Nepal ITINERARY (Kathmandu-Chitwan-Lumbini-Pokhara-Dhulikhel/Nagarkot-Kathmandu) - 8 Days

Detailed Itinenary

• Day 01

  Flying to KTM:

  Upon your arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, our representatives will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. After refreshment and lunch, you will be briefed about the tour by our guide and start an interesting tour around Kathmandu city. To give you a taste of Nepalese culture, heritage and local people, you will be escorted to infamous Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Sites Kathmandu Durbar Square and Swoyambhunath Stupa. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

• Day 02

  After an early morning breakfast, we will drive to Chitwan (170km) from Kathmandu, approximately five hours away by private vehicle. Our lunch will be at a restaurant on our way to Chitwan. Upon arrival at Chitwan you will be escorted to the hotel for check-in and refreshment. After refreshment, you will be briefed in short about your tour by our guide and start an adventurous and exciting jungle safari at the Chitwan National Park. Discover a lost world of towering trees and twisting vines and of lumbering rhinos. There are crocodiles, pythons, deer and brilliantly coloured birds. Spend the evenings by the banks of the river Rapti in the small village of Sauraha, located on the edge of the park. After returning from the safari, Tharu (local ethnic group) cultural dance with camp fire in the hotel premises to accompany with delicious dinner is served. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

• Day 03

  After morning breakfast at the hotel, we will go for an exciting and thrilling canoe ride on the Rapti River and experience the jungle and its wild life. We will then make a stop at the Hattisar (Elephant Breeding Centre), which is one of the world’s only two breeding centres. On your visit to the elephant breeding centre you will learn about the efforts to increase the population and get to see several adult elephants and their calves as well as how elephants’ meals are prepared and how they eat. We will drive to Lumbini in the afternoon/morning (175 km, 5-6 hrs drive). Lumbini is the Buddha's birthplace. We will visit the Lumbini Garden which covers an area of 2.56 sq. km encompassing over 25 Buddhist monasteries built by various countries from China, Japan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Germany, Vietnam, France and more. We will also visit Mayadevi Temple, which dates back to 2200 years, where archaeologists have identified the exact spot where Lord Buddha was born. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

• Day 04

  We will drive to Pokhara after the morning breakfast at the hotel (258 km). You will be escorted to the hotel directly for check-in and lunch. After the lunch, we will drive to Davis Falls, where you can witness a water fall that underground cave that has been carved by the power flow of the water. Afterwards, you will be escorted to Phewa Lake. The view of Fishtail and other mountains reflected in the lake, the little island and the Tal Barahi temple in the middle, the white stupa on the top of the hill and the gliders jumping from Sarangkot, all at once can be seized in the mild breeze over the Phewa Lake. At Phewa Lake, you can choose a different type of boats; the traditional or old-fashioned one joined two boats with planks & pedals in the middle, rowboats, and sailboats to modern fibred-body sailboats and wooden ones. After a long day, you will spend your evening strolling at the infamous Lakeside Pokhara. Lakeside Pokhara is the perfect place to recharge your batteries. The scene is a chilled-out version of Kathmandu's Thamel neighbourhood, filled with antique shops, gift shops, Nepalese handicraft and paintings shops, and restaurants and bars. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel.

• Day 05

  Wake-up call at 4:30 am for an early morning visit to Sarangkot for the most breath-taking sunrise view. One of the most beautiful sunrises you will see, the sun rays strike the peak of mount Annapurna (8091 m), right before you actually see the sun with your own eyes, colouring the peak golden. The entire view becomes golden with sun dye. After witnessing the sunrise, we will head back to the hotel for breakfast. You are then going to have an entire afternoon to yourself at the Lakeside Pokhara, where you can recharge yourself with all treats you can find, read a book cafés facing the Phewa lake, meet and make friends with locals and international people and share experiences, update your social media to tell your friends and families about the great time you are having, and shop. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel.

• Day 06

  After an early morning breakfast at the hotel, we will head for Kathmandu and then to the town of Dhulikhel, which is about 31 km to the southeast of Kathmandu city. Lunch will be served in Kathmandu. After lunch, we will drive to Dhulikhel right on time for a beautiful sunset. Dhulikhel hill station will give you an unobstructed panorama view of more than twenty mountains including Mt. Annapurna (8091 m), Mt. Ganesh Himal (7429 m), Mt. Langtang (7234 m), Mt. Phuribichyachu (6637 m), Mt. Gaurishankar (7134 m), Mt. Lhotse (2516 m) and many others can be seen in their full glory on a clear day. A delicious treat will be served at the hotel for dinner after a long day of travel. Overnight stay at the hotel.

• Day 07

  You will wake with an unforgettable view of the sunrise from the hotel balcony and windows as well as a breakfast with the perfect combination of warm majestic rising sun and a cool morning breeze. After energizing your body with a warm sunrise and a breakfast you will be escorted to Bhaktapur for a quick tour of this ancient city. In Bharktapur we will visit Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the palace of 55 windows, Batasala Devi temple, Bhairavnath temple, Nyatapole temple, Dattatraya Square and Peacock window, which are all within walking distance. After witnessing the most well-preserved ancient town of Nepal, we will drive back to Kathmandu to pay a visit to our final sightseeing destination, Bouddhanath Stupa, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is the biggest and one of the most important stupas of Nepal. After Bouddhanath stupa you will be escorted to Thamel. You can spend the rest of the afternoon strolling around the streets of Thamel meeting people, making friends, window shopping as well as buying gifts and souvenirs. An authentic Nepalese dinner with an amazing cultural show will mark the end of Day 07 tour. Overnight stay at hotel

• Day 08

  You will be escorted to the Airport on time for your flight after a breakfast at the hotel.