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Dashain and Tihar 2026: What Actually Happens to Nepal's Guides, Flights and Buses

Nepal's two biggest festivals send guides, porters and lodge staff home and book out domestic flights and buses for weeks — here's the real autumn…

By Laxman Rawal · Jul 30, 2026

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Every October, Nepal's trekking industry runs into the same problem, and every year first-time visitors are surprised by it: the country's biggest holiday falls in the middle of the best trekking season, and for two weeks, a large share of the people who make…

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What this means for trekkers

The guide's take We do not stop running treks over Dashain and Tihar — we plan around them. Staff who choose to work through the holiday get first pick of upcoming departures and a fair premium for the two weeks they are missing at home; staff who go home get…

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