7N 8D Nepal Tour Package - 3

Pick up from airport or bus station and Transfer to Hotel. After refreshment you will have a short walk to Kathmandu Durbar Square and visit around the historical places. The literal meaning of Durbar Square is a "place of palaces". There are three preserved Durbar Squares in Kathmandu valley and one unpreserved in Kirtipur. The Durbar Square of Kathmandu is located in the old city and has heritage buildings representing four kingdoms (Kantipur, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kirtipur); the earliest is the Licchavi dynasty. The complex has 50 temples and is distributed in two quadrangles of the Durbar Square. The outer quadrangle has the Kasthamandap, Kumari Ghar, and Shiva-Parvati Temple; the inner quadrangle has the Hanuman Dhoka palace.

Early morning you will go to Pashupatinath for Aarati and Puja. After puja, you can visit around Pashupatinath temple for a while. The Pashupatinath Temple is a famous 5th century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva (Pashupati). Located on the banks of the Bagmati River in the eastern part of Kathmandu, Pashupatinath Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu. It served as the seat of national deity, Lord Pashupatinath, until Nepal was secularized. However, a significant part of the temple was destroyed by Mughal invaders in the 14th century and little or nothing remains of the original 5th-century temple exterior. The temple as it stands today was built in the 19th century, although the image of the bull and the black four-headed image of Pashupati are at least 300 years old. The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After Pashupatinath you will go Budhanilakantha where you will see and pay homage to sleeping lord Vishnu. On the way you can have breakfast go to Swoyambhunath (Monkey Temple), Patan Durbar Square. You can have lunch in Patan and then go to visit Bouddhanath, a famous Buddhist stupa. If time permits, you can also visit Bhaktapur Durbar square.

Today you will have sightseeing tour to Bhaktapur. After Bhaktapur you will go to Chngunarayan the oldest temple in Kathmandu valley came in existence in 4th century. The temple is adorned by some of the best specimen of stone, wood, and metal craft in the valley. The temple stands as the epitome of culture, religion, history and faith of the Kathmandu valley. After visiting Changunarayan temple you will start short hiking to Nagarkot, a famous hill station for its spectacular mountain view. In the evening you will enjoy beautiful sunset and Himalayan panorama from Nagarkot.

Today you will drive to Chitwan, which will take merely 5 hour. Upon arrival in Chitwan, after refreshment you will go to visit elephant breeding center, one of its kind in Asia and have a short walk to the Tharu (tribe of Chitwan) village. Chitwan National Park (formerly Royal Chitwan National Park) is the first national park in Nepal. It was established in 1973 and granted the status of a World Heritage Site in 1984. It covers an area of 932 km2 (360 sq mi) and is located in the subtropical Inner Terai lowlands of south-central Nepal in the Chitwan District. In altitude it ranges from about 100 m (330 ft) in the river valleys to 815 m (2,674 ft) in the Churia Hills. In the north and west of the protected area the Narayani-Rapti river system forms a natural boundary to human settlements. Adjacent to the east of Chitwan National Park is Parsa Wildlife Reserve, contiguous in the south is the Indian Tiger Reserve Valmiki National Park. The coherent protected area of 2,075 km2 (801 sq mi) represents the Tiger Conservation Unit (TCU) Chitwan-Parsa-Valmiki, which covers a 3,549 km2 (1,370 sq mi) huge block of alluvial grasslands and subtropical moist deciduous forests. The Chitwan National Park is home to at least 43 species of mammals. The "King of the Jungle" is the Bengal tiger. The alluvial floodplain habitat of the Terai is one of the best tiger habitats anywhere in the world. Since the establishment of Chitwan National Park the initially small population of about 25 individuals has increased to 70-110 in 1980. Since 1973 the Rhinoceros population has recovered well and increased to 544 animals around the turn of the century. To ensure the survival of the endangered species in case of epidemics animals are translocated annually from Chitwan to the Bardia National Park and the Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve since 1986. However, the population has repeatedly been jeopardized by poaching: in 2002 alone, poachers killed 37 individuals in order to saw off and sell their valuable horns. In the morning you can have elephant back safari and during the day you can go for excursion to Jungle (drive or walk). In the evening you will enjoy Tharu cultural dance.

After breakfast the journey begin for Pokhara, the mountainous road will take some about 6 hours to arrive to Pokhara. Pokhara is third largest city of Nepal with an area of 55.22 km2 and a population of over 300,000 inhabitants, making it the nation's most densely populated city. The city is located approximately 200 km west of the country's capital, Kathmandu. It serves as the headquarters of Kaski District, Gandaki Zone and the Western Development Region. Three out of the ten highest mountains in the world - Dhaulagiri, Annapurna I and Manaslu - are within 30 miles of the city. Due to its proximity to the Annapurna mountain range, the city is also a base for trekkers undertaking the Annapurna Circuit through the ACAP region of the Annapurna ranges in the Himalayas. After refreshment you can go for short walk in the bank of Fewa Lake.

Today you will have full day sightseeing tour in Pokhara when you can see Devi's fall, Siddhesword cave, Bindhavasini temple Mahendra cave, Chamere (Bat) cave, Old Bazaar, Tibetan Monasteries, Seti River George and many more in Pokhara.

Today you will start much earlier, 4 AM, to Sarangkot, a famous hill station to see the sunrise and Himalaya n panorama. Sarangkot is a village and famous tourist destination of Nepal located inside Sarangkot Development Committee in Kaski District Gandaki Zone. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a total population of 5,060 with 1,010 individual households. The village is located on a mountainside ridge at an altitude of 1600m with panoramic Himalayan views. From Sarankot, on the northern direction we can see Dhawalagiri in the far west . Annapurna range is visible when the weather is clear on the same side. On the southern direction the village overlooks the city of Pokhara and its lake on the north-western outskirts of the city. After breakfast in Pokhara, you will drive back to Kathmandu. On the way you will stop in Kurintar to go to Manakamana temple with cable car ride. Cable car ride is about 15 minute and after paying homage to goddess Manakamana. You will stop 1 to 2 hour in Makanakma and you will continue your journey to Kathmandu.

After breakfast you will drive to Airport or Bus station for onward journey.