HimalayanHighlights Tour

Arrive at Kathmandu airport. Overnight at hotel (breakfast included).

Spend the day exploring the Kathmandu Valley, including Boudhanath Stupa (one of the world’s largest Buddhist shrines), Pashupatinath Hindu temple, and the royal city of Bhaktapur. Overnight at hotel (breakfast included).

Early-morning Everest experience flight, then explore Patan Durbar Square and drive to Pharping for a unique overnight stay at a Buddhist monastery guesthouse. Learn about monastery life from the inside, enjoying a behind-the-scenes look at chanting and prayer services. You may opt to meditate alongside the monks or walk in the surrounding village (breakfast included).

Enjoy the morning chanting and sunrise from the monastery, then drive to Charaudi for rafting on the Trishuli River. Four hours of rafting and overnight at a riverside resort (lunch, dinner, and breakfast included).

Drive to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Chitwan National Park. After lunch, enjoy wildlife viewing from traditional boats along the river (lunch, dinner, and breakfast included).

Explore Chitwan National Park and the surrounding villages. Village walk, boating, nature walks, and a jeep safari through the park in search of rhinos, leopards, wild elephants, sloth bears, monkeys, and crocodiles. In the evening, enjoy a Tharu cultural dance program performed by local villagers.

Drive to Pokhara (approximately 4 hours) and enjoy sightseeing around Lakeside, followed by dinner at a popular Lakeside restaurant (breakfast included).

Enjoy the early-morning sunrise and mountain views from Sarangkot. Go boating on Phewa Lake and hike to the World Peace Pagoda. Visit a Tibetan refugee settlement to learn about this community, visit a photo gallery, and enjoy a local lunch.

Fly back to Kathmandu and enjoy a farewell dinner at a typical Nepali restaurant (dinner and breakfast included).

Transfer to the international airport for your final flight departure.