When the Gods Walk the Streets
Holy Festival Tour
Nepal’s festivals are not performances but living worship — join one at its heart: the festival temple, the midnight puja, the chariot and the crowd singing, with our pandit guiding your every rite.
Yatra Overview
“On festival nights the valley becomes a temple without walls — every lamp a prayer, every drum a heartbeat of the Devi.”
Each season Nepal celebrates the divine in its streets: Teej with its fasting mothers at Pashupatinath, Indra Jatra with the living goddess Kumari on her chariot, Dashain and Tihar lighting every home, Janai Purnima at the kundas, Buddha Jayanti in Lumbini and the valley viharas.
This 3-day tour places you inside the festival of the season: preparation puja on arrival, the main festival day at its principal temple with our pandit leading your puja and explaining each rite, and a closing darshan before departure.
Departures are fixed to the festival calendar — enquire for the next confirmed festival and its dates.
Festival Journey
- The festival of the season — Teej, Indra Jatra, Dashain, Tihar, Janai Purnima, Buddha Jayanti & more
- Main-day puja at the principal festival temple with our pandit
- Preparation & fasting guidance for rites that require vrata
- Chariot, mask & lamp processions witnessed from guided positions
- Cultural interpretation of every rite, mask and mantra you see
- Pure veg sattvik meals suited to festival fasting days
- Small groups so the festival is experienced, not watched
- Fixed calendar departures — enquire for the next festival date
Day-by-Day Sacred Itinerary
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Arrival & Festival Preparation Puja
Greeted at the airport and transferred to the hotel, then preparation puja and vrata guidance with our pandit for the festival ahead. Overnight at Kathmandu hotel.
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Main Festival Day at the Temple
The full festival day: morning rites, main puja at the principal festival temple with our pandit, and evening processions, lamps and bhajan with the celebrating city. Overnight at Kathmandu hotel.
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Closing Darshan & Airport Transfer
Morning closing darshan and thanksgiving puja, then transfer to the airport as per your flight schedule. Jai Mata Di!
Cost Includes & Excludes
✓Included in the Yatra
- All airport pickups & drops by Mount Kailash Travel
- Local 4-star hotel in Kathmandu with veg buffet breakfast
- Pure veg sattvik meals on all package days as per the itinerary
- All sightseeing, transfers & overland journeys by private tourist vehicle
- Entrance fees & permits for all temples, monuments & conservation areas listed
- Pandit service for all scheduled pujas, aarti & ritual arrangements
- English-speaking spiritual tour guide & full support team
- Government-licensed trek guide, porters & camping crew (trek journeys)
- Sankalpa Puja at Pashupatinath before departure & thanksgiving puja on return
- All applicable government taxes & service charges
- Yatra completion certificate
- Festival puja samagri and vrata/fasting guidance
- Guided positions for processions and chariot events
✕Not Included
- Travel insurance — mandatory for all participants
- Nepal entry visa fees (available on arrival at Kathmandu airport)
- Meals not listed in the itinerary
- Beverages (soft drinks, bottled water, tea, coffee) & personal expenses
- Donations, puja offerings & personal ritual expenses at temples
- Tips for staff — customary gratuities
- Helicopter / domestic flight fees where marked optional
- Additional costs from natural calamities or unforeseen circumstances beyond the organizer’s control
- Anything not mentioned under “Included in the Yatra”
Important Information
Booking & Advance
A 20% advance confirms your booking; the balance is settled 30 days prior to departure from Kathmandu. Rescheduling is possible at the updated trip cost, subject to availability.
Departures
Private and group-joining departures run throughout the year. Full-moon, festival and special sadhana departures are announced in advance — enquire for the next confirmed date.
Meals & Accommodation
Pure veg sattvik breakfast, lunch & dinner on package days. Comfortable hotels and guest houses on twin sharing; simple teahouses or tents on trek days.
Fitness & Preparation
Temple tours are suitable for all ages. Trek journeys involve 4–7 hours of walking per day at altitude — a basic fitness routine before travel is recommended.
What to Carry
Warm layers, rain protection, sturdy walking shoes, personal medicines, a day pack and your sadhana items. A detailed packing list is shared with your confirmation.
Cancellation Policy
30+ days prior: no charges. 15–29 days: 25% of tour cost. 7–14 days: 50%. Within 7 days: non-refundable. Extra costs from unavoidable itinerary changes are borne by the pilgrim.
Festival Calendar
Departures follow the lunar festival calendar (Teej, Indra Jatra, Dashain, Tihar, Janai Purnima, Buddha Jayanti and others) — enquire for the next confirmed festival and its exact dates.
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