fee
- Air ticket (Lhasa-Kathmandu) or Kathamndu Lhasa.
Trip Cost Excluedes
- Urgent visa fee
- Lunch and dinner
- Airport taxes
- Nepal re-entry visa fee
- Insurance
- Expenses of personal nature
