Nepal and Bhutan

Upon arrival at the Airport, our representative will welcome you and transfer to Hotel.
Check in at the Hotel. Rest/Refresh
Dinner: Own Arrangement

Breakfast at the Hotel
Drive to Chitwan from Kathmandu is approximately 155 km and will take around 4/5 hours drive under normal road & traffic condition.
After arrival in Chitwan, Rest/Refresh and Proceed for Lunch
Afternoon Jungle activities as per Lodge Itinerary (Jeep Safari, Tharu stick dance)
Lunch & Dinner at the Lodge
Overnight at the Lodge in Chitwan

Jungle activities (Canoe ride, elephant breeding centre visit)
All meals will be provided by the Lodge (BLD)
Overnight at the Hotel in Chitwan

Breakfast at the Hotel
Drive to Pokhara from Chitwan is approximately 135 km and will take around 4/5 hours drive under normal road & traffic condition.
After arrival at Pokhara, transfer to the Hotel. Check-in and
Rest/Refresh

Lunch & Dinner: Own arrangement
Overnight at the Hotel in Pokhara

POKHARA
Situated in the North Western part of Nepal Pokhara is very popular valley among the Annapurna mountain range trekkers and travelers alike. It is a typical tourist destination with a laid back atmosphere. The Himalayas make the greatest rise from subtropical valley floor to icy summit of any mountain range on earth, and the contrast is stunningly apparent at Pokhara where mountains rise very quickly from the elevation of 1,000 m to over 7,500 m. Pokhara; offers you an extreme range of services, which you can indulge in while enjoying the natural setting of the fishtail mountain and the serenity of the beautiful Phewa Lake.

Breakfast at the Hotel
Early morning drive to Sarangkot to see sun rise. After sunrise drive back to hotel for breakfast.
After breakfast sightseeing of Davi’s fall, Gupteshore cave and Bindabasini Temple with One hour boating in Fewa lake. Devi’s Falls is a waterfall located in Pokhara. The water forms a tunnel after reaching the bottom. This tunnel is approximately 500 feet long and runs 100 feet below ground level. On 31 July 1961, a Swiss couple went swimming but the woman drowned in a pit because of the overflow.
Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave is a cave located in Pokhara, opposite to Davis Fall, the water from Davis fall passes through this cave. Gupteshwor Mahadev cave is one of the major attractions of Pokhara. The Bindhyabasini Temple is the oldest temple in the city of Pokhara, It regularly attracts a large number of locals, Nepalis from across the country and foreigners alike. The main temple is devoted to goddess
Breakfast at the Hotel After sightseeing, Transfer back to the Hotel and Rest/Refresh
Lunch & Dinner: Own Arrangement
Overnight at the Hotel in Pokhara

Breakfast at the Hotel
Drive to Kathmandu from Pokhara is approximately 210 km and will take around 6/7 hours drive under normal road & traffic condition. After arriving at Kathmandu, transfer to the Hotel and Rest/Refresh
Lunch & Dinner: Own Arrangement
Overnight at the Hotel in Kathmandu

After breakfast transfer to the Airport for flight to Paro, Bhutan. We take a Druk Air flight from Kathmandu into Paro, flying parallel with the East-ern Himalayan Mountains including Mt. Everest, Makalu and Kanchenjunga. We arrive in the freshness of Paro valley and our representatives will take us for drive to Punakha. There will be short briefing this evening before dinner. (Lunch, Dinner)

After breakfast drive to north of Punakha for a short excursion to Khamsum Yuelley Namgyel Chorten, stands majestically on a strategic ridge above the Pu-nakha valley. ThragthungDudjom Lingpa visualized
it out of Buddhist treasure teachings. It is sacred religious edifices, which will help to ward off negative forces, promote peace, stability and harmony in a changing world. It is the only one of its kind in the world. This Chorten is a fine architectural and traditional mani-festation whose details of constructional design are drawn embodiment of positive forces prevailing over all negative influences in the three forms of existence. According to Lamas, the Chorten is a quintessence of Buddhism and in various ways it will promote the health, happiness of the king and people thereby sub-jugating al evils. After lunch visit Punakha Dzong, which lies between two rivers known as Phochu and Mochu, symboliz-ing the masculine and the feminine co-existence their currents are of different colours and they unite at this spot. Enroute visit Chimi Lhakhang in Lobesa, a tem-ple dedicated to Lama Drukpa Kuenley, who as the famous saint of Bhutanese people is known affection-ately as “Diving Mad Monk”. The drive to
Thimpu-the capital of Bhutan.
Overnight at Hotel in Thimpu. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

After breakfast, our today’s sightseeing of Thimpu valley includes visit to National Memorial Chorten, Traditional Medicine Institute, National Library, Tex-tile and Fork Heritage Museum, school of 13 arts and crafts, Takin mini zoo, Zilukha Nunnery, Post office for stamps, Traditional paper factory, visit Handicrafts Emporium which displays wide assortment of beauti-fully handwooven and crafted products and also Tex-tile Museum. Then drive to Paro. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Breakfast at the Hotel
After breakfast sightseeing of Taktsang monastery
Overnight in Paro (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Paro Taktsang (Dzongkha: also known as the Taktsang Palphug
Monastery and the Tiger’s Nest),is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist site located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley in Bhutan. It is one of thirteen Tiger’s Nest caves in historical Tibet in which
Padmasambhava practiced and taught Vajrayana.
A later monastery complex was built in 1692, around the Taktsang Senge Samdup cave, where Guru Padmasambhava meditated and practiced with students including Yeshe Tsogyal before departing the kingdom of Tibet in the early 9th century. Padmasambhava is credited with introducing Vajrayana Buddhism to Bhutan, which was then part of Tibet, and is the tutelary deity of the country.Today, Paro Taktsang is the best known of the thirteen taktsang or “tiger lair” caves in which he and his students meditated.
The shrine dedicated to Padmasambhava, also known
as Gu-ru mTshan-brgyad Lhakhang or “the Shrine of the Guru with Eight Names”, refers to Padmasambhava’s Eight Manifestations and is an elegant structure built around the cave in 1692 by Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye. It has become the cultural icon of Bhutan.A popular festival, known as the Tsechu, held in honor of Padmasambhava, is celebrated in the Paro valley sometime during March or April.

Breakfast at the Hotel
After breakfast drive to Paro airport to fly to Kathmandu. Upon arrival in Kathmandu transfer to the hotel. Afternoon half-sightseeing tour of Kathmandu city & Swayambhunath Stupa

KATHMANDU CITY
Listed as one of the eight Cultural World Heritage sites by UNESCO, Kathmandu Durbar Square is a cluster of ancient temples, palaces, courtyards and streets that date back to the 12th to 18th centuries. The square is known to be the social, religious and urban focal point of the Capital City. The Palace Complex was the Royal Nepalese residence until the 19th century and is the site of important ceremonies, such as the coronation of the Nepalese monarch. The palace is decorated with elaborately-carved wooden windows and panels. It houses King Tribhuvan Memorial Museum and the Mahendra Museum. Kathmandu Durbar Square was where the city’s kings were once crowned and legitimized, and from where they ruled (durbar means ‘palace’). As such, the square remains the traditional heart of the old town and Kathmandu’s most spectacular legacy of traditional architecture.

SWAYAMBHUNATH
The Buddhist temple of Swoyambhunath is situated on the top of a hill, west of Kathmandu. It is the one of the oldest religious complexes in Nepal; dating back to the 5th century A.D. SwoyambhunathStupa has a shape of a dome standing on a base which represents the entire world. A pair of big eyes on each side of the dome symbolizes Wisdom and Compassion. They are, in fact, Buddha’s eyes — they give the impression as if he is looking right into you no matter where you stand. The Swoyambhunath complex consists of a stupa, a variety of shrines and temples, some dating back to the Lichchhavi period. A Tibetan monastery, museum and library are more recent additions. The site has two access points: a long stairway, claimed to have 365 steps, leading directly to the main platform of the temple, which lies in the east direction; and the other way to reach the temple is via a road trip around the hill leading to the southwest entrance.
After sightseeing, Transfer back to the Hotel and Rest/Refresh
Lunch & Dinner: Own Arrangement
Overnight at the Hotel in Kathmandu

Breakfast at the Hotel
Free till Departure. Transfer to Tribhuwan International airport for departure.