9-Day Cultural and Scenic Tour of Kathmandu and Pokhara

Arrival at Kathmandu airport, pickup by our representative and transfer to hotel, rest of time leisure.

Meals not included

Accommodation included: 3 star category Hotel (Hotel Vaishali or similar) in Kathmandu

Kathmandu City Tour: After breakfast, full-day sightseeing tour of Pashupatinath, Boudhanath, Swyambhunath and Kathmandu Durbar Square. Overnight at hotel.

Meals included: breakfast

Accommodation included: 3 star category Hotel (Hotel Vaishali or similar) in Kathmandu

Kathmandu-Pokhara by overland (6 hours). Transfer to hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Meals included: breakfast

Accommodation included: 3 star category Hotel (Hotel Batika or Hotel White Pearl) in Pokhara

Pokhara City Sightseeing: Early morning drive to Sarangkot hill for sunrise and mountain views, back to hotel for breakfast, then continuously sightseeing at Pokhara city around David fall, Gupteshore cave, Bindabashini temple, International Mountain Museum and boating at Phewa lake, overnight at hotel.

Meals included: breakfast

Accommodation included: 3 star category Hotel (Hotel Batika or Hotel White Pearl) in Pokhara

Pokhara-Chitwan: Leave for Chitwan by private vehicle (4 hrs). Upon reaching the resort a guest relations officer will brief guest. Enjoy the Lunch. Afterwards walk around Tharu Village, enjoy Sunset from Rapti River. At evening, Tharu Cultural Dance, dinner, overnight at hotel.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Accommodation included: 3 star category Hotel or Resort in Chitwan

Chitwan Jungle Activities: Wakeup call followed by tea/coffee. Enjoy Jeep safari or Elephant back safari (1 hour). After some rest, drive to Lumbini which takes around 4 hours, enjoy the lunch then go for Maya devi temple sightseeing.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Accommodation included: 3 star category Hotel (Buddha Maya Garden Hotel or similar) in Lumbini

Lumbini City Sightseeing: After breakfast, walking through the Sacred Lumbini Garden where the Buddha was born converges on the Ashoka pillar, visit the Maya Devi Temple with its base-relief sculpture depicting Maya Devi holding on with her right hand to a branch of Pipal tree and giving birth to the infant Buddha who stand up on a lotus pedestal. Then enjoy sightseeing of various monasteries. Then fly back to Kathmandu.

Meals included: breakfast

Accommodation included: 3 star category Hotel (Hotel Vaishali or similar) in Kathmandu

Patan-Bhaktapur City Sightseeing: transfer to Bhaktapur, where you will witness unique culture and finest display of craftsmanship. Bhaktapur is the only place in Nepal which has remained untouched by western culture. Lion Gate,Golden Gate, Art Gallery, Statue of King Bhupatindra, Nyatapola Temple and fifty-five windows Malla Palace are the living prides of Bhaktapur. Drive to Patan, which means "a city of Beauty".Patan has a long Buddhist history and the four corners of the city are marked by stupas said to have been erected by the great Buddhist emperor Ashoka. Patan Durbar Square is well packed with temples giving an architectural feast with a far greater concentration of temples. Then drive to Nagarkot, enjoy the lavish night stay at Nagarkot Hill satation.

Meals included: breakfast, dinner

Accommodation included: 3 star category Hotel (Fort Resort or similar) in Nagarkot

Enjoy the sunrise over the glorious mountains then transfer to international airport for final departure.

Meals included: breakfast

Accommodation not included