9 Nights 10 days Best of Nepal Tour - 10 Days

Our team of Himalayan trekkers welcomes you to the beautiful and adventurous country of Nepal. We meet and greet at the airport then you are driven to your hotel. After check-in at the hotel, you may stroll around the streets of Thamel or meet us in our office.

Early morning after breafast, we will take the tour UNESCO World Heritage sites like Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swayambhubhunath and Patan Durbar Square. We day exploring the heritage sites in Kathmandu Valley.

Patan unlike most of the other cities in Nepal has the majority of the Buddhist population. The city has more than 136 Buddhist monasteries and around 50 Hindu temples. Patan Durbar Square is famous for the south Indian style, Krishna temple, the sunken bath, the tall temple of Taleju and the golden temple. 

All the Durbar Square are famous for carvings done in metal, wood, and stone. 

After a warm breakfast at the hotel, we start a 7 hours/200km drive to Pokhara. We will make a few stops on the way as there are lots of places to capture photographs. We will follow the Trishuli river until Mugling and then onwards go in the opposite direction of the Marshayngdi river for a while. 

Besides the small and simple villages, the Prithvi Highway also offers a nice view of mountains, most notably Khairini (place) onwards. If the weather is clear you can see the Ganesh Himal, Langtang Lirung, Manaslu and Annapurna as soon as you start going down from Kathmandu. 

In the evening stroll around the lakeside or depending on the time you reach Pokhara fo for a boating trip in the Phewa lake.

Today we wake up early in the morning and drive to Sarangkot for sunrise views. You will see lots of nature lovers here on this hilltop and the views are quite amazing.

After breakfast, we set down to Pokhara city and start our tour starting from Davis fall. Then cross the road and go to the Gupteshwor cave with a self-created statue of Lord Shiva and also get a view of Davis fall from the other side. 

5 minutes walk from the Gupteshwor cave is the Tibetan refugee camp where you can see Tibetan refugees doing different kinds of work for livelihood such as making carpets, making jewelry with semi-precious stones, and selling things to tourists. Next, we head towards the Bindabasani temple and the Seti River gorge.

Today after breakfast we start our tour boating in the Phewa Lake at around 10 am. We will take a hike to the world peace Pagoda or if you prefer any adrenaline pumping adventure - you can buy a package for bungee jumping, paragliding, mountain flight, canyoning, ultralight which is very popular in Pokhara

Drive to Bandipur (55km/2 hours). Visit the Thani Mai Temple, Notredamn School and BandipurBazaar in the Evening.

We start the day after breakfast and drive towards Bandipur. A small village in the Tanahun District, with a feel of village life and some cultural attractions. The Bazaar area is lively with old houses and friendly people and gives you a feeling of coming back to 18th century Europe. 

You can also see the sunset and sunrise over the Manaslu range from Bandipur. Besides the Manaslu Annapurna range, the Ganesh Himal range and others are also visible from Bandipur.

Drive to Chitwan (170km/6 hours). Tharu village walks in the afternoon. Tharu cultural program in the evening before dinner.

The drive from Bandipur to Chitwan is a scenic drive of 4 hours. The change in the vegetation and lifestyle of the people is very significant. We will reach Chitwan for Lunch on this day. After a brief rest, we take a walk through the village of the Tharu people, one of the famous indigenous groups in Nepal. 

They are famous for the unique culture they have which they brought with them from Rajasthan in India from where they migrated. After a brief walk in the village to understand better we will come back to the hotel to see the Tharu dance program, which is a collection of many different dances that are performed by Tharu in different festivals.

After breakfast, we go ahead for the canoeing and elephant breeding center visit. We go to the elephant bathing place, if you want to participate you can enjoy the shower on an elephant. After lunch Elephant safari and Nature walk.

Yes, you are in the periphery of the Chitwan national park, The best habitat for tropical animals and plants in Nepal. This is an exciting day ahead of you. After breakfast in the morning, we drive for a while from your jungle camp and go canoeing in the Budi Rapti river. 

The canoeing lasts for a maximum of 40 minutes and during those 40 minutes, you see at least 20 species of birds and 2 species of crocodiles basking in the sun. There are chances to see the one-horned rhino and other wild animals. 

After the canoeing, we go to the elephant breeding center where female elephants are kept for breeding. You might also see a few small naughty ones coming to play with the visitors. We drive to the elephant bathing place in Sauraha. You can participate in elephant bathing if you want.

It cost you 2-3 dollars for a shower on top of an elephant. We head back to the hotel for lunch and rest for a while. At around 3 pm we will go for the elephant ride inside the Chitwan national park which lasts for 2 hours. There you can see many animals including a one-horned rhino, deers, monkeys, and more.

Drive back to Kathmandu. Free time in the evening. Overnight.

The Himalayan trekkers' airport representative will assist and transfer you to the airport for your scheduled flight. 

Have a safe journey and please do visit Nepal again!