Kathmandu Pokhara Tour
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Trip Duration
7 Days |
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Region
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Country
Nepal |
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Group Size
1 to 25 person |
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Arrival On
Kathmandu |
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Departure From
Kathmandu |
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Best Season
Autumn(Sep To Nov) and Spring(March To May) |
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Max Altitude
2170M |
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Easy TripGrade are those in which less hiking is required - about 3-4 hrs per day. Good for begineers and less intensive. City Tours, Jungle Safari are some easy ones. Acclimatization is not required.
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Trip Grade
Easy
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Activities
Nepal Tour Package
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Kathmandu Pokhara Tour Overview
The core heart of Nepal, Kathmandu, is where everyone around the world visits to explore the incredible sacred places. Similarly, Pokhara, known as the Paradise of Nepal, belongs to one of the most popular tourist destinations. From Kathmandu, you can especially examine the real beauty and holy sites. Caves, lakes, and international mountain museums are the top attractions of Pokhara. Kathmandu Pokhara Tour helps you to watch all of that.
If you are in Nepal for a short vacation, this Kathmandu Pokhara Tour Package fits your craving to immerse in Nepal’s historical, cultural as well as natural beauty. Also, it doesn’t matter whether you are here for your business meet or whatever, this package helps you to probe marvelous places of Nepal in a short period. For Budget-minded people, this is an excellent package. Furthermore, if you have some spare time before or after any Nepal Trek, this short Nepal Kathmandu Pokhara Tour appears to be the best.
Before heading towards the Cherrapunji of Nepal, Pokhara, it’s good to explore and experience the cultural highlights of Kathmandu. Make sure you have your camera in your hand so that you can capture amazing pictures throughout your journey.
From the capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu, you can enjoy several activities starting from Everest Base Camp Helicopter Flight, Mountain views flight from the airlines, and exploring seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites. You can discover abundant historic temples, stunning Buddhist monasteries, and stupas in the Kathmandu valley. Also, if you are interested in the rituals of Hindus and Buddhists,
The Kathmandu Pokhara tour gives you a chance to experience the:
- One of the world’s most significant temples of Lord Shiva Pashupatinath temple is the one. There is an Aarati and a Cremation ritual that adds richness to your stay.
Far from any chaos, spending some time in the Pashupatinath temple makes your mind peaceful.
- Exploration of the two biggest stupas named Swayambhunath stupa(monkey temple) and Boudhanath stupa is also included in this package.
- The Nepal Kathmandu Pokhara tour also gives you a chance to visit Nepal’s top 3 ancient royal cities. And that includes Kathmandu or Hanumandhoka Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, and Bhaktapur Durbar Square.
Fact: Malla Kings had independently governed these three states of Nepal for a long period (12th century-18th century).
“Embrace nature and experience daredevil thrills.”
Pokhara is widely known as the City of Lake. Visiting the different lakes in Pokhara is a great way to experience boating. There are exciting boating experiences to be had on different lakes of Pokhara. Such as Begnas, Rupa, and Phewa. The lakes of Pokhara are praised not only for boating but also for beautiful scenes and fishing. And if you love fishing then you are in the right place.
However, Pokhara is a city that merely sleeps. But this quality of Pokhara allows you to explore the amazing lighting of the city at night. You can enjoy live music, and pub massages at night.
Devi’s Fall, Mahendra Cave, Bat Cave (Chamero Gufa), waterfall, and museums are also the attractions of this tour.
Pokhara is also home to the ‘World Peace Pagoda’. It symbolizes peace and will catch your attention.
An adventurous person always puts Paragliding, Zipline, and Bungee Jumping on their bucket list. And if you are also from one of them then be happy because Kathmandu Pokhara Tour allows you to make that true.
Sarangkot is a well-known tourist hotspot. It is located at a slightly higher elevation than Pokhara. The popular attraction of SarangKot is its sunrise view. The beautiful view of the sunrise over Mount Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, and Mount Fishtail seen from that viewpoint will mesmerize you.
In Pokhara, you get to experience
- Paragliding
- ultra flight
- Rafting
- Zip flier
- Taking the helicopter flight to the highest temple in the world (Muktinath)
- And the Annapurna base camp helicopter flight.
One-day hikes such as Australian camp hiking, Champadevi hiking, Namobuddha hiking, Nagarkot hiking, Phulchowki hiking, and Nagarjuna trekking are available for those travelers who have a limited amount of time.
Kathmandu Pokhara Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Entrance in Kathmandu
Walking Hours: 30 Minutes Driving
Meals Included: Welcome Dinner
Accommodation: 3 Star Category Hotel
Journey to Kathmandu Pokhara Tour begins once you landed at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). There you will be warmly welcomed by the staff of Mission Himalaya Treks and Expeditions Pvt. Ltd. After that our team guide will settle you onto your comfortable private car.
To remove the boredom caused by your flight journey, our members will take you to Kathmandu’s most popular 3star hotels. There you get the chance to relax and refresh yourself. In the evening, a delicious welcome dinner hosted by our office will be served at your table. If you get a spare wink you can roam around the streets of Kathmandu.
Thamel is the greatest place to walk around if you are interested in Nepalese art and architecture. You can there find the shops of Nepalese Ancient art and architecture. There you can buy different types of items at reasonable prices. That’s why Thamel became a famous tourist place to visit for short time. People from Nepal treat their guests as a god. So, chatting with them makes your trip more memorable.
After you get returned to the hotel, you can take a shower. Nepalese food has its own and unique taste and that will introduce you to their culture. So for dinner, you will get flavorful native Nepalese cuisine on your table. We will have overnight in Kathmandu.
Day 2: Visit Kathmandu and see the sights
Walking Hours: 6 Hour Tour
Meals Included: Breakfast
Accommodation: 3 Star Category Hotel
Since, Kathmandu contains a maximum number of temples, pagodas, stupas of Nepal, it is known as a city of temples. After having breakfast in the morning, we will begin our journey by exploring UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Kathmandu.
At first, we visit Kathmandu Durbar Square (Hanuman Dhoka). The palace is encircled by temples, sculptures, waterspouts, gardens, etc. It reflects Nepalese art and architecture.
After that, we head towards Swayambhunath Stupa. It is a prominent Hindu and Buddhist sacred monument. You can observe the ravishing panorama of Kathmandu valley from the top of this stupa.
Subsequently, after Swayambhunath, we will visit Boudhanath Stupa. It is believed that it was built in the 5th century. It belongs to one of the largest stupas in South Asia. This Buddhist shrine gains more popularity since Tibetan refugees found a home in that area.
Lastly, you will explore one of the main sacred Hindu temples–Pashupatinath temple, where lord shiva is worshipped every day. You will find peace and relaxation in the evening Aarati Ceremony of the Pashupatinath temple.
Day 3: Exploring Patan and Bhaktapur and watching the sunset from Nagarkot
Walking Hours: 6 Hour Tour
Meals Included: Breakfast
Accommodation: 3 Star Category Hotel
On the 3rd day, you explore the remaining sights in Kathmandu.
We start our day by visiting Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is rich in medieval arts and architecture.
And then you go to Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur is an enticing city with a genuine indigenous way of life that has been kept over centuries of seclusion from Kathmandu’s rush and bustle. At the city square, you can explore the Nyota-Pola Temple, the Golden Gate, water spouts, and the 55 Window Palace. Mixing scenery of all these provides spectacular outdoor entertainment for visitors.
Finally, your day 3 tour came to end after visiting the sunset view from Nagarkot. Nagarkot is famed for its sunrise and sunset sight of the Himalayas. Here you can enjoy an amazing sunset view.
On Day 3, Nagarkot is where you’ll spend the night.
Day 4: Sunrise view at Nagarkot followed by a drive to Pokhara: 213 km, 6-7 hours
Walking Hours: 6 To 7 Hours Tour
Meals Included: Breakfast
Accommodation: 3 Star Category Hotel
Staying last night in Nagarkot allows you to watch the sunshine view. Seeing the sunrise every morning at Nagarkot is one of the perks of staying there overnight. The sunrise view from Nagarkot sets the tone for the rest of your day.
Following breakfast, we will travel to Pokhara (City of Lakes), where we will stay overnight. As you make your way from Kathmandu to Pokhara, you’ll have the opportunity to admire the changing scenery, the human settlements, the forest, the Himalayan view, and more. The Trishuli River is visible from your window as you travel by private car.
We will be greeted by the stunning scenery of the Himalayas in Pokhara. There are a variety of peaks in this list, such as Dhaulagiri (8,167m/26,794ft), Manaslu (8,156m/26,759), Machhapuchhre (6,993m/22,943ft), and five peaks of Annapurna.
After the exhausting journey from Kathmandu to Pokhara, our team member will escort you to the hotel. We recommend that you take a rest in the hotel. Before spending the night at that day on Pokhara, you can also wander rounder the local street of Pokhara. You can also walk around the Lakeside of Pokhara. Pokhara is the centerpiece for a number of hikes in the Annapurna massif.
Day 5: Sightseeing in Pokhara
Walking Hours: 5 To 6 Hours Tour
Meals Included: Breakfast
Accommodation: 3 Star Category Hotel
The next day early in the morning we will depart for Sarangkot.
Sarangkot out ranges Annapurna and Dhaulagiri in the north and Pokhara city in the south. We get spectacular views of the sun rising over the Himalayas from Sarangkot. You can also do paragliding at Sarangkot.
After that, we returned back to continue our sightseeing trip to Pokhara’s highlight.
Then we head towards another waterfall that cascades into a narrow, deep channel with no end and is widely known as Davis falls. Davis falls is also known by yet another name Patale Chhango.
Near Davis falls the Shiva Cave is located which is a shrine devoted to the lord shiva. There you get a chance to know more about the main Hindu God.
Afterward, we go boating on Phewa Lake. This is Pokhara’s largest lake. In the middle of Phewa lake, the temple Barahi is located. Feel free to roam through it.
Next, we go to the famed International Mountain Museum (IMM), which documents, records, and commemorates the history and growth of climbing activities across the world, particularly in the Himalayas.
Last but not least, we arrive at the Tibetan refugee camps on our 5th last visit. There you can witness a big smile and a happy face of people welcoming you. Refugees are not allowed to work legally so in order for their survival purpose they got engaged in producing and trading woolen carpets.
Overnight in Pokhara.
Day 6: Drive to Kathmandu
Walking Hours: 7 Hours Driving
Meals Included: Breakfast
Accommodation: 3 Star Category Hotel
After having breakfast we start our early trip back to Kathmandu. Since the Kathmandu Pokhara route is very long, you might be tired after traveling for a while. The 1st thing you will do after reaching Kathmandu is take some rest. Later we go memento shopping. You can also taste some delicious Neweri food, local food, and especially Momo for snacks
In the evening we will have a farewell dinner to celebrate our successful journey. Overnight in Kathmandu
Day 7: Shopping And Final Departure
Walking Hours: 30 Minutes Driving
Meals Included: Breakfast
Accommodation: None
Our 7 days Kathmandu Pokhara Tour comes to an end. It’s time to say goodbye to Nepal. Mission Himalaya Treks and Expeditions Pvt. Ltd representative will meet you at the hotel. After the checkout process, they take you to the Airport. At least 2 hours before your scheduled flight, our team members make sure that you arrive at the airport.
Kathmandu Pokhara Tour Cost
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TIA airport to Hotel in arrival time and Hotel to TIA airport in departure time transportation by private deluxe vehicle.
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3-star standard accommodation in Kathmandu with complimentary breakfast as per itinerary.
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3-star standard accommodation in Pokhara with complimentary breakfast as per itinerary.
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All ground transportation on comfortable;e deluxe private vehicle according to itinerary for the tour.
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3-star category hotel in Nagarkot as per itinerary with breakfast.
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Very excellent and English-speaking tourist city guide for sightseeing as per itinerary with guide salary, food transportation, insurance, accommodation.
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All necessary paperwork and sightseeing entrance fees are according to the above itinerary.
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a traditional restaurant complimentary dinner for welcome or farewell with live music and a cultural dance show.
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All local and government tax and company service charges.
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Nepal visa fee, International air tickets, travel and medical insurance, emergency evacuation costs.
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Extra night accommodation because of early arrival, late departure, early return from the Tour(due to any reason) than the scheduled itinerary.
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All lunch and dinner.
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Personal expenses (phone calls, laundry, bar bills, extra drinks, battery charge, bottle or boiled water, hot shower, etc.
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Tips for guide(s), and driver(s).
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Kathmandu Pokhara Tour Reviews
The tour, the guide, and the driver all very excellent. The hotel in Kathmandu was very good, the food was outstanding, the staff was very helpful. Overall our Nepal traveling was honestly incredible.
Mission Himalaya did Well organized, Flexible itinerary, excellent tour leader for our tour to Lake city Pokhara and Temple city Kathmandu.
This was My first Nepal Kathmandu tour and Explore Pokhara. The booking process is so easy and efficient. We will definitely consider traveling with Birendra and Mission Himalaya again especially if the standard of guides is very good. I recommended all to go to Nepal and explore with locals.
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