Teej Festival - The Largest celebration of Nepalese Hindu Women

Teej also known as Haritalika Teej is the 3 days long largest celebration of Nepalese Hindu Women celebrated in the honor of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva with the remembrance of their union. Teej festival is celebrated by Nepali Hindu Women throughout the country on September 4, 2016 (Bhadra 19, 2073) this year. It is the religious and cultural event where the married Nepali women visit their parent's home and join with their mother, sisters and friends during the celebration whereas unmarried women also observe this festival fasting the whole day believing to get a nice husband in the future. The festival is celebrated as the Dar Khane Din, Fasting Day and Puja where different days have its significant way of celebration.

The first day of Teej festival is Dar Khane Din (having feats before fasting) with the great activities. The married and unmarried women get together and have the delicious food till to midnight.

The second day is the fasting day. Some women go through tough fasting without having food and water while nowadays liquids and fruits are preferred. During the day, both married and unmarried women undertake fasting whole day. The fasting of whole day without having liquids is believed for blessing of long life, peace and prosperity of their husband and family. Women get together to the nearby Shiva temple to take part in fasting, dancing and singing. Pashupatinath si the holy site in Kathmandu where Hindu women get together for worship to Shiva and perform teej song singing and dancing.

Third or final day of Teej festival is called as Rishi Panchami - the day dedicated to holy saints (Rishis). Women offer prayers to Rishis deities bathing with red mud and brushing with datiwan. This ritual activity is believed to be purified body and soul of women freeing them from all their sins at present.

Nepal advertised on Brussels buses - Tourism Promotion

About 20 buses have started operating Nepal advertisement showing the natural and cultural diversities of Nepal on the roads in the Belgium Capital city. With the initiative of Nepali Embassy in Belgium and Mission of Nepal to European Union in collaboration with JCDecauz, a Belgium advertising agency to promote Nepal Tourism through the advertisement from August 16 to 29.

The Embassy provided four pictures received from Nepal Tourism Board to the agency for the attractive advertisement on the buses. The pictures have messages - Welcome to Nepal, birth place of Lord Buddha, Naturally Nepal: Once is not enough, Mount Everest: Top of the world, Nepal’s unique treasures and Nepal: Always attractive and safe destination for tourists among others.

This type of advertisement could convey the messages about the safety tourism in Nepal and promote Nepal Tourism, the Embassy hopes.

Nepal Footprint Holiday Client Reviews

"Great Adventure"
This is my first time to Nepal, and after a few researches I choose Nepal Footprint because Bashu is very helpful. Even though we met the earthquake, Tulsi (our guide) is very helpful and guide us through everything. He even called his friends on our destinations to make sure that these places are safe.

“Tour of the Annapurnas with Footprint holidays”
Great experience with fabulous mountain guides. Highly recommended. Everything was perfect and extremely rich culturally speaking. Thank you ever so much for your great service. Namaste from France!!!


“Great ABC trek, very safe very incredible!”
Myself and about 5 people I met in my hostel in Pokhara all got together and went on the ABC trek with Nepal Footprint and it was absolutely incredible! I had a phenomenal experience, the staff is EXTREMELY knowledgeable and proficient in english. It was an incredible experience and would do it again in a heartbeat. 10/10 would recommend.


“Best Guide in Nepal!!! Knowledgable and kind! ”
I did the ABC trek with Bashu and it was just fantastic! Bashu is fluent in English and German and had in depth knowledge on all related questions that our group had on our trek. I will certainly come back to Nepal again and would book another trip with him in a heartbeat!


“Everest BC trek, Chitwan and Nagargot”
Last December 2015/January 2016 we made the 18 days EBC trek, together with guide Kumar of Nepal Footprint Holidays and our porter Sudeep. Both great guys!! We had a marvellous time and food and lodges were a perfect arrangement! Chitwan was a hell of a ride, but worth it. Parkland Hotel in Chitwan was 100 % the right choise!
Nepal Footprint might be a small company but nevertheless excellent! 10/10 we would contact them again for the ABC trek Annapurna in the future!!


“Trek Anapurna Base Camp”
I went several time in Nepal and I always take Nepal Footprint Holidaz Trek. Everything was amazing every time and I can not advise some one to go with an other agency.

“Thank you Bashu for a really great time in Kathmandu!”
I met Bashu during my trekking tour to the Annapurna Base Camp, where he guided two other Germans. He was very friendly, knew a lot about the country and the mountains/trekking and the two Germans were really happy about him as their guide and his great experience.
When I travelled back to KTM Bashu and I still were in contact and so we met again in the travel agency to spent one afternoon together in KTM. We drove by motorbike to some sightseeing-places, where Bashu told me a lot about the Nepalese culture and their religion. It was very interesting and Bashu was a really experienced guide.
During the time I didn´t had the feeling to visit the places with a guide but rather with a friend=))) Even when I left KTM on the next day, Bashu helped me to get a cheap taxi and even during the next weeks he wrote time by time to ask, if everything is ok.
I had a really great time and want to say THANK YOU again to Bashu! He´s a really good guide, speaks German very fluent and when I go back to Nepal I would definitely like to go trekking him!

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Top 7 Trekking Trail for Autumn 2016

Trekking is the lifetime adventure journey made through the Himalayan rugged trail and Nepal is the ultimate paradise for trekkers. In June, we have written a blog about the autumn season trekking named "Why You should plan for Nepal Trekking in Autumn" and here in this blog post, we are going to write about the top 7 trekking trips that you should go in Autumn 2016. Nepal Tourism after the Earthquake in 2015 has been damaged and crippled on its way after the spring 2016. The travel and trekking agencies are hoping back of tourism with the tourists visiting Nepal in Autumn 2016. If you are planning for Nepal trekking holidays and looking for best trekking trails, here we are listing top 7 trekking trails for this autumn season.

Everest Panorama Trek
Annapurna Panorama Trek
Rara Lake Trek
Manaslu Circuit Trek
Langtang Helambu Trek
Mustang Trekking
Dhaulagiri Trekking

Bhutan Tour Holidays

Bhutan is a landlocked country nestled in the Himalayas sharing the border with big giant asian countries India and China. Also known as "The Land of Thunder Dragon" or "The Himalayan Shangri-La". Plan exotic and customized tour holidays to Bhutan with Nepal Footprint Holiday at competitive low cost. We are specialized in Bhutan Package tour at best price with local experience tour guide who are involving with Bhutan Tourism since years.

Bhutan offers the opportunity to explore the spiritual and village lifestyle along with sightseeing around Paro, Thimpu and the popular places. The beautiful landscapes of Bhutan offers the cultural tours, festival tours, photography tours, trekking tours, cycling

Everest Base Camp Trekking - a trip of lifetime

Everest Base Camp Trekking: Nepal Footprint Holiday

Trekking to the Everest Base Camp is the dream of every trekkers throughout the world. Following the footsteps of legend Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa to the foothills of world's highest mountain peak, Mount Everest (8848m) is the trip of a lifetime. Hiking through the rugged himalayan trail through sherpa villages, jungles and himalayas, trek to Everest base Camp is really a challenging trip to experience once in your lifetime.

Situated in Khumbu Region and Sagarmath National Park, mount everest base camp trek starts with the scenic flight from Kathmandu to Lukla. Gradually, the trek goes ahead through the bank of Dudh Koshi River valley crossing Namche, Tengboche, Pangboche, Gorekshep to the kalapatthar from where you will have opportunity to witness the sunrise views over the world's top mountain peaks including Mount Everest, Ama Dablam and Lhotse from the altitude of 5545m. Normally it takes 12 days of trekking starting from lukla to lukla with the proper acclimatization and walking of 5-6 hours daily.

Nepal Footprint Holiday operates the Everest Trek on tea-house basis with our experienced sherpa guides and porters.

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Tsum Valley Trekking - 20 Days

Tsum Valley is recently opened for trekking popular for pristine Himalayas views, culture and nature that has been awaiting tourists for exploration. Tsum valley lies in between Manaslu Area and Ganesh Himal offering homestay for accommodation. It's a remote buddhist cultural village with the oldest monastery and chortens that lies on the border of Tibet.

The name Tsum derived from the Tibetan word (Tsombo), which means (vivid) or know as the (Beyul Kyimolung) means the holy hidden valley of Happiness The Tsum valley.  Tsum valley is based in northern part of Nepal in Gorkha district, surrounded by the Buddha Himal / Himalchuli to the west, And Ganesh Himal to the south and Sringi Himal to the north.

A special permit is required to do Tsum Valley trekking that the Nepal Government Authorized trekking company will provide upon your arrival in Kathmandu. It's a homestay trekking but nowadays tea houses/lodges are also available for accommodation. For this trekking, you need to fill up booking form visiting Nepal Footprint Holiday's booking page

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Tsum Valley Trekking Route Map

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