Nepal 7 days tour with hiking

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Arrival | Tour of Asan and Indrachowk

Upon your arrival at Kathmandu International Airport, our tour guide will receive you and escort you to your hotel. Our tour manager will conduct a short briefing session about the tour. 

If you are experiencing jet lag, we suggest you to take a proper rest. If you are still energetic, we will take you to the following places on a short sightseeing tour:

1. Ason (vegetable and spice market)
2. Indrachowk (Ancient trading point)
3. Kathmandu Durbar Square (UNESCO world heritage site featuring medieval palaces, wood and stone carvings and Kumari Ghar)

Note: If your arriving late, this program will be postponed to the day of your departure. We ensure that you will not miss any interesting places. 

Day 2: Kathmandu day tour

At 9.30am our guide will pick you up from your hotel and take you to spice and vegetable market of Ason, oldest market of Indrachowk and then to Kathmandu durbar Square. From here you visit the Monkey temple or Swoyambhunath situated on top of a hill and then you drive to Patan durbar Square where you will have your lunch. 

Next on Kathmandu day tour you will visit Pashupatinath and Boudhanath temple. By 6pm, you will visit a Nepali restaurant for Nepalese authentic dinner with traditional dance performances. 

Day 3: Nagarkot day hiking

We will pick you up at 8am from Thamel. It is recommended you have your breakfast before 8am. We will drive to Jarsingpauwa via Boudha and Sankhu which takes about one and a half hours.

We will start our trek from Jarsingpauwa to Nagarkot, a distance of about 7km which can be covered in 3 hrs. The trail is dust free flanked by green hills and Kathmandu valley on either side. Along the trail you can observe the simple lifestyle of villagers. Great views of Manaslu, Ganesh Himal, Langtang, Shishapangma, Dorje Lakpa, Gauri Shankar and Everest (if you are lucky!) are visible along Kathmandu to Nagarkot trek.

Once in Nagarkot, we will partake of pre-ordered lunch. After lunch, continue trek to Nagarkot view tower located at the height of about 2175m. Watch sunset view and then drive back to Kathmandu. 

Day 4: Kathmandu to Pokhara

Right after breakfast at 7.30, we will pick you up from your hotel and then begin a long drive to Pokhara. The drive through Prithivi Highway allows you to view beautiful hill villages, meandering rivers and snowcapped peaks. En route we will stop at a highway restaurant to have lunch. It takes over 6 hrs to reach Pokhara from Kathmandu. 

Before reaching Pokhara, we will visit Rupakot hill which is a vantage point to see three biggest lakes of Pokhara, namely Phewa, Begnas and Rupa Lakes along with superb panorama of Himalayan peaks. There is perhaps not a better to place to view majestic sunset then Rupakot hill. Rupakot hill hosts Rupakot resort where you can have dinner over sunset views. 

After dinner, continue our drive to Pokhara for another one hour. You will check in at the hotel with welcome drinks. 

• Optional route: Fly to Pokhara | USD120 per person | 25 minutes

  If you want to avoid long road journey, you can choose 25 minutes scenic flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara. Once in Pokhara you can either take a rest, go shopping or right away take on adventure activities such as Paragliding, Bungee Jumping, Ultralight, Helicopter tour, boating, sightseeing etc. Kindly inform us in advance if you prefer to fly. 

Additional activities:

• Trisuli whitewater rafting | USD50 per person | Lunch included

  While driving from Kathmandu to Pokhara, you can choose rafting halfway from Malekhu to Kurintar. You will drive from Kathmandu to Malekhu, then take a raft boat down the Trisuli River up to Kurintar. From Kurintar you will continue your drive to Pokhara. 

Note: If you choose this option, you will not be visiting Rupakot hill due to time shortage. 

Day 5:  Pokhara tour

Early morning, you will drive to Sarangkot for sunrise and mountain views. After sunrise view, you will go down to Phewa Lake for one hour boating. Then return to hotel afterwards to have warm breakfast. 

• Optional Tour 1: Paragliding tour | USD100 per person | with Photo and Video | 30 min max

  Paragliding is a popular adventure activity in Pokhara. You can do paragliding from Sarangkot to enjoy aerial view of Phewa Lake, Pokhara city and beautiful Himalayan ranges. You will be picked up and dropped off at your hotel. 

• Optional Tour 2: Zip Line tour | USD84 per person | without Photo and video 

  The Zipline in Pokhara is one of the fastest in the world recording a speed of 120km+ per hour. It is 1.8km long and 600m vertical. The zipline provides amazing views of the mountains. 

• Optional Tour 3: Ultralight | USD100 for 15 min | USD180 for 30 min

  Ultralight is a small motorized 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. It is the fastest and affordable way to experience travelling in air and enjoying great views of landscape of Pokhara Valley and snowcapped mountains. With ultralight you can make the nearest approach to the mountains and almost feel it with your hands. 

• Optional Tour 4: Helicopter tour to Annapurna Base camp | USD 350 per person

  Enjoy the comfort of helicopter to visit Annapurna Base Camp at an altitude of 4200m. It takes 20 minutes to reach the base camp from Pokhara airport. It usually takes 5 days to trek to Annapurna Base Camp. The base camp offers a 360 degree view of Annapurna ranges. One can enjoy snowfall in the base camp during winter. 

Please feel free to contact us for the pre-arrangement for optional tours while keeping intact the main tours on this itinerary. 

Late afternoon, about 3pm, we will pick you up from your hotel and visit following places: 

1. Davis Fall
2. Mahadev Cave
3. World Peace Pagoda

Thereafter we will visit a local restaurant on the lakeside for dinner. Those who wish to change their clothes can take a quick break to hotel and then join others in the restaurant. Kindly consult with the tour guide. 

Trip note: Those who are not going for optional tour can utilize their time going for shopping, spa etc.

Day 6: Pokhara to Kathmandu

We will leave Pokhara for Kathmandu right after breakfast at 7.30am. The 210km road journey takes about 7 hrs. Capture the scenic views of villages, local lifestyle, rivers, green hills and mountain peaks along the journey. Lunch enroute at a local highway restaurant. 

On the way to Kathmandu you can also side visit Manakamana Temple, the wish fulfilling temple by a cable car at your own expense. Please let us know in advance if you are interested so we can make prior arrangement. 

Instead of driving to Kathmandu directly, you can enjoy some extra side trips.

• Side Trip 1: Visit Begnas Lake | USD10 per person

  Begnas is the second largest lake situated 9 km north of Pokhara- Kathmandu highway. Those interested in visiting Begnas Lake, kindly inform your tour guide in advance. 

• Side Trip 2: Visit Bandipur | USD10 per person

  Located some 10km off Dumre along Pokhara-Kathmandu highway, Bandipur is a Newari town popular for medieval houses, Newari architecture and culture and mountain views. 

Check-in hotel after arriving in Kathmandu. You will be free to do what you like for the rest of the evening.

• Optional route: Take a 25 minutes flight to Kathmandu from Pokhara.

  Are you bored over 7 hours + road journey to Kathmandu? Take 25 minutes scenic and easy flight Kathmandu and rest and relax afterwards.

Day 7: Departure

Have your breakfast at your own pace since there is no special program today. Feel free to go shopping or spa or anything you wish to do.

Note: Note that we will pick you up from your hotel 3 hrs. before the flight departure time. Usually the checkout time in Nepali hotels is before noon (12.00pm).