Overland tours in Nepal are ideal ways to learn about the country's culture, traditions, religion, and biodiversity. The overland tour offers an opportunity to explore the historical monuments, sacred temples, artistic pagodas, tranquil lakes, lush forests, and stunning mountain ranges.
The ten-day Nepal Overland Tour mainly covers the places of Kathmandu Valley, Pokhara Valley, and a few hill stations on the way from Kathmandu to Pokhara. A tour is incomplete without the sightseeing of historically important places in the Kathmandu valley, including Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu Durbar Square, and many others. During the Overland Tour, we will also visit the ancient town of Gorkha, where Prithvi Narayan Shah (the founder of modern Nepal) was born. On our route to Pokhara, we will also visit Bandipur village, a peaceful and lovely hill town with a spectacular view of the central Nepal Himalayas and the Marshyangdi valley.
Indulge yourself in a 10-day overland tour to experience the diverse beauty of cultural and natural settings in Nepal. We also organize tours based on your personalized itinerary. Please contact our office for more information and bookings.
Once you arrive at Kathmandu International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our representative and you will be transferred to the hotel where you will have some rest and relax. After some rest, you will be taken for some exploration tour around Thamel where you can find some fine dining restaurants, ATM's, money changers and many more. After the exploration, you will be at our office for short breifing meeting and then to the hotel. Overnight in a hotel.
If any delay today, the breifing session will be scheduled for next day.
Today is the day for sightseeing. After breakfast, you will be taken for the sightseeing tour around the Kathmandu. You will be visiting Pashupatinath Temple and Bouddhanath stupa today.
Pashupatinath Temple is one of the UNESCO's World Heritage Site which is devoted to lord Shiva. The site is located at the bank of Bagmati river and thousands of religious Hindus visit to the area every year. You will also get to explore the cremation procedure of Hindu dead people at the bank of Bagmati river during your exploration here.
After pashupatinath, you will be visiting to Bouddhanath Stupa which is another World Heritage Site of UNESCO. The stupa is built based on Mahayana Philosophy and is located at the border of Nepal and Tibet in the past. The stupa is also one of the biggest buddhist stupa and you will feel some peaceful environment here.
After the exploration today, you will be return to the hotel. overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, we will start our day with drive to Swoyambhunath Stupa which is famous as the monkey temple. Swoyambhunath is located at west of the Kathmandu valley, on a hill. It is a piece of historic architecture and the second-most important place of pilgrimage for Newar Buddhists after Tibet. You will also get some beautiful view of Kathmandu and hill around from the top of Swoyambhunath.
Now we will be driving to the Bandipur in the afternoon. We will be driving through Prithivi Highway exploring the beautiful landscapes, river, river basins, local lifestyle and many more. Upon arrival at Bandipur, we will check into the hotel and overnight at the hotel.
Before breakfast, you will enjoy the beautiful sunrise from the Bandipur village. You will also explore around the village in the morning. Now we will return to hotel and have breakfast. Now you will be taken for the Siddha Cave located near Bandipur. After exploring the cave, we will return to our hotel and have lunch.
After lunch, we will start our drive towards Pokhara. Upon arrival al Pokhara, we will check into our hotel. in the evening, we will go for exploration around the Lake side. We will also go for boating in the Phewa Lake. During boating, we will also explore the temple located at the middle of the Phewa Lake, Tal Barahi Temple. After boating, we will return to our hotel and overnight at the hotel.
In the early morning, we will take a ride to sarangkot hillside to enjoy the sunrise view over the city of lake, Pokhara. After getting some vistas of sunrise and panoramic view of Pokhara city we will have breakfast in the hotel after returning from Sarangkot. Now we will go to international Mountain Museum and then ride to Davis Falls and Gupteshwor Cave. Now we will visit to World Peace Stupa from where we can get sunset view and panoramic vista of Pokhara city. At last, we will make our visit to International Mountain Museum where we will get to know about the top mountains of the world along with the exploration of diffeerent mountaineering equipments. After exploration, we will be returning to the hotel, and you can go for short exploration around lakeside in the evening. Overnight at the hotel..
In the morning after breakfast, you will start your drive towards Kathmandu through the same Prithivi highway exploring the beautiful landscapes, rivers river basins and many more. Upon your arrival at Kathmandu, you will check into the hotel and overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, we will be driving to Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Bhaktapur Valley. It is one of the most visited places in Kathmandu valley and some of the major attractions of the place are 55 windows palace, Vatsala Temple, Nyatapola Temple, Statue of Bhupindra Malla, Lion’s Gate, etc.
Now, you will start your drive towards Nagarkot. Nagarkot is a famous hill station which is famous for beautiful sunrise and sunset view along with a panoramic vista of some Himalayan ranges. Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel and have some rest. You will go for some exploration around the Nagarkot and you will get to see the glorious sun setting down behind the peaks in the evening. After enjoying the beautiful sunset, you will return to the hotel and overnight at the hotel.
Have a relaxing good morning by observing the enchanting sunrise with its golden rays sparkling over the Himalayas. Some of the Himalayan peaks such as Gaurishankar (7134m), Dorje Lakpa (6966m), and Mount Cho Oyu (8188m) can be viewed from Nagarkot. If the weather is very fine, Mount Everest (8848m) can also be seen. You will check out after breakfast and start your drive toward Namobuddha. Here, you will explore the awesome Namobuddha monastery and the beautiful hills and mountain views around along with the exploration of way of life of local people in the area.
After the exploration of Namobuddha, you will be driven back to Kathmandu and overnight at the hotel.
Today is the free day for you after the long trip. You will spend the day on your own.
Today you will be departing to your home country. Our staff representative will transfer you to the International Airport of Kathmandu, three hours before your flight time.
The list details the items that must be brought with you throughout the trekking hours. There are a variety of options and brands to choose which can simply be purchased and rented in Kathmandu at a reasonable price.
General
Core Body
Lower Body- Legs
Feet
Miscellaneous
All garments should be kept dry using waterproof stuff sacks or large puncture-resistant plastic bags.