8 days
ktm/ktm
Autum
10+ people
Explore two incredibly beautiful cities, Kathmandu and Pokhara, of Nepal on this six-day journey. Exploration of bustling Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, is a cultural, historic and spiritual journey. Although it’s just a single day of exploring Kathmandu, you will have a clear understanding of the history, cultural, spiritual practices and the way of living.
After a wonderful cultural heritage exploration of Kathmandu, you head to Pokhara to enjoy nature and Himalayan range. The view of magnificent mountain peaks in the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri range from Sarangkot, Pokhara is an enchanting experience. While being stunned by the overwhelming charm of mountains, you will be equally speechless to see a spectacular sunrise over those Himalayan peaks. This tour is an exceptional short holiday experience in Nepal. To experience and enjoy culture and nature of Nepal in short time, this is an ideal trip. You can incorporate several adventure activities, like rafting, paragliding, zip lining etc, on this trip to make it even more wonderful.
It is the first day of trip and your arrival day in Kathmandu Nepal. When you land at the airport in Kathmandu and come out at the arrival lounge, our company representative will welcome you with a warm smile. Then, we will drive you to the trip hotel where you can spend relaxing time. We will have a meeting in the evening to talk about the trip in details.
After you take your breakfast, a beautiful day sightseeing tour of heritage monuments in Kathmandu valley is due today. Visit Swoyambhunath – the monkey temple; Patan Durbar Square – the medieval palace square; Pashupatinath – the open cremation ground for Hindus; and Boudhanath – the biggest Buddhist stupa.
Take your breakfast early and check out the hotel to travel to Pokhara today. We will drive to 200 kilometers west of Kathmandu to reach Pokhara, a charmingly beautiful city. About seven hours of drive will let us absorb the beauty of the Nepali rural settings. There will be a break on the way for the lunch. On reaching Pokhara and checking into our hotel, we will have some time to explore around the town on the lake side.
Take an early morning flight to Jomsom. This breathtaking mountain flight will take you to Jomsom in about 20 minutes [[if you go by jeep you will see beautiful hill,river ,temple mountain}]. As you fly above Pokhara valley towards the Annapurna range and then for the view of Dhaulagiri range of the Himalayas, you will simply be left awestruck by the majestic charm of the mighty, snow-capped peaks.
Once you land at Jomsom airport, you prepare for the trek of the day. The trek today goes to Kagbeni. Walk along the Kali Gandaki River bank up to Kagbeni, where we stay overnight, in a steady and awesome trail.
Early morning leaving from hotel to muktinath temple ,see the temple and you enjoy your some hours there then after same day back to pokhara ,back to time you will enjoy your way.
Morning breakfast and set out on an exploration tour of other sites in Pokhara. Visit Davis falls, Gupteswor cave, and world peace stupa and come back to lakeside for a peaceful boat riding. If you have enough time left, you can indulge yourself on some adventure sporting like paragliding, bungee jumping etc.
Take a drive back to Kathmandu on the same highway you took to go to Pokhara earlier. Another six hours on the highway will give you time to observe the villages and towns on the way from a different angle. After reaching Kathmandu and checking into hotel, you will have some free time to wander around the streets of Thamel.
We will drive you to airport for the departure flight three prior to your flight schedule.
The Mountains in northern Nepal are cold all year round, the climate in the central mountains and valleys is mild, the principle of southern flats is hot all year round, and the rainy season is from June to September each year. The average maximum and minimum temperatures of the capital throughout the year are as follows (unit: Celsius)
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2~18 | 4~20 | 8~24 | 11~27 | 16~28 | 19~28 | 20~28 | 20~28 | 24~34 | 18~27 | 7~23 | 3~19 |