Impressive Nepal Holiday

Our guide will meet you at Kathmandu airport (TIA) once your flight arrives and then transfer you to the hotel. After some refreshment, we will start this Nepal tour package with visit to the Kathmandu Durbar Square and Swayambhunath Stupa.

Kathmandu Durbar Square is a royal plaza in front of the old royal palaces of Kathmandu. It is surrounded with royal palaces, temples and other spectacular architectures, showcasing the Newar art from 16th to 19th century. Among the building complex, Kumari Ghar is the most unique one as it houses a little girl, who is the living goddess "Kumari Chhen". It is said that worshiping Kumari will bring good luck.

Swayambhunath Stupa is an ancient religious complex atop a hill to the west of Kathmandu city. As many monkeys living around, it is also known as Monkey Temple. It consists of a stupa, a variety of shrines and temples and now it is one of the most sacred religious pilgrimage sites in Nepal.

This morning, the guide will escort you to visit the Pashupatinath Temple and Bouddhanath Stupa. Pashupatinath Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu. It is of the typical Nepalese pagoda style. Its roofs are copper gilded with gold and the four main doors are covered with silver sheets. 

Then our guide will accompany you to visit the most beautiful durbar in Nepal, Bhaktapur Durbar Square. We will visit the palace complex along with the exclusive Buddhist architecture. Besides that, we will visit the Dattatreya Square and Peacock window in Bhaktapur.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

This morning, we will drive to Chitwan to continue our Nepal tour package. It takes about 6 hours by car. As an option, you can also experience the white water rafting on the Trisuli river for a few hours along the way. Ask your travel consultant to book in advance if you are interested. Arriving there, check in to the resort hotel. In the early evening, we will have a village tour in Chitwan. Visit a local village and get close touch with Tharus, the indigenous people of southern lowland of Nepal. After that, you enjoy a cultural Stick Dance of Tharus in the resort.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Have a whole day jungle Safari in Chitwan National Park, Nepal's first national park, which has a wide range of flora and fauna than any other on the Indian Subcontinent. You will experience the elephant and jeep safaris, rafting tours and guided jungle walks and visit the elephant breeding camp. Besides that, you will also have chances to see the baby elephants, rhino, crocodiles and a number of bird species.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, we will continue our Nepal packages tour and drive to Lumbini, a cultural and historical site. It is 175 kilometers west from Chitwan and needs approximately 4-5 hours driving. Later we take you to Bishwa Shanti Stupa (World Peace Pagoda) at dusk, where you can appreciate the beautiful sunset in the lowland.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Today's unique tour is on the three-wheeled rickshaw getting around Lumbini. This sacred land was where the Buddha was born. Lumbini has a large number of temples, among which, the Mayadevi Temple is the most famous one. This temple houses the Marker Stone, the exact birthplace of the Buddha. Lumbini is also home to many monasteries of various sects built by different countries like Nepal, China, Thailand, Srianka, etc.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Pokhara is the second largest city and a major tourist destination in Nepal, which is 240 kilometers northeast from Lumbini. After about 8 hours driving, we will reach this popular tourist city - Pokhara. En route, you can enjoy the charming countryside views. It will be a lovely stay during your Nepal packages. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today you will have a whole day tour of World Peace Stupa, Mahadev Cave, Devi's Fall, river gorges, temples and coast of the lake. Devi's Fall is a natural wonder that the water goes in the earth that can be seen from the lower part of the Cave of Hidden God. Fewa Lake is famous for having a shrine on its island. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

It would be a shame not to experience Nepal trekking when you reach the foothill of the Himalayas. Annapurna, with Pokhara as an important base for preparation, is a very famous hiking area. After breakfast today, we will start our short but classic 5-day Poon Hill trail. Drive for 1.5 to 2 hours to Nayapul to begin our trek. On enjoying views of small villages, rice paddy fields, green hills along the way, we will soon arrive at Birenthanti, a large village with many restaurants and hostels. Continue trekking to cross Birethati River, BhurungdiKhola River and several settlements, you will finally arrive at Tikhedhunga (1540 meters) for a night stay.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today is the most difficult day of your trek, starting at Tikhedhunga, we will climb almost all the way up to Ghorepani (2,810 meters) with about 3800 stone steps. On the way, we passed Urelli, where we could see Annapurna South Peak (7,216 meters), the first snow-capped mountain of our hike. Stay one night in Ghorepani.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Early in the morning we plan to climb over a steep path to Poon Hill Observation Platform (3,190 meters) to enjoy the spectacular sunrise over the Himalayas and the views of the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri snow-capped peaks at dawn. Then we will return to Ghorepani for breakfast. Next we will head to Tadapani (2,540 meters), passing beautiful azalea bushes and spectacular waterfalls on the way.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

In the morning we will go trekking from Tadapani and make a leisurely journey through the forest to Ghandruk (1,950 meters), where you can get a clear bird’s eye view of Annapurna South, Gangapurna, Hiunchuli, Annapurna III, and Fishtail.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today's an easy day. We will walk past rice paddies, villages, to Syauli Bazaar, and then arrive at Nayapul by a flat road. Later we will take a car from Nayapul to Pokhara and send you to the hotel. This will be the end of our trekking. The rest time is free for you to explore the city on your own.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Today we will leave Pokhara for Kathmandu. It is 200 km east of Pokhara and needs about 6 hours' scenic driving. Before returning to Kathmandu, we will reach Patan Durbar Square surrounded by royal palaces, shrines and courtyards for a visit.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

We will pick you up at the hotel after breakfast and transfer you to the Tribhuvan International Airport for your homeward flight. Hope a safe and happy holiday for you.

Meals: Breakfast