Royal Safari (5 Nights/6 Days)

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

This morning we start our sight-seeing program and cover Bhaktapur, the medieval city of devotees and the best preserved of all the old cities of Kathmandu Valley. From here we visit two very important religious centers: Pashupatinath 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.
In the afternoon we continue our tour 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. In the evening we have a Nepalese cultural show accompanied by a typical local dinner.

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 and 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 evening is for relaxation.

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