Nepal Highlights 9-Day Private Tour: Kathmandu, Pokhara & Chitwan

Day 1 · Kathmandu Arrival

1. 1

   Kathmandu

   Passing by

   Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to the Hotel and overnight stay at the Hotel.

Included

Day 2 · Kathmandu 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites Tour

1. 1

   Stop 1

   one hour

   Swayambhunath Stupa aka "The Monkey Temple," is located on the top of Kathmandu. It has 365 stairs to be actual that contains you to the top for the exceptional view of the city itself. You can locate many small shrines and souvenir shops on the way to top with monkeys roaming around freely. You are free to take pix on the road, and some monkeys would possibly pose for a photo too. As the top, you will see a sizeable gold-plated thunderbolt (Vajra). It is one of the intriguing monuments there. Also, right next to it is the large white dome with a cubical top. It is the Swayambhunath stupa that did now not fall even` though many other temples around the area crumbled after the earthquake of 2015. You will also see many prayers wheels of special sizes nearly in every section around the Swayambhunath.

2. 2

   Patan Durbar Square

   2 hours Admission not included

   The Patan Durbar Square is the courtyard of the old Malla palace, situated in the metropolis of Lalitpur, which is filled with Newari Architecture and nearby Newar community. It. The square is layered with red bricks on the floor. There are three courtyards in Patan Durbar Square, and you will be visiting them one after another. The first one Sundari Chowk is filled with various statues and stoned architecture. Then comes the Mul Chowk, one of the guarded places as theft of many sculptures and statues that came about in place of Patan Durbar Square. Finally, the third and closing courtyard homes the museum of Durbar Square. It is the Keshav Narayan Chowk. You will see many matters related to historical eastern civilization. Also, an awful lot of artistic approach descriptiveness can be discovered there.

3. 3

   Golden Temple (Hiranya Varna Mahavihar)

   30 min Admission not included

   You will additionally visit the golden temple in the north. Hiranya Varna Mahavihar, which is regarded as the golden temple, is a 12th-century temple pagoda_style temple with bronze statues and silver and gold decorations. There is a golden image of Lord Buddha and a large prayer wheel in the higher layer of the temple. At the give up of your tour, you will be dropped again at your motel or predetermined destination.

4. 4

   Pashupatinath Temple

   2 hours Admission not included

   Pashupatinath temple is one of the largest temple complexes of Nepal. It houses more than 500 temples and shrines in the area. The temple complex of Pashupatinath which covers 0.64 hectares of land, is devoted mostly to Lord Shiva with the temple of other deities surrounding the first temple. It is additionally listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The central temple structure is pagoda fashion with lovely wood carvings and gold-covered two stages of roofs. There is additionally a big bronze statue of a bull facing the foremost entrance of the temple in the most famous temple complex. Other than the temples, you will find Sadhus performing day by day rites on the financial institution of the river and find out the technique of Hindu cremation on the banks of the river. There are structures created in the banks of Holy river Bagmati for the cremation ceremony.

5. 5

   Boudhanath Stupa

   one hour Admission not included

   Boudhanath Stupa is one of the greatest mandalas that is 36 meters tall with over 50 gompas built around it. It is one of the famous and most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites of Nepal for the spiritual as well as tourism purposes. It is enlisted as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Nepal. As you enter the premises of the Boudhanath, you will see a full-size dome-shaped structure with fluttering prayer flags. These flags prolong from the four corners hovering in the sky with the scent of incense sticks filling the atmosphere. If you attain the stupa at the time of prayer, then you will be spiritually taken away with the chimes and prayer sounds. There are many snapshots of Buddhas around the stupa, and also the prayer wheels surround the stupa. Aside from these elements of Boudhanath Stupa, you will locate many eateries and souvenir shops in the region.

Day 3 · Nagarkot Sunrise and Bhaktapur Durbar Squar Tour

1. 1

   Nagarkot

   3 hours

   Early in the morning drive to Nagarkot.

2. 2

   Bhaktapur Durbar Square

   2 hours Admission not included

   Bhaktapur City, additionally known as "the City of Devotees." It is a beautiful metropolis that nonetheless has many old-style houses and constructions intact. You will find many thrilling and inventive buildings from the entry factor to the exit point. This historical town is inhabited with the useful resource of indigenous Newari human beings in a large group. You can go to this region to journey Nepali culture, tradition, and religion properly. The most imperative enchantment of the areas is many creative pillars with statues of historical kings, ornamental gates at entrances, 55-window palace and Nyatapola temple placed in the central Royal Square of Bhaktapur. Also, be sure to try out regional delicacies and curd in the area before leaving the place.

3. 3

   Nyatapola Temple

   30 min

   Nyatapola Temple is a pagoda-style five leveled roofed temple. This beautifully sculptured constructing is viewed as one of the tallest pagodas in the and is a beautiful example of the high artistry that went into buildings of this type. This five-story temple with a five-tier roof that stands only over thirty meters immoderate can be reached through walking up a flight of steps that leads to the pinnacle of the platform. As you stroll up these terraces, you will examine that there are statues on both aspects of you, on each step.

4. 4

   Dattatreya Temple

   30 min

   Standing proudly on the premises of Dattatreya Square in Bhaktapur, the temple of Dattatreya is believed to be built with the useful resource of a single stem of a single tree. The unknown attribute of the temple is that it does not dwell the statue of Dattatreya the way human beings prescribes. Instead of finding the determine of one physique with three heads, we can see three idols of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva on left, middle, and proper respectively. A huge tree stands in the back of those idols.

Day 4 · Chitwan National Park

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   Chitwan National Park

   6 hours

   Drive to Chitwan National Park. Overnight at Lodge / Hotel.

Day 5 · Jungle excursion

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   Chitwan National Park

   6 hours

   Full-day Jungle excursion. Overnight at Lodge / Hotel.

Day 6 · Chitwan - Pokhara

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   Pokhara

   5 hours

   After breakfast, drive to Pokhara. Overnight at Lodge / Hotel.

Day 7 · Pokhara Tour

1. 1

   Sarangkot

   2 hours Admission not included

   Early in the morning ready for sunrise tour in Sarangkot Hill near by Pokhara City.

2. 2

   Peace Temple

   one hour Admission not included

   Visit this peace temple ( stupa) on the top of the hill. This place is really famous for Pokhara city view and Himalayas views.

3. 3

   Gupteswar Gupha

   one hour Admission not included

   Visit Gupteswar Gupha ( cave) in Pokhara and Davi's water fall.

4. 4

   Phewa Tal

   one hour Admission not included

   Visit Phewa Lake in Pokhara. Middle of the lake visit Talbarahi Temple.

Day 8 · Pokhara - Kathmandu Overnight in Kathmandu

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   Kathmandu

   5 hours

   Drive to Kathmandu. Overnight at Lodge / Hotel.

Day 9 · Kathmandu Departure

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   Kathmandu

   Passing by

   Departure to your Destination.