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1 night / 2 days package on full board Just @ Rs. 5900/- per person. *
– Fixed departure
On 12 August 7, 2016
Program :
12 August : 09:00 A.M. : drive from Tripureshwor to Dakshankali and continue to Chaimale with visit to Dakshinkali temple. Tea and tidbits after visit to Temple.
Arrival at Chaimale resort at 12:00 noon. Freshen up in the hotel. Lunch at 1:30 P.M.
3:00 P.M. : Proceed on village walk.
Rest of the evening free on your own.
Dinner and overnight in the resort.
13 August : Breakfast in the hotel and pack up for drive back to Kathmandu. 10:00A.M. drive for Kathmandu visiting temple on the way.
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Trip cost includes :
- Both ways transfers.
- Fixed Lunch and Dinner on first day and Breakfast on second day before departure.
- Accommodation on twin sharing on tent.
- Price varies depending on accommodation standard.
Price does not include :
Any beverages, extra meal / snacks order from menu.

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BANDIPUR PACKAGE
2 Nights / 3 days = Rs. 4950/- per person
Package includes :
• Kathmandu – Dumre – Kathmandu in tourist bus or comfortable bus. Dumre – Bandipur-Dumre in next shuttle service.
• 2 Breakfast, 1 lunch & 2 dinner.
• 2 nights accommodation in local guest houses on twin sharing.
• Guided tour of Bandipur city and Siddha cave
*conditions apply

1 night/ 2 days = 3950/- per person
Package includes :
• Kathmandu – Dumre – Kathmandu in tourist bus or comfortable bus. Dumre – Bandipur-Dumre in next shuttle service.
• Three meals, (Dinner, Breakfast and Lunch).
• 1 night accommodation in local Guest houses on twin sharing.
• Guided tour of Bandipur city.

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Happy Shivaratri 2072
The festival of Maha Shivaratri is celebrated with great enthusiasm & zeal among the devotees, followers, yogis, and sadhus at Pashupatinath temple,in Kathmandu, Nepal. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims from all over the world visit Pashupatinath to pay their homage to Lord Shiva. It is believed that those who chant the name of Lord Shiva on this day would be freed from all the sins.
Youngsters are also quite attracted to this particular festival as smoking Ma*****na is free during Mahashivaratri. Marijuna is free in Nepal only during this day because it is considered as prized possession of Lord Shiva

1 night / 2 days package @ Rs. 6999/- per person. *
Package cost includes :
Accommodation on twin sharing on full board basis. (Barbeque dinner in case of 12 or above pax).
A glass of wine or a glass of Beer or a glass of cold drink.

Both way transfer.

Limited seats available.

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Tamu Losar is celebration of Gurung community’s New Year that lies on 15th Paush of Nepali calendar and December/January of English calendar. Gurungs all across the world celebrate Tamu Losar by organizing rallies in traditional attires and cultural programs. They also visit Buddhist shrines on that day. The days in Losar and the events are the opportunities to Nepal traveler to witness cultural heritages of the Gurung community.

Chhath Parva, 4 days long festival, is celebrated by natives of Mithila region of Nepal and India. Sun god is worshipped during this festival thanking sun god for sustaining healthy life on earth and also to request to provide his continuous blessings to mankind. Hindu people believe sun helps to cure many illness and diseases. Sun is considered as source of healing too. Sun is also considered as token of stability and prosperity. Therefore, people worship sun to ensure the longevity and prosperity of family members, friends and beloved ones.

Tihar (Deepawali) is a five-day-long festival celebrated in Nepal which comes soon after Dashain. This festival is also known as festival of lights, colors and flowers. On the first day Crow is worshipped offering delicious food to crow. On second day dog is worshipped offering tika, flower-garland and delicious food. On third day Hindu goddess Laxmi (goddess of wealth) is worshipped. On this day whole house and surrounding is decorated with lights and flowers and colorful mandala to the entrance of the house to impress goddess Laxmi. On fourth day 5 elements of our body is worshipped and Newari new year day lies on this particular day so there will be big procession celebrating Newari New Year within Kathmandu valley. The fifth and last day of Tihar is called Bhai Tika or Kija Puja and is observed by sisters applying tika to the foreheads of their brothers to ensure long life and thank them for the protection they provide.

Tihar (Deepawali) is a five-day-long festival celebrated in Nepal which comes soon after Dashain. This festival is also known as festival of lights, colors and flowers. On the first day Crow is worshipped offering delicious food to crow. On second day dog is worshipped offering tika, flower-garland and delicious food. On third day Hindu goddess Laxmi (goddess of wealth) is worshipped. On this day whole house and surrounding is decorated with lights and flowers and colorful mandala to the entrance of the house to impress goddess Laxmi. On fourth day 5 elements of our body is worshipped and Newari new year day lies on this particular day so there will be big procession celebrating Newari New Year within Kathmandu valley. The fifth and last day of Tihar is called Bhai Tika or Kija Puja and is observed by sisters applying tika to the foreheads of their brothers to ensure long life and thank them for the protection they provide.

Mani Rimdu Festival is celebrated by Sherpa community at Tengboche, Thame, Chwang Monasteries and remote village of Sulu in Everest Area (Solukhumbu). Mani Rimdu is a re-creation of legendary events; the establishment of Buddhism in Tibet by the great saint, Guru Rimphoche (Padmasambhava). The main theme of dances performed during this festival is to show the victory of good over evil. The Dances convey Buddhist Teachings on many levels- from the surface to the deepest and basically for those who do not have the opportunity to study and meditate extensively. The festival is celebrated for mainly three days; from beginning till the end of the festival 24 hours rituals are performed by the monks to consecrate the Mandala, the Mani Tilwu Pills (sacred pills), the Tshereel (Pills for long life) and the Torma. The mantras (Ritual Chanting) are repeated thousands of times. The dances take place on the second day of the Mani Rimdu festival then on next day fire puja is performed in the courtyard which is an offering to the Agni (the god of fire) and to the Gods of Mandala – to relieve all harm in the world. Hundred of local people and foreign tourist attend the performance.

Dashain is the longest and the most auspicious festival celebrated by Nepalese people throughout the globe during September or October based on lunar calendar. It is also celebrated by many Hindus elsewhere. It is the longest and most anticipated festival in Nepal. People return from all parts of the world, as well as different parts of the country, to celebrate together.[2] All government offices, educational institutions and other offices remain closed during the festival period. Most of the people in town visit shakti goddess (female goddess) temples in the morning and have fest together with their family.

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Living Goddess Festival, Chariot Festival, Mask dance festival
27 September 2015 (10 Ashoj 2072)
This festival of Indra (the God of rain), is observed with great enthusiasm in Kathmandu Valley. The festival lasts for eight days and begins with the carnival-like er****on of the Linga (Yasingh), a ceremonial pole, accompanied by the rare display of the deity Akash Bhairab, represented by a massive mask spouting Jaad and raksi (Nepali local liquors).
The prime meaning of Indrajatra is to take people from earth to cosmos and then to heaven.
The chariot of Kumari, the Living Goddess, is taken out in procession through the main streets of Kathmandu. The festival is specially noted for the echoes of drums and dancing feet of the masked dancers almost every evening.
The first day of the festival is also observed by the Newars as a day to remember the deceased person of the past year by offering small oil lamps along a traditional route covering all the parts of the old city that the Mother of Indra (King of Heaven) has followed who came to take back his son caught by ta***ic from the valley. This tradition is believed to have been started during the reign of Mahendra Malla.

Teej festival is widely celebrated on early or mid August during rainy season based on lunar calendar, but this year the festival date lies on mid September because of “MANA-MAS” that comes once in three years. Teej festival is widely celebrated by Nepali women wishing long life of their husband, long and firm relationship between them until death and well-being of their children. It is fascinating to see women in “Red” dancing and singing folk music on the street, visiting temples in holy and fasting mood.
It is believed that Teej festival got its name from the red insect called “Teej” that comes out form soil during rainy season, probably that is why this festival is celebrated in red. This festival is celebrated for 3 days with different activities, normally as follows :
First day of Teej is called “Dar Khane Din”. Women who ever go fasting next day eat heavy meal which in Nepali we call “Darro Khana” (दर्हो खाना) and this word became “Dar” later on. Married women are invited in their birth home by their parents, brothers to have heavy & delicious meal on this day.
Second day is the main day or we can say as fascinating day of Teej. On this day some women will not take even a drop of water for whole day but some women take some fruits and water in the evening. Women dressed in red, married women wear their lagan ko pote, nathhi, other jewelries and chadke tilahari in which Chadke Tilahari, Laganko pote and natthi are must. They visit nearby Lord Shiva’s temple singing and dancing all the way. Pashupatinath Temp (Holy Hindu god) will be heavily crowded by women dressed in red. All the women visiting temple will worship Shiva and his wife Parvati who are taken as symbol of love.
Third day Women get up early in the morning, take a bath and start with ritual worshipping (puja) to Goddess Parvati. During puja they offer banana and holy basil (Tulsi patta) leaf to the goddess only then they take food. In some community Husband get freshen up and cook special meal for their wife.
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Gunla, Buddhist cultural event, lies in the 10th month of lunar calendar (Nepal Era, Newari Calender) of Nepal, which falls in the middle of monsoon (August). This Month is considered as holy Buddhist month during when people visit most of the Buddhist Monasteries, courtyards and shrines playing Gunla Bajan (Traditional Newari Band) every day early in the morning for a month wishing good health to everyone in the country. Gunla Bajan includes Dhah and Naykhin accompanied by cynkhwa, tinchu and bhushiya.

G*i Jatra literally means cow festival is widely celebrated in Kathmandu valley among Newar community. The festival commemorates the death of people during the year. During the festival, cows are marched in the streets and generally celebrated in the Nepalese month of Bhadra (August–September). Historical evidence shows that Pratap Malla in 17th century tried this system to lessen the grief of his wife on loss of her son.
After the procession is over, in the afternoon, nearly everyone takes part in another age-old tradition in which the participants dress up and wear masks. The occasion is filled with songs and jokes. Mockery and humor of every kind become the order of the day until late evening. Hence, G*ijatra is a healthy festival which enables the people to accept the reality of death and to prepare themselves for life after death. According to Hinduism, "whatever a man does in his life is a preparation leading to a good life after death".

Bhaktapur is said to have the most enjoyable and exciting G*i Jatra and it has its own way to celebrate the festival. Each chariot with the photo of dead person is taken out from the family. The chariot is small and dressed with clothes and comes in a long parade followed by cultural dance called Ghinta Ghisi dance and local music. Men are also seen wearing women's dress, Hakupatasi.
Ghinta Ghisi dance is celebrated for almost a week starting from the day of G*ijatra. The dance is done in a long queue with two persons in a row, hitting each other's sticks. Many cultural shows are performed and is even participated by many nearby villages.

Lalitpur, : People in Lalitpur also perform the festival similar to Kathmandu, but has less involvement of people. They have another festival similar to G*ijatra calles as Matayaa which is followed with much more devotion and much more involvement by the people. The involvements of people in this Matayaa can be in thousands. Thus for people in lalitpur(patan) the procession of G*ijatra is less entertained.

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Rato Machhendranath or Bunga Dyah, the god of rain worshiped by both Hindus and Buddhists in Nepal. Hindus regard him as the reincarnation of the Lord Shiva, while the Buddhists regard him as the Ta***ic reincarnation of Avalokiteshvara.[1]
The most important event connected with the deity is the annual chariot procession known as Bunga Dyah Jatra or Rato Machhindranath Jatra. Each year, the locals of Patan, Lalitpur celebrate this oldest and longest festival in April-May (based on lunar calendar) in order to show respect to the rain god. During the procession, the image of Bunga Dyah is placed on a tall chariot about 65 feet high and pulled in stages through the streets of Patan for a month.
Every year the ratha (chariot) is made at Pulchowk by the Barahi and Yawal clans, amongst which one only does the rope work and other only the wood work. In the construction of the chariot no iron nails are used to connect the joints of the huge chariot but are only tied with ropes and veds. The only part that uses iron to hold are the four wheels. After the construction is finished the deity is ascended in the divine vehicle i.e. 3 days before the pulling of chariot.
The route of the chariot procession starts at Pulchwok and passes through Gabahal, Sundhara, Lagankhel and concludes with Bhoto Jatra at Jawalakhel.

But this year, after 12 years, the big tall chariot of Bungamati going to pulled all the way from Ekha tole Bunga. Statue was placed in the chariot on Sunday (19 April, 2015). It will be pulled all the way to Pulchowk and will continue the traditional route as earlier days.
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"BISKET JATRA"
Bisket Jatra is the annual celebration of two of the most important deities of the town of Bhaktapur, the wrathful god Bhairab and the goddess Bhadrakali. The New Year of the Bikram Sambat calendar takes place at the same time as this ancient festival. A few days before the New Year, the goddess and the god are enshrined in their raths (chariot) & pulled through the narrow streets of Bhaktapur by crowds of young men.
The chariots rest at certain time-honored places in the city and people come out to throw offerings of flower, rice, coins and red sindur powder. On the last day of the old year a towering wooden pole is erected at the edge of town. Long banners hang from the pole, symbolizing next and conquered in a mythological battle. On new year's day, contesting terms of men pull the pole to the ground, a moment of danger and excitement.

Pict. 1 : Fishtail Mountain (Machhapuchree), looks like trying to touch the sky.
Pict. 2&3 : Elephant looked happy after having bath in the river. - at Chitwan Wildlife National Park.
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Happy Panchhare.....

Pahachare means inviting guests in Newari language. On the occasion, eight goddesses at different Shaktipiths (power centres) including Kankeshwori, Bhadrakaali and Mahankal are said to be activated through tantrik rites.

People clean their surroundings and sewage considering it a worship of Lukumahadev. A feast begins at Ason where palanquins (khat) are dashed against each other beside the Annapurna temple. It is regarded as a symbol of meeting sisters. In the evening, idols of goddesses are taken around the city in a khat.

Mountain Flight
Take a mountain flight to catch the astounding spectacle of range after range of mountains stretching to the horizon that seems to end with a chain of mountains-- all this from the comfort of an aircraft seat.
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Phewa Tal - Pokhara