Gaden Ngachen Chenmo Festival

End of October according to Tibetan lunar calender is commemorating as the death anniversary of Tsongkapa. So Tibetans use to called it Gaden “Ngachen chenmo”.

During Gaden Ngachen Chenmo Festival every monasteries and house hold burns countless butter lamps everywhere and chant prayers in his honor. Tibetan people use to make round around the Bakhor and monasteries along with small prayer wheel in right hands and rosary in left hand. Later in evening they eat “Thinthuk”(typical Tibetan noodle)

What you can see during the festival?
- Tibetan brush their houses only once a year during that period
- Peoples preparing for the butter lamps during daytime.
- Hundreds of Tibetan gather infront of Jokhang to commemorate
  the death anniversary of Tsongkapa.
- Countless of butterlamp around the lhasa city.
- Common Tibetan peoples chanting in his owner.
- Almost every Tibetan living in lhasa gather at jokhang square and
  rotate around the Barkhor street in the evening.

 

Itinerary:

Day 01 Arrival in Kathmandu /day at leisure/hotel
Day 02 Full day sightseeing/Hotel
Day 03 Fly to Gonggar /Transfer to Tsetang /Hotel  
Day 04 Sightseeing of Sayme and drive toLhasa/hotel
Day 05 Visit Potala, Sera and Norbulinka /hotel
Day 06 Visit Drepung, Jorkhang & Barkhor /hotel
Day 07 Visit Ganden Monastery/excursion around back to Lhasa
Day 08 Drive to Gyantse via Yamdrok Lake/ hotel
Day 09 Drive to shigatse/visit monastery/hotel
Day 10 Drive to Xegar/visit Tashilunbo & Sakya/ Hotel
Day 11 Drive to Zhangmu/hotel
Day 12 Drive to Dhulikhel/hotel
Day 13 Drive to KTM /rest day at leisure/hotel
Day 14 Drive to airport.

Cost include:
Kathmandu
- International airport pickup and drop service
- Hotel accommodation in Kathmandu
- Welcome and farewell dinner

Tibet
- Hotel accommodation in twin sharing room on bed and breakfast basis
- Air ticket; Kathmandu to Lhasa
- Transportation by 4500 model Land-cruiser / Mini coach as per group
  size
- Sightseeing with Tibetan guide as per itinerary
- Monastery entrance fees
- Tibet visa and travel permit
- Oxygen bag indide the Jeep

Does not include:
Kathmandu
- Food
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Nepal entry visa fee per person US$30 only / re-entry visa fees

Tibet
- Insurance & emergency rescue charges
- Extra porter & transport charges in the event of landslides
- Personal clothing & accessories including sleeping bags
- Others not specified in above cost inclusions list

Highlights

Fact About this trip:

9 Nights in Tibet
1 Night in Dhulikhel
4 Nights in Kathmandu

Highlights on this tour:
Visit Kathmandu and sightseeing around the valley, visit Lhasa and all the sightseeing places, Gaden Ngachen Chenmo Festiva, Visit Tibet's oldest monastery Samey and Ganden,  Vist Gyantse, Yamdrok Lake, Sigatse, Sakya, Xegar, best Everest view from Tingiri and wonderful Tibetan Landscape and Probably the best mountain flight over the Everest and Himalaya.

Tour Grade:
MODERATE 

Group Size
From 2 persons

Trip Cost:
On request

Festival Date:
End of  OCTOBER