Dashain & Tihar Festival Experience

Dashain and Tihar are Nepal's most important festivals — think Christmas and Diwali combined. This 7-day cultural immersion lets you experience them as a welcomed guest, not a tourist watching from the outside. During Dashain, you'll receive tika blessings from elders, fly kites, visit a Durga temple for animal sacrifice rituals, and feast on goat curry and sel roti. During Tihar (Festival of Lights), you'll create stunning rangoli designs, light oil lamps across the city, worship crows, dogs, and cows, and join the electrifying Deusi Bhailo singing processions. Guide Sita arranges everything — homestay with her family in Kathmandu, transport to village celebrations, and behind-the-scenes access to temple ceremonies.