Nepal Package Tour 9 days 8 nights

Day 1: Kathmandu Airport – Kathmandu Thamel

Highlights: Thamel Night Life at own leisure!

02.00pm: Arrive at Kathmandu Airport.

03.30pm: Pick up from airport and transfer to hotel.

04.30pm: Check in. Rest & Relax. Free & easy after check in.

NOTE:

• The hotel is within the Thamel area, which you can explore at your own leisure. EyesOnNepal recommends some good restaurants here for coffee of dinner.
• Our tour guide will bring you around the Thamel area and explain to you what to see, where to go, and what to eat:
  • New Orleans Café (at Mandala Street)
  • Ork2 Café (at Mandala Street)
  • YangLing Tibetan Restaurant (MUST TRY: Chicken Thenthuk).
  • H2O Café at Hotel Mandap for coffee and bread.
  • Places Restaurant & Bar for vegetarian food.
  • Bar & live performances at Shisha Terrace Cafe & Bar, Sam’s Bar and etc.
• Lunch and dinner will be at your own expense.

Day 2: Kathmandu

Highlights: Visit 4x UNESCO World Heritage Sites + Nepalese traditional cultural dance performances. Welcome to Nepal!

07.00am: Breakfast at hotel.

08.00am: Pick up from your hotel in Kathmandu, daily tours begins. Visit:

• Swayambhunath Stupa, the Monkey Temple – one of the oldest Buddhist Stupa in Kathmandu Valley
• Boudhanath Stupa – The largest stupa in Nepal and the holiest Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet. NOTE: UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE.
• Pashupatinath Temple – The most sacred temple of Hindu Lord Shiva in the world. NOTE: UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE.

01.30pm: Lunch at Patan Palace Restaurant.

02.30pm: Tour continues. Visit:

• Patan Durbar Square NOTE: UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE.
• Kathmandu Durbar Square NOTE: UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE.

06.00pm: Dinner in Gokarna House Restaurant with Nepalese traditional cultural dance performances.

08.00pm: Return to hotel after dinner. Free & easy.

Day 3: Kathmandu Thamel to Pokhara

Highlights: Trishuli River – ONE (1) Day Rafting Trip

06.00am: Breakfast at hotel and check out

07.00am: Pick up from your hotel. Proceed to Charaudi (Rafting starting point).

10.20am: Arrive in Charaudi (Rafting starting point).

10.30am: Introductions.

10.40am: Get changed into rafting clothes.

11.00am: Go down to the river for an introduction about the river, the places we will see, as well as the all-important safety and paddle talk.

11.30am: Let’s get going! Rafting starts.

11.35am: Our first small waves.

12.00pm: Our first real rapid called twin rock (Grade 2+).

12.45pm: Our second and biggest rapid called Ladies delight (Grade 3) because it is said that ladies really like this rapid.

12.55pm: Our next rapid called landslide (Grade 2+).

01.00pm: Lunch time (We provide freshly prepared food. Salads with cheese, salami, tuna and more is laid on the table).

01.30pm: Rafting starts again.

01.35pm: We have the opportunity to play some fun water games.

02.05pm: Another big rapid called Monsoon (Grade 2+ to 3).

02.10pm: Rafting end at Phisling.

02.30pm: Get changed for the trip to your next destination – Pokhara.

03.00pm: Pick up and depart to Pokhara.

06.00pm: Arrive in Pokhara. Check into Hotel Trekker Inn. Rest & Relax.

07.30pm: Pick up from hotel and dinner at Lan Hua Restaurant.

08.30pm: Return to hotel after dinner. Rest & relax. NOTE: Eyes On Nepal recommend Busy Bee Café for some night life and drinks. Busy Bee Cafe has the best live music band every night starting at 8pm.

Day 4: Pokhara

Highlights: Sarangkot Sunrise Tour + Paragliding Tours + Pokhara sights-seeing tour + World Peace Pagoda sunset tour

05.15am: Pick up from hotel in Pokhara. We will bring you for the Sarangkot sunrise tour. NOTE: Sarangkot (1592m) is the highest view point for the sunrise in Pokhara area. You will reach Sarangkot easily by a 45-minute drive by a car to the top from Pokhara, and then a 45-minute hike up to the main viewing point.

06.00am: Sunrise at Sarangkot.

07.00am: After the sunrise tour, we will return to the hotel for breakfast.

09.00am: Pick up from your hotel and proceed to Paragliding Tours (optional).

10.00am: You will begin your 30–45 minutes Paragliding Tour after a short briefing by the pilot. Pokhara in Nepal is the world’s best paragliding spot with amazing views of the Annapurna range of mountains and beautiful landscape around Pokhara valley including the virgin Mt Fishtail (Machhapuchhre), Lamjung Himal, Annapaurna, Himal, Himchuli, Phewa lake, rice field, rivers and settlements.

10.30am: You will land at Phewa Lake Side. We will pick you up and bring you back to your hotel.

12.00pm: Pick up from your hotel for lunch at Thakali Kitchen Restaurant. NOTE: This restaurant has the nicest Thakali Dhal Bhat in Pokhara according to the locals and tourists. Rest and relax after lunch.

03.00pm: Your tour continues to:

• Davis Fall – A waterfall located at Pokhara in Kaski District. An interesting aspect is the water from the fall flows about 500 feet through the natural tunnel at a depth of 100 feet from ground level.
• Mahadev Cave – Across the road from Davis Falls, this venerated cave houses a huge stalagmite worshipped as a Shiva’s Lingam.
• World Peace Pagoda Sunset Tour – Standing on top of the Ananda hill, Shanti Stupa adds more beauty to the Pokhara Valley. It is a perfect holiday place providing a clear view of the Himalayan range of mountains, Phewa Lake and Pokhara City. The hilltop provides a splendid view of sunrise and sunset. Tripadvisor has ranked Shanti Stupa as the second top attraction in Pokhara.

07.00pm: Dinner at Boomerang Restaurant.

Day 5: Pokhara to Australian Camp Trek

Highlights: Amazing views of snow-capped mountains, feel the mountains for the very first time.

07.00am: Breakfast at hotel.

08.00am: Drive to Kande for trek. Note: It is a 1 hour drive.

09.00am: Arrive in Kande and prepare for the trek.

09.30am: Start the trek.

11.30am: Arrive in Australian Camp and check in hotel.

12.30pm: Lunch at the hotel. After lunch, rest and relax NOTE: For those who are interested in a local sightseeing tour, you can let the tour guide know, and he will arrange it for you.

5.30pm: Sunset viewing from hotel

07.30pm: Dinner at the hotel. Goodnight!

Day 6: Australian Camp to Lumbini

Highlights: Sunrise view and landscape view

05.00am: Wake up for the sunrise view.

06.30am: Breakfast at the hotel

07.30am: Depart from hotel to Kande to catch the transportation to Lumbini.

09.00am: Arrive in Kande and drive to Lumbini.

06.00pm: Arrive in Lumbini. Check in hotel. Dinner at the hotel. NOTE: You will have lunch en route at your own expense.

Day 7: Lumbini

Highlights: Buddha Birth Place – Mayadevi Temple (main attraction) + Temples

09.00 am: Pick up from your hotel. Our tour guide will greet you at your hotel with a rickshaw. Daily tours begin. Visit:

• Buddha Birth Place – Mayadevi Temple (main attraction)
• Korea Temple
• Chinese Temple
• Singapore Temple
• Japan Temple
• India Temple
• French Temple
• Sri Lanka Temple
• Thai Monastery
• Vietnam Monastery
• Nepal Monastery and etc…… NOTE: Lunch en route.

06.00pm: Dinner in Sunflower Restaurant. After dinner, we will drop you back at your hotel. Tour ends after your dinner.

Day 8: Lumbini to Kathmandu

08.00am: Breakfast in hotel and check out

09.00am: Pick up from your hotel, and proceed to Kathmandu.

06.00pm: Arrive in Kathmandu. Check in hotel. Welcome drink. Free & easy after check in hotel. NOTE: Lunch and dinner is at your own expense.

Day 9: Kathmandu – Airport to own country

09.00am: Breakfast in the hotel.

10.00am: Free & easy until pick up from hotel to airport.

12.00pm: Check in airport.

03.15pm: Depart to own country. Tours Ends.

Nepal Package Tour 9 days 8 nights covers almost all the touristic destinations and adventures in Nepal including visits to Kathmandu, Pokhara and Lumbini as well as trekking, rafting and paragliding. If you wish to customize the Nepal Package Tour to suit your own personal interests, please contact us.