Your trip day starts today when you arrive to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Upon your arrival, you will be received by our representative at the airport. He will be carrying a signboard with our company’s name on it. Then you will be transferred to the tour hotel and checked in. A trip briefing will follow later today and the time will be notified to you by the representative who picks you up from the airport. We will come to meet and brief you about the trip at the fixed time. Until then just relax or explore a bit of surrounding.
We take you for a day tour of cultural heritage monuments in Kathmandu valley after breakfast. The tour will give you a mixed insight of 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 the history over two thousand years old. This site has gained a popular name as monkey temple as this small forested hill is a good habitat for hundreds of monkeys. The visit there will heighten your spiritual and cultural experience. Patan City including Patan Durbar Square: A tour to medieval city of Patan gives you a great insight about ethnic Newari culture, Budhhist 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 an incredible medieval palace square. The monuments and skill of the local artisans displayed on those monuments in the square will stun you with their unbelievable charm. Boudhanath Stupa: The largest of its kind in the world, this magnificent stupa is a very important center of faith for the people following Tibetan Buddhism. This place is nice Circular Square with the stunning stupa in the middle of it which spreads a lot of spiritual vibrations around the atmosphere. Drive to Nagarkot, a beautiful hill station for panoramic view of the Himalayas, later after the tour finishes in Kathmandu.
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 you will follow the scheduled activities accordingly. The activities today will bring you 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. You will also visit the elephant breeding center and elephant bathing place.
After breakfast in Chitwan senice drive to Bandipu, Bandipur is a unique village example in Nepal. A traditional village, Bandipur used to be a major business center a few decades back but the situation has changed now and it has become a tourist attraction for its simplicity, natural environment and panoramic view of the mountains. Check into hotel and go for an exploration of the area.
Take your breakfast and start your drive to the beautiful lake city of Pokhara for an exploration of natural wonders. After a five hours’ drive, you reach your hotel in Pokhara. After checking into hotel, go for lunch. There is a nice meditative boating program on the Lake Fewa scheduled for today after lunch. One hour of nice time is spent on the lake enjoying the serene atmosphere and feeling the soothing breeze from the nearby Annapurna mountain range in the Himalaya. Spend some leisurely time around lakeside after boating trip.
An early morning drive up to Sarangkot for another spectacular sunrise and stunning view of Annapurna mountain range in the Himalaya. After the sunrise drive back to Pokhara and join breakfast. Go for the sightseeing tour of some places like Davis falls, Gupteswor cave etc. Drive to world peace stupa on top of a beautiful hill and enjoy the magnificent view. Drive to International Mountain Museum and spend some time there knowing about the mountain culture and life style. Drive back to Lakeside and take your leisurely time on your own to get some massage, strolling around lakeside, shopping etc.
Drive back to Kathmandu after breakfast. Or you have an option to fly back to Kathmandu paying an additional cost for the ticket. Check into hotel once you arrive to Kathmandu and freshen up. We will go for dinner later in the evening.
You will be transferred to airport as per your flight schedule. We will pick you up from the hotel three hours prior to your flight time.