Dashain, Tihar and Chhath festival tour packages

Prem Baniya

As Nepali almanac heralds the days of national gala making festivities such as Dashain, Tihar, and Chhath, the tour operators are hurriedly preparing to design their special tour packages to target both the domestic and international tourists. These festivals allow many people to plan to go on long vacations with their close ones and relatives which is why the travel operators are planning to induce more of these potential travelers by introducing special packages.

 Festival offer of Nature Retreat Tour and Travels

Nature Retreat Tour and Travels has offered a special tour package to target the Dashain festival to attract more travelers from within and without. According to this company tourists going to domestic and foreign destinations will be provided health services during their 5 days or 7-day tour packages. Such a package has been offered with a motive to promote tourism internally and externally.

Any tourist going abroad from Nepal will enjoy the facilities of health services at Thailand’s Sikarin Hospital. The tourists will undergo complete check-up for their nerve and bone-related problems. Besides these facilities, the tourists will also enjoy access to yoga and therapy as well. These packages are being sold from Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore, all the way to Europe.

Offer from ME Tours and Travels

Offer from ME Tours and Travels located at Lazimpat has also introduced different tour package to attract potential tourists. Package includes discounts it offers to its customers going to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Europe. Kamal Raj Adhikari an NRN who has been operating a restaurant in France said that his company has brought new plans to attract more tourists by investing in Nepal’s tourism sector under Mount Everest Group.

More attractive offers are being advertised by most popular travel and tour agencies to bring more tourists. Sujan Lama who is currently the Business Manager of Ledger Tour and Travels said that four packages have been offered by the company for travelers traveling to Dubai, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Bali, Egypt, and Srilanka. It has offered tour packages to Bali in Indonesia, Egypt, and Srilanka to target the festival vocations. Its offer as a stay of four nights and five days in Bali for Rs. 32,900.

The travel agency also offers hotel stay and dinner packages in an A-class cruise. Airport picks and drop up services will be included. The travel agency offers hotel stay as well as a dinner package in an A-grade cruise. There will also be free pick-and-drop.

Lama said that 88 clients have already booked their tour packages. The tour package also includes accommodation for four nights and five days and bed breakfast. Excluding the airfare, the visitors will be able to visit Egypt in four days at Rs 32,900.

Similarly, in the Negombo Paradise Beach Holiday Package of Sri Lanka, Nepali tourists will get seven nights, eight days of accommodation and bed and breakfast service while enjoying seaside locations at Rs. 28,900 excluding air ticket costs, informed Lama.

 President Travel and Tour Package

President Travel and Tours has prepared a special tour package for Srilanka, Malaysia, and Dubai during the Dashain and Tihar time. The tour package for Malaysia and Singapore includes bed and breakfast with accommodation, free visa, free airfare between Malaysia and Singapore. The cost is fixed at Rs 59,999 per person at a budget hotel and Rs 64,999 per person at a three-star hotel.

This package allows the visitor attractive chances of visiting Sentosa Island, night safari, universal studio, cable car ride, one Sunway Lagoon, Theme Park trip, Kuala Lumpur KL tower ticket and twin tower tickets.

Similarly, for a Dubai package with a four-day-night accommodation at a three-star hotel, round trip through Air Arabia, free visa, etc., Nepali tourists will be able to visit Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Grand Masuk, Burj Khalifa, Wild Wadi Water Park, Aquaventure and Lost Chamber, Dolphin Show, Dubai Aquarium, Underwater Zoo, Dubai Mall, Bollywood Theme Park among other.

 Ace Travel’s Packages

Ace Travels, which had been offering outbound tours to Asia and European countries, is offering outbound tour packages only to Asian countries this year according to Ace Travel Company.

Outbound tour packages to countries like Thailand, Dubai, Malaysia, and locations like Bali have been aimed towards middle-class to high-class groups. Ace Travels offers a tour of four days and five nights with the service of air tickets, accommodation, and bed and breakfast.

Traveling to any one of the countries amongst those offered like Thailand, Dubai, Malaysia, and Bali has been set to cost from 60,000 to 75,000 rupees per person. The Dashain and Tihar holiday package have been booked to 80% according to various tour agencies.