Day 01: Kathmandu
Around midnight arrival in Nepal. The cosmopolitan city and the
capital Kathmandu is the main gateway for travellers to
Nepal. Upon
arrival, you will be met by an Indo Vacations representative and
transferred to the Hotel. Kathmandu Valley is the cultural and
political heart of the country. The city enjoyed its most glorious
time under the reign of Mallas in the 16th and 17th century.
Day
02: Kathmandu
In the morning we start our sightseeing by visiting Durbar Square.
Durbar Square is the spiritual heart of Kathmandu. The old royal
palace at the centre of the city was surrounded by temples and other
important buildings. This is the most important point in Kathmandu
to see the culture and religion of Nepal. After visiting Durbar
square we visit Swayambhunath. The stupa at Swayambhunath is the
most important and oldest site of Buddhist worship in Nepal.
Swayambhunath Stupa is famous for the eyes of Buddha which seem to
observing the world from all 4 directions. After Swayambhunath we
visit Bodhnath. Bodhnath is the largest Stupa of Nepal. Around the
octagonal base of Stupa there are 108 images of Buddha where prayer
ceremonies of Buddhist Lamas are taking place since over 2000 years.
Day
03: Kathmandu - Adventure Tented Camp
After having breakfast we drive to Adventure Tented Camp. Adventure
Tented Camp is perched on the top of the pristine hill of Pokhari
Thumko. This camp is situated at an altitude of 2000 meters, and is
a famous vantage point which offers a sweeping view of the snowy
mountains peaks on the northern horizon and also an ideal location
to watch spectacular sunrise and sunset. Nature lovers and
birdwatchers can spend this full day exploring this enchanting hill
to discover many of nature’s secrets. Today we spend full day in the
Adventure Tented camp.
Day 04: Adventure Tented Camp - Panauti - Dhulikhel
Today after
having breakfast you will have a walk to southern trails that leads
to Panauti. Panauti is a bustling Newari village bazaar renowned for
its 16th century
Bhramayani Temple and endless terraced hills and paddy fields.
This village offers
some very lovely temples and interesting old houses and the 14th
century wooden temple struts. After visiting this village we drive
to Dhulikhel.
Dhulikhel lies at an altitude of 1650 m and offers a beautiful view
of the snowy range of Himalayas on clear days.
This
ancient town is situated about 30 kms
east of Kathmandu on the Arniko Rajmarg. In the evening we enjoy the
clear view of the Himalayas.
Day
05: Dhulikhel - Pokhara
In the
morning we drive to Pokhara. Pokhara is the gateway to Himalaya. The
Pokhara valley is the second biggest valley in the central hilly
region of Nepal after Kathmandu. The town of Pokhara itself, at an
altitude of just 900 m on the Seti Khola river is overshadowed by
the fishtail mountain (6,999 m), one of the most beautiful mountain
of the world. In the afternoon we drive to
Begnas lake and have a
Boat ride on the lake. The Begnas lake is the biggest lake in the
Pokhara valley with beautiful surrounding.
Day
06: Pokhara - Lume - Dhampus
After having breakfast we drive from Pokhara to Lume. From Lume we
have a hike to the Chandra Kot located on the slopes of the
Modi river valley. Chandra kot is located at the centre point of the
popular tourist destination in the region and also easily accessible
from Pokhara. After reaching Chandrakot we have a trek for about 03
to 04 hrs from Chandrakot to Dhampus. The trek is through the forest
and small villages.
Today's walk is a gentle one at first but quickly followed by a
demanding climb through forest to the Doerali bhanjang
(ridgeline crossing point). Lodges at the top offer a rest place and
cold drink or tea. Then a long very pleasant descent with views on a
good day of Machapuchare (clearly see the Fish’s tail), the
Annapurnas, Manaslu. And across east to Ganesh Himal..Camp can be
made at Dhampus village or higher at what is known as Austrian camp.
At Dhampus one can expect a serene atmosphere in a
pristine environment with an unrivalled vista of the Annapurna and
Machapuchhre. Overnight at Local Lodge in Dhampus.
Day
07: Dhampus - Phedi - Pokhara
After
breakfast, we start the trek from Dhampus to Phedi and then drive
back to Pokhara.
Day
08: Pokhara - Chitwan National Park
Today we
drive to
the Royal Chitwan National park. This National Park is situated near
the Indian Nepal border. The area of the National Park covers around
950 square km. The Chitwan National park is the natural habitat of
the Tiger, great one-horned Indian rhinoceros, leopard, gaur, sloth
and wild bear, sambar. We have our overnight stay in a comfortable
Lodge in the National Park.
Day
09: Chitwan National Park
In the early
morning you will have
a jungle safari in the Chitwan National Park penetrating through
lush grasslands to view wildlife. This grass is commonly known as
elephant grass and is very dense and grows to a height of 18-20 ft.
In the
afternoon we take a ride in Canoe on the Narayani river
where there are very
good chances of viewing the gharial crocodiles as well as the mugger
crocodiles, fresh water dolphins, Otters and varieties of water
birds.
If you are
lucky, you may see the elusive Royal Bengal Tiger on
an
elephant safari.
Day
10: Chitwan National Park - Kathmandu
In the morning transfer to the
airport to connect to the flight back to Kathmandu. Upon arrival you
will be met by our representative and transferred to the hotel.
Day 11: Kathmandu
Around midnight flight to home destination.
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