Mt. Kailash and Saga Dawa Festival Tour 2012

Saga Dawa Festival tour 2012 in Tibet - The biggest annual festival of Mt. Kailash. 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 tour 2012 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. We have guaranteed fixed departure for 2012 Saga Dawa Festival Tour. Please make a fantastic cultural journey around Tibet in Saga Dawa Festival time.

Kailash and Saga Dawa Festival Itinerary:

27 May 2012 or Day 01:Your arival in Kathmandu Airport (TIA) and transfer by private car to Hotel. Overnight stay at Hotel.

28 May 2012 or Day 02: Today, you wil be get information about tour to Kailash and Saga Dawa festival and preparing visa and tours arrangements. Overnight stay will be at Hotel.

29 May 2012 or Day 03: Drivefrom Kathmandu to Kodari ( Nepal and Tibet Boder) then Custom formalities at the border then take Tibetan guide and Jeep and drive to Nyalam (12337 feet and 185 Kms) via Zhambu. Overnight stay will be at Guest House or Camp.

30 May 2012 or Day 04: Rest day at Nyalam for Acclimatization. You will be visiting around Nylam city and hiking some small hills. Overnight stay will be at Guest House or Camp.

31 May 2012 or Day 05: Drive from Nyalam to Saga (15143 feet and 280 Kms). Overnight stay will be at Guest House or Camp.

01 June 2012 or Day 06: Drive from Saga to Paryang ( 15627 feet and 235 Kms). Overnight stay will be at Guest House or Camp.

02 June 2012 or Day 07: Drive from Paryang to Mansarovar Lake or Chhu Gompa ( 15050 feet and 230 Kms). O/N Guest House or Camp

03 June 2012 or Day 08: Drive from Mansarovar Lake to Darboche. ( 15332 feet and 25 Kms). Overnight stay will be at Camp. You will be camp near by the river and very close from the place of saga Dawa Festival.

04 June 2012 or Day 09: Full day introducing Saga Dawa Festival by our Tibetan Guide (Festival Day) Full moon. Overnight stay will be at Darboche.

05 June 2012 or Day 10: Today, you will be started hiking to Dhira Puk Monastery (16482 feet and 18 Kms) for the Mt. Kailash Kora. Overnight stay will be at Guest house or Camp.

06 June 2012 or Day 11: Today is very challenging day as you will climbing up to (18424 feet) Dolma La Pass and Continue Parikarma to Zutul Puk Monastery. It is better to camp at the Zutul Puk as there are very unfriendly peoples are running guest House.

07 June 2012 or Day 12: Continue hiking to Darchen on the flat way and end Parikarma and Drive from Darchen to Chhu Gompa. Overnight Stay will be at Guest House or Camp.

Note: Darchen is the best place to have good food, shopping and buying some dry foods.

08 June 2012 or Day 13: Drive from Chhu Gompa to Paryang. Overnight stay will be at Guest House or Camp.

09 June 2012 or Day 14: Drive from Paryang to Saga. Overnight stay will be at Guest House or Camp.

10 June 2012 or Day 15: Drive from Saga to Zhangmu. Overnight stay will be at Guest House or Camp.

11 June 2012 or Day 16: Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmandu. Overnight stay will be at Hotel

12 June 2012 or Day 17: Kathmandu Rest Day. Farewell dinner in a Nepali Typical Restaurant with cutural dance show. Overnight stay will be at Hotel.

13 June. 2012 or Day 18: Departure to Airport and fly to home happily.

Price:

USD$ 2800.00 per Person

Price Includes:

Nepal Portion:

• Kathmandu airport transfers.  
• Three nights accommoation with breakfast at 3 star hotel in Kathmandu.
• Sightseeing tour in Kathmandu with English – speaking guide.
• Transfers from Kathmandu to Kodari border by Car/Hiace/Jeep/Bus.
• Flghts to Nepalgunj and then to Simikot
• Fully Camping Trek up to Tibet Border including sufficient staff
• All applicable taxes and service charges.

Tibet Portion:

• All necessary permits, Tibet/China Group Visa .
• All surface transport  in Tibet  by Japanese  landcruisers  4500 CC with supporting truck.
• Freshly cooked 3 vegetarian meals a day by our experienced sherpa staff .
• All Camping equipments (tent, mattress, dinning tent, kitchen tent, kitchen utensils, tables, chairs, toilet tent, sleeping bag etc ).
• Duffle bag ( big bag for keeping personal clothes and equipments).
• Accommodation as per  itinerary in clean comfortable guesthouses or in the tents through out the trip.
• English Speaking Guide .
• Yaks with yak drivers for carrying camping luggage & cooking equipment's during the Kora.
• Oxygen cylinders.

Services Excludes:

• Airfares to Kathmandu.
• If need Ponies  for riding upon for Kailash Kora, early request to our guide is necessary and the cost will be borne by guest on the spot. Be ware of the possible risk being thrown out by the ponies.
• Any expenses of personal nature such as travel insurance, drinks, laundry, telephone / fax calls, porters or arranging additional transportation.
• Any additional expenses caused by reasons beyond our control such as natural calamities ( landslides, floods),
• flight delays, rescheduling or cancellations, any accidents, medical evacuations, riots, strikes, evacuation costs etc.
• Services other than specified.

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