Hotel Distance: 6 Km , Duration: 30 Min.
The flight into the Himalayas reveals breathtaking views of the great peaks of Mt. Dorje Lakpa 6,966 m, Mt. Ganesh Himal 7,422 m, Mt. Langtang 7,227 m, etc., (weather permitting) taking you right into the Himalayan capitals at Kathmandu. After immigration formality at the airport, you will be greeted and welcomed by a Sampurna Adventure personnel & transferred to your hotel, Spend the rest of the day at leisure for personal activities, explore around the city center or take a rest following your program briefing,
Tour Distance: 6 km, Tour Duration: 6 hours
Visit one of the most important Kopan Monastery, a Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Boudhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. It is a member of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT.), an international network of Gelugpa dharma centers, and once served as its headquarters.
It is established by the FPMT.'s founders, Lamas Thubten Yeshe and Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, in 1969.
Back to Boudhanath, "A UNESCO World Heritage site", its massive mandala makes it one of the largest spherical Stupa in the world where many Tibetan refugees residing since 1960, in its premises have built more than 50 Buddhist monasteries. The Stupa is said to have buried the remains of Kassapa Buddha.
Pashupatinath, a "UNESCO World Heritage site", the sacred Hindu Shiva temple, serves as the seat of the national deity, this "extensive Hindu temple ground" offers an "extensive collection of temples, ashrams, sculptures” etc. for centuries along the banks of the sacred river Bagmati, considered Varanasi for Hindus, where we could witness their final rituals of cremation.
Visit Patan Durbar Square (World Heritage Site), the city of fine arts & crafts in metal, stone, and terracotta, officially known as Lalitpur Metropolitan City and one of the largest cities of Nepal, it is famous for its rich cultural heritage, we will visit its ancient medieval palace with golden gate, temples of Krishna, Shiva, Golden temple (Hiranya Barna Mahabihar) as well as monasteries & beautiful courtyard.
Tour Distance: 32 km, Tour Duration: 6 hours
In the morning an hour's drive to Dakshinkali temple where you could see the Hindu ritual ceremony in order to fulfill their good wishes, accomplish their difficult job / achieve their desires perform an animal sacrifice. On the way back visit the Pharping village, Shesh Narayan temple along with the monastery of Padma Sambhava, the most beloved Chovar Ganesh temple outskirt of the valley, continue to Kirtipur and visit one of the oldest medieval Newar settlements,
Drive to Khokana, a small farming village of medieval and traditional Newari, which is a living museum. It is famous for its unusual process of mustard oil, which is used for therapeutic massage and Nepalese cuisine. This was also the first town electrified before Kathmandu.
In the center is the famous temple of Shree Rudrayani, Chaityas, and Mother Goddess Temple, continue to visit Bungamati, which is the birthplace of the deity Rato Machhendranath or Bungadeya a god of the primordial rain was later identified with the benevolent Aryavalokiteshvara,
Later Continue our road trip to Nagarkot village, (2,175Mt.) it is considered one of the most scenic spots to view the majestic Himalayan ranges including in distance could see the peak of Mount Everest as well as other peaks of the eastern Himalayan range view the sunset with glowing Himalaya, (weather permitting),
Tour Distance: 30 km, Tour Duration: 6 hours
Early morning wakeup call to view the sunrise over the Himalayas, you will have 360* panoramic view of majestic Himalayan ranges, (weather permitting),
After breakfast we head to Changu Narayan, 2 hrs. soft Trekking/by car to Changu Narayan, the first 20 minutes are a gentle climb and then a downhill trail through the pine forests, arrive at Changu and explore the Changu village, here we take our vehicle and drive downhill to Bhaktapur, UNESCO World Heritage site & the medieval capital city, visit Bhaktapur Durbar Square, surrounded by spectacular architecture and vividly showcases the skills of the Newari artists and craftsmen over several centuries, an example of exquisite woodworks in the Palace of 55 windows with its golden gate, the beautiful Dattatreya, Nyatapola with Bhairab Temple and ceramics Square,
Later we drive to Dhulikhel village, one of the old trade routes to Tibet.
Tour Duration: 6 hours
Breakfast, continue our exploration to Panauti rural village, this beautiful monument complex and old town restored with the help of the French government in 1975,
visit Kathmandu Durbar square (a UNESCO World Heritage site), the most important monuments of the Nepalese capital in the open-air museum filled with the temples, courtyards and palace of the Malla Kings, who ruled over the city. The palace’s main courtyard is where the Kings of Nepal were crowned and had their coronations solemnized. Other impressive sights include a giant statue of Kal Bhairab, the God of Destruction, stunning Shiva-Parvati temples, Taleju, and the Kumari Palace, where the Kumari acknowledges their greetings from her balcony window.
Swoyambhunath Stupa with its 2,500-year history, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is probably the most sacred ancient Buddhist pilgrimage site soaring above the city on a lofty hilltop, the fascinating, chaotic jumble of Buddhist and Hindu iconography, ancient carvings, the smell of incense and butter lamps, the mystical atmosphere is heightened by devotees who make a ritual circumambulation of the stupa, spinning the prayer wheels set into its base. This famous stupa is surrounded by typical houses of priests, Chaityas and monasteries.
Airport Distance: 6 Km , Duration: 30 Min.
Leisurely breakfast, In the morning free for personal activities, we can explore the narrow lively, and endless streets of Thamel town where we will find all kinds of good restaurants, typical Nepali handicrafts, fine jewelry, clothing, and trekking gear store, later at the arranged time transfer to the airport for final departure to connect onward flight. We wish you a safe flight and hope to serve you back in near future. End of Service.