11 Day – Private tour with air-conditioned car and driver

Price Guide: £2145

ABTA and ATOL-protected holidays

Tihar Festival, meaning the festival of lights, takes place for 5 days throughout Nepal. The date for this suggested tour allows guests to visit a local family in Kathmandu where they can experience the first day of the festival and interact with a family followed by a family dinner. If you would like to start your tour on a different date or would like to experience more of the festival please below.

5 Days of The Tihar Festival

Family visits can be arranged on any day apart from Laxmi Puja

• 29th Oct: Kaag Tihar – Worshiping Crow – The first day of Tihar is called Kaag (crow) Tihar. Crows and ravens, believed to be the messengers of the death god Yama, are worshipped with offerings of grains, seeds, and sweets placed on the roofs or out on the streets.
• 30th Oct: Kukur Tihar – Worshiping Dogs – On this day, all dogs, whether pets or strays, are offered treats and worshipped by placing a tika on their forehead and garlands of marigolds around their necks.
• 1st Nov: Laxmi Puja – Worshiping Cows and goddess Laxmi (goddess of wealth)
• 1st Nov: Goru Tihar – Worshipping of Oxen. On this day Newari community (especially in Kathmandu Valley) also performs Mha Puja dedicated to oneself.
• 2nd: Bhai Tika – Brother’s day, where sisters put tika on their brothers’ foreheads and give blessings.

Upcoming dates for this Highlights of Nepal private Tihar Festival tour from Kathmandu are:

• 30th October – 3rd  November 2024
• 19th – 23rd October 2025

The tour can include one of 4 festival days including celebrating Kaag Tihar on 29th October with a visit to a family and a family festival meal