Temples, Mountains & Tiger Tour

DAY 01 Arrival in Kathmandu

Upon arrival in Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport, meet with local representative and transfer to hotel. After freshening up is a sightseeing tour to Boudhanath Stupa (monument) and continuing to Kathmandu Durbar Square, thereafter, return to the hotel. The afternoon is free and easy.

Dinner Included

DAY 02 Kathmandu –Pokhara

After breakfast set off to Pokhara by coach or by private hired transportation and has lunch on the way. There will be a few side trips in the evening followed by a briefing about the trips to pokhara given by the Manager.

(The travel will along side the winding landscape and charm of the rural setting as the road passes along the bank of a Himalayan show fed river).

Dinner Included

DAY 03 Pokhara Exploration Day

After Breakfast , you will be on the full day pokhara sightseeing which includes sunrise from Sharankot and also visit to Stupa which is located in top of the hill. You will have free evening for having your activities and enjoy wonderful evening dinner at the bank of Fewa Lake.

Breakfast and Lunch Included

DAY 04 Pokhara- Chitwan

After breakfast set off to Chitwan by coach or by private hired transportation and has lunch on arrival. There will be a few side trips in the evening followed by a briefing about the trips to Chitwan given by the Camp Manager. The evening will be accompanied by group of local Tharu People showing there cultural dance along side warm campfire and drinks and dinner later.

(The travel to chitwanis along side the winding landscape and charm of the rural setting as the road passes along the bank of a Himalayan show fed river)

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

DAY 05 Chitwan National Park

The Chitwan National Park, occupying approximately 960 sq. km, was formally a hunting ground reserved for the royal families, now boasts of one of the richest areas in wildlife and tall grassland habitat. After breakfast, set off for following Programs:

Canoe ride along the Rapti River. An excellent opportunity for Bird Watching and for seeing the 2 rare species of Crocodiles; the Marsh Mugger and the fish eating Gharial + Short Jungle Walk.

Visit to the Government Elephant Breeding Centre

Elephant back Safari / Jeep Safari : An excellent opportunity to see four different kinds of Deer, Rhinoceros, Wild Boar, Monkey, Leopard, Sloth Bear and the Royal Bengal Tiger (If you are lucky). You will also encounter many other smaller mammals that have made Chitwan their home.

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

DAY 06 Chitwan- Lumbini

After breakfast, leave for Bhairawa (Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha). On arrival, check-in to the hotel. The evening is free .

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

Day 07 Lumbini Explore Day

After breakfast After lunch is the visit to the birthplace of Lord Buddha. The main feature in erected by Emperor Ashoka in 249 BC.

Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, in the Terai plains of Nepal is one of the greatest pilgrimage sites for Buddhists. More than 400,000 Buddhists and non-Buddhists visit Lumbini every year. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Culture) and holds immense archeological and religious importance.

Sacred Garden: It was here in the gardens of Lumbini that Prince Siddhartha Gautam, who later became the Buddha, was born in 623 BC. The nativity site is marked by a commemorative pillar erected by Mauryan Emperor Ashoka of India during his pilgrimage to the holy site in 249 BC.

The inscription on the Ashoka Pillar indentifies the Sacred Garden - spread over 9 sq. km – as the spot where the Enlightened One was born. A large number of Buddhist pilgrims from all over the world visit Lumbini to pray at the Mayadevi Temple where excavations have revealed the “marker stone” showing the exact spot where Siddhartha Gautam Buddha was born. The sacred Puskarni Pond where Queen Mayadevi had taken a bath before the birth of Buddha lies to the south of the pillar. It was also in this pond that the infant Buddha was given his first bath.

Monuments: To the north of the Sacred Garden are monastic zones where different countries have built temples and monasteries depicting different sects of Buddhism. The Myanmar Temple (Lokamani Cula Pagoda) is a shiny gold and white structure that resembles the Shwe-dagon Pagoda of Yangon while the International Gautama Nuns Temple is a replica of the Swayambhu Stupa of Kathmandu.

The China Temple, built by the Buddhist Association of China, is a complex of pagodas, prayer rooms and meditation cells. Across the road is the Dae Sung Suk Ga Sa Korean Temple. The Japan Peace Stupa, built by Nippon Jon Kyohoji of Japan, is a 41-m tall structure with four different Buddha statues set into the stupa’s dome facing the four cardinal directions.

Other beautiful monuments and temples have been built by Vietnam, Thailand, Mongolia, France, Germany and Sri Lanka.

Breakfast and Dinner Included

DAY 08 Lumbini - Kathmandu

After breakfast, return to Kathmandu byroad . Upon arrival in Kathmandu, check-in to the hotel and the evening is free and easy. Advisable return by flight 30 minutes flight.

Breakfast Included

DAY 09: Kathmandu Sightseeing- Nagarkot

After breakfast will be the city tour, starting with a visit to the 2000 year old Swoyambhunath Stupa (monument) which rests on top of a green hillock west of Kathmandu. This place is also known as the Monkey Temple as well. Charmed with its dazzling stupa (monument), while at the same time, it offers a marvelous view of Kathmandu City.

The next destination is Patan, the oldest and the second largest of the three major cities in Kathmandu valley. Midway, visit the Tibetan Refugee Camp and tour the Tibetan carpet factory. There one will see the spinning, dyeing and weaving of Tibetan carpets. One may wish to purchase carpet(s) of one's choice. After the city tour, proceed to Nagarkot a mountain resort which sits at 2300m above sea level. From this lovely scenic spot on a clear day, one can watch the excellent view of the Himalayan range including Mount Everest.

Breakfast Included

DAY 10: Nagarkot- Kathmandu

Wake up early in the cold highland morning in Nagarkot and catch the sunrise and beautiful view of the Himalayas at dawn. Upon arrival in Kathmandu free and easy.

Breakfast and Dinner Included

DAY 11: Departure

After breakfast, it is again free and easy until the transfer to the airport for the flight to on onward destination.

Breakfast Included