Best of Nepal Tour

Arrive Kathmandu. You will meet us in the Airport and will be transferred to our Hotel by private Coach/car. If time permits, we may start the sightseeing same day, otherwise the program below will be for next day.

You will have time to refresh yourself before we will start sightseeing. First, we will drive to Kathmandu Durbar Square. Durbar square classic tour takes you to the famous places has housed kings of different dynasties and temple-scape representing finest specimens of Hindu and Buddhist architectures. Approx, this will take us about 3:30hrs.

Around 1900 hrs evening the same day, we will meet you and continue the nearby spot (A peaceful restaurant) to join the Welcome Dinner with Live Nepalese Cultural Program hosted by Makalu Adventure. Back to Hotel around 2210hrs.

After breakfast at Hotel, we will start the full day sightseeing (09:00 AM) by Luxurious coach/private car where our first spot will be Swayambhunath and continue as follow (All listed in World Heritage Sites by UNESCO). 

Swayambhunath: One world's most glorious, ancient, enigmatic and the holiest of Buddhist Chaityas dating back more than 2000 years is situated on a hillock. Swayambhunath, literally "the Self-Created or Existent", is a mosaic of small stupas and pagoda temple contributed by and time by the succession of kings and noblemen. The main structure of is made of a solid hemisphere of brick and clay supporting a lofty conical spire capped a by a pinnacle of copper gilt. Painted on the four sides on the base of the spire are the "All Seeing Eyes" of Lord Buddha. The main features of Swayambhunath in brief are "The Five Buddhas."

Bouddhanth: This colossal and ancient Stupa, one of Nepal's most unique monument and said to be the world biggest, attracts Nepalese pilgrimage of Tibetan stock from as far as Dolpo and Mugu as well as Tibet, Ladhak in India and Bhutan. Baudhanath Stupa with all seeing eyes of primordial Adi Buddha on all the four sides of the stupa is said to hold the remains of Kasyapa - the Buddha of the previous time. Will have lunch here after the sightseeing (around 1330hrs).

Guheshwari: The short drive from Bouddha will take you this place said that when Sati, the consort of Siva, immolated herself due to her father's insult, Siva stricken with grief, wandered the skies with her corpse as pieces of her body fell to earth thus creating 51 sacred sites. Her private parts fell here thus the name "Guheshwari".

Pashupatinath Temple: Just a small walk takes you the temple of Lord Shiva-Pasupatinath with two tiered golden roof and silver doors is famous for its superb Newari architecture situated near the banks of sacred Bagmati River. Across the sacred river, above the array of decorated monuments is the "Slasmantak or Mrigasthali Ban (forest)" where legends have it that Lord Siva dwelled in a form of an antelope to evade the hordes of demigods.

Now the drive starts, will take you to Nagarkot for the overnight stay. 

With an early morning wake up, you'll have to see these panoramas with ideal retreat from this place situated at 2,164 m and 32 km east of the valley offers the panorama eastern Himalaya including 5 of world's ten highest peaks - Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Cho O Yu, Makalu and Manaslu. 

After breakfast, we will drive to Bhaktapur for the sightseeing. 

Bhaktapur: also known as Bhadgaon, situated at an altitude of 1401 m, is a home to medieval art and architecture and was the site for Bertolucci's Little Buddha. The urban city covers an area of 4 sq. miles. Shaped like a conch-shell, Bhaktapur meaning city of Devotees, pottery and weaving are its traditional industries. Bhaktapur, the essence of the Newari City, 14 km east of Kathmandu is Nepal's greatest treasures. Will have our lunch here before continuing to Patan (The City of Finest Arts).

Patan: Also known as "Lalitpur" literally the city of fine arts is perhaps a living museum as she still retains her medieval air of the ancient times and almost half the inner city residents are craftsmen in their own right. Patan was one of the major Buddhist cities in Asia by the 7th century as pilgrims, scholars and monks from India, Tibet and China visited the city. It is said that at one stage the entire population of Patan City was comprised of monks and craftsmen only. The city is full of Hindu temples, Buddhist monuments and structures with bronze gateways, guardian deities and wonderful metal and woodcarvings. In ancient times the ancestors of present-day craftsmen were invited to Tibet and as far as Peking to built monasteries, pagodas and images of Buddha and other revered deities.
Overnight at Hotel.

Included: B/L/D
 

After breakfast, we will drive to Pokhara (the very beautiful picturesque town). Lunch will be on the way at Riverside Spring Resort. Overnight at Hotel.
 

The day will be for the full day sightseeing of the attractions of Pokhara city. Evening, you'll be transferred for the Dinner at the city and back at Hotel.

Included: B/L/D

After breakfast, drive back to Kathmandu. Half day free for shopping and etc, enjoy Kathmandu. Overnight at Hotel.

Included: B/L/D