Day 01:
Arrival in Kathmandu
Your trip day starts today when you arrive to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Upon your arrival, you will be received by our representative at the airport. He will be carrying a signboard with our company’s name on it. Then you will be transferred to the tour hotel and checked in. A trip briefing will follow later today and the time will be notified to you by the representative who picks you up from the airport. We will come to meet and brief you about the trip at the fixed time. Until then just relax or explore a bit of surrounding.
Day 02:
Heritage Tour of Kathmandu - Nagarkot
We take you for a day tour of cultural heritage monuments in Kathmandu valley after breakfast. The tour will give you a mixed insight of history, culture, art, architecture and spirituality of Kathmandu valley. The sites include;We take you for a day tour of cultural heritage monuments in Kathmandu valley after breakfast. The tour will give you a mixed insight of history, culture, art, architecture and spirituality of Kathmandu valley. The sites include;
Swoyambhunath aka Monkey Temple: The oldest of all sites in Kathmandu valley, Swoyambhunath is an important Buddhist spiritual site having the history over two thousand years old. This site has gained a popular name as monkey temple as this small forested hill is a good habitat for hundreds of monkeys. The visit there will heighten your spiritual and cultural experience.
Patan City including Patan Durbar Square:
A tour to medieval city of Patan gives you a great insight about ethnic Newari culture, Budhhist spirituality, religious harmony, art and architecture while you stroll around the charismatic alleys taking you to magnificent local community squares known as Bahal and eventually leading you to an incredible medieval palace square. The monuments and skill of the local artisans displayed on those monuments in the square will stun you with their unbelievable charm.
Boudhanath Stupa:
The largest of its kind in the world, this magnificent stupa is a very important center of faith for the people following Tibetan Buddhism. This place is nice Circular Square with the stunning stupa in the middle of it which spreads a lot of spiritual vibrations around the atmosphere.
Drive to Nagarkot, a beautiful hill station for panoramic view of the Himalayas, later after the tour finishes in Kathmandu.
Day 03:
Nagarkot – Bhaktapur – Pokhara
Get up early for the sunrise. If the weather is clear, the sunrise from Nagarkot is one of the most spectacular ones over the Himalayas. Along with the sunrise, there will be a panoramic view of the Himalayan range with Langtang range at the closest. Drive to Bhaktapur after breakfast and explore the place for more or less one hour. After Bhaktapur tour finishes, drive to Pokhara on a scenic highway enjoying the countryside environment of Nepal. You reach Pokhara after driving for about seven hours. The day is quite long today.
Check into hotel.
Day 04:
Pokhara Exploration
An early morning drive up to Sarangkot for another spectacular sunrise and stunning view of Annapurna mountain range in the Himalaya. After the sunrise drive back to Pokhara and join breakfast. There will a boating trip on the lake, hiking to world peace stupa and sightseeing tour of some places like Davis falls, Gupteswor cave etc. A free half day in Pokhara to do some adventure sports like paragliding, zip flying, ultra-light flight, bungee jumping etc. The day’s adventure sports activities will be at an extra cost. We will be happy to organize those extra activities for you, should you choose to do any.
Or simply take your leisurely time on your own to get some massage, strolling around lakeside, shopping etc.
Day 05:
Bandipur – Chitwan
Take your breakfast and drive to Chitwan for an amazing jungle safari activities. A five hours’ drive takes us to the tropical Chitwan National Park area where we will have various jungle safari activities. Once we reach the hotel in Chitwan, we will be briefed about the activities schedule. We will go for an ethnic Tharu cultural show in the evening.
Day 06:
Jungle Safari Activities Day
A full day jungle safari activities are scheduled for today. From Elephant ride to Jungle walk and canoe ride to cultural village walk, all activities are scheduled and we will follow the scheduled activities accordingly. The activities today will bring us face to face with some beautiful animals in the jungle like one horned rhinoceros, deer, bear, crocodiles, different species of birds and occasional encounter with royal Bengal tiger. We also visit the elephant breeding center and elephant bathing place.
Day 07:
Chitwan – Kathmandu
We take early morning breakfast and drive to Kathmandu by tourist bus. There is an option to fly back by paying an additional flight cost. The drive will take around five hours to bring us Kathmandu. Once we arrive to hotel in Kathmandu, we will have some free time to relax or explore around before we go for the farewell dinner.
Day 08:
Departure
You will be transferred to airport as per your flight schedule. We will pick you up from the hotel three hours prior to your flight time.