Discover Nepal

A local Luxury Travel handler will welcome guests at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu with garlands of fresh flowers. He will take them from the airport to the hotel. After registration, until dinner, guests have free time - they can rest after the flight or go sightseeing in the capital of Nepal. Kathmandu lies at an altitude of approximately 1400 m above sea level in the bowl-like Kathmandu Valley, which is referred to as the "Nepalese Mandala". It is the home of the Newar culture, a cosmopolitan civilization in the Himalayan foothills that is the source of Nepal's history and civilization. The city was the royal capital of the Kingdom of Nepal. Today, it is still the seat of government of the Republic of Nepal, established in 2008, which replaced the Kingdom of Nepal that existed since 1768. Kathmandu is the center of Nepal's history, art, culture and economy. Seven groups of monuments in Kathmandu have been recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The historic areas of Kathmandu and many of its great monuments were destroyed in the magnitude 7,8 earthquake that occurred on April 25, 2015, with the damage still visible as well as reconstruction work.

In the evening, guests will enjoy a luxurious welcome dinner combined with a show of traditional Nepali dances and music.

After breakfast served at the hotel, we invite guests for a full-day sightseeing tour of Kathmandu. The first place of the tour is the Boudha Nath Buddhist temple towering over the horizon. Measuring 35 meters high, this huge stupa is located on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Boudha Nath is one of the largest spherical stupas in the world and is one of the holiest sites for Buddhists in Nepal and Tibet. It lies on an ancient trade route from Tibet. When a wave of refugees arrived from Tibet in the 50s, many settled in the Boudhanath area. They believe that the remains of the 27th Buddha - Kassapa Buddha - are buried inside the stupa. Refugees built over 50 Tibetan monasteries around the stupa, and the Tibetan lamas living here made it one of the most important centers of Tibetan Buddhism. Since 1979, the Boudha Stupa has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Then, guests will go to the complex of 500 Hindu temples - Pashupati Nath - which is the holiest pilgrimage site for Hindus in Nepal. It rises on the banks of the Bagmati River. The temple is the seat of the Nepali national deity, Lord Pashupatinath, and in 1979 it was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Entrance to the most sacred, inner square is allowed only to followers of Buddhism and Hinduism living in Nepal. Other guests can visit the hundreds of other temples in the complex or observe the ritual of cremation of the dead on platforms set above the river where their ashes are deposited.

At lunch time, we arrive near Kathmandu Durbar Square, where guests can eat lunch in one of the many restaurants in the area (the price of lunch is not included in the tour price). After lunch, guests will visit the Kathmandu Durbar Square, which opens in front of the old royal palace of the Kingdom of Kathmandu and is another of the three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Hanuman Dhoka palace complex rises above the square - a royal residence until the 19th century. Important ceremonies, such as the coronation of the Nepalese monarch, took place here. The palace is decorated with richly carved wooden windows and panels. It houses the King Tribhuwan Memorial Museum and the Mahendra Museum.

At the southern end of Durbar Square is one of the most unique attractions in Nepal, Kumari Chok. In this gilded cage you can see Raj Kumari, a girl chosen in an ancient, mystical selection process to become the human incarnation of the Hindu mother goddess, Durga.

Well, we go back to the hotel for dinner.

After breakfast, we leave for Nagarkot, 30 km away. On site, we invite guests for a full-day tour of Tegp, a popular, romantic city liked by tourists, offering from an altitude of 2175 meters above sea level not only stunning sunrises and sunsets, but above all a wonderful panorama of the peaks of the eastern Himalayas, including the highest one - Mt. Everest. In the evening, dinner and overnight stay at the Nagarkot hotel.

That morning, after breakfast, at 10.00:2000 a.m., guests return to Kathmandu, where, among other things, they will visit the XNUMX-year-old Swayambhu Nath Stupa, also known as the Monkey Temple. It overlooks the Kathmandu Valley on a hilltop on its western side, just three kilometers from the city center. The stupa is one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in Nepal. According to legend, the original lake filled the valley and a lotus bloomed in its center. Bodhisattva Manjusri saw the lake and the lotus of Swayambhu in a vision and came here to worship him. Heros cut a gorge in Chovar, draining the valley. The lotus turned into a hill and its flower became a stupa. From here, guests will go to Patan, also once called the Beautiful City - Lalitpur. It is the oldest of the three main cities in the Kathmandu Valley, founded by Emperor Ashoka in the XNUMXrd century BC. A medieval urban layout has been preserved here, with historic houses rising above narrow streets, Buddhist stupas and Hindu temples. The center of Patan - Patan Durbar Square - is one of the three main squares in the Kathmandu Valley, located opposite the royal palace, which is now a museum with a fascinating collection of bronze statues and cult objects. Newari temples and houses rise around the square. It is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Guests will have the opportunity to observe traditional craftsmen working in wood, stone and metal.

In the afternoon, guests reach Bhaktapur, the City of the Faithful, located at an altitude of 1401 meters above sea level, which still retains its medieval charm. At its heart lies Bhaktapur Durbar Square, which actually consists of four squares - Durbar Square proper, Taumadhi Square, Dattatreya Square and Ceramics Square. This entire area, along with the surrounding palaces and temples, is called Bhaktapur Durbar Square and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The most important monuments around the square are Pachpanna Jhyale Durbar - Palace of 55 Windows, built by King Bhupatindra Malla and his son Ranjit Malla in 1754; Nyatapola temple - the largest and highest pagoda, whose five floors symbolize the five basic elements; gates - Lu Dhowka - the Golden Gate - leading to the courtyard of the Palace of 55 Windows, considered by many to be the most beautiful monument of its kind not only in Nepal, and the Lions Gate. About the latter, the legend says that King Bhadgoun, wanting to make sure that nothing as beautiful would ever be created, cut off the hands of the craftsmen and artists who built it.

Dinner and overnight stay await the guests at the hotel.

After breakfast, a representative of our office will take the guests to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, from where they will fly home.