06 Nights / 07 Days – Kathmandu & Pokhara- Nepal

After breakfast leave for the sightseeing tour of Pashupainath Temple & Bouddhanath Stupa.

Pashupatinath: This is Nepal’s most sacred Hindu shrine and one of the subcontinent’s great Shiva sites. The supreme holiness of the site stems from the Shiva linga enshrined in its main temple and its location. It expresses the very essence of Hinduism as pilgrims, priests, devotes, temples, ashrams, images, inscriptions and cremation ghats intermingle with the rituals of daily life, all sprawled along the banks of the sacred Bagmati River. The temple’s origins are obscure, an inscription dates from 477, but a shrine may have stood here for 1000 years before that.Boudhanath: This great stupa is one of Nepal’s most distinctive monuments and one of the most important Buddhist sites in Nepal and, with a diameter of over 100 meters, amongst the largest in the world. There are a number of legends accounting for the stupa’s construction, but it is generally believed to date from the 5th century. All stupas contain holy relics and Boudha is said to contain the remains of the past Buddha Kasyapa.

Afternoon sightseeing to Boudhanilkantha & Kathmandu Durbar Square.
Boudhanilkantha (Jal Narayan):
The Budhanilkantha statue of the Hindu god Vishnu, located approximately 10 kilometers from the center of Kathmandu at the base of the Shivapuri Hill, is the largest and most beautiful stone carving in all of Nepal. It is also the most enigmatic carved from a single block of black basalt stone of unknown origin, the Budhanilkantha statue is 5 meters in length and it lies in a reclining position inside a recessed tank of water (representing the cosmic sea) that is 13 meters in length.

Kathmandu Durbar Square:
It is in the heart of old city Kathmandu in Basantapur. The founding of the Royal Palace dates back to Licchavi times. With considerable renovations by Malla rulers & later the Ranas, construction was accomplished progressively over many centuries. There are around 50 temples in the vicinity.

In this tour, we visit the 17th Century Durbar complex and Hanuman Dhoka, temple of Kumari (living goddess), Narayan Mandir, MaijuDewal, and Kasthmandap a wooden temple built from a single tree, Shiva Paravati temple, great Bell and Drum, Bhairav and Taleju Temple.

Dinner & overnight at hotel.

Morning after breakfast drive to Pokhara. En-route visit cable car station (100 km & 4 hours drive from Pokhara). Take a cable car ride of approximately 12 minutes to visit famous Manokamana Temple.

Situated atop a 1300-meter hill, the Manakamana Devi temple is a highly venerated sacred place of the Hindu Goddess Bhagwati, an incarnation of Parvati. The name Manakamana is derived from two words, Mana, meaning heart and Kamana meaning wish. It is believed that the Goddess Bhagwati rewards those who make the pilgrimage to her shrine by granting their wishes.

After worship return to cable car station for lunch. Continue drive to Pokhara (110 km & 4 hours) & transfer to hotel.

Pokhara is a place of remarkable natural beauty. The enchanting city has several beautiful lakes and offers stunning panaromic views of Himalayan peaks. The serenity of the lakes and the magnificence of the Himalaya rising behind them create the ambience that has made Pokhara such a popular place to relax and enjoy the beauty of nature. Tourism focuses on the districts of Damside and Lakeside (or Pardi and Baidam, in Nepali, respectively). These two areas, packed with hotels and restaurants, are a few kilometers southwest of the main Pokhara bazaar.
Evening walk around the lakeside area.

Dinner & overnight at hotel.

Day 04: In Pokahra
Early morning sunrise trip to Sarangkot – subject to weather condition.
Sarangkot is the most popular tourist destination from where the tourist can enjoy the great view of the Pokhara valley and the magnificent view of the mountains. Sarangkot is the highest view point for a sunrise and it is just 1592m high.

Later leave for the sightseeing tour of Davi's fall, Gupteshwor Cave, Bindebasini Temple & Seti River.

Devi’s Fall: Locally known as Patale Chango (Hell’s Falls) also known as Devins and Davids is a lovely Waterfall is about 2 km south West of Pokhara airport on the Siddhartha Highway. Legend has it that a trekker by the name of Davy, was washed away by the Padi Khola and mysteriously disappeared down into an underground passage beneath the fall.

Gupteswar Cave: Gupteswar Gupha, a sacred cave, lies 2 km from Pokhara airport on the Siddhartha Highway leading southwest from the city. The entrance is right across from Devi's Fall and the cave is almost 3 km long. It has some big hall-size rooms and some passages where you have to crawl on all fours. This cave holds special value for Hindus since a phallic symbol of Lord Shiva is preserved here in the condition it was discovered. Taking pictures inside the cave is prohibited.

Bindyabasini Temple:
Locally called the Bindhyabasini Mandir, this white dome- like structure dominates a spacious stone – paved courtyard built atop a shady hillock. It is dedicated to Goddess Bhagawati, yet another manifestation of Shakti.

Seti River George:
The roaring Seti River passes right through Pokhara, but you won’t see it unless you go looking. The river has carved a deep, narrow chasm through the middle of town, turning the water milky white in the process.

Rest of the day free for boating on Lake Fewa.

Dinner & overnight at hotel.

Early morning sunrise trip to Sarangkot – subject to weather condition.
Sarangkot is the most popular tourist destination from where the tourist can enjoy the great view of the Pokhara valley and the magnificent view of the mountains. Sarangkot is the highest view point for a sunrise and it is just 1592m high.

Later leave for the sightseeing tour of Davi's fall, Gupteshwor Cave, Bindebasini Temple & Seti River.

Devi’s Fall: Locally known as Patale Chango (Hell’s Falls) also known as Devins and Davids is a lovely Waterfall is about 2 km south West of Pokhara airport on the Siddhartha Highway. Legend has it that a trekker by the name of Davy, was washed away by the Padi Khola and mysteriously disappeared down into an underground passage beneath the fall.

Gupteswar Cave: Gupteswar Gupha, a sacred cave, lies 2 km from Pokhara airport on the Siddhartha Highway leading southwest from the city. The entrance is right across from Devi's Fall and the cave is almost 3 km long. It has some big hall-size rooms and some passages where you have to crawl on all fours. This cave holds special value for Hindus since a phallic symbol of Lord Shiva is preserved here in the condition it was discovered. Taking pictures inside the cave is prohibited.

Bindyabasini Temple:
Locally called the Bindhyabasini Mandir, this white dome- like structure dominates a spacious stone – paved courtyard built atop a shady hillock. It is dedicated to Goddess Bhagawati, yet another manifestation of Shakti.

Seti River George:
The roaring Seti River passes right through Pokhara, but you won’t see it unless you go looking. The river has carved a deep, narrow chasm through the middle of town, turning the water milky white in the process.

Rest of the day free for boating on Lake Fewa.

Dinner & overnight at hotel.

After breakfast visit Pumdikot Mahadev Temple & World Peace Pagoda.
Pumdikot:
Nepal’s Tallest Lord Shiva Statue in Pokhara is the emerging local attraction for domestic and international travelers. The Shiva Statue in Pumdikot was built in Mathura of India and then brought here in Nepal and installed. Pumdikot Shiva Statue is located in the southern part of Pokhara at an elevation of 1500 meters from sea level. Another attraction of Pumdikot Shiva Temple is Shiva Damaru which is the biggest in Asia.

World Peace Pagoda Hiking:
World Peace Pagoda (Shanti Stupa) a huge white stupa, where has mentioned the four seen of Lord Buddha in four cubical direction where he born at Lumbini, where he enlightened at Bodhgaya, where he teach most of his life time at Sarnath and where he got Mahaparinirvana at Kushinagar. We can witness the awesome view of Pokhara, Fewa lake while people are rolling their boats and view of paragliding in the sky like vultures flies.

Rest of the day free for boating on Lake Fewa.

Dinner & overnight at hotel.

Drive back to Kathmandu & transfer to hotel.

Rest of the day free for personal activities.

Dinner & overnight at hotel.

Departure transfer for onward flight.

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