8 Day Sightseeing and Safari Holiday Tour in Nepal
Safari and Sightseeing Tour in Kathmandu, Chitwan, and Pokhara
Nepal, the land of splendid nature and wealthy culture is awaiting your exploration through its completely different aspects. Kathmandu-Chitwan-Pokhara tour offers you a chance to explore three totally different regions of the country, variable from the cultural and heritage hub teemed with the fascinating ancient building like Kathmandu, the breathless scenery of Annapurna ranges from Pokhara, and therefore the huge, fertile forest like Chitwan National Park in Terai region
Key information
- Maximum group size: 10 persons
- Starting and ending point: Kathmandu
- Park fees are not included in the price.
Highlights
- Transportation by private car
- Safari in Chitwan National Park
- Spot rhinos, elephants, and various birds
- Sightseeing trips to Kathmandu Valley and Pokhara
- Visit to Sarangkot for sunrise views
- Pick up and drop off at the airport
- 7 nights accommodation
- Delicious meals
Styles
Accommodation
During this tour, you will be provided with a three-star accommodation.
Program
Day 1: Arrival in Kathmandu
Upon your arrival in Kathmandu, the representative from Himalayan Sanctuary Adventure Ltd. will receive you at Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) and will transfer you to the hotel.
Day 2: Kathmandu Valley Sightseeing
After breakfast, you will proceed for your sightseeing trip in the Kathmandu Valley:
Boudhanath Stupa
Boudhanath Stupa lies about 6 kilometers to the east of downtown Kathmandu and is the largest stupa in the valley. It looms 36 meters high and presents one of the most fascinating specimens of stupa design. Buddhanath is also known as Khasti, or dew drops, after an account that builders had to use dew to mix the mortar as Kathmandu was suffering from a severe drought during the construction of Bouddhanath.
Pasupatinath Temple
Pashupatinath is one of the most sacred Hindu shrines in the world and lies 5 kilometers east of the city center. The richly-ornamented pagoda houses the sacred Linga, or phallic symbol, of Lord Shiva. Chronicles indicate the temple’s existence prior to 400 AD. Devotees can be seen taking ritual dips in the holy Bagmati River flowing beside the temple.
Patan Darbar Square
Patan Durbar Square is an enchanting combination of palace buildings, artistic courtyards and graceful pagoda temples. The former royal palace complex is the center of Patan’s religious and social life, and houses a museum containing an array of bronze statues and religious objects. One remarkable monument here is a 17th century temple dedicated to the Hindu god Krishna, built entirely of stone.
Swayambhunath Stupa
The Monkey Temple (World Heritage Site) watches over the valley from the top of a hillock on its western side. The huge stupa is one of the holiest Buddhists sites in Nepal and its establishment is linked to the creation of the Kathmandu Valley out of a primordial lake. Swayambhu is also known as Samhengu and the Monkey temple because of the countless monkeys living in the premises.
Day 3: Kathmandu to Chitwan National Park
Today after breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel in Kathmandu to take you to chitwan for overnight. When you reach Chitwan National Park and you will have lunch at the hotel. In the evening, you can enjoy a local Tharu cultural program.
Day 4: Chitwan National Park
Today, you will enjoy the whole day in jungle safari. You will visit an elephant breeding center to observe the baby elephants. While on the way back to the hotel, you can also enjoy the elephant wash.
You will also find this place so amazing and may even get a chance to witness wild animals like one-horned Asian rhinoceros and other animals crossing the Rapti River. Besides, you can also enjoy the bird watching in Chitwan National Park. In the evening, you can experience the local cultural show.
Day 5: Chitwan National Park to Pokhara
After the wonderful jungle safari in Chitwan National Park, you will drive To Pokhara. You can take your time to simply explore the city.
Day 6: Explore Pokhara
Today, you will have a full day sightseeing tour of Pokhara Valley. You will mainly visit Davi's Falls, Gupteshore Cave, Mountain Museum, and Seti Gorge
Day 7: Drive back to Kathmandu
Today, wake up early morning and drive to Sarangkot for sunrise and mountain views. After breakfast, you will be driven back to Kathmandu.
Day 8: Departure
The car will drop you off at Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) for your onward destination.
Location
This safari will take you from Kathmandu to Kathmandu Valley, Chitwan National Park, and Pokhara in Nepal.
Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu Valley consists of seven World Heritage monuments among which in this tour you will visit Boudhanath Stupa, Pasupatinath Temple, Patan Darbar Square, and Swayambhunath Stupa. Once the seat of the Newar Kingdoms, today these royal courtyards turned urban cities remain major attractions for tourists. The three cities of Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur are interconnected and closely linked with each other both culturally and geographically.
Chitwan National Park
Chitwan National Park is the largest national park in Nepal and widely regarded as one of the best national parks in Asia. Covering the area of 967 square kilometers, Chitwan National Park is already cited as UNESCO World Heritage Natural Site. Chitwan National Park is regarded as a very popular wildlife safari destination due to its thriving wildlife population and easy accessibility from Kathmandu and Pokhara.
Chitwan National Park offers the diverse ecosystem and the prime vegetation of sal (Shorea robusta) which covers almost 70% of the forest. The 20% of the national park is covered by grassland with as many as 50 species of grasses. Out of all 43 recorded species of animals in Chitwan National Park, there are 600 recorded species of great one-horned rhinoceros and 106 tigers.
Besides, Chitwan National Park is the home of many other wild animals including wild elephant, fresh water dolphin, leopard, gaur, wild dog, rhesus monkey, langur, hog deer, stripped hyena, and sloth bear.
Pokhara
Pokhara is considered as a paradise on earth. Beautiful mountains in the north side, clean and wide lakes in the middle of the city, green forest, friendly and warm locals make your holidays more meaningful.
Food
During your stay in Kathmandu and Pokhara, your daily breakfast is included, while on your stay at Chitwan National Park, your breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
Things to do (optional)
- Hike to Changu Narayan Temple
- Mount Everest flight
What's included
- Sightseeing in Kathmandu and Pokhara
- Jungle safari in Chitwan National Park
- Visit to Sarangkot
- Transportation by private car
- Airport transfers
- 7 nights accommodation
- Daily breakfast while in Kathmandu and Pokahara
- Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner while in Chitwan National Park
What's not included
- All sightseeing place entry fees
- Customer tips to guide, driver, and helper
- Personal expenses such as liquor, room service, phone call, and camera fees
- Any additional expenses caused because of flight delays, rescheduling, and cancellations beyond control
- Any supplement charge and any other monument entrances
- Optional tour
- Insurance
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Tribhuvan International Airport
4 km
Transfer included
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM). Transfer from and to the airport is included in the price. One of the representative from Himalayan Sanctuary Adventure will be waiting you outside the international airport terminal gate holding your name and transfer you to the hotel.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 25% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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