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Detail Itinerary
DAY 01: Arrive in Kathmandu:
Upon arrival at Tribhuwan
international airport, welcomed
by our representative and
transfer to hotel. The remainder
of the afternoon is at leisure.
A pre-trek briefing will be
given in the evening at hotel
about the daily program
activities by your Group
Leader/Guide.
DAY 02: Excursion around
Kathmandu Valley: After
breakfast the day will start
with a guided tour of Kathmandu's historical and
spiritual key attractions;
including the historic Kathmndu
Durbar Square, the famous
'Monkey Temple' (Swayambunath)
and then finally visit to Patan
Durbar square which is situated
the heart of the city
constitutes the focus of
visitor's attraction. In the
evening there will be pre-trip
discussion where you can meet
your group leader/guide then you
can ask any questions you may
have.
DAY 03: Kathmandu drives to
Pokhara: This day after
breakfast being early in the
morning before 7:00 AM. This
morning you will be drive to Pokhara (200km), departure at
7:00 AM in the morning,
approximately 6/7 hrs away by
tourist bus. You will be
arriving late afternoon at
Pokhara approximately 2:00
O’clock. From the Pokhara valley
you can see one of the most
beautiful Himalayan panoramas in
the world. The Annapurna and
famous "Fishtail" mountain peak
of Machhapuchhare tower over the
tropical setting of Pokhara and
you spend there will be the
scenic highlight of your trip.
You're free in Pokhara valley
also called "Magic Land" or
Dreamland" of Nepal, to explore
the various interesting place as
your own like boating in Fewa
lake over looking the region of
Annapurna range of Himalayas.
DAY 04: Pokhara fly to Jomsom
and bike ride to Kagbeni:
Pokhara we fly to Jomsom the
district headquarters of
Mustang. From Jomsom bike ride
along the banks of the Kali
Gandaki.En-route you find
farming terraces, apple orchard,
monasteries, Chortens, Mani
walls and prayer flags. You can
enjoy the spectacular views of
Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri, Tukuche
peak and many other unnamed
peaks and mountains. Your biking
trail again passes through the
bank of Kali Gandaki passing
through the Eklebhatti. The
trail is windy after late
morning. The river flows through
broader course. Finally you
reach Kagbeni following flat
path. This is a small village
mainly inhabited by Gurung. Here
you find monastery, apple
orchard, Chortens, Mani walls,
prayer flags and farming
terraces. From here Upper
Mustang begins and it is known
as restricted area for trekking.
The trekkers need to receive
special permit to trek in this
area.
DAY 05: Kagbeni bike ride to
Muktinath: Bike ride from Kagbeni to Muktinath takes about
4 hours. The trail steeply
ascends for couple of hundred
meters. Gradually bike riding
you can enjoy beautiful deserted
landscape, caves, old Tibetan
style villages, apple garden,
yaks herds, sheep herds and so
on. You can look at Thorong-La
valley straight up to the
Muktinath.
DAY 06: Excursion day in
Muktinath: This day you can
excursion around the main
attraction of Muktinath such as;
Kunda: In front of Muktinath
temple there are 2 Kunda (Lake),
where holy dip is believed it
can wash away negative karma,
the results of one's past
negative actions. Muktidhara:
Around the temple is a wall from
the temple which there is 108
waterspouts (Dhara). The 108
faucets in the cast in the shape
of bulls' heads pour
fourth-sacred water closely
arranged in a semi-circle with a
gap of hardly a foot between the
faucets, at a height of seven
feet. Pilgrims who visit the
temple take a holy bath in each
of these spouts. But as the
water is ice cold it requires
burning desire and courage to
take a holy bath here. Hindu
devotees take bath under chilled
water of 108 waterspouts
“Muktidhara” believing that it
brings them salvation. It is
also believed that the deity was
originated from Jumla, far
western part of Nepal. It has
helped to make this area as
center of Tourist attraction. In
Janai Purnima Buddhist’s Yar
tang Mala celebrated here.
Jwalamai Temple: Even more
sacred is the water that issues
from rock inside the ancient
Tibetan style “Jwala Mai Temple”
sound of flowing river is
situated south and a short
distance below the of Muktinath
Temple. Inside this Gompa,
behind a tattered curtain, are
small natural gas jest that
produce Continuously burning
flame, the Jwala Mai temple has
a spring and there are three
eternal flames “Holy flame from
soil”, “Holy flame from rock”
and “Holy flame from water” fed
by natural gas. Currently two
flames are continuously burning.
The Hindu believes that this
miracle of fire lighting was
offering made by Brahma himself,
set water on fire. Hindus
worship the fire as Jwala Mai.
The Buddhist believes that
Padmasambhav, the great Indian
master who inducted Tantric
Vajrayana Buddhism in Tibet,
meditated at this place. The
Buddhist living will show foot
prints which they say are those
of the great master. Mharme Lha
Khang Gompa: After completing
prayer and Puja at the temple a
visit to Mharme Lha Khang Gomba
is situated to the North of
Muktinath Temple.
Mharme Lha
Khang is translates as thousand
holy lamps. As this monastery
dedicated to Guru Rimpoche
(Padmasambhava) with his huge
clay image is placed center of
altar along with bon deities:
red Trakpo at right side and
blue singe Doma at left side.
Since Singe doma is lion headed
deity, Hindu worships as
Narasimha and name of monastry
Narsingh Gompa. Gomba Samba, a
"Newly Built Monastery". It is
believed that founder of this
monastery Syandol Lama came from
Tibet. Originally this monastery
was a big hostel for monks that
later collapsed and people of
Khinga and Jharkot jointly
reconstructed it. The main
deities’ monasteries are
Sakyamuni, Chingresig and Guru
Rimpoche. The monastery is
situated at left from entrance
gate of Muktinath temple
complex, would be worth it.
Swaminarayan: One Hindu Guru
connected to Muktinath is Lord
Shri Swaminarayan, Satguru of
Sabij Yoga, the goal of which is
the realization of and service
to God Supreme. At the end of
the 18th century this Satguru
practiced severe penance in
Muktinath for two and a half
months and attained the highest
degree of proficiency in
Nishkamvrat. In 2003 his
followers funded the new wall
around Muktinath and raised a
small monument for him at
Muktinath. Shaligram: Another
attraction for the pilgrimage is
the River kali Gandaki from
where one can collect fossils of
the Jurassic park age. One may
find a fossil within a few
minutes or it may take hours and
without success. However, these
fossils can be had from the
local people at a price.
Shaligram, a black stone fossil
if found, is considered sacred
and is kept in Puja (Prayer)
room in the house. It is
supposed to be symbol of Lord
Vishnu.
DAY 07: Muktinath bike ride to
Kalopani: Ride back the same
trail till Jomsom to summon more
pleasure on the same route.
Biking towards Kalopani
alongside the Kali Gandaki River
will surely be thrilling. We
notice gradually more pine
forest observing us through our
journey. After noon certain part
of Jomsom gets windy,
occasionally very windy.
Kalopani is a small serene
village wherein we will be
resting in a very comfortable
hotel.
DAY 08: Kalopani bike ride to
Tatopani: From Kalopani an hour
ride we will have passed Ghasa
and next stopover will be at the
Rukche Chahara, a beautiful
waterfall a perfect spot for a
short break. After 2 more hours
of ride passing through Dana we
will reach to our much awaited
destination, Tatopani.
DAY 09: Tatopani bike ride to
Beni and drive back to Pokhara:
From Tatopni we continue ride on
the off road, pass a small
village 'Tiplang' and in about
half an hour ride reach
Galeshwor and continue up and
down track to reach the major
town of the area, Beni. We take
our lunch and catch a bus and
drive back to Pokhara.
DAY 10–12: Pokhara – Rafting –
Chitwan – Kathmandu: You will
proceed to your rafting
destination on tenth day, i.e.,
to rafting starting point of
Trisuli river. You will enjoy
whitewater rafting in Trisuli
River along with lunch by its
side. Later that day, you drive
to Chitwan to enjoy the flora
and fauna of Chitwan National
Park, the oldest national park
in Nepal which is situated in
subtropical inner Terai lowlands
of South Central Nepal. In
Chitwan enjoy elephant back
safari, canoeing elephant ride
and breeding centre visit, bird
watching and see wild animals
like rhinos, peacocks,
crocodiles, deer’s etc. You will
visit deep in the national park
on elephant back. You will see
one-horned rhinoceros, several
types of deer, monkeys, wild
boar, bison, sloth bear, leopard
and, if lucky, the Royal Bengal
tiger. After 2-3-hours of
elephant safari, you can enjoy
canoeing river. Later in the
evening, you will enjoy Tharu
cultural program. The next day,
you will finish your tea/coffee
rather fast because you will be
going for bird watching. You can
have the most thrilling and
exciting wildlife experience of
your lifetime in Chitwan
National Park. You will be back
to Kathmandu the same day.
DAY 13: Leisure day in
Kathmandu: This full day at
leisure to rest, relax or
explore the local area in
Kathmandu or do a bit of last
minute shopping. You also have
the option of doing some
sight-seeing. Evening will have
farewell meeting & dinner at
Nepali typical restaurant.
DAY 14: Departure day: After
breakfast you will have some
free time until the time to
leave the international airport
for your final departure. |
