Nepal Cultural Tour 14 Days

Upon your arrival, a representative from Adventure Treks Nepal will be waiting outside the airport gates to take you to the hotel. Depending on time of arrival, plans will be made for a briefing meeting once you have settled in. Please let us know if there is anything special you would like to do while in Kathmandu. We can help you arrange that.

Today you will be exploring two of the royal palaces which were built between 12th and 18th centuries. Your guide will pick you up at the hotel and start the day by taking you to Swayambhunath Temple, also commonly known as Monkey Temple. From the top of this stupa, you will have a great view of the valley.

Followed by a tour of Kathmandu and Patan Durbar square, two royal palaces which were built between 12th and 18th century. These Durbar squares reflect the history of Nepal along with monuments that reflect the ancient architecture. Patan has a long Buddhist History and the four corners of the city are marked by Stupas erected by the great Buddhist emperor Ashoka around 250 BCE.Visit Patan City second largest city of valley including Royal Palace, Bhimsen temple, Manga Hiti, King Yogaendra Malla’s Statue, Krishna temple, Taleju temple, 15th century Golden Temple and Mahaboudha Temple known as temple of 10,000 Buddha, Kumbeshwar Temple. Bishwakarma Temple, Uma Maheshwar Temple.

Your Guide will pick you up at the hotel after your breakfast and lead you towards historic and religious sites of Bouddhanath Stupa and Pashupatinath Temple. These are pilgrimage sites of people following Hinduism and Buddhism and you will learn a great deal about these religions.

After completing the tour, you will leave the hustling valley of Kathmandu and head 35 km east to Nagarkot, a scenic hill station offering 200 miles panoramic views of the Himalayas. The evening is at leisure. The sunset view from Nagarkot is truly outstanding and we recommend you to witness it.

Today your day begins by catching glorious sunrises above the towering peaks. Followed by breakfast, our plan today is to visit another ancient palace of Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur, also known as the city of Devotees and center of medieval art and architecture founded by King Anand Dev in 889 AD, visits Nyatapola temple, the most beautiful temple of Nepal, the 15th century palace of 55 windows, Golden gate and other places of Interest. You will be dropped to your hotel during the day.

After breakfast in Kathmandu, we leave for Chitwan in order to experience jungle activities. The drive offers some of the great vistas of surrounding hills and follows Trishuli River. A briefing session will be conducted once you arrive at the hotel followed by Lunch. In the evening we take a walk with our local guide around Tharu village where you will learn about the ethnic Tharu people of this area. Return back to the hotel for dinner. In the night time at 8 o clock we will drive you to the Tharu Stick dance show.

OPTION: You can do rafting in the Trishuli River if the group has more than 4 people.

This will be a busy day for you as you have many activities waiting for you. First event of the day is Canoeing in Budi Rapti River. Then a short walk to the elephant breeding center before returning back to the hotel for Lunch. On the day, you have the option to do either Jungle safari or elephant safari. If you want to do both, you have to mention that to our team beforehand. After the safari you have free time. A walk down to the river bank would be a good idea this evening.

Early morning bird watching session will be conducted where you take a walk in the forest with our Guide. After that we return back to the hotel for breakfast and leave for Lumbini. We head further south towards the birthplace of Lord Buddha. Once you have settled down you will be taken to the main temple area.

Our Journey heads in the direction of Tansen, Palpa which is a big Nepali town with great views of the himalayas and friendly locals. This region is still unspoiled and receives very few tourists each year. Set at 1,400 meters on the southern side of the Mahabharat range in south central Nepal, it's an ideal hill station, with a marvellously fresh climate. Tansen is a bright Himalayan Town. Over here we can enjoy Dhaulagiri in the west and Gauri Shanker in the north east. Then we will return to the hotel.

Today we will be heading to the most beautiful city of Nepal, Pokhara. Sitting on the lap of Annapurna and Machhapuchre Himalayan range, this city is very beautiful with great historical and religious values. We arrived in the afternoon. Rest of the day free for your personal activities.

Today's plan is to explore this beautiful city, Pokhara. Early in the morning you will be taken to Sarangkot, a nearby hill which is popular for breathtaking sunrise views with Pokhara and dazzling mountains in the background. Return back to Hotel for breakfast. Followed by sightseeing Tour around David's fall, Tibetan Camp, Gorkha Museum and Bindhyabasini Temple. In the evening, you have free time. Explore around the lakeside area.

After breakfast we start driving to Bandipur over the magnificent view of Himalaya. Bandipur, a pleasant and charming hill town is situated on a hill-crest that offers a magnificent view of the central Nepal Himalayas. We experience the real Nepalese countryside life while we stay at Bandipur.

In the morning, we drive from Bandipur to Kathmandu, Nepal's Temple City. The journey is slow and steady as the road winds through villages and passing terrace fields before reaching our destination. On arrival, we transfer to the hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

Today is a completely free day for you to do shopping and relax. If you want to do any activity such as mountain flight, Cable car to Chandragiri we can arrange that for you.

A representative from Adventure Treks Nepal will drop you to the airport. Return back home with the memories for lifetime.