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Kathmandu
Tour Itinerary
10 Days / 9 Nights
Day 1
Welcome to KATHMANDU
Meals: None
Meals: None
- On arrival Destinos staff will be there to welcome you and check you in to your Hotel.
- Check into hotel
- Jet lag recovery day, we let you sleep it off and prepare for your adventures.
- Overnight in Kathmandu
Day 2
FULL DAY SIGHTSEEING IN KATHMANDU
Meals: Breakfast
Meals: Breakfast
- We begin your tour after breakfast
- After a long day footing around the amazing historical places in Kathmandu, time to relax and have dinner at your leisure.
- Today’s tour highlight would include Swayambhu, Kathmandu Durbar Square and Patan Durbar Square.
- Overnight in Kathmandu
Day 3
TO POKHARA AND TREK TO MALA LODGE (1445 M)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- After an early breakfast, we board the flight to Pokhara.
- Tentative flight schedule: YT673 Dep 0830 Arr 0855
- On arrival at Pokhara, we will depart for Lumle by air-conditioned car
- On arrival, we will meet the trek guide and drive through the village of Chandrakot situated at an altitude of 1580m
- From Chandrakot we will begin our trek to the Mala Lodge- situated at an altitude of 1445
- Approximate Trek time will be 1.5 hours
- After reaching the Mala Lodge we will check you in there and have lunch.
- After lunch, you will have an option to explore the local village of Tanchowk, Majhgaun and Patlekhet ( 2 hrs for exploration ) or can spent rest of the day in leisure.
- Overnight in Mala Lodge
Day 4
TREK TO LA BEE LODGE, LANDRUK (1,565 M)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- After breakfast, we will check out from the Mala Lodge and head towards Ker & Downey's La Bee Lodge in Landruk.
- The trail passes through the Rhododendron forest and small Gurung villages in between.
- After 3 – 4 hours of walk we will arrive at the beautiful village of Landruk.
- After having lunch in the lodge, your guide will organize a small visit to nearby Gurung village.
- Approximate Trek Time: 4 hours
- Overnight in La Bee lodge
Day 5
TREK TO HIMALAYA LODGE (2012 M)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- After breakfast, we will start our trekking by descending towards Modi Khola.
- Approximate Trek Time: 4 hours
- We will arrive Ghandruk and check in to Himalaya Lodge
- If time permits, we will visit the local museum and the village.
- Overnight in Himalaya Lodge
Day 6
EARLY MORNING HELICOPTER TRIP TO ANNAPURNA BASE CAMP
Meals: Breakfast
Meals: Breakfast
- After an early breakfast, we will take an early flight to the Annapurna Base Camp, the most coveted dream of most of the avid trekkers.
- After landing at the renowned Annapurna Base Camp 4,130 Mts. (13,550 Ft.) we will have a special Hi-Tea snack before the Himalayan towers.
- After a brief photo session, we glid on to Pokhara.
- Upon arrival in Pokhara, we will check you in at the hotel.
- The afternoon is available for leisurely tours in the city of Pokhara.
- Pokhara city tour highlights will be: Boatride At Fewa Lake, Pokhara Old Bazaar, Bindebasini Temple, Seti River Gorge, Devi’s Falls
- Overnight in Pokhara
Day 7
FLY POKHARA - CHITWAN
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- After breakfast at the hotel, we will check out from the hotel and take a short flight (Approx. 20 minutes) to Bharatpur
- Tentative flight schedule: U4643 Dep 1035 Arr 1055
- After arriving at Bharatpur we will take an hour's drive to Chitwan in our air-conditioned vehicle.
- After reaching Chitwan and having lunch we will head for a great wildlife experience with its rich flora and fauna
- After the wildlife experience, we will check in to the hotel.
- Overnight in Chitwan.
Day 8
FULL DAY JUNGLE ACTIVITIES
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
- After an early breakfast, we will begin our varieties of wildlife activities spread over the day.
- Activity highlights will include:
- ELEPHANT SAFARI, JEEP SAFARI, DUG-OUT CANOE RIDE, NATURE WALK, GHARIAL, BREEDING CENTER VISIT, THARU DANCE and SLIDESHOW presentation on flora and fauna
- Overnight in Chitwan
Day 9
FLY CHITWAN - KATHMANDU
Meals: Breakfast
Meals: Breakfast
- After breakfast at the lodge, we will check out and transfer to the airport in Bharatpurfor a flight back to Kathmandu.
- Tentative flight schedule: YT174 Dep 1110 Arr 1130
- After reaching Kathmandu we will take a short city tour of Bhaktapur and explore Bhaktapur Durbar Square
- Check-in and Overnight in Kathmandu
Day 10
FINAL DEPATURE
Meals: Breakfast
Meals: Breakfast
- After nine days of traveling, sightseeing, and adventure post breakfast you depart on your onward journey