Saga Dawa Festival Tour via Simikot Route Details

Trip Duration:24 day(s)
Activity: Trekking, Festival Tour
Max. Altitude:5600m
Group Size:02 - 14 pax

Trip Highlights:Saga Dawa Festival is observed by Tibetan Buddhist as one of the important festival in their society. 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 Tibetan calendar. This festival is celebrated in honor of Sakyamuni's and his enlightenment.

Saga Dawa Festivals Tour

Saga Dawa Festival is observed by Tibetan Buddhist as one of the important festival in their society. 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 Tibetan calendar. This festival is celebrated in honor of Sakyamuni's and his enlightenment.

This Saga Dawa festival has been celebrated by the Tibetan Buddhists for past thousand years or so. Just to take part in the festival is enough experience that provides us unlimited excitement and unforgettable memory last forever.

This 23 nights / 24 days Saga Dawa festival tour is best considered for those who aspire to explore little wider and experience little harderbeing close with nature.

After impressive flight from Kathmandu that bring you Nepalgunj. Yet again, you will fly to Simikot, from where splendous trekking trip commences with dramatic landescapes up to Sher (Nepal - Tibet boarder).

Your journey will further be enhanced with soaring natural sight giving you blissful and never- ending experience.

Itinerary

Day 01: Your arrival at Kathmandu Airport. Upon your arrival, you will be met by our Airport Representative and transfer to Hotel.

Day 02: Sightseeing tour at Pashupati, Boudhanath, Swayambhunath & Kathmandu Durbar Square.

Day 03: Flight Kathmandu to Nepalgunj Airport, and transfer to hotel.

Day 04: Flight Nepalgunj – Simikot; Trek to Dharapuri (Camp)

Day 05: Trek to Kermi (Camp)

Day 06: Trek to Yangar (Yalabang Gompa) (Camp)

Day 07: Trek to Muchu (or Yalabang to Tumkot Khola) (Camp)

Day 08: Trek to Yari (Camp)

Day 09: Trek to Sher; drive to Purang (hotel)

Day 10: Drive to Manasarovar (short-Visit Trugo Gompa, Gossul Gompa, Chiu Gompa, camp near this Gompa) - Camp

Day 11: Drive to Darchen (Guesthouse or Camp)

Day 12: Trek to Tarboche (Saga Dawa Festival). Camp

Day 13: Trek to Derapuk (Camp)

Day 14: Dölma La Pass (5600m.) and trek to Zudulpuk Gompa (Camp)

Day 15: Trek to Darchen; and drive to Tirthapuri (Camp)

Day 16: Drive to Toling (Guesthouse or Camp)

Day 17: Drive to Tsaparang and back to Tholing (Ghesthouse or Camp)

Day 18: Drive to Manasarovar Lake (Chiu Gompa) - (Camp)

Day 19: Drive to Paryang (Guesthouse or Camp)

Day 20: Drive to Saga (Camp)

Day 21: Drive to Nyalam (Guesthouse)

Day 22: Drive to Nyalam -Zhangmu – Kathmandu (Hotel)

Day 23: Sightseeing at Patan & Bhaktapur Durbar Square (Hotel)

Day 24: Drive to airport for your onward journey. Tour ends.

Cost Includes

Sightseeing tour in Kathmandu valley as per above program.
Flights (Kathmandu – Nepalgunj – Simikot) as per above program.
Special trekking permits for Nepal part.
Porters and mules from Simikot to Hilsa boarder
Land Transfer by Jeep in Tibet Part.
Supporter Truck.
Chinese visa, and Tibet travel permit.
English speaking guide during the tour.
Twin sharing accommodation as per tour program.
Camping gears for Kailash tour like two men tent/dining tent/kitchen tent/toilet tent & all kitchen gears.
Full board meal during the camping section.
Yak and Yak men for Mt. Kailash cora, Nepali guide, cook, helpers.

Cost Excludes

Cold drinks, alcoholic beverages, Lunch & dinner in Kathmandu and Tibet (besides camping section), Nepal visa, Nepal Re- entry visa, Travel insurance, tips for guide, porters, driver, and yak men.

Testimonials

12.01.12 18:46Dear Tilak,

Happy New Year!

I just want to express my thanks to you and your team for making my trekking tour to Nepal a great success. I have always been fascinated by high mountains, but at an age of 67, I think it is too late to start climbing. But to fullfill my dream, I decided to take the Classic Everest Trek from Jiri to Everest. With start Oct.29-2011 and ending Nov.25-2011 it was quite a long trek, but a trek I will strongly recommend. Even that the weather from Jiri to Lukla was not very good and the trekking trail is quite strenuous, I think you get a better impression of the daily life in the Himalayan area, than from Lukla up to Everest which are more touristic.

I want to thank Bhairam for meeting me in the airport and bringing me back after the trek and to Kevi (guide) and Raz (porter) for exellent service during the whole trek. Kevi understand that my main goal was to go as close to Everest as possible. He adviced me all the way up and I managed Kala Pattar (5.550m) without any problems. I will never forget the beautiful view of Mount Everest early in the morning and I was really proud of myself for not giving up in the steep tracks. The trek back to Lukla was very relaxed and Kevi and I had more time to talk about the life up in the high mountains. Even if I could not talk to Raz in english, we could communicate with gestures and he also managed to serve me local wine before Lukla!

Finally I want to thank you, Tilak, for meeting me in the hotel after the trek and I want to say that I am very satisfied with your company and your staff and I will tell all my friends in Norway to contact you if they plan to go to Nepal. Myself I am quite sure I will travel back to Nepal in the future.

Kind regards,
Kjell G. Herregarden
03.01.12 09:30Namaste Mr Tilak

Just to let you know we had a wonderful holiday in your country - our flights booked through you all went smoothly and we found your people so friendly and kind.

We will recommend your services to our Australian and South African friends.

Regards,

Suzanne and Mark Second
03.01.12 09:27Dear Tilak,
Namaste,

We also, wish you and your family, along with all Nepal Trailblazer Team, a Happy New Year and Best Wishes.

We hope year 2012 brings health, happiness, peace, prosperity and good business to all of your team, to You and to your family.

Under the skillful guidance of Nepal Trailblazer Team and your management, we enjoyed another excellent Everest Base camp Trek this year in 2011, as a group of 12-people, from Zirve Mountaineering & Outdoor Sports Club, Turkey. All of our group members have asked me to convey their thanks again, to You and to Nepal Trailblazer Team. Our Group have expressed me their commendations towards your skillful coordination and teamwork organization during our activity.

Thus, we have shared during 2011, a second come back trekking activity with wonderful memories in Nepal, after our Classical Everest Base Camp Trek (Jiri-Kala Pattar ) activity that we have shared also under Nepal Trailblazer guidance during year 2008.

Thank you for having assigned Guide Narayan Khan to our activities, who , along with Kapel, were both very successful and helpful.

As more of our Club members and other friends in Tukey are expressing interest to visit Nepal, we wish and look forward to cooperate with you and your Company again, during coming years, also to other trekking routes in Nepal. It has been a pleasure working with you repeatedly, in the past. I am confident that it will be the same in future.

Best of luck in the New Year..

Best Regards,

Taner UYSAL
Marmaris, Mugla
GSM: 0532-251 0911; Tel/Fax: 0252-417 6600
14.11.11 18:13Dear Tilak,

Many thanks for organizing a great trekking holiday for us. It was generally very well organized.

One comment that might help you improving your services in future.

I suggest checking with the Clients regarding their physical shape when planning the treks. In our case we could easily walk 3-4 hours more each day and save enough time to deviate to Tilicho lake for example.
Otherwise, as said above everything was excellent.

I will be certainly planning another trip to Nepal in the future and will naturally apply to you for helping in organizing it.

Best regards and thanks,

Alex Golmstock
Director
Reservoir Evaluation Services LLP
mob.: +7 701 7136375
tel: +7 727 3969434 (ext.9903)
09.11.11 01:36Dear Tilak,

How disappointing - to have to return home last week after the wonderful trip that you orchestrated for us to Nepal!!

Our time in your country was fantastic and mesmerising; the kind people from your team looked after us all so well from initial arrival in KTM airport to the 5 day Poon Hill Trek to the Chitwan jungle elephant safari to the cultural and historical immersion of the Kathmandu city and valley areas. Such a great blend of activities for a family to challenge physically and to savour intellectually and culturally.

Many thought my wife and I were mad to attempt this with our 7 and 11 year old boys, and I thought our 3 week family exploration of Vietnam 2 years ago would not be surpassed; all misplaced feelings. This was superb and I would highly recommend to families your tailored individual packages; guided and assisted when we wanted, left alone to ourselves when we desired. Also, changes to what we wanted to do when in Nepal were accommodated with ease as my childrens' energy surged and ebbed.

Of particular note, I would like to highlight the following individuals from your team:

Basu: Our guide on the 5 day Ghorepani - Poon Hill - Ghandruk trek. He was outstanding. So understanding of our needs and capabilities, so engaging with my little boys during the trek days and in the tea houses in the evening (card games are now addictive with the boys), and I enjoyed long talks with him over a few glasses of Roksy (my spelling!). We were all very sad to say goodbye to him when we departed from each other in Pokhara and my boys want an e-mail from him when he can!. I would recommend Basu highly as a perfect guide for families trekking with younger children; he is a superb man who will seek out the best food, accommodation and service for you; whilst also being great fun to be around on the long trek days and socialising at night.

Mr Thapa: Our guide in Kathmandu when we went to Durbar Square, Patan, Bhaktapur, Nargakot etc. He was such a knowledgeable, intelligent and articulate man. We learned so much from him about Nepali history, culture, Hinduism and Budhism. I especially enjoyed our chats about the challenges facing Nepal in the era of globalisation.

I would be grateful if you could thank again for me all those who assisted in our visit to Nepal, and pass my comments above directly to Basu and Thapa.

In the future, we would like to come back to Nepal when the boys are a little older and we can attempt an even more challenging trek. ABC, the Annapurna Circuit Trek or Everest Base Camp may be options when the boys are a little older and stronger.

I will definitely recommend you to my friends who fancy some adventure. In fact, you have some friends of mine with you now, who I recommended should go to Nepal with your company after your expert organisation of our trip.

Thank you for making this adventure happen for me, my wife and my young boys.

If families wish to e-mail me about our experiences and advice, please do so through Tilak. I would be delighted to assist you.

Kinds Regards

David Luedicke

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Price:Starts from USD 3650.00
Accommodation:hotel, Gueshouse and tented camp
Meal Includes:Full board meal during the trek which is fully catered by our cook and helpers
Per day walking:5 - 7 hours driver / trek
Transportation:car, jeep, plane

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