Panauti-Nagarkot-Dhulikhel-Panauti (13 Days program)

Day 01 - Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.

Day 02 - Departure form Hotel around 9:30am, and drive to SWAYAMBHU NATH temple. This is one of the world’s most glorious Buddhist Chaityas. It is said to be 2000 years old. Painted on the four side of the spire bases are the all seeing eyes of Lord Buddha. It is 3km of Kathmandu city and is situated on a hillock about 77m. above the level of the Kathmandu valley. We will visit here about 2hours. Then we drive to visit BOUDDHA NATH. This Stupa of Bouddhanath lies 8km east of Kathmandu. This colossal and ancient Stupa is one of the biggest in the world. We visit here 1hour. And another visit is PASHUPATINATH temple Situated 5km east of Kathmandu. The temple of Lord Shiva, Pashupatinath with two side golden roof and silver door is famous for its superb architecture. Visitors can easily see the temple and the activities performed in the temple premises from the eastern bank of the Bagmati river. We can visit here 1hour. And today our last visit is DURBAR SQUARE It is historic seat of royalty. The Durbar square, with it’s old temples and places, epitomizes the religious and cultural life of the people. We will visit here around 2hours and after that we will back to hotel and enjoy evening dinner.

Day 03 -Today we begin horse riding: we can drive from Kathmandu to Panauti by car or land cruiser, it lies 41km east from Kathmandu city. We can start Horse riding from Panauti. This day we can Horse drive Panauti valley about 3/4 hours and we can stay over at Panauti Hotel. It is very beautiful place to stay here.

Day 04 - Panuti – Bhaktapur: Today very beautiful we ride throughout the Jungle trail and we can arrive in Bhaktapur 6/7 hours and we stay over night at Hotel.

Day 05 - Bhaktapur – Gokarna: Today we riding almost throughout the city and smaller Villages it will take to arrive in Gokarna 7/8 hours and this very beautiful place to stay here and we can stay here over night at camping. Gokarna: this is lovely Royal Game Sanctuary, also known as Gokarna Safari park, lies about 10km north-east of Kathmandu. Many wild animals such as spotted deer can be viewed in the sanctuary from an elephant back. On the northern side of Gokarna, is pagoda of Gokarneshwor Mahadev.

Day 06 - Gokarna to Sundarijal, Sankhu: Gokarna to Sundarijal is 2hours riding it is famous for its scenic beauty. There are magnificent waterfalls, cataracts and rock formations. It is an ideal place for picnic requiring a short walk after the motor able rod. From Sundarijal to Sankhu 5 hours riding. It is a typical Newari town, with many fine old buildings and temples. Beyond the village, up a long flight of stone stairs, is Bajra jogini, a historical temple with a beautiful view of the local area and we can stay over night at camping.

Day 07 - Sankhu to Nagarkot: Today is short day we can riding 2 hours to reach in Nagarkot. Nagarkot is a popular tourist resort of Nepal. It is situated 32km east of Kathmandu and 5km from Sankhu. And at Nagarkot altitude of 2175m. above the sea level. The panorama of the major peaks of eastern Nepal Himalayas including Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest – 8848m) can be seen from here. Overnight at camping.

Day 08 -Nagarkot to Dhulikhel: Today we will riding 5 hours to reach Dhulikhel. This is ancient town is situates 36km east of Kathmandu on the side of the Trekking trail (Nagarkot-Dhulikhel). From here one can have a complete panoramic view of the snowy ranges from karyolung in the east to Himalchuli in the west and we can stay over night at hotel.

Day 09 - Dhulikhal to Namo Buddha: Today we riding about 5hours to reach in Namo Buddha. It is situated on hill above Panauti. It requires an easy riding to get here. There is an amazing story concerned with the Buddha which is commemorated by an ancient stone slab and a Stupa with the all-seeing eyes of Lord Buddha and we can stay here over night at hotel.

Day 10 - Namo Buddha to Panauti: Today is our last riding day and very short riding too. We will ride 2 and half hours. It is thriving Village of the trail to Panauti, with some very lovely temples and interesting olds houses, particularly beautiful areas some fourteenth century wooden temple struts. The riding is thought country side to reach in Panauti and we stay over night hotel.

Day 11 - Back from Panauti – Kathmandu by car or land cruiser. We drive 3hours to reach in Kathmandu and we have half day time for rest day.

Day 12 - Today we will sight seeing half day Patan Durbar Square and half day Shopping. PATAN DURBAR SQUARE: Situated the heart of the city constitutes the focus of visitor’s attraction. The square is full of ancient palaces, temples and shrines, noted for their exquisite carvings. The Patan Durbar square consists of three main Chowk, Sundari Chowk and Keshav Narayan Chowk. The Sundari Chowk holds in its center a masterpiece of stone architecture, the Royal bath called Tushshity. KRISHNA MANDIR: Built in the seventeenth century, the temple of Lord Krishna holds a commanding position in the palace complex of Patan. It is supposed to be the first specimen of Shikhara style architecture in Nepal. It is the only temple in Nepal having 21 spires and is completely. Here main point we are going to see:- PATAN DURBAR SQUARE, KRISHNA MANDIR, MAHABOUDHA TEMPLE, HIRANYA VERNA MAHAVIHAR . And many more temple we will see from this place. After sightseeing, we will back to hotel to enjoy evening dinner.

Day 13 - Final departure to home country.