KATHMANDU, CHIWAN NATIONAL PARK & POKHARA

 
TOUR OF KATHMANDU (NEPAL) with TAJ MAHAL (INDIA)

Duration: 09 Nights / 10 days
Destinations Included : Nepal (Kathmandu-Nagarkot-Chitwan-Lumbini-Pokhara) 
Speciality Categories: Art/Architecture, History Tours, Museum Tours, Safari Tours, Mountain views, Village Tour, Hiking & Trekking.

DAY 01: ARRIVE KATHMANDU (NEPAL)
Arrive at Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu, you are welcomed by the hospitable meeting and then will be transferred to your hotel. Our Representative shall explain you in details about your Tour post Check-In. Stopover at Hotel.

DAY 02: KATHMANDU – NAGARKOT (32 Kms /1.5 hrs drive)
After breakfast, start your Guided Tour of Kathmandu Valley; Pashupatinath Temple, one of the most important Hindu temple in Nepal. Thereafter walk upto to the huge of stupa of Buddha, also known as Boudhanath, the largest stupa in Nepal. Afterward drive to Bhaktapur, a fascinating town, visit Bhaktapur’s Dubar Square featuring the Victorian illustrations style with temples and its complex. Continue on the route to Nagarkot. Stopover at Hotel.

DAY 03: NAGARKOT – KATHMANDU (By Surface)
After breakfast, we drive back to Kathmandu and explore Kathmandu Durbar Square, the place of the Malla(Built during Shah Kings of Nepal), visit Kumari Temple, visit Swoyambhunath, a stupa on the top of hill – from here you can have beautiful view of Kathmandu Valley, Later on visit of Patan city, Krishna Mandir, Golden Temple etc. Stopover at Hotel.

DAY 04: KATHMANDU – CHITWAN (190 Kms /5 hrs drive).
After breakfast, we drive to Royal Chitwan National Park. There you can enjoy Jungle Safari activities; jungle walks, canoeing, Jeep safaris and so forth.  Stopover at Hotel.

DAY 05 : CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK
After Breakfast, you will go for a full day Jungle safari activities in Royal Chitwan national Park – During safaris chances of sighting Rhinoceroses, Chitwan’s royal Bengal tigers, leopards, monkeys, Deer and reptiles. Stopover at Hotel.

DAY 06: CHITWAN – LUMBINI (138 Kms – 3 hours drive)
After breakfast, we drive further down to the Lumbini(the birthplace of Lord Buddha), it is a revered place for Buddhism. Now Lumbini is declared UNESCO World Heritage Site.

On arrival in Lumbini city, you will be transferred you to the hotel for check-in and then we walk through the Sacred Lumbini Garden where the Buddha was born, visit the Maya Devi Temple depicting Maya Devi holding with her Right Hand the Pipal Tree and giving birth to the infant Buddha who stand up on a lotus pedestal. Stopover at Hotel.

DAY 07: LUMBINI – POKHARA (264 Kms /7 hours drive)
After breakfast, we leave for Pokhara and start full day of Pokhara city tour & spend morning walk along the bank of Phewa Lake. You can also see the wonderful Annapurna panorama forms a superb backdrop to Pokhara from the lake. After Phewa Lake, we visit Seti River gorge – one of the best places to see, Mahendra Gufa. Stopover at Hotel.

DAY 08: POKHARA LAKE
Full Day at leisure . Stopover at Hotel.

DAY 09: POKHARA – KATHMANDU (200 KMS – 5/6 hours drive)
After breakfast, Scenic drive back to Kathmandu. Stopover at Hotel.

DAY 10: DEPARTURE TRANSFER
Transfer to airport to connect onward flight.

End of Tour

TOUR EXTENSION OPTION 01:  Visit Varanasi, Agra & New Delhi 
TOUR EXTENSION OPTION 02:  Visit of Rajasthan with Taj Mahal (Agra) & New Delhi or African Cheetah Safari Tour in India.