Bhaktapur: 3-Day Dashain Fest Experience with a Local Family

Celebrate Dashain with a local family in Bhaktapur on a 3-day experience. Join in sacred rituals, receive blessings, and enjoy traditional feasts as you learn about the festival's significance.
Experience Nepal’s biggest festival from inside a local family home—rituals, blessings, food, and culture included.

Step into the heart of Nepal’s most important festival, Dashain, and experience it the authentic way—living it with a welcoming Bhaktapur family. Over three meaningful days, you will witness sacred rituals, receive blessings, participate in temple visits, enjoy traditional feasts, and understand the deep cultural significance of each festival day.

This is not a tour to watch Dashain—it is a chance to live Dashain.

Day 1: Ashtami – Sacred Ritual Day

Experience the spiritual intensity of Dashain. Join or observe family preparations for Ashtami rituals. Visit nearby temples and shrines. Learn about Goddess Durga and her significance in Dashain. Witness traditional offerings and rituals in a household setting. Enjoy an evening festive cooking and family dinner experience and a cultural storytelling session about Dashain origins.

Day 2: Nawami – Ritual Completion & Temple Experience

A day dedicated to devotion and sacred offerings. Visit major local temples in Bhaktapur. Observe Nawami rituals and offerings. Learn the significance of weapons and Shakti worship. Participate in family preparation for Dashain main day. Have a traditional festival meal with the host family. Explore decorated local neighborhoods and community gatherings.

Day 3: Dashami – Tika Day (Vijaya Dashami)

The most emotional and important day of Dashain. Receive Tika, Jamara, and blessings from elders. Learn the meaning of family hierarchy and blessings tradition. Participate in extended family gatherings. Enjoy a special festive Dashain feast. Take part in a cultural exchange with host family members, receive final blessings, and join a farewell ceremony.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.