Your trip day starts today when you arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Upon your arrival, you will receive it from us by our representative at the airport. He will be carrying a signboard with our company name on it. Then you will be transferred to the tour hotel and checked in. A trip briefing will follow later today and will be notified to you by our representative who will pick you up from the airport. We will come to meet and brief you about the trip at a fixed time. Until briefing, take a rest and explores a bit of the surrounding nearby your hotel Thamel.
We take you for a day tour of cultural heritage monuments in Kathmandu valley after breakfast. Tour will give you a mixed insight into the 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 a history of over two thousand years old. This site has gained a popular name as monkey temple as this small forested hill is a habitat for hundreds of monkeys. The visit there will heighten your spiritual and cultural experience. Patan City Patan Durbar Square: A tour to the medieval city of Patan gives you a great insight into the ethnic Newari culture, Buddhist 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 a mesmerizing medieval palace square. The monuments and skills of the local artisans displayed on those monuments will stun you with their unbelievable charm. Boudhanath Stupa: Is the largest of its kind in the world, also one of the magnificent stupa which is very eminent centers, spiritual and faith of Tibetan Buddhism flower, the square is circular with a stunning stupa in the middle of it which spreads a lot of spiritual vibrations Around the area's atmosphere.
We will drive to Pokhara by tourist bus in the morning after breakfast. After driving for about six hours through the scenic countryside of Nepal, we reach an eloquently charming city of Pokhara. The drive will have enough stopovers necessary on the way. Once we reach Pokhara, the charm of the city will capture our attention for a good feeling of being amidst the natural wonders from close up Himalayas to the surrounding lakes. A lake near our hotel is a nice place to take an evening stroll and the lakeside town has lots of options to dine. Have an option to fly to Pokhara at an extra cost.
Take your breakfast at the hotel and drive for one hour to Nayapul by car. Start the trekking for the day to Ghandruk. Walk through the beautiful village on the bank of the mountain stream (Modi Khola valley) with the magnificent view of Mt. Fishtail. Passes through local settlements, rice and millet field, from Seuli bazaar uphill to kimchi than after a gradual walk to Reach Ghandruk Enjoy the spectacular view of the snow-capped Himalayan peaks Annapurna south, Himchuli and Fishtail and check into one of the tea houses. Stay overnight at Ghandruk a beautiful iconic Gurung village lunch dinner and breakfast included.
Another day of the trek today will bring you to another beautiful village of Landruk. The first part of the trek is all downhill via cultivated land to Qumi near the Modikhola, where you could see beehives in a huge rock, and sometime you could see honey hunted by locals is unimaginable. Then you cross a bridge over the Modi Khola, and the trail continuously goes uphill to the beautiful Gurung village of Landruk. The trek today is short but beautiful cultural and natural immersion. Once you reach Landruk, a spectacular Mountain view of Annapurna south and Himchuli following you in the backdrop, check into a comfort and net and clean tea house overnight stay. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included.
After Breakfast in Landruk, enjoy the view from the Balcony, and start our trek to lake city Pokhara. Today's trail is a lifetime memory, passing through many beautiful villages like Tolka, Bhikshuk, Deurali, Pothana and Dhampus with mesmerising views of Modikhola and cultivated land. We climb up Bhikshuk for one hour to reach another beautiful spot Deurali. The walking trail will have the privilege of viewing spectacular mountain views. From Deurali, our trek is constantly down to the screen evergreen jungle via Pothana, Dhampus to Dhampus Phedi. Drive from Dhampus Phedi to Pokhara. Once you arrive in Pokhara, check into the hotel and spend some time for relax around Lakeside.
Take your breakfast and go for a boating trip on the lake. Continue for sightseeing tour of some places like Davis falls, Gupteswor cave etc. after the boating trip. Return back to Lakeside and spend 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.
After taking breakfast at the hotel, we drive to Chitwan for an exceptional jungle safari tour. A five hours drive by tourist bus 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.
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.
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 at the hotel in Kathmandu, we will have some free time to relax or explore around before we go for the farewell dinner. have an option fly back to Kathmandu with additional cost.
You will be transferred to the airport as per your flight schedule. We will pick you up from the hotel three hours prior to your flight time.