Tour Overview
On our 4-night, 5-day Best of Kathmandu Valley Tour, you'll explore the valley's old trails and villages. You will walk through small farming villages, lush green forests, and ancient temples. You will also have the chance to learn about how the local people used to live. From Nagarkot, you can also see the snowy peaks of the Himalayas in the distance. One of the best parts of this tour is seeing the sunrise over Mount Everest.
Outline Itinerary
- Day 1Kathmandu
- Day 2Sightseeing tour in Kathmandu
- Day 3Nagarkot Hike
- Day 4Hike down to Bhaktapur
- Day 5Departure from Nepal
Note:
This is just a sample itinerary and all of our tours are fully customizable. We can build a trip that matches your unique interests and special requirements 100%.
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Day 01: Arrival in Nepal
When you arrive at the Kathmandu airport, your guide will be waiting with your name sigh at the exit gate. Your guide will transfer you to the booked hotel and assist you with all hotel check-in procedures, after which you are free to relax. In addition, if time allowed, there will be a brief summary of the entire program.
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Day 02: Everest Flight Trip - City Tour.
Early this morning you'll be transferred to Kathmandu's domestic airport for an hour mountain flight trip. It is a scenic flight over the Himalayas, soaring above gorges, glaciers and the snow-capped peaks of this majestic mountain range. After mountain flight trip, back to hotel for breakfast and we leave for cultural tour of Kathmandu valley. We visit Durbar Square, the epicenter of Kathmandu’s religious and cultural life. Some of the sights include Kal Bhairav, Hanuman Dhoka, Taleju Temple, Kasthamandap, and Kumari Ghar, which is home to the Living Goddess. We’ll also visit Swoyambhunath Stupa, one of the world’s oldest Buddhist stupas. It sits high on a hill overlooking Kathmandu Valley. You’ll see Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, and located alongside the holy Bagmati River. Boudhanath is also on the tour. This is a Buddhist stupa, known to be one of the largest in the world.
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Day 03: Hike to Nagarkot Hill Station.
After breakfast, we drive to Changunarayan Temple. The temple in this small town is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The temple dates from the thirteenth century and is believed to be the oldest temple in Nepal. This drive takes about 1 hour and heads into a scenic part of the Kathmandu Valley. After visitng Changunarayan temple and village, we start the trek to Nagarkot in central Nepal. This is a beautiful trail crossing areas of jungle, flowering plants, butterflies, and locals of all ages. The village of Nagarkot is on the outskirts of the valley with striking mountain views and has close proximity to Buddhist and Hindu cultural sites.
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Day 04: Hike to Bhaktapur.
We take an early morning walk in Nagarkot to the view tower to see the Himalaya at sunrise. Everest, Annapurna, Manaslu, Ganesh Himal, Langtang, Jugal, and Numbur are among the peaks that can be seen when the weather is clear. After breakfast, we hike down to Bhaktapur. It is a beautiful 3 hours easy walk. Afternoon we explore medieval Newari city of Bhaktapur. The town is known as a producer of fine Newari crafts, especially pottery, which you can see drying in the large town squares. After exploring Bhaktapur, we travel back to Kathmandu.
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Day 05: Departure from Nepal
After breakfast, we will pick you up and take you to the airport for your flight back to home. Thank you very much for traveling with us. We hope you had a good time and can't wait to.
Trip Includes
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All accommodation throughout the trip.
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All hotels are with breakfast.
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Transfers to and from international airport.
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All transport whilst in Nepal between stated destinations.
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Sightseeing tours with english speaking guide.
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Entry fees to temples and tourist sites in Kathmandu.
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All taxes and our service charge.
Trip Excludes
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Nepal Visa fee.
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International airfare to and from Nepal.
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Beverages and alcholoholic drinks.
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All personal expenses.
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Personal clothing and equipment.
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All other additional charges for additional services.
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Tips for guide/ porter(Tipping is expected).
Guest's Reviews
Linda D
Win Win Win; Let Raj and team coordinate your journey
Personalized and professional: cannot recommend Raj and his team with Getaway Nepal Adventures highly enough. Raj provides tremendous value. He helped us plan a 12-day trip that covered exactly what we wanted to do. From advising about visas and meeting us at the airport, to staying in touch without ever being intrusive, he always made sure we were settled and had all our questions answered; he kept in close contact throughout, and even called our guides a couple times a day. His team of guides and drivers is excellent (shout out to Shyam and Kaaka!), and they’ve worked together for years. Raj was also able to make adjustments and accommodate last-minute changes to our itinerary seamlessly. Accommodations he chose were top-notch. The cooking class was great. Our trekking guide Shyam taught us how to play Tigers and Goats, treated us to special Nepalese treats in Pokhara, took us to special spots, and was always cheerful.
Raj, I think, is the face of new Nepal; he deserves support, and getting him to help you with your trip will make a journey to Nepal much richer. Whether you are planning a major trek into the mountains or a more sedate touring experience, or go on a retreat and then see the Chitwan park, or just want to buy rugs and thangkot art, his company has years of experience and a wide network of contacts. Five Stars plus.
Julie F
We love Raj!
I went to Nepal with a team of clinicians and counseling students to provide training and continuing education to a group of social workers and professional counselors working in Nepal with trauma survivors. Raj was incredibly kind and helpful with securing us safe and affordable accommodations and providing us with fun and interesting cultural activities. He organized everything flawlessly and seemingly appeared out of nowhere every time we needed him. He was always early, eager to help, and wonderfully knowledgeable about the area attractions and activities.
When a friend and I stayed for an extra 2 days beyond the rest of our group’s departure, Raj recommended and arranged a trip to Bardia National Park for us. He got us a beautiful room in a wonderful resort which included all meals and 2 jeep safaris. The resort staff were all wonderful and it was clear that Raj had instructed them to treat us well! When we ran into an issue of a misplaced passport on our way home, Raj was on the phone with the embassy and already working to resolve the issue so we could get home. Luckily, we located the passport before we got back to Kathmandu and were able to get home without issue.
I can’t say enough good things about how kind, helpful, and knowledgeable Raj is! I need one of him in every country!
Marita
The best guided journey ever!
dear readers, getawayNepal and Raj made Nepal unforgettable for me. I found Getawaynepal through reviews and after one first email from Raj I immediately had confidence in him. During my journey this has only increased. Raj is a sweet, friendly man and always keeps his promises. Above all, he is very flexible, even if you want to change something in the itinerary. He always inquired if I was okay. I indicated what I wanted to do in Nepal and he responded very well to that. The Homestay in Panauti was very nice. The cooking class in momos, the yoga with the women of the village, the evening meeting with a Nepalese dance performance and the walks through the village with the daughter of the house, all equally fun and interesting. Then to the monastery in Namobuddha where I stayed for 6 days. Beautiful surroundings, eating and praying with the monks, and a whole experience. The tours in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur with the many historical sites were impressive, hotels were good.
Thank you Raj for your good guidance in every way.
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