Nepal with Ram Navami Festival

On Arrival in Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu you will be  met and greeted by Global Asia Tours & Travel’s represenatative  and transferred to your centrally located hotel .  After brief rest  you will be taken for a quick city tours  covering  Swayambhunath /Monkey temple ( 2000 years) Buddhist stupa .  After this  we visit  (time permiting ) Kathmandu Durbar Square, the cultural center of Kathmandu valley  where the world’s only living goddess  KUMARI is housed.  Evening  Typical Nepalese dinner with dance .   Overnight at the hotel .

After breakfast at the hotel  you will be met by our guide for the full day sightseeing of Kathmandu valley covering  PASHUPATINATH, BOUHDANATH & PATAN .

First in the morning we visit  to Pashupatinath  , the holiest hindu temple  situated at the bank of Bagmati river . This is one of the most sacred Hindu temple  in the world dedicated to lordg Shiva.  This temple exist to 200 years  BC  . Near the temple  we can see the crematoriums in the bank of Bagmati river  where local hindus observe the death rituals.  From here we continue to tour to  Boudhanath which is the largest  stupa in the world . It looms 36 m high with 4 paits of eyes facing th four cardinal  driections .  It was built in 5^th Century  in an octagonal foundation representing Mandala ( Lotus ) .  Thousands of people from Tibetan origin live in this area  and there dozens of massive Tibetan Monasteries.  From here we  visit to  Patan , the city of  arts and architecture . Enchanting rows of palace buildings, artistic courtyards and graceful pagoda temples makes this city more beautiful. The interesting things to see here are Local Bazaar, Palace square, Krishna temple, Patan museum, stone fountains, Golden temple , Kumbheswar temple, Mahaboudha temple (temple of 9000 Buddhas) . Evening free and overnight at the hotel.

Morning after breakfast  fly from Kathmandu to Janakpur the  eastern  Mithila town of Nepal which is indisputably the Terai’s most fascinating  city ofen called Janakpurdham ( holy city ) .  The landmark of Janakpur is Janaki temple , the moghul style temple  now is the UNESCO world heritage site .  The stories of famous Epic Ramarayan are also derived from Janakpur .  Other places to visit are RAM SITA Vivah Mandap ( wedding platform )  a place where Lord Ram and Princess Sita tied nuptical knots . Apart from the above Janakpur is known for  Holy ponds  such as Dhanush Sagar, Ganga Sagar .  For 3000 years  , Brahman women of the region once know as Mithila have maintained as unbroken tradition of Mithila arts /Paintings  . Overnight at the hotel .

From early moring various celebartion  on the  birth of Lord Ram . He was born on the ninth day of Chaitra( March /april ) and this day is celebrated by all the Hindus  as the RAM NAVAMI .  People celebrate this festival  going in Large number from one temple to another. Special Bhajan (Rhymes)/kirtan  are performed during this festival . It will be lifetime experience  for us to observe all this festivities. Overnight at the hotel in Janakpur .

Morning after breafkast  we drive to  Chitwan  for Jungle safari. .  On arrival in Chitwna check in at the hotel and activity  briefing by the camp manager . Lunch will be served .   PM :  Elephant briefing . Late afternoon village  walk /bullock cart ride  to the surrounding  farmland/viallge . Evening overnight at the resort .

Early morning wake up call and tea , coffee/cookies will be served .  Later elephant  back safari  in the jungle . During this safari  there are plenty of opportunity   to see  one horn rhino, deer, monkeys, wild boar,  bears,peacocks , various species of birds and  perhaps even a tiger . On return you will have your breakfast  at the resort .

In the afternoon  depending on the season : Afternoon: depending upon the season, elephant bathing will be held on the Rapti River, and you are welcome to join in giving the elephants a scrub.

PM: After Lunch  you will be taken for a traditional dug-out canoe on the Rapti river. On this silent river ride you will get an opportunity to view aquatic birds and see animals on the river banks. And at the end  we will visit Gharial (Crocodile) Breeding Centre.  From this place nature walk  in the jungle and back to the  resort .  Evening  dinner followed by Tharu Cultural Dance . Overnight at the resort .

Time permiting , we go for bird watching to the nearby community forest. Chitwan is the home to over 450 species of birds .   Later Drive to Pokhara (165 km)  the lake city of Nepal . Tony Hagen,  a known Swiss Geologist  who has walked over 14000 kilometers in Nepal  called it “ one of the most extraoridinary and beautiful places in the whole world”  Later drive back to Kathmandu enroute   cable car ride to Manakamana temple  . Arrive Kathmandu in the evening . Farewell dinner . Over night at the hotel .

Morning free until Departure . Later transfer to the airport in time connect the international flight .