Kailash Saga Dawa festival Tour is celebrating on full moon date of fourth Tibetan month as per the lunar Calendar. On the Tibetan calendar it is said to be the birthday of Sakyamuni Buddha. Tibetans are celebrating on most of the important events in the life of Buddha. His birthday, accepting the vows of a monk, the day of his death and the day when he was enlightened. Saka Dawa festival is the most important festival for Buddhism. Each year people from different part of Tibet gather with prayer flag, to pray and raise the huge flagpole around Kailash Kora, Locals try to do best and positive thing on the ceremony. The ceremony is led by the qualified Tibetan Lama form the nearby monastery. Local people celebrate and make kora around Mount Kailash for their better life in next birth. The main celebrates at Tarbuche (Serchung, Kailash region) it is on first day of Kailash kora.
The main day of celebration on 2025 is June 11, 2025 at Tarbuche. You may have a chance see and enjoy with traditional Tibetan activities like praying, dancing, chanting and worship. You can join with locals to pray, offer some tips and tour around monasteries. Dream Tibet Travel will arrange your entire travel plan to visit Mount Kailash Saga Dawa festival tour 2025 including Visa arrangement, Tibet travel permit, guide, transportation, accommodation and necessary staffing,
Our tour will start from Kathmandu Nepal to reach Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarover by Overland tour from Nepal through Kerong border. It is 10 days Kailash Overland tour via Tibetan villages. Mount Kailash is considering as holy tour to Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar. The 3 days Kailash circuit is also called Kailash Kora is spiritual walk around holy Mount Kailash and it is one of the challenging parts of the tour. You also have option to take personal helper and pony at this part. Finally exploration of Kailash Saga Dawa Festival tour and drive back to Kathmandu via Kyirung/Kerong Border.
We also have alternative way to reach Mount Kaialsh, Upon arrival at Lhasa city. Explore Lhasa city including Famous Potala Palace and other main attraction sightseeing places of Lhasa. Next day drive toward Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarover by crossing many other historical Tibetan cities and high passes from where high mountain views of Tibet and Nepal are clearly seen. Hike up to Everest Base Camp en route.
For your information these are the dates of Saga Dawa Festival for 2026 upcoming year :–
Year 2026: Saga Dawa Festival date on 31st May 2026
Required Document to Kailash Trip:
We need following document to processing of your Tibet Visa, make sure that you have the following documents ready:
- Passport Copy: Please submit a clear copy of your passport at least 20 days in advance for the Tibet Travel Permit processing.
- Original Passport: Original passport with you when your group arrives in Kathmandu, we need to deposit passport to the Chinese embassy to get a Tibet Visa.
- Passport Size Picture: Provide a passport size picture with a white background, front face, both ear should be seen, without eyeglasses, and no smiling.
- Visa Application Form: Complete the visa application form prior to your arrival, fill it up completely.
How to Process Tibet Visa in Kathmandu:
As per the new rules and regulations from the Chinese embassy in Nepal, to obtain a Tibet group visa, it is required that there must be a minimum of 05 people in the group. Additionally, the visa application process in Kathmandu requires the submission of the original passport and may take 03-04 official working days to complete. Furthermore, clients who wish to obtain a Tibet group visa will need to visit the China visa application center in person to provide biometric information.
Please also note that visa requirements and regulations can change frequently. we suggest you make sure with Dream Tibet Travel before you book the Tibet tour.