Upon arrival in Kathmandu, we welcome and greet you in Tribhuvan International Airport to this beautiful Himalayan country of Nepal. You will be transferred to the hotel for rest and relaxation. 

We will have a city tour of Kathmandu visiting the following sites
Basantapur Durbar Square: An ancient series of temples and palaces built by Malla and Shah Kings. Displays the cultural and historic craftsmanship of medieval times.

Swayambhunath Stupa: Swayambhunath stupa is popularly known as the Monkey temple is just 4 km away from thamel, situated on the top of a small hill offering spectacular view of Kathmandu valley
Bouddhanath Stupa: The dome of Boudhanath Stupa is considered as the largest one in the world. The place around Boudhanath is known as little tibet, for its influence of tibetan culture.

Pashupatinath Temple: One of the most sacred places for Hindu devotee, Pashupatinath temple, is dedicated to lord Shiva.

A three hours drive will take us to the bank of Trishuli River at Charaudi where our rafting adventure begins. As we arrive at the destination, we head towards the bank where we find our guide and other teammates. We will be provided with necessary gears for example helmets and life jackets. Our instructor will tell us the dos and don'ts while rafting and teaches us how to paddle. After a short briefing and demonstrations we commence rafting and enjoy the spectacular landscapes while playing with the waves and water of the trishuli river. After completion we bid farewell to the guide and return to Kathmandu. We spend our night in campsite.

We start our day with breakfast and drive towards chitwan. We will visit chitwan national park which is home to rare species for example one horned rhino and Royal Bengal Tiger. Chitwan national park is popular among the tourists for jungle safari, cultural shows and water sports and many more. 
After lunch we will see elephant stable, visit tharu village and sunset view from bank of Rapti river. We will attend Tharu cultural show in the evening and rest at hotel.

 We canoe in Rapti river for 30 min with some guidelines from government authorities. We can get a closer look at Mugger and Gharial crocodiles, freshwater dolphins and various water birds. Next planned activity for this day is jungle safari in chitwan national park. We will ride on the back of an elephant to see the exotic species of various mammals and reptiles for example one horned rhinoceros, seers and many different kinds of birds. There is a chance of seeing a Royal Bengal Tiger. We will enjoy a bath in Rapti river with elephant.
[Note: It is advised that you take special attention and be careful about the rules and regulations of National Park. Your safety is our prime concern.]

A 6 hours drive from chitwan will lead us to the beautiful city of lakes - Pokhara. We travel through bus observing the scenic mountain view, lush hills and terraced farms of rice paddies. The drive towards pokhara is an amazing experience in itself.

An hour of drive in a private vehicle will take us to Phedi from where our hike in pokhara begins. We walk through stone steps while witnessing the stunning terraced farms and lush hills.  It’s a 2 or 3 short hike and you will pass by few settlements. Stay overnight in Phedi.

[Optional: Dhampus to Australian Camp]
Australlian base camp is famous for activities Birds watching, Sunset and stunning snow-clad mountains view. A 45 min of scenic walk uphill from Dhampus will land us to Australlian Camp. If you want to stay you night at Australlian Camp you will always have a choice.

Although a little bit more lengthy walk than the previous day, Dhampus to Sarangkot hike makes up your effort by offering you one of the best short hiking trails in Pokhara.  You will walk through the winding path with snowclad mountain like Mt Dhaulagiri, Annapurna , Machhapuchhre, Nilgiri, Lamjung himal etc. and enchanting view of Pokhara valley. Upon reaching Sarangkot we enjoy the beautiful sunset and panoramic view of Pokhara from the top of the hill. Overnight stay in Sarangkot.

We enjoy stunning Sunrise in Pokhara over the mountains We descend down to pokhara. A 3-4 hours of downhill descent will take to pokhara. If you want to experience the adventurous paragliding, then we can descend by flying above the sky of Pokhara. The aerial view of pokhara city while paragliding is amazing and also the excitement of flying can’t simply put into words.
In the next part we do a city tour visiting popular sites in Pokhara for like:

World Peace Pagoda: 
This white washed marvellous stupa, situated in the southwest of Pokhara,  is a great  piece of art and beauty constructed by Buddist Monk.

Tibetan refugee Camp
You will experience the culture and lifestyle of tibetan people and observe their handmade manufacturing arts, schools for buddhist monks and monasteries.  You can contribute to their livelihood by purchasing handmade authentic souvenir. 

Davis Falls and Gupteshwor Cave:
Named after David, who swept away by this massive fall in 1961. It is located in 2km southwest of Pokhara airport and called locally as “Potale Chango”.
Close to the David fall, we visit Gupteshwor cave which houses lord shiva temple. Gupteshowor cave is popular for its stunning interior walls of colorful limestones.

Bindabasini Temple:
This temple is dedicated to Goddess Durga, also known as the goddess of (shakti or power). You will see many devotees offering their pray to the goddess and bowing their heads

Phewa Lake and Barahi Temple:
Phewa lake is Nepal second-largest lake popular for its natural beauty, accessibility from the city and activities like boating and so on. At the center of the lake there is a small island holding Barahi temple dedicated to goddess Barahi.

A scenic drive through lush hills and distant mountains view will land us to Kathmandu. You will be dropped to your hotel for rest and relaxation.

We will drop you to Tribhuvan International Airport for you departure towards you home.You can remember us as your travel partners for your upcoming holidays trips and treks in other parts of Nepal. We bid farewell to each other thus completing this amazing Explore Nepal Tour.