| Trip code | HHN-U1 |
| Package name | UNESCO World Heritage Site Tour |
| Duration | 10 |
| Max. elevation | 1400 m |
| Level | EASY |
| Transportation | Tourist Bus/Private Vehicle |
| Accomodation | 3*** Standards Hotel |
| Starts at | Kathmandu |
| Ends at | Kathmandu |
| Trip route | Kathmandu - Lumbini - Pokhara - Kathmandu |
| Cost | USD 1,395 per person |
After you land in Kathmandu, our staff will attend you at the airport. They will take you to the hotel where you will refresh it. In the evening, you can enjoy a short walk on the streets of Thamel. At dinnertime, you will meet the staff and discuss the tour in detail. Overnight in Kathmandu.
After breakfast in the morning, you will head for sightseeing at the famous UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Kathmandu like Swayambhunath, Pashupatinath, and Kathmandu Durbar Square. You will get to witness the art and architecture of ancient Nepal at these sites. These heritage sites date back to the 15th century. The architectural excellence of the people during the Lichhavi and Malla Dynasty will leave you amazed. You will then visit Boudhanath Stupa and try the local delicacies. Overnight in Kathmandu.
After breakfast in the hotel, we head to Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur is an ancient town in the western part of Kathmandu valley. The town is dominantly inhabited by Newar people who also are the locals of the valley.
In Bhaktapur, we take a walk through the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, which was built by the Malla kings around 500 years ago. You can see the architectural excellence in the wooden pillars and beams of the temples. Naytapola temple, the five-story temple, is one of the most famous temples in Bhaktapur. You will also taste “Ju Ju Dhau,” which is a locally made curd popular for its taste before returning to Kathmandu. You can explore the restaurants and pubs in Kathmandu.
After breakfast in the hotel, we head towards Patan to visit Patan Durbar Square. We take walks around the Durbar Square, which was also built around the same time as Bhaktapur and Kathmandu durbar squares by the kings who ruled the valley. You can see similar, yet so different forms of art in the temples and palaces of the durbar square. You can visit the museum and see the weapons used by the kings. After spending some time in Patan, we return to Kathmandu. Overnight in Kathmandu.
After breakfast, we catch the first bus to Lumbini. The drive from Kathmandu to Lumbini is about 6-7 hours long. On the way to Lumbini, we drive along the bank of the Trishuli River for a while and leave the river to enter the plain fields of Terai. You will enjoy the view of small settlements and green hills on the way to Lumbini. Overnight in Lumbini.
Lumbini is one of the biggest most important and holiest places for Buddhists and Hindu pilgrims around the world. This is the birthplace of the founder of Buddhism, Gautam Buddha. In Lumbini, you will visit the Mayadevi temple, the place where Lord Buddha was born. Some footsteps represent the first steps of Buddha. You can visit the monasteries and stupas built by different countries. The most famous stupas are the Golden Temple and Peace Pagoda. You will also explore the Tharu culture in Lumbini. Overnight in Lumbini.
After breakfast, we say goodbye to Lumbini and head towards Pokhara. We leave the flat lands of Terai and head towards the winding roads of the hills of Nepal. On the way to Pokhara, you can enjoy the view of green hills and beautiful rivers like the Kaligandaki and Tinau Rivers. A six-hour long drive from Lumbini takes you to Pokhara. Overnight in Pokhara.
After breakfast, we will start exploring Pokhara. We will visit the Peace Pagoda in Pokhara. From the stupa, you get a clear view of Pokhara valley beneath the mighty Annapurna and Machhapuchhre mountains. From the Peace Pagoda, we return to Pokhara and start exploring the town. We take a walk around the Fewa Lake. We also go boating in Fewa Lake to visit the temple in the middle of the lake. Explore the nightlife of the famous tourist hub of Pokhara, Lakeside.
From Pokhara, we head to Kathmandu today. Pokhara to Kathmandu is a 6-hour drive along green hills, terraced fields, and mighty rivers. Winding through the Prithvi highway, you pass by several small towns and settlements. After you reach Kathmandu, our staff will transfer you to the hotel. Overnight in Kathmandu.
This is the day you depart to your home country. Our staff will drop you at the airport just in time for your flight. We bid you farewell, hoping to travel together again.
Arrival
You will arrive either by air or land to Nepal. If you arrive in Nepal by air, you have to use only Tribhuvan International Airport. Instead, if you use the road, you can enter or arrive in Nepal by land, you can different borders of Neighboring countries (India and China) like Jogbani, Raksaul, Sunauli, Birjung, Kakarvitta, Jh Tatopani, Rasuawagadi etc. You can use whichever entrances you like to suit your comfort and convenience.
Tourist Visa Nepal
A tourist Visa is on arrival visa in Nepal. It means tourists who are visiting Nepal can get the visas instantly on arrival at International Airports by producing all required documents. TIA (Tribhuvan International Airport) under the Department of Immigration has been facilitating tourists flying to Nepal by providing visas on Arrival. The 'On Arrival' visa procedure is very quick and simple. Within 5-10 minutes, you will get a visa on your passport. However, you can expect some queues during peak Tourist season If you wish to skip those queues, you can also consider getting a Visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions stationed abroad before your arrival. If you have possible, we recommend you obtain a visa before you enter Nepal from the diplomatic missions located nearby you so that you don’t need to bear any hassles during the process of obtaining a tourist visa on arrival. The choice is yours.
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Transfer to Hotel
The majority of people/trekkers enter Nepal by air and that is via Tribhuvan International Airport. We receive you at the arrival of any entry point of Nepal or mainly at Tribhuvan International Airport without any delay according to your arrival time. It may take some time like 30 minutes to collect your luggage and for security checking at the airport. After that, you make your way to the exit of the airport and the Haven Holidays Pvt. Ltd. Representative will be waiting there holding the Board Witten “Haven Holidays Pvt. Ltd” As you see the board, you have to go with him or her and we will make a very comfortable transfer to the hotel you are staying overnight. The transfer from Tribhuvan International Airport and Thamel, the hotel where you are staying will take just 30 minutes drive.
Get checked in the hotel take a rest and get refreshed. We will give you the time for orientation after you get checked into the hotel.
Orientation
As you are given the time when you get checked in the hotel, you will be followed by our staff for the orientation. It may be on the same day or later the next day early in the morning at breakfast.
We will briefly let you know the trip you are undertaking from the next day or the same day onwards. You will be stated about the highlights of the trip, preparations, equipment, food and accommodation, guide, porter, etc
If you have any queries, you can put them in this orientation meeting before you depart for your trip.
Last Minute Booking
Last-minute booking is always open for you but the same package tends to be a little more costly than the regular departure dates trip packages. You can book the trip you like on our website even a day before the trip begins.
If you are lucky, then, the last minute may be a golden opportunity for you to get the same price or even less than that if one of the members of the trip gives up and withdraws the trip plan at the eleventh hour. we are always open and here to organize your vacation trips in Nepal.
Trip Extension
We are always flexible and open to the extension of the particular trip you are undertaking. If you enjoy the trip you are doing, you can extend it to longer days or longer hours. But, for this, you must contact us one day prior so that we can arrange the required things like trip crew, accommodation, transportation and other minor needy things for your extended trip and you must add some little additional cost which we will settle in mutual understanding.
Currency Exchange
You can exchange your currency even in the Tribhuvan International Airport at your arrival or you can exchange it after you check in at the hotel or other several places in Kathmandu, trekking beginning points as well. If you are in a rush and cannot do this, you can pay USD, AUD or CAD to the people whom you need to pay for your accommodation, food, trip costs, tipping etc.
Haven Holidays Team
Haven Holidays Team is very professional, reliable and responsible. They are well-trained, friendly and experienced in their related field. You can share anything you like with them without any hesitation. They know local culture, civilization, history, foods and accommodation, weather conditions, and first-aid applications. They are eco-friendly and better understand the non-human's rights and their lives. The Haven Holidays Team will assist you in every step of your trip to make it memorable and more convenient.
Luggage and Storage
Unnecessary stuff, you can store it at the hotel in Kathmandu. They will keep your luggage/stuff very safe till your return back. Ask your trip leader or hotel receptionist to manage it for you before you depart for the trip.
Meals
Meals will be provided according to the itinerary and cost includes and cost excludes. If you are given the itinerary or cost including BB only, you will be provided breakfast only and if you have booked the trip package including a full-board meal, you will get all the meals including breakfast, dinner and lunch. Apart from main meals, if you have extra tea, coffee, cold drinks and other alcoholic drinks, you have to pay them personally.
During the trip, you will be given enough time to have a meal. Vegan, Vegetarian?? If you are vegetarian, you will still find the choice in the menu and our guide will take good care of you through the trip.
Electricity
You will get a good and undisturbed facility of electricity during the trip to Nepal., you can get the facility of electricity to charge your phones and backups. However, in some cases, you may have to face the problem of load-shedding and technical problems.
Drinking Water
Drinking water must be pure, safe and contamination-free. You can get bottled or purified drinking water during the trip which is very safe for you to drink. However, some people carry water purifying ingredients and they apply it to the drinking water and they drink it. But, don’t try to drink the water from the Local River, stream and taps.
Communication
You can enjoy excellent facilities of communication in Kathmandu. However, in the case of the trip to the mountains, you may not be able to have such kind of facility as in the cities. But, most of the hotels/restaurants on the tour will offer you the facility of Wi-fi. Sometimes, you get it for free.
The best way to access good communication over your smartphone is to get a local Nepali SIM Card like NT and NCELL. You get these local Nepali SIM Cards easily in Kathmandu and even in International Airport, Tribhuvan International Airport. For this, you have to present a copy of your passport and a passport-sized- photograph. You can buy a data pack via this local SIM Card and you make a very good communication. You can make a call, and access the internet over it.
Feedback
You can give feedback on the trip you have undertaken at the end of Kathmandu. You can visit our office or you can do it in the farewell dinner we organize. Your feedback about the trip will always be taken positively. We need it to grow and sharpen our services and facilities in the coming days.
If you cannot attend the farewell dinner at the end of the trip in Kathmandu or you don’t have time to visit our office, you can write your feedback on the trip advisor page which will be more reliable and public.
Extra Personal Expenses
How prodigal you are? Your trip extra personal expenses depend on it. If you love doing extra expenses on the trip, you will go to topics like alcoholic drinks, extra tea or coffee apart from the meal, tipping, some minor donations, and shopping on the tour. For this, you have to allocate some dollars or Nepali currency.
Typical Day
The typical trip day begins with a good breakfast. You will have breakfast at around 7-9 am and begin the day after that. Then, you will have for 3-4 hours after breakfast and you will stop for lunch. The lunchtime will be around an hour. You will If you are vegetarian, no worries, you can still find the ways. After lunch, you will resume your tour again and end the day tour in the after like around 4-5 pm. Follow the instructions from the guide/leader very well.
Why with Haven Holidays?
· Free Booking and Free Cancelation
· Veteran Crew Members
· Enhancing Eco-Tourism
· Prompt response, full safety and comfort guaranteed.
· No hidden cost
· Flexible
· Cost Friendly
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