Nepal and Tibet 12 Days Tour

A represtative from Himalayan Trekkers will welcome, greet, and transfer you to the hotel after you arrive at the Tribhuwan International Airport. 

Check-in at your accommodation and take rest. You can roam around the streets of the Thamel area in the evening. 

Your guided sightseeing of Kathmandu starts from Kathmandu Durbar Square. It was a royal palace of Malla and Shah kings of Nepal. Kastamandap Temple, Kumari House, and Hanuman Dhoka are the major attractions here. 

Then, we will head towards Swoyambhunath Temple, the oldest UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nepal standing on the hilltop overlooking the Kathmandu Valley. 

After lunch, we visit one of the important landmarks in Nepal, Pashupatinath Temple. It is the holiest shrine in Nepal and the top four sacred in the world for Hindu devotees dedicated to Lord Shiva. 

Driving north-east from Pashupati, we reach the biggest stupa in Nepal, Boudhanath Stupa. It is the center of Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal/ 

After exploring these places, we transfer you to the hotel. 

After a warm breakfast at the hotel, we start our scenic drive to Pokhara. It is the second-largest city and one of the popular tourist destinations of Nepal. 

Upon arriving in Pokhara, you will check-in at the hotel and take a rest. In the evening, you can roam around the lakeside or go for a boating trip in Phewa Lake. 

Today, you will explore Pokhara for a whole day. Some of the major attractions here are Davis Falls, Mahendra Cave, Shanti Stupa (Peace Pagoda), Gupteshowr Cave, Tibetan Refugee Camp, Bindabasini Temple, Seti River Gorge, etc. 

In the evening, you can rent a bicycle and ride around the lakeside.

Early in the morning, we will either drive or hike to Sarangkot, the famous and the best hill station for dramatic sunset and sunrise view over the snowy Himalayan peaks. After spending some quality time in Sarangkot, we will return to our hotel and have a warm breakfast. 

Soon we leave Pokhara and head towards Chitwan National Park in Chitwan. In the evening, you can explore the surrounding Tharu villages and get to know their lifestyle. 

After breakfast in the morning, we drive for a while from your jungle camp and go canoeing in the Budi Rapti river. 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. We drive to the elephant bathing place in Sauraha. You can participate in the elephant bathing if you want which may cost you 2-3 dollars. We head back to the hotel for lunch and rest for a while. In the afternoon, we will go for the elephant ride inside the national park where you may encounter some wildlife animals including a one-horned rhino, different species of deer, monkeys, and many more. 

After breakfast, we leave for Kathmandu. In the evening, roam around the streets and check out some of the bars, fooderies, and shops. 

Today, you will fly to the capital of Tibet, Lhasa. You are recommended to take a rest to get familiar with the altitude of Lhasa. In the evening, we will stroll the city to experience the lifestyle of the locals. 

After breakfast, we will visit the Potala Palace, the Palace of the Dalai Lama. This architectural masterpiece is the symbol of unity of the Tibetans. This palace was built by King Soongtsan Gampo, who was married to Princess Wen Cheng Tang in 641 A.D. It has got 999 houses built on Hongshan Hill with a red building on top. It is one of the grandest Palaces in the world to date.

After lunch, we will drive towards the Jokhang Temple, the most sacred temple for Tibetan Buddhists. After spending some time at the Jokhang temple we will walk through the Barkhor Street, a traditional old street in Lhasa.

We will start the sightseeing today from Norbulingka - the summer palace of the Dalai Lama, located along the Kyichu River and two kilometers west of the Potala Palace. This Palace has a huge garden covering 360,000 square meters, making it the biggest man-made garden in Tibet. It has got 374 rooms. The second site is Drepung Monastery, made by Chojey Tashi Palden in the 14th Century. It had four departments, of which Loseling, or "The Hermitage of the Radiant Mind," was the largest, housing more than three-quarters of Drepung's ten to fifteen thousand monks. Now it is one of Tibet’s premier monastic educational institutions.

The last site for today is Sera Monastery, built in 1419; this grand Monastery was home to more than 5,000 monks and five monastic colleges. Although much less active now, with only several hundred monks currently in residence, one of the most interesting times to visit the monastery is in the afternoon when monks, after finishing their morning scripture classes, can be seen debating in the courtyard.

Our Tibetan representative will transfer you to the airport and bid farewell. 

On arriving in Kathmandu, you will check-in at the hotel and take a rest. In the evening, we will have dinner together in an authentic Nepali restaurant. 

You will be transferred to the airport for a flight back to your hometown or onward destination.