10 Days Nepal Tour: Fascinating Nepal

10 Days
  • Trip Code: N-TT-12
  • Destination: Nepal
  • Season: Available Year Around
  • Max Altitude: 1350 meters/ 4429 feet
  • Trip Starts/Ends: Kathmandu/Kathmandu
  • Transportation: Private Car
  • Trip Grade: Leisure Tour
  • Trip Attraction: Culture, Himalayas & Wildlife, Wieieieieieies

Trip Overview


Fascinating Nepal is 10 days vacation trip in Nepal. It includes of World Heritage places in Kathmandu, wildlife activities in Chitwan National park; exploration of the birthplace of Buddha in Lumbini, Himalayan view, lake, cave, waterfall in Pokhara and cultural hill station in Bandipur.

This tour begins with exploring to Thamel, the major Tourist market of Kathmandu city on your arrival day. On 2nd day our professional guide escorts you to visit four World Heritage sites namely Pashupatinath, Boudhanath, Swoyambhunath and Kathmandu Durbar Square.

Next day you drive to Chitwan National Park. Here you spend 2 nights three days. During your stay in Chitwan National Park, you participate in various jungle activities like elephant back safari to encounter rhinos, tiger, and other wild animals, canoeing in the Rapti River to see gharial crocodiles, forest walks, visit elephant Breeding center, bird watching, village walk etc.

On the 5th day, you will be transferred to Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha. After short while rest in your hotel room, you go to visit Lumbini Garden (birthplace of Buddha), Mayadevi Temple (temple of Buddha’s mother), Puskarni (Holy Pond where Buddha was bath after birth), Ashoka Pillar and archeological site. Following day you will be headed to see World Peace Flame, visit monasteries built by different countries and Lumbini International Research Center.

From Lumbini, you drive to Pokhara, the beautiful city decorated with different natural beauty. In the evening you bring to Water Fall, Shiva Cave and then to World Peace Stupa to enjoy the stunning sunset. Next morning you drive to Sarangkot hill for enchanting Sunrise and the great views of Mount Fishtail, Mount Annapurna, and its range. In the afternoon you visit Bindavashi temple followed by Seti River Gorge and Barahi temple (this temple is on the Fewa Lake you visit it by boating).

On the 8th day, you will move to Bandipur, the cultural hill station of western Nepal. Here you walk around Bandipur village and get relaxed. Next day you drive back to Kathmandu where this ten days Nepal tour ends.

About Trip Date of Fascinating Nepal Travel

Nepal Tour 10 days can be started on any date of the year. So, we will be happy to operate this holiday on any date which you feel comfortable. This trip will be your private journey.

About Optional Activities for Fascinating Nepal Travel

Nepal Tour 10 days is an exciting trip to Nepal. You can make it further romantic by joining in extra activities/ side trips. As the interest of people is different from each other, we have put these extra activities as optional tours. They are not included in your package cost. On your request, we offer you.

For any further information and queries about Nepal Tour 9 nights 10 days trip, please feel free to contact us.

Itinerary


Highlight: Arrival/ Pick up & transfer to hotel/ Tour Briefing/ Stroll in Thamel, tourist market of Kathmandu.

Highlight: Visit of Swoyambhunath, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Boudhanath & Pashupatinath temple.

Highlight: Briefing of National Activities/ Tharu Village tour/ Tharu Cultural Program Show.

Highlight: Elephant back safari to explore rhino/ Canoe Ride in the Rapti river/ Jungle Walk/ Visit of Elephant Breeding Center/ Elephant bathing.

Highlight: Visit of Lumbini Garden (birth place of Buddha)/ Mayadevi Temple/ Puskarni Pond/ Ashoka Pillar/ World Peace Flame/ Monasteries.

Highlight: 1 hr boating with Barahi Temple/ Walk around Lake Side market.

Highlight: Sunrise tour of Sarangkot with Himalayan vista/ Visit of Bindavashini temple/ Seti river gorge/ David Water Fall/ Shiva Cave.

Highlight: Explore of Bandipur, famous as Queen of Hills and a living museum of Newari culture.

Highlight: Scenic Pokhara – Kathmandu coach tour. Free time of shopping/ Culture Show and dinner with Nepali Cuisine.

Highlight: Airport drop/ departure.

Travel Tips


Either you are a first-time traveler in Nepal or already been to Nepal, you have to make sure following things before your Nepal Vacation.

  • Passport- your passport validity should be at least 6 months or above
  • Few passport sized photos (minimum two are required)
  • Confirmation of your holiday from authentic Travel Trekking company
  • Check availability of International flight ticket and issue flight ticket

Foreign tourists except Indian Nationality compulsory need a visa in order to enter Nepal. It’s easy to get Nepalese Visa. You can obtain it either to your arrival time in Kathmandu airport or at a Nepalese embassy abroad before you go to Nepal. But nationals from Afghanistan, Iraq, Cameroon, Ghana, Somalia, Swaziland, Palestine, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Liberia cannot get the Nepalese Visa on the arrival time in Kathmandu airport, Nepal. The Visa can also be taken at entry points at Nepalese land borders with India and China. For Nepalese Visa it requires your passport with at least six months validity, recent digital photo (size: 1.5″ x 1.5″) and the following fees either in USD dollars cash or the equivalent local currency:

Visa Facility Duration Fee
Multiple entry 15 days US$ 30 or equivalent Nepalese currency
Multiple entry 30 days US$ 50 or equivalent Nepalese currency
Multiple entry 90 days US$ 125 or equivalent Nepalese currency

For further detail about Nepal Visa please click here.

Travel Season of Nepal can be categorized into three parts.

High Season (From mid-Sep to Nov)

During this period you find clear sky and days normally will be warm and pleasant. Due to good weather time, you can see fantastic Himalayan panorama and other good views of natural scenery. In this time Nepalese people celebrate their major festivals of Dashain and Tihar (Dipawali). This is the peak season of tourist arrivals in Nepal.

Shoulder (From Mar to May)

This period is the second-best time to visit and trek Nepal. This time is spring. The temperature is mildly warm in low lands while moderate in higher altitudes with plenty of opportunities to have encountered with the mountain views. It is also the time for a rhododendron flower to blossom, the national flower of Nepal, which sweeps the ascending altitudes with its magnanimous color and beauty.

Low Season (From Dec to Feb) and (From Jun to mid-Sep)

The tourist flow decreases a little, but not significantly in low season. During winter time (from Dec to Feb) the morning and night are cold and the days are warm when sunny. There might be occasional snowfall at higher elevations.

From June to mid-September is the monsoon time and it rains in most of the part except in the rain shadow zone of Mustang, Dolpo, and Humla. During monsoon clouds often obscure mountain views.

Capital Kathmandu
Government Republic. Monarchy was dissolved by Constituent Assembly on 28 May 2008.
Neighboring Countries Landlocked country (China to the north and India to the east, south, and west.)
Currency Nepalese rupee (NPR)
Area 147,181km²
Population 28.51 million (2015)
GDP (Total) $24.067 billion (2016)
Per Capita Income $837 (2016)
Language Nepali is the official language. About a dozen other languages and about 30 major dialects speak in this country.
Religion Hinduism 81.3%, Buddhism 9%, Islam 4.4%, Kirat 3.1% other 2.2%
Country code (Calling Code)  +977
Time zone Nepal Standard Time (+05:45 Greenwich Time)
Internet TLD .np
ISO 3166 code NP
Drives on the Left

 

Yes, Nepal is a very safe country for travelers. Tourists feel safer than most other countries around the world, perhaps due to the religious nature of the people and their natural kindness. Over the past 10 years, Nepal has enjoyed a growing fascinating travel destination to visit from people all over the world.  The People are very hospitable. The Nepalese accept that tourism is a major source of their economy, and are very welcoming.

Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu is the only international airport in Nepal for getting to Nepal by flight. TIA has direct air link with below-mentioned cities. The following airlines have a direct flight to Kathmandu, Nepal. If you buy tickets from any other airlines, you will probably connect with one of these airlines for the final leg (Kathmandu) of your flight.

If there is no any there is no any direct flight from your city or country to Nepal, please contact your local travel agent or you may contact us or visit websites of www.expedia.comwww.bookingbuddy.comwww.makemytrip.com for flight checking from your home town to Kathmandu, Nepal.

Name of City direct flight connection with Kathmandu, Nepal Country By Carriers (Airlines Names)
New Delhi India Nepal Airlines/ Air India/ Jet Airways/ Air Indigo
Mumbai India Nepal Airlines/ Jet Airways
Bangalore India Nepal Airlines
Kolkata India Air India
Varanasi India Air India
Bangkok Thailand Thai Airways/ Nepal Airlines
Doha Qatar Qatar Airways/ Nepal Airlines/ Himalaya Airlines
Hong Kong China Cathy Dragon Air/ Nepal Airlines
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Malaysian Airlines/ Air Asia/ Nepal Airlines/ Himalaya Airlines
Dhaka Bangladesh Biman Bangladesh
Dubai UAE Fly Dubai/ Himalaya Airlines
Chengdu China Air China/ Sichuan Airlines
Lhasa China Air China/ Sichuan Airlines
Guangzhou China China Southern Airlines
Kunming China China Eastern Airlines
Shanghai China China Eastern Airlines
Paro Bhutan Druk Air/ Bhutan Airlines
Sharjah UAE Air Arabia
Abu Dhabi UAE Etihad Airways
Muscat Oman Oman Air
Istanbul Turkey Turkish Airlines
Singapore Singapore Silk Air
Yangon Myanmar Himalaya Airlines
Seoul South Korea Korean Air

 

Of course, you can get to Nepal by drive also. It has eight entrance points by the drive. Out of eight, six entry points are at the border between Nepal and India and two are at Nepal China border. The immigration office of every point avails Nepal visa for the foreigners visiting Nepal. Here below the list of entry places to Nepal by road. The names of borders to entry by the drive at Nepal India Border are Kankarbhitta, Birgunj, Jamunaha, Mohana, Gadda Chauki and Belhia. Likewise, entry points at the border of Nepal China are Kodari and Rasuwagadhi (Kerung). For further information visit the page of Nepal Entry by Drive.

In Nepal, there are there is various kind of standard Hotels. You have a lot of choices for your stay there, which depends on your trips budgets. Of course, there are international standard Hotels, Golf courses in major cities of Kathmandu and Pokhara. Recently, their economy is booming rapidly every year you can see many changes around cities. By 2018 they will have two more international chain Hotels (Mariott & Sheraton) in Kathmandu. And two other international Airports are under construction which will be completed by 2018 as well.

Food

Usual Nepali food is plain and simple, not very spicy, but full of flavors. The restaurants in popular travel destinations of Nepal offer varied of cuisines like Continental, American, Indian, Chinese, including traditional Nepali food.

Must Try Food

Dal Bhat Tarkari: This is the stable Nepalese food and favorite dish of many travelers.  It is served with thick lentil soup (dal), with rice (Bhat) and vegetable curry (Tarkari). Pickles (Achar) spice up this dish and sometimes it will be served with curd or yogurt, and meat (‘masu’), usually chicken or mutton.

The Newars, the indigenous group of the Kathmandu Valley, have their own much more exotic and varied cuisines. They use spices in a much more creative way, with a wide range of spicy dishes which are delicious.

Momo, Tibetan food which is less spicy, that you can find everywhere. These are small dumplings filled with meat or vegetable, usually steamed or fried.

For dessert, there are many sticky sweets usually made from milk and curd. The curd is widely available.

Vegetarians are well catered in Nepal. Many Hindu and Buddhist Nepalese are vegetarian.

Please also visit the page Cuisines of Nepal.

Drinks

Bottled water (Pani) can be found in most places. Request to avoid drinking the water unless it has been boiled or filtered, since tap water is not drinkable.

Chang is a local mild beer made from millet or rice. It is the home brew and made with local water.

Raksi is traditional distilled liquor usually made from millet, wheat or corn, and sometimes rice.

Nepali tea or masala tea is a special tea with spices like cinnamon added, that gives a brilliant flavor. Local normal tea is with milk and already added sugar.

Coke, Fanta, Pepsi, and other locally produced soft drinks are widely available. Slice is a delicious mango juice and Dew is a local soft drink which tastes a bit like Sprite.

Lassi is a curd based popular drink which may be either savory or sweet.

Electricity in Nepal is produced by hydroelectric dams. The output voltage from the wall outlet is 220V AC and frequency is between 50-60Hz. People visiting from countries using different voltage and frequency should make sure that their adapter/charger is capable of operating in this range. For example, the United States uses about 120V AC and some electronic devices might be designed to operate in that voltage only. Likewise, the standard Nepalese electrical outlet is the Type D (three round-pronged triangles) outlet common to India, but nearly all will accept Euro plugs, and some have been retrofitted to accept American and/or British plugs. Simple adapters can be purchased inexpensively, around NPR80, in Kathmandu to change the shape of the plug (but not the voltage of the electricity).

Internet

All the major cities have internet access either in hotels or internet cafes. In smaller places/ villages, you are unlikely to find the internet, though at places like Manang, Namche Bazaar and at Tengboche, you can access the internet (satellite connection). Expect connection speeds to be slow.

Telephone

In Kathmandu and most of the tourist places, there are many ‘communication centers’ where you can call, send faxes and emails. A few places have internet phone services that are much cheaper.

It is easy to get a Nepali SIM card in Kathmandu or Pokhara (bring a photocopy of your passport and two passport photos).

Global roaming agreements exist with some international phone companies. Check with your provider before leaving home if you wish to access roaming.

Post

When posting mail to international addresses, it is best to leave your mail at the post office rather than in a post box. In Kathmandu, some bookshops sell stamps and will take your post to the post office for you. Most hotels can also help you post your mail.

Clothing depends on place and time. Medium-weight and easy to wash cotton can be a good choice year-round in Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan and most other towns. It is recommended that between October to February, woolen sweaters, jackets or similar other warm outfits are necessary. From March through May, light clothing such as short and long-sleeved shorts will do perfectly fine. For months from June to August, it is recommended that you bring an umbrella or raincoat and a pair of sandals with you as these months are the rainy months of Nepal.

If you intend to go for trekking, a pair of hiking boots will be great. Bring warm clothes with plenty of woolen socks too. Specialized trekking gear is easily available and can be rented in fairly inexpensive charge in Kathmandu and Pokhara.

Trip Reviews

Maja Karlsson My husband and I did Nepal Tour 7 nights 8 days in the first week of April 2018. The trip was fantastic. We visited Kathmandu, Pokhara, and Chitwan. Before we fixed this trip Mr. Suman, the manager, he sent us detail on various trips to Nepal in the email. He explained features of each trip. Finally, we selected 8 days trip as it includes cultural heritage, nature, and wildlife. As he told us in the email we experienced a lot here. It is amazing… the temples, palaces built before many centuries in Kathmandu, beautiful Himalayan vista, lake, cave and museum in Pokhara, exciting elephant back safari and jungle activities in Pokhara. Suman arranged us the good hotel, comfortable transport, knowledgeable guide in every place. We loved Nepal and its tourism diversity. Thank so much Suman and your team for your excellent expertise. See you again soon for next trip.

Maja Karlsson

Sweden

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