Magical Nepal Tour

Tour : 04 Nights/05 Days in Nepal
Destinations : Kathmandu, Pashupatinath, Bodhnath, Swayambhunath, Patan, Bhatigaon

Day 1 : From Your Home – Kathmandu : Arrive Kathmandu, our company executive will meet/assist and transfer you to the hotel for overnight stay.

Kathmandu – the capital city and biggest cosmopolitan of Nepal. It is also a meeting place of a dozen ethnic groups, and the hometown of the Newars - Nepal's master craftsmen and traders extraordinaire. Trade indeed, created Kathmandu for at least a thousand years it controlled the most important caravan route between Tibet and India - and trade has always funded its Newar artisans. Little wonder, perhaps that Kathmandu has so deftly embraced the tourist business.

Day 2 : Kathmandu – Pashupatinath – Bodhnath – Swayambhunath : Breakfast at the hotel. Start drive to visit Pashupatinath – Bodhnath – Swayambhunath.

Pashupatinath, one of the most famous Hindu sites in the world. It contains numerous ancient temples and draws pilgrims from all over the region. Non-Hindus can't enter the main Shiva temple, but stationing yourself on the opposite bank of the Bagmati River (which, like the Ganges, is considered holy) affords a nice view of the courtyard and the gilded roofs surrounding it. In front of the temple and farther downstream are ghats, platforms used for cremating bodies. (Although the cremation is performed in public, it's important to remember that it is essentially a very private ritual. Feel free to watch, but do so respectfully.) The temple area and the surrounding forest are also home to quite a few ash-pale sadhus, holy men who have cast away their possessions and devoted their lives to religious contemplation (which, in some cases, involves smoking abundant marijuana). On Shivaratri, the Great Night of Shiva, which usually falls in early March, as many as 400,000 pilgrims gather in Pashupatinath to celebrate.

Continue drive to Bodhnath, which is the center of Tibetan culture in the valley. Its main attraction is a gigantic stupa (religious spire). This is the best place to visit for those who are more interested in Buddhism and Tibetan culture. Most of the monasteries welcome visitors. Free introductory discourses are given every Saturday morning at Ka-Nying Shedrup Ling monastery, which is a two-minute walk north of the stupa.

Continue drive to Swayambhunath, away from the noise and pollution of the city is 3 km from the city centre. Swayambhunath is worshiped by Buddhists and is popularly known as the “monkey temple” to tourists.Swayambhunath Stupa is the most ancient and enigmatic of all the holy shrines in Kathmandu valley. Its lofty white dome and glittering golden spire are visible for many miles and from all sides of the valley. Historical records found on a stone inscription give evidence that the stupa was already an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination by the 5th century AD. Its origins however, date to a much earlier time, long before the arrival of Buddhism into the valley. Swayambhunath's worshippers include Hindus, Vajrayana Buddhists of northern Nepal and Tibet, and the Newari Buddhists of central and southern Nepal.

Evening come back to Kathmandu and have a Start walking tour of Kathmandu city. Visit Durbar Square at the heart of the city. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3 : Kathmandu – Patan : Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the Patan City. Patan - located at the south of Bagmati River, it is famous as sister city of Kathmandu. Patan's Durbar Square is in some ways more picturesque and orderly than Kathmandu's, and the temples lining it are definitely worth exploring. In addition to its Royal Palace and the inevitable souvenir stalls, the square boasts Patan Museum, a wonderfully renovated 18th-century building housing a rich collection of cultural artifacts. Next to the museum, look for the sunken-tap area, where water flows out of the mouths of metal buffalo and crocodile heads. Also in town is the Hiranya Varna Mahabihar (Golden Temple), which has a gold-leaf roof and superb ancient wall paintings. Patan is also home to the only zoo in Nepal, the Jawalakhel Zoo, which holds tigers, rhinos and lesser critters.

Later drive back to Kathmandu. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4 : Kathmandu – Bhatgaon : Breakfast at the hotel. Start drive to visit Bhatgaon - a town of Nepal, 8 m. from Khatmandu. It is a celebrated place of Hindu superstition, the favorite residence of the Brahmans of Nepal, and contains more families of that order than either Khatmandu or Patan. It has a population of about 30,000, and its palace and buildings generally are of a more striking appearance than in other Nepalese towns. The town is said to possess many Sanskrit libraries.

Later drive back to Kathmandu. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5 : Kathmandu – Your Home : Breakfast at the hotel. Day free at leisure or self exploration or shopping at local market. Evening transfer to the international airport for flight back to your home country.