Nepal

3 day Kathmandu Stopover package

See also extended tour India, Darjeeling, Sikkim, Bhutan and Nepal with Tiger Tops

Day 01
Upon arrival in Kathmandu by TG 319 ex Bkk. Meeting and
assistance at the airport by our Representative and then
transfer to hotel.  Afternoon around 2.30 Pm: tour of
Swayambhunath + Kathmandu city and then to Thamel area.

           SWAYAMBHUNATH : LOCATED APPROXIMATELY
4 KM/2.5 MILES, BUDDHIST STUPA.    THIS IS SAID TO BE
2000 YEARS OLD. THE STUPA WHICH FORMS THE  MAIN                
STRUCTURE IS COMPOSED OF A SOLID HEMISPHERE OF
BRICK AND EARTH SUPPORTING A LOFTY CONICAL SPIRE
CAPPED BY A PINNACLE OF COPPER GILT.
             PAINTED ON THE FOUR SIDED BASE OF THE SPIRE
ARE THE ALL SEEING EYES OF LORD BUDDHA.
THE WHOLE AREA AROUND THE STUPA IS AN ARRAY
OF SMALL STUPAS AND TEMPLES. THIS IS ONE OF THE
BEST PLACES TO VIEW   KATHMANDU CITY AS IT IS
SITUATED ON A SMALL HILLOCK.
         KATHMANDU : KNOWN AS KANTIPUR THE CAPITAL
OF THE KINGDOM OF  NEPAL.  HERE YOU WILL VISIT THE
TEMPLE OF THE LIVING GODDESS, WHO ACKNOWLEDGES
THE GREETINGS OF HER DEVOTEES FROM THE BALCONY
OF  HER TEMPLE RESIDENCE, KASTHAMANDAP - THE
SOURCE OF THE NAME  KATHMANDU AND SUPPOSED TO
BE MADE FROM THE TIMBER OF A SINGLE TREE, DURBAR
SQUARE AREA WITH IT'S ARRAY OF TEMPLES OVERLOOKED
BY THE HANUMAN DHOKHA PALACE, THE ANCIENT PALACE
OF THE NEPALESE ROYALTY.  
           Then transfer back to your hotel for overnight.


Day 02

0900-1200 hrs : Half day ss tour of Pashupatinath + Bodhnath + Bhadgaon
            1400-1700 hrs : Half day ss tour of Patan city + TRC
           PATAN CITY : 5 KM/3 MILES AWAY FROM KATHMANDU
CITY. PATAN ALSO KNOWN AS LALITPUR IS THE CITY OF FINE
ARTS, ENCLOSED WITHIN 4 STUPAS SAID TO BE BUILT IN 3RD
CENTURY A.D., BY EMPEROR ASHOKA. YOU WILL SEE THE
DURBAR SQUARE, THE PATAN DURBAR WHICH HOUSES
A BRONZE COLLECTION.THE KRISHNA TEMPLE BUILT BY
KING SIDDHI NARSINGH MALLA.
           A TRIP TO THE TIBETAN REFUGEE CENTRE AND THE
HANDICRAFT CENTRE WILL BE ALSO DONE WHILE VISITING
PATAN, WHERE YOU WILL WITNESS THE HAND WEAVING OF
TIBETAN CARPET AND MOULDING OF METAL STATUES
RESPECTIVELY.
           Overnight at hotel.

Day 03 :

Transfer back to airport for flight to Paro.

Keeping the above itinerary in view, our best costs for the captioned clients
based on different hotels will be as follows :-
aa) Basis Central Godavari Village   US$ 245.00 net per person
bb) Basis Hotel Yak and Yeti using regular room at the old wing    
US$ 295.00 net per person
cc) Basis Hotel Annapurna using  superior room  US$ 240.00 net per person
The above costs will include the following services :-
-  02 nights accom. at respective hotels mentioned above on bed and breakfast
   basis in sharing twin.
-  Round trip arrival & departure transfers.
-  03 half day ss tours to include
   (  i) Swayambhunath + Kathmandu city and brief visit to Thamel
   ( ii) Patan city + TRC
   (iii) Bhadgaon + Pashupatinath + Bodhnath
-  Entrance fees at various monuments.