Kathmandu Pokhara Tansen Lumbini Chitwan tour

Kathmandu Pokhara Tansen Lumbini Chitwan tour

Trip Highlights

  • UNESCO heritage sites (6 of the seven present in the Valley)
  • Birthplace of Lord Buddha, Lumbini
  • Lakes of Pokhara, Boating in Phewa Lake
  • Adventure activity options in Pokhara (Bungee jump/swing, Paragliding, mountain flight, Kayaking, and more)
  • Views of landscape and Himalayas to start every day
  • Local culture and Cuisine exploration
  • A tour of Hilly vista in Tansen overlooking ancient trade routes
  • Jungle Safari in Chitwan National park with spotting opportunity of One-Horned Rhinoceros and Royal Bengal Tiger
  • Sunrise view over the Himalayas from some of the best viewpoints in Nepal

Best Season

Everyday in a Year

Transportation

Private Car/ Jeep/ Van / Bus

Destination

Nepal Tours

Accomodation

Hotels

Duration

11 Days

Region

Annapurna Region Treks

Group Size

2

Kathmandu Pokhara Tansen Lumbini Chitwan tour Details

Kathmandu Pokhara Tansen Lumbini Chitwan tour is a comprehensive tour of the cultural, scenic, natural, and historical components of Nepal. The tour is well-balanced with each destination, offering a different shade of art and lifestyle. This trip leading to the busy streets ends with the calm breeze welcoming you to a hill settlement. You will discover a repository of what this beautiful nation has alongside warm hospitality and a smile.

Commencing from the compact streets of Kathmandu viewing the glorious monuments join the choir of the heritage sites here. The Valley is a blend of culture with modernization, and one can get a hint of luxury surfing through its alleyways. From the religious ends of the UNESCO heritage sites to the blooming local markets pumping with life, travelers can experience it all here. After a dose of art in Kathmandu, we will make our way to western Nepal, leading to the adventure capital Pokhara.

In the lap of the Illustrious Annapurna Mountain range, we will experience the best bits of this city. With dynamic nightlife and pristine views surrounding you, you have numerous adventure activities to try here. Wake up with a gleam of the Himalayas and surf through the unique experience while you’re at Pokhara.

A touch of history, culture, and a view of the landscape will welcome you to the hill town of Tansen. Walk down the Cobbled Streets showcasing the vibrant art and culture from the 16th century and back beside the mighty Kali Gandaki River here. Relax and blend with Nature heading towards the Birthplace of Buddha, Lumbini from here.

Sharing the tranquil time with praying monks and devotees from all around the world, peek into your inner self, and discover peace. From the holy temples to magnificent monasteries and Stupas covering the area, meditate and rinse your soul.

A drive in the plains of Terai will take you to Chitwan for a safari to remember for a lifetime. Between many rare animals and birds feel alive and zestful with Nature fondling you with grace. Witness wilderness in its purest form enclosed by the depth of subtropical forests here. Returning to the capital, take some time to relax and enjoy the Nepalese cuisine and music here making memories to remember forever with himalayatrip.com.

Outline

Day 01:

Arrival in Kathmandu

Day 02:

Kathmandu World heritage tour

Day 03:

Kathmandu - Pokhara drive and explore

Day 04:

Sightseeing in Pokhara

Day 05:

Pokhara - Tansen - Lumbini

Day 06:

Lumbini and Tilaurakot visit

Day 07:

Lumbini - Ramgram - Chitwan

Day 08:

Full day activities in Chitwan

Day 09:

Chitwan - Rafting - Nagarkot

Day 10:

Sightseeing in Kathmandu

Day 11:

Final departure to home

Itinerary

Day 01

Arrival in Kathmandu

After arriving at the airport in Kathmandu, you will meet with our Himalaya Trip representative. A private vehicle will transfer you to your hotel with a brief orientation of the overall tour in the way. A 30-minute drive will lead you to your hotel in Thamel where you can relax and rest for the day. You can take an evening walk in the lively market and streets with a wonderful showcase of culture. Overnight at a hotel in Thamel, Kathmandu.

Day 02

Kathmandu World heritage tour

We will visit the UNESCO world heritage sites of Kathmandu today. This tour is an ideal one for getting to know the Valley and the lifestyle of people living here from the medieval era and back. After breakfast, you will meet your guide and visit the first destination of today Kathmandu/Basantapur Durbar Square within a short walk from the hotel. This palace of the Malla Kings was also a long-time ruling point of the Shah Kings who unified present Nepal. From here, we will drive to the Swayambhunath popular as “The Monkey Temple.” From the base, we will explore the shrines and prayer wheels to the temple complex at the top. The view of Kathmandu Valley is pristine from here. After witnessing a blend of Hindu and Buddhist religious tradition in Swayambhunath, we will drive to the Hindu temple of Pashupatinath. Dedicated to Lord Shiva (the god of destruction), this shrine is one of the most significant Hindu shrines in Nepal. To end the day tour, we will head towards the Boudhanath Stupa about a 20-minute drive from here. This vast white dome is the center of Tibetan Buddhism in the Valley. With a warm Tibetan tea and a great view of sunset in Boudhanath, we will drive back to the hotel. Overnight at Kathmandu.

 

Day 03

Drive to Pokhara

We will start our journey to western Nepal after breakfast with a drive to Pokhara. This thrilling overland trip of about 5 to 6 hours will take you closer to the lifestyle and culture in the hills of Nepal. We will take brief breaks in the midway settlements and commercial centers to take our lunch. The smooth journey leads to the adventure capital of Nepal, Pokhara. We will head straight to the hotel and rest for a while. In the late afternoon, we will head towards Phewa Lake, one of the most beautiful lakes in Nepal. Taking a boat, we will explore the lake and reach the other end of it. From here, we will begin the hike to World Peace Stupa of about 30 minutes. From the top, you can enjoy the sunset view over Phewa Lake and Pokhara Valley accompanied by a pristine view of the Annapurna Mountain range.

Day 04

Sightseeing in Pokhara

Today, we will start the tour early with a short drive to the base of Sarangkot Hill. About half an hour of the hike will take us to the viewpoint at the top of the Hill. We will have a majestic view of the sun’s rays hitting the Himalayas and lighting up the whole Valley from here. After sunrise, we will take our breakfast and head towards the Tibetan refugee camp in Hyangja. This village is surrounded by vibrant prayer flags and reflects Tibetan culture all over. Home to over 200 Tibetan monks, you can also peek into their lifestyle in a quick visit there. Our next site, Davis Falls (or David’s Falls) is truly a masterpiece of Nature’s beauty. Witness one of the most picturesque underground waterfalls in Nepal and have a wonderful time here. Adjacent to it is the Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave, a cave complex with many Hindu shrines leading to a great view of Davis Falls at the terminal point. Our tour continues next to the International Mountain Museum, a repository of Mountaineering and Sherpa culture from over a century. You can indulge in various adventurous activities today, such as paragliding over Pokhara from Sarangkot; zip line travels, Bunjee, Kayaking/traditional boat excursion of the Phewa Lake, and many more. Overnight at a hotel in Pokhara.

Day 05

Drive to Lumbini via Tansen

We will start the day with a drive to the Hill city of Tansen after breakfast in Pokhara. This drive follows a beautiful hill highway past many small and big settlements to this wonderful town. We will have a great time here, exploring the major attractions around this culturally vibrant town. Starting the tour with Mulgate (The tallest gate in Nepal), we will pay a quick visit to the ruins of the ancient durbar here. Similarly, SitalParti, Bhagawat Temple, Taksar, Tundikhel, Karuwa, and Dhaka Factories alongside Shreenagar Hill are the sites we will visit here. From here, we will continue our drive to Lumbini of about 1.5 hours. Heading straight to our hotel here, we will rest for the day. Overnight at a hotel in Lumbini.

Day 06

Visit Lumbini and Tilaurakot

Our day in Lumbini starts with the monks exploring the periphery of the area. Entering the main complex, we will join devotees from all around the world to explore the birthplace of Lord Buddha. The Maya Devi temple is the exact spot of the birth of Buddha besides the Mayadevi pool. Next, we will visit the Historic pillar made by King Ashoka back in the 2nd BC. Cameras might not be allowed in some of the places we will visit today. Many countries all around the world have made sculptures and monasteries in Lumbini. We will visit some of this wonderful architecture and have a peaceful time here. Our next destination is the archaeological site of Tilaurakot. We can explore the ruins of ancient palaces some aging back to 500 BC here. We will also take a brief visit to Kudan here. Kudan is situated about 3 km from Lumbini and was the reunion site of Lord Buddha and his father King Suddhodhana after his enlightenment. Now an archeological site, one can visit the three stupas of KUdan and the Nyigrodharama pond. We will return to the hotel and rest for the day. Overnight at Lumbini.

Day 07

Drive to Chitwan via Ramgram

We will visit the remaining places in Lumbini after breakfast. Next, we will drive to our destination for
Today Chitwan, which is about 4-5 hours. On the way, we will visit the Ramgram village for exploration. The Ramgram stupa here is believed to be one of the original sites to contain one of the 8 relics of Lord Buddha. The remaining was scattered in different 84,000 destinations all over the world by King Ashoka. The Stupa is supposed to be over 2500 years old and is an important religious site for Buddhist pilgrims from all around the world. We will continue our drive to Chitwan today and will head straight to the hotel after arrival. In the evening, you can walk to the nearby local Tharu villages and explore the culture and lifestyle. You will also attend the Tharu cultural program accompanied by local snacks and cuisine. Decorated in their traditional dress and ornaments, the Tharu dance and culture showcasing is a unique experience for visitors.

Day 08

Full day activities in Chitwan

After buying the permits, we will start the Jungle safari in Chitwan National. We will start the day with a canoe ride in the river deep in the lush jungles. The jungle walk follows it, with wildlife spotting opportunities here. You can bring a binocular or rent one for the jungle session. The classic elephant safari will take you deep to the National park. The Royal Bengal Tiger and One-horned Rhinocerous are two rare major spotting attractions here. More than 68 different species of mammals, 27 species of reptiles and snakes, 113 recorded species of fishes, and over 500 different bird species including the 160 different migratory birds inhabit this beautiful national park. After the safari, we will visit the Elephant Breeding center to feed and observe the Elephants. You can bath with the friendly giants and spend the evening there. We will return to the hotel and take our dinner there. Overnight at a hotel in Chitwan.

Day 09

Drive back to Kathmandu

After breakfast, we will drive to the starting point of our rafting today from Chitwan. Enjoy the adventure of a lifetime with a session of adrenaline-pumping rafting in the mighty Trishuli River. The journey touches your soul, and you will truly feel alive and close to Nature. After rafting, we will take our lunch and start our return journey to the Kathmandu Valley. The Hill Highway drive traces its way through settlements and commercial centers, giving us opportunities to try the local snacks and lifestyle. After reaching Kathmandu, we will continue our ride to the Hilltop village of Nagarkot. On the edge of Bhaktapur city, we will have an hour or so of a drive with great views to reach here. Overnight at a hotel in Nagarkot.

Day 10

Sightseeing

We will start our tour early today with a light tea and a short hike to the view tower in Nagarkot. In a bright hotel, you can have a broad view of hills plains, and the magnificent Himalayas in the far north. From Everest in the East to the Dhaulagiri mountain range in the West, you can enjoy a pristine sunrise with these fantastic views. After breakfast, we will explore Bhaktapur city. This city is best preserved among all others in the Valley and is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the local Newari culture. We will visit the Bhaktapur Durbar Square and the surrounding monuments sailing through amazing wooden and stone artworks in the process. Our second part of the valley tour takes us to Patan or Lalitpur (the city of arts). Here, we will walk in the streets and peek into the local culture. The Patan Durbar Square, Mangal Bazaar, and painting schools are the major attractions not to miss in Patan. After the tour of these two wonderful cities of Kathmandu, you will attend a farewell dinner organized by Himalaya Trip. You can share some stories and experiences with our team and guides followed by some Nepalese delicacies and drinks. Overnight at a hotel in Kathmandu.

Day 11

Final Departure to home

You can explore the Thamel market and do some souvenir shopping before your flight today. The organic products, handicrafts, and garments are the top picks to return home with alongside many different varieties of special Himalayan tea. We will drop you to the airport a couple of hours before the departure. Return with great experience and wonderful memories of himalayatrip.com.

Whats Included?

  • Pick-up and drop-off service at Trivuwan International Airport in Kathmandu by private vehicle depending on group size.
  • 3 Nights in Kathmandu on Bed and Breakfast plan (BB Plan).
  • Professional government register certificate holder tour guide for whole tour.
  • One comfortable car (Kathmandu- Pokhara – Tansen- Lumibini – Chitwan Tour)
  • 2 Nights Hotel, All the activities, all meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) with tea/coffee and National park fees in Chitwan.
  • 2 Night in Lumbini on Bed and Breakfast Plan (BB Plan).
  • 2 Nights Hotel in Pokhara on Bed and Breakfast Plan (BB Plan).
  • 1 Night Hotel in Nagarkot and Breakfast .
  • 13% Government VAT and official service.

Whats not Included?

  • All Hot, Hard and soft drinks like Coke, Fanta, Mineral water, Beer etc.
  • Lunch and Dinner in tour (Kathmandu, Lumbini, Pokhara).
  • International airfare and visa fees (15 Days US$30 and 30 Days US$50).
  • Entrance fees.
  • Tips for Guide and Driver

Group Joining dates & Prices

Our fixed group tours are thoughtfully scheduled and offer specific departure dates, providing a fantastic opportunity for both solo traveler and groups to come together. If you are two or more, private trip is available any date. Read more about fixed departure.

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If these dates do not suit your plans, please contact us to request alternative dates. We are more than happy to customise the itinerary and schedule to better fit your needs.
There is no additional cost on the private trip. Group discount will be applied on checkout.

Important Note

Available of the trip

We organise small group private trip. If you are 2 or more people in your group, you may book any dates.

Travel Insurance

The travel insurance is need in case of any emergency. It is recommend to have.  If you are doing short  and low elevation trek, you can do normal insurance. But if you are doing high altitude or adventure trek, you should have emergency rescue.

Last Minute booking

Normally, trekkers plan the trip before 3-9 months.  Some trekkers decide the trip in last minutes. It is also possible to book your trek at last minutes. For the Last minutes booking, you need to make a full payment.

Tipping

Tipping is highly expected. Our staffs try their best during the trip. After the trip, Tipping is expected. It is not fixed amount or percentage. We recommend the tipping according to their services.

Safety

When you are travelling, the safety is most important. For the safety of our clients, we trained our guide and porters. They are all register trekking / Tour  / Climbing guide and experience porters.

Extra personal expenses

For the extra expenses, it is good to bring USD / Euro / Pound Sterling or ther currency. You may change to Nepali Rupees (NPR) at Tribhuwan International Airport or near your Hotel in Kathmandu. You will use only Nepali rupees during the trip.

Nepal visa

Accept few countries , you will get on arrival Nepal’s Visa at the Tribhuwan International Airport or Nepal board. I recommend to fill up Nepal Visa online form and bring it with you. It will be faster and easy for you and visa fee is recommended to bring cash US dollar. You can’t pay by using credit card.

Trip extension or Itinerary Disclaimer

We organize small group private trip. The trip extension is possible but you have to figure out when you booking the trip.

Group joing and Fixed departure

Most of the time, we have small group private trip. Group joining or fixed departure will be available only at the clients request.

Luggage store

You are not taking all the lugguage on the trek. You will take only necessary gears on the trek and rest of the gears, you will store at your Hotel in Kathmandu or Pokhara or in our office in Kathmandu. All the Hotels have free luggage store services. It is more convenient to store at your Hotel.

Responsible travel

  • Ask permission to photograph people.
  • Do not remove or purchase antiques, it is illegal.
  • Avoid wearing revealing clothes and avoid outward displays of physical affection.
  • Do not anything to disturb environment or wild animals.

Domestic flight

Normally, domestic flight is not on time. If you have international flight with domestic connection flight. It is always better to keep some gaps.

Trek Booking

For the Booking, we need passport copy, passport size photo by email or What’s App  and 20% deposit.

Why Himalaya Trip ?

  • Fast response
  • Small group private trek
  • Safety is top priority
  • Recommended on TripAdvisor
  • Tailor made itinerary
  • Seasonal package
  • 200 plus  trekkers take service every year
  • 30-40% repeated customer

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Hi! Im Sara, from Spain! Good morning! Yesterday we arrived from our 11-day trekking in Gokyo. There were 3 people from Spain, and I don’t know how to express how happy I felt. From the beginning, Himalaya Trip has been attentive to us, with a welcome at the hotel and...

Sara H Rafelguaraf, Spain , Nov 2024

Incredible!

Hi! Im Sara, from Spain!
Good morning!
Yesterday we arrived from our 11-day trekking in Gokyo.
There were 3 people from Spain, and I don’t know how to express how happy I felt.
From the beginning, Himalaya Trip has been attentive to us, with a welcome at the hotel and explanation of the route, rental of necessary equipment, etc.
The most important thing for us has been the ease and comfort with which Ramesh (our precious guide) has taken care of us at all time.
Attentive to the food, to make sure we didn’t get cold, adapting the route day by day according to the needs of the team.

I only have words of gratitude for Ramesh, who I would recommend for any trekking in the world.
In addition to being a great guide and knowing all the mountains of Nepal perfectly, he is a great person, with a big heart.

We hope to repeat in the not too distant future and hopefully it can be with him, since he is already part of our family.
Thank you for everything, from the bottom of my heart.

Thanks!!!!

Sara H Rafelguaraf, Spain , Nov 2024

Had an incredible experience doing the Mardi Himal trek with Himalaya Trip. Our guide Jay and our two porters Umesh and Masak were all simply incredible people. I’m a photographer so always have odd requests for weird areas to access for better angles or even simply just extending time in...

Josiah G , Nov 2024

Couldn’t recommend enough

Had an incredible experience doing the Mardi Himal trek with Himalaya Trip. Our guide Jay and our two porters Umesh and Masak were all simply incredible people.

I’m a photographer so always have odd requests for weird areas to access for better angles or even simply just extending time in certain areas and all requests were met with so much help from the team. Highly recommend

Josiah G , Nov 2024

I had an amazing time trekking with Surpa, particularly as this was my first solo trek. Beautiful views doing the Mardi Himal trek over 4 days, Surpa was a great guide who organised everything so well for me, kept me well fed, supported a good pace the whole way and...

Emma S Dundee UK , Nov 2024

Mardi Himal: fantastic trek & wonderful guide

I had an amazing time trekking with Surpa, particularly as this was my first solo trek. Beautiful views doing the Mardi Himal trek over 4 days, Surpa was a great guide who organised everything so well for me, kept me well fed, supported a good pace the whole way and always cheerful. Would recommend, and I would happily have him as my guide again in the future. The organisation and booking with Himalaya Trip was great, really responsive on emails and Harka was so helpful in organising everything and meeting me in Kathmandu for a briefing before the trip. Thanks so much!

Emma S Dundee UK , Nov 2024

Our 4 day Mardi Himal Trek with guide Milan and porter Plekta was a wonderful experience. The manager Harka Gurung met with us over coffee in Kathmandu and briefed us about expectations as this was our first trek. After that our guide met us at our hotel in Pokhara, helped...

Kalin P , Nov 2024

Once in a lifetime experience in the Himalayas

Our 4 day Mardi Himal Trek with guide Milan and porter Plekta was a wonderful experience. The manager Harka Gurung met with us over coffee in Kathmandu and briefed us about expectations as this was our first trek. After that our guide met us at our hotel in Pokhara, helped us rent equipment, and handled all logistics in between. Our first time in the Himalayas was unforgettable between all the unbelievable landscapes and scenery, and we were lucky to have MIlan and Plekta with us to experience it all. I can’t begin to describe how ethereal sunrise is over the base camp, but hopefully you’ll be able to experience it soon!

Kalin P , Nov 2024