A Glimpse of Nepal (7 Nights/8 Days)

Upon arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu and transferred to your hotel.

We start our valley sight-seeing tour in the morning with a visit to Kathmandu Durbar Square, the palace of the Malla and then the Shah kings of Nepal. Places of interest here are the Kasthamandup, a medieval rest house said to give Kathmandu its name, Kumari Temple, abode of the virgin goddess. From here we visit Swoyambhunath stupa, on top of a hill overlooking Kathmandu valley.
We return to our hotel for lunch or stop by in a convenient restaurant and then we visit Patan famous for its arts and crafts. Tour highlights are the Shikara-style Krishna temple, Patan durbar with the royal baths, Hiranya Varna Mahavihar, a Buddhist monastery. From here we visit the Tibetan cultural center first founded by the Tibetan refugees of the late fifties and now an exhibition-cum-shopping complex of carpets, jewellery and many interesting souvenirs. In the evening we have a cultural evening with typical Nepalese dinner.

We continue our sight-seeing tour of Kathmandu valley by visiting two very important religious centers: Pashupatinath holiest temple for the Hindus, nearby along the banks of the river Bagmati is the cremation area for the dead. Bodhnath is possibly the largest stupa in the world and a center for Tibetan school of Buddhism. We then drive on to Bhaktapur the medieval city of devotees and the best preserved of all the old cities of Kathmandu Valley. Tour highlights are Palace with 55 Windows, Golden Gate, Nyatapola 5-storeyed temple. We shall then be on time for lunch in Dhulikhel or Nagarkot. Rest of the afternoon we spend in the resort viewing the Himalayan sunset and relaxing. We spend the night in the resort.

After an early morning sunrise view and breakfast we leave our resort for Pokhara. This journey though mountain terrain takes around 5 hours. We arrive in Pokhara and check into our hotel. In the afternoon we visit the important sight-seeing areas like Bindebashini temple, Devin’s Fall, Seti Gorge and the market place. We have rest of the afternoon at leisure. Boating on Fewa Lake is an optional we can enjoy today.

We have an early morning drive to the Royal Chitwan National Park, our destination for wildlife viewing. We arrive in our jungle resort and check in. We begin our safari activities almost immediately with a briefing, elephant ride, jungle walks, canoe ride and jeep ride in pursuit of myriad flora and fauna including the rhinoceros and the Royal Bengal tiger. In the evening we have some cultural entertainment plus bonfire during winter.

We continue on our wildlife pursuits today in the presence of qualified naturalists.

After breakfast we are driven to Bharatpur airport for a short flight back to Kathmandu. We are met and transferred to our hotel in Kathmandu. Rest of the afternoon at leisure.

We are free today until our departure transfer to the airport.