Kathmandu Cultural Tour and Bardia National Park

Patan Durbar Square (World Heritage Site)
Like its counterpart in Kathmandu, is an enchanting combination of palace buildings, artistic courtyards and graceful pagoda temples. The former royal palace complex is the centre of Patan’s religious and social life, and houses a museum containing an array of bronze statues and religious objects. One remarkable monument here is a 17th-century temple dedicated to the Hindu god Krishna, built entirely of stone.

Bhaktapur Durbar Square (World Heritage Site)
As that of Kathmandu Durbar Square and Patan Durbar Square, this is the third medieval city-states in Kathmandu Valley which is home of medieval art and architecture. Located 14 kms east of Kathmandu City, this place was founded in the 9th Century. Bhaktapur has three major squares full of towering array of temples overlooked by the Palace of 55 windows built by King Bupatindra Malla. The Nyatapola Temple, also built by King Bhupatindra Malla, is the best example of Pagoda style and stands on five terraces on each of which stands a pair of figures – two famous strong men, two elephants, two lions, two griffins and two goddesses.

Overnight: 4 Star Hotel in Kathmandu

Included Meals:  Breakfast

After breakfast we drive to Kathmandu Domestic Airport for our flight to Nepal gunj. In Nepalgung Airport you will be greeted by our representative and drive to your hotel in Bardia. There will be a briefing about the program at the National Park. In the evening, village tour to an ethnic Tharu village nearby, believed to be original inhabitants of the local jungle area. Also visit to crocodile breeding center and the Tharu Museum.

Overnight:  Lodge in National Park

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Wake up call followed by tea or coffee . After breakfast we go for a Jungle drive accompanied by our experienced naturalists .An excellent opportunity to see the wild animals such as Asian Elephant, Great One Horn Rhinoceros, Spotted Deer or Chital, Hog Deer, Barking Deer, Samber, Swamp Deer or Barasingha, Nilgai, Black Buck, Wild Boar, Royal Bengal Tiger, Leopard, Golden Jackal, and Striped Hyena, etc.  Visit to crocodile breeding center and the Tharu Museum.  There are also towers (Machan) at different places where you can wait to see the wild animals pass by and let you take pictures. 

Overnight:  Lodge in National Park

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Wake up call followed by tea or coffee . We have another full day for our wildlife experience  accompanied by our experienced naturalists and wild life tracker. An interesting feature of today’s activities is the elephant safari into the dense forest. Apart from the fun, we have the more chances of spotting wild animals on this rideanother benefit of elephant ride. Moreover, riding the elephant also saves you from any potential attacks by the wild animals. The elephants usually head northwest and you may see deer, langur monkeys, rhinos and boar. In the evening, watch the cultural program and Western Nepal Tharu dance organized by the villagers.

Overnight:  Lodge in National Park

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast we drive to Nepalgunj Airport. You will board a flight to Kathmandu that takes almost an hour. In Kathmandu Airport our representative from Eve Holidays will meet you and drop you to your hotel. 

Pashupatinath Temple: Pashupatinath, a pagoda style Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is considered to be the powerhouse of Hindu spiritual power in religious terms. Situated amidst a lush green natural setting on the bank of the sacred Bagmati River, the temple is 6 kms from Kathmandu city.Behind the temples are the cremation grounds.

Boudhnath Stupa: Listed in the UNESCO World Heritage list, this enormous stupa where thousands of pilgrims gather daily to make a ritual circumnavigation of the dome, beneath the watchful eyes of the Buddha, which gaze out from the gilded central tower. This is one of the few places in the world where Tibetan Buddhist culture is accessible and unfetered, and the lanes around the stupa are crammed with monasteries and the surrounding is a paraphernalia for Buddhist life.

Kathmandu DurbarSquare: is one of three royal palace squares in the Kathmandu Valley. This site was the royal residence until the 19th century where important ceremonies, such as the coronation of the Nepalese monarch use to take place. 

Swoyambhunath Temple: This Buddhist Stupa, said to be 2000 years old is a perfect architecture of gilded spire and white washed dome located under thousands of fluttering prayer flags. From the spire, four faces of Buddha stare out across the valley in the cardinal directions. The entire structure is symbolic. 

We spend our last evening in Kathmandu in a farewell meal together sharing photos recalling the excitements of trip and exchanging emails  in one of the traditional Nepalese restaurant.

Overnight: 4 Star Hotel in Kathmandu

Included Meals: Breakfast, Farewell Dinner

Today after breakfast you are in leisure on your own. You will be escorted to airport for your flight home at your flight time

Included Meals: Breakfast