Summary:
WALKING TOUR TOUR EXPLORATION
Kathmandu-02 nights;Drive to Namobuddha Hill -01 night: Hike to Balthali Village and drive to
Kathmandu-01 night:; drive to Kurintar and excursion to Manakamana by cable car- 1 night; Drive to
Pokhara-01 night; Hike to Dhampus - 01 night;Trek back to Pokhara-2 night; drive to Chitwan Wildlife
National Park-02 nights; Drive to Kathmandu-03 nights.
Grade:
Moderate Family Tours - This type of tour is suitable for families and people of all age
groups interested in soft adventure such as amateur white water rafting, wildlife tour on elephant back, and
countryside nature walks and short treks of about 4 hours duration. The tour involves comfortable short
and long drives of about 7 hours between two destinations.
Attractions:
Art and architecture of the Newar community - the indigenous people of Kathmandu valley. Buddhist and
Hindu Temples - People and culture - Village tours -Walking excursion around valley rims- Boating in
Phewa lake and superb close up view of the Fishtail Mountain and the mighty Annapurna Ranges of over
8000 meters - Wildlife adventure with Elephant ride, canoe ride and jungle walk and opportunity to view
rich flora and fauna of Nepal including Asian one horned rhinoceros, the royal Bengal tiger, antelopes,
marsh muggers, gharials etc and many of the over 800 species of birds found in Nepal.
This walking tour takes you through quaint streets to interesting areas of the town and inner villages and other places
not frequented by tourists. A real cultural treat that gives you an opportunity to meet with people and experience
their lifestyle.
Hike around the valley rim with excellent countryside views. This tour also takes you to POKHARA where you
will experience an overnight mini trek to DHAMPUS as well as a trip to the forested planes to the south in search of
such exotic species as the One-horned rhino and the Royal Bengal tiger. This is a tour that provides you a unique
cultural experience with a variety. This tour is especially suggested for the adventurous and hardy walking type.
Experiences will be exchanged and interesting memories will be shared and recalled during a typical
Nepali farewell dinner hosted by the company.
A superb experience that spells “WOW”.
WALKING TOUR TOUR EXPLORATION
DAY 01
ARRIVAL KATHMANDU.
On arrival, receive and transfer to the hotel by our representative.
Evening: Explore around THAMEL a popular tourist hub, which was once popular worldwide as the Freak Street.
Tour Briefing in the evening.
Overnight: Hotel in Kathmandu
Included Meals: Breakfast.
DAY 02
SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF SWYAMBHUNATH AND KATHMANDU CITY.
AM. SWYAMBHUNATH
The stupa of Swayambhunath with its all seeing eyes is perched on top of a hillock overlooking Kathmandu Valley.
Swayambhunath is perhaps the best example of the religious harmony of Nepal where both Hindus and Buddhists
flock to pay their homage. This Buddhist shrine is considered to be over 2000 years old. It is interesting to visit the
temple in the early morning when devotees flock the temple for their morning worship. The front access to the
temple has 365 steps leading to the top and each step represents a day of the year. We take an alternate rout with a
drive to the top and a 5 minutes climb to the temple. After visiting Swyambhunath we drive on to the city center for
the city tour.
KATMANDU CITY TOUR:
Kathmandu City tour starts with a walk across the modern shopping area of New Road to the ancient complex of
palaces, courtyards and temples, built between 12th and 18th century by the Malla Kings. This complex is known as
the Kathmandu Durbar Square - which literally means the “Palace Square”. The Temple of the only Living Goddess
of Nepal also lies here.
Drive back to the hotel in time for lunch.
Pm. Free for independent activity or for optional tour.
Overnight: Hotel in Kathmandu
Included Meals: Breakfast.
DAY 03
OPTIONAL SUGGESTION: ONE HOUR FLIGHT TOWARDS MOUNT EVEREST.
PM. BHAKTAPUR CITY TOUR AND TO NAMOBUDDHA.
AM. We leave the morning free for those who would like to take an optional one-hour flight towards
Mount Everest and back.
PM. BHAKTAPURE CITY.
Bhaktapur City is literally translated as the " City of Devotees". The artisans of Bhaktapure City excelled in the
traditional craft of stone and woodcarving. The excellence of this trade can be observed with a stroll around the
Palace square with its many temples and monuments of exquisite architecture and artistic beauty of which the 55 –
Windowed Palace and its Golden Gate, the Peacock Windows and the Natapola Temple all built during the reign of
King Bhupetendra Malla In AD 1702, are just a few examples. A visit to the potters’ square can also be very
interesting. Men, women and children work with clay, molding pots of amazing designs with their hands.
From Bhaktapur City, we stop for lunch at Dhulikhel. After lunch a short drive take you to a peaceful Hotel at
Namobuddha
Overnight: Hotel in Namobuddha.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner.
DAY 04
DAY HIKE FROM NAMO BUDDHA(1,982 M) TO BALTHALI ( 2,400M).
Namobuddha is situated approximately 40 Km drive from Kathmandu between Banepa and Panauti on the outskirts
of Kathmandu valley. Very conveniently located and beautifully decorated monastery greets you as you walk up to
the hill top shrine. It is a famous Buddhist pilgrimage site with rows of Buddhist stupas adorned with fluttering
prayer flags. It is most interesting to visit the image of the Lord Buddha in his compassionate manifestation. The
carved stone image portrays a popular legend, which relates that the Lord Buddha in his previous incarnation had
offered his own flesh to save a starving tigress and her cubs from the imminent death. There are wonderful views of
the mountain ranges from the hill top shrine.
From here another 3 hours of hike will take you to Balthali village (2400m). Balthali is a sleepy Newari village
which rests on a plateau at the junction of Roshi and Ladku Khola River. If the weather is clear you can enjoy
panoramic mountain views of the Himalayan range : Manaslu, Mt. Everest, Ganesh Himal, & Jugal Himal & the
Mahabharat range. Relax at Balthali before we drive back to Kathmandu.
Overnight: Hotel in Kathmandu
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
DAY 05
DRIVE TO KURINTAR AND VISIT TO MANAKAMANA BY CABLE CAR.
Mid way to Pokhara, you reach the cable car station from where you take a stiff ride over sever hills for
about 15 minutes to the summit where the temple is located.
MANAKAMANA TEMPLE
Manakamana Temple is situated on a hill at 1,302 meters. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu
Goddess Bhagwati who is believed to posses the power to fulfill wishes. It is one of the most popular
pilgrimage sites in Nepal. If it was not for the recent introduction of cable car service, the trip to
Mankamana was a stiff 5 hours climb to the temple. Fifteen minutes scenic ride over several hills by
cable car brings you back to the pick up point. The view from the top is beautiful and it is a great cultural
experience.
Overnight: Hotel in Kurintar.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 06
DRIVE TO POKHARA WITH A D-TRIP TO BANDHIPUR VILLAGE - 130 km + 18 Km. Approx.
(Optional raft trip on the way to Pokhara can also be organized).
To beak the monotony of the drive towards Pokhara, we will take a D- trip to an ancient town of
Bhandhipur for a brief tour. The view of Fishtail Mountain will greet you as we approach Pokhara.
POKHARA
This city of the renowned Gorkha Soldiers is situated 175 km and 5 hours drive from Chitwan National
Park in a valley beneath the 8000 meters Annapurna Massif dominating the skyline to the north.
Pokhara has three beautiful lakes - Phewa Tal, Begnas Tal and Rupa Tal. The view of the Phewa Lake
against the backdrop of perfectly shaped Machapuchere Range (the Fishtail Mountain) is the popular
landmark of Pokhara. Pokhara is also the starting point of many of the major treks in Nepal.
Relax at the beautiful hotel in Pokhara.
Overnight: Hotel in Pokhara
Included Meals: Breakfast.
DAY 07
DRIVE TO POKHARA PHEDI (950m) AND TREK TO DHAMPUS(1650m) - 3 hours trekking
We drive to Phedi (950m.) for 45 minutes and climb up the hill for around 2 hours before reaching
Dhampus(1650m) . The Dhampus village is a wonderful viewpoint for the great Mountain view thus
making it a very popular soft trekking destinations. Dhampus is not just a mountain view point but a
culturally rich village of the ethnic Gurung people. We have sufficient time to explore around the village.
Our overnight will be in a lodge with good views.
Walking time: approx 3 hours
Overnight: Simple tea house lodge in Dhampus
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
DAY 08
TREK FROM DHAMPUS TO KANDE (1770m) AND DRIVE TO POKHARA - 4-5 hours
Enjoy the sunrise on the Himalayas. The walk next day through forest to the Australian camp is also
equally scenic. After breakfast, we will start gently climb up through the rhododendron and oak
forests until reaching Pothana which takes about 1 and half hour. We make a short rest and keep climbing
up the stone staircases until reaching Australian Camp which takes about 1 hour. After a good rest we will
gently walk down the plain trail for a while, and then walk down through a landscape of terraced fields and
forests and affords some stunning views out across the Central Himalayas. We reach Kande in about 1 and
half hour. From Kande we drive to Pokhara which takes about 1 hour. We will have our lunch in Pokhara.
Alternately you could also hike for about 5 hours from Dhampus to Sarangkot(1720m) via Naudanda. And
drive back to Pokhara.
Walking time: approx 4 hours
Overnight: Hotel in Pokhara.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
DAY 09
HALF DAY SIGHTSEEING AROUND POKHARA.
The most stunning of Pokhara’s sights is the spectacular panorama of Annapurna Ranges - Annapurna I to
Annapurna IV - of which Annapurna I (8091 m) is the highest.
After breakfast , we visit some interesting places of interest and explore around the lake side.
Visit Devin’s Fall. Legend has it that a trekker named Devin was killed in the fall hence the foreign
name of the fall also locally know as Patele Chhango ( hell’s fall).
The Seti Gandaki River flows right through the city and completely underground at places. The river
appears hardly two meters wide at certain points but its depth is amazingly over 20 meters. The powerful
flow of this river has cut a deep gorge, which can be seen from the Mahendra Bridge.
A stroll through the old Pokhara bazaar takes you to the important shrine – Bindayabashini Temple,
dedicated to Goddess Bhagwati, yet another manifestation of Shakti (power).
Rest of the day is free to explore arounf the city.
On your own arrangement: Later in the day you can take a boat ride on the beautiful Phewa Lake and
to the island like temple – Barahi Temple - dedicated to the boar manifestation of Ajima- protector
deity representing the female force “Shakti”. Devotees can be seen especially on Saturdays. Male animals
and fowl are sacrificed to the deity. A picture taken during a boat ride with the refection of the artistic
Fishtail Mountain in the lake and the beautiful mountain rising above the Lake in the backdrop will
guarantee you a best photography award anywhere.
More adventurous may also give a shot at Paragliding or a Zip line adventure drop from Sarankot
Heights.
Overnight: Hotel in Pokhara
Included Meals: Breakfast.
DAY 10-11
DRIVE TO CHITWAN WILDLIFE NATIONAL PARK.- 175 KM . Aapprox. 6 hours drive.
After an early breakfast, we drive along side River Trisuli to reach our hotel in Chitwan in time for lunch. Trisuli
River is a popular rafting river offering some exciting white water raft trips ranging for a day trip to
several days.
Spread over 967 square Km of dense sub-tropical forest, the Royal Chitwan National Park is reputed to
be the best managed wildlife-park in Asia. About 165 Km of scenic drive from Kathmandu, this park is
a home of over 46 species of mammals and over 500 species of birds.
2 Nights and 3 days are spent at Chitwan National Park with exciting jungle activities along with an experienced
naturalist.
The activities at the resort includes Jungle safari on elephants, guided nature walks, canoe trips, jeep safaris in
search of one horned rhinoceros, tigers, leopards, deer, crocodiles and birds and a cultural tour to the native village.
All this is included in the package cost.
Overnight: Hotel in Chitwan Jungle
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
DAY 12
DRIVE FROM CHITWAN TO KATHMANDU VIA DAMAN.
After breakfast, we take a mountain route back to kathmandu with a lunch stop at Daman Hill Resort which is
probably the most idea ventage point to view the Himalayan ranges from east to west all in one graceful arc. After
lunch we drive on to Kathamdnu.
Overnight: Hotel in Godavari village Resort
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
DAY 13
BUNGAMATI VILLAGE and KHOKANA VILLAGE TOUR.
AM. BUNGAMATI AND KHOKANA VILLAGE.
A visit to the ancient 16th century Newari Towns of Bungamati and Khokana is a special experience. It is
one of the few settlements in Kathmandu Valley that has been least affected by modern changes. These
are small farming villages where wood carving and pottery are the alternate source of income. A Cultural
experience that takes you centuries back.
Drive back to the hotel in time for lunch.
PM. Free for independent activity or for optional tour.
Overnight: Hotel in Kathmandu
Included Meals: Breakfast.
DAY 14ONE FREE DAY IN KATHMANDU.
You have one extra day in Kathmandu to explore around town hunting for souvenirs or take optional sightseeing
trips to see more of the valley
Transfer in the evening for a special farewell dinner hosted by the company
Overnight: Hotel in Kathmandu
Included Meals: Breakfast, dinner.
DAY 15
FINAL DEPARTURE TRANSFER.
Breakfast. Free till departure transfer to the airport to connect with the onward flight.
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