oz-Tiji-26
Join the most scenic and culturally enriching Himalayan jeep tour to the Tibetan bastion of Upper Mustang for the Tiji Festival 2026. Participate in the 3-day-long mask-dancing festival celebrated in medieval Tibet that is politically in Nepal. Monks enact the Vajrakila to ward off the evils under the guidance of Guru Rinpoche (Padmashambhava). While the journey traverses the world's deepest gorge to the Tibetan territory, the festival makes it culturally enriching.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Most scenic drives through the world's deepest gorge, wedged between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna.
- Traverse the Himalayas from its lush southern slopes to the arid alpine desert of the trans-Himalaya Tibetan landscape.
- Experience the lost Tibetan kingdom with unspoiled Tibetan culture and landscape.
- Explore the highly spiritual Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, honeycomb sky caves, and the medieval walled city of Lo Mangtang.
- Cultural immersion experience of intact Tibetan Buddhist lifestyle and trans-Himalayan village life.
- Cultural and natural tour of Kathmandu and Pokhara, charming Thakali villages, and the popular pilgrimage site Muktinath.
TOUR OUTLINE:
8 May: Arrive Kathmandu, Nepal
9 May: Kathmandu Sightseeing
10 May: Drive/Fly to Pokhara
11 May: Drive to Marpha – 145 km / 6 hrs
12 May: Drive to Tsarang. 92 km / 6 - 7 hours
13 May: Visit Ghar Gompa and drive to Lo Manthang, the walled city.
14 - 15 May: Participate in the Festival.
16 May: Tiji festial and drive back to Tsarang
17 May: Drive back to Pokhara.
18 May: Drive/Fly back to Kathmandu
19 May: Final departure
I checked the link, this festival doesn't go anywhere near Fiji!