DAY 1. ARRIVAL DELHI
Assistance , reception at the airport and transfer
to your 5 star hotel.
DAY 2. DELHI
As you step down from your rooms, discover a beautiful
floral display "Rangoli",
highlighting your company's logo elegantly displayed
in the lobby. Full day city tour of Delhi to include
the magnificent Red fort , the Jama Masjid - India's
largest mosque, Rajghat - memorial to Mahatma
Gandhi , Humayun's tomb , Bahai temple, Qutab
Minar and India Gate. Relax with your cocktails
later in the evening by the poolside of a private
farm house with a live band in attendance followed
by a bar-be-cue dinner. Overnight Delhi.
DAY 3. DELHI / AGRA / DELHI
Same day return trip to Agra to see the magnificent
Taj Mahal. Board the Shatabdi Express, a superfast
intercity train which takes you to Agra in two
hours. Sumptuous breakfast served on board. You
will be met at the railway station in pomp and
grandeur and welcomed by the enchanting music
of army pipes and drums. Transferred in horse
carriages to your 5 star hotel where a befitting
welcome awaits you again followed by a post lunch
tour to Taj Mahal. Evening free to explore the
bazaars. Transfer to board the train back to Delhi.
Met at the railway station and transferred to
your hotel. Overnight Delhi.
DAY 4 . DELHI /KATHMANDU
Board the morning flight to reach the "Home
of the highest mountains of the world". Check
into your 5 star hotel. Morning, tour of the three
Durbar squares in the valley, the cultural, social,
architectural and urban focus of the cities of
Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur. Relish the experience
of a typical "Tharu village evening",
created in the sprawling lawns of the hotel specially
for you. Tharus, a tribe who were amongst the
first settlers in the inner terrain of Nepal,
bring the evening alive with a colourful display
of their lifestyle and culture. Artisans display
their skills while dancers twirl to the tribal
music and "rakshi",
a local alcoholic drink helps you wash down the
rich and ethnic food of the tribe. Overnight Kathmandu.
DAY 5. KATHMANDU
Morning excursion to Balaju which consists of
a sprawling garden of stone water-spouts (carved
in the shape of sea dragons where devotees take
ritual baths under the gush of water), religious
shrines and fish ponds. Drive back to the hotel
to view the festivities of "Mani
Rimdu" (monks and masked dances)
in a theme lunch created specially for the group
to give you an insight into this greatest annual
festivity of the sherpas. An orchestra of cymbals,
horns, flutes and conch shells announces the start
of the celebrations with the Chief Lama, accompanied
by other monks in their maroon robes arrive on
the stage. Prayers are chanted and gratitude extended
to God with the crowd rising up to its feet to
receive blessings, holy water and auspicious pellets
from the Lam humorous interludes end with a sumptuous
traditional lunch. Post lunch tour of the Budhanilkantha,
situated in the foots of the Nilgiri hills and
Bouddhanath Stupa, the largest stupa in the valley
which presents one of the most fascinating specimens
of stupa architecture. Overnight Kathmandu.
DAY 6. KATHMANDU
Morning excursion to the Pashupatinath temple,
one of the most sacred Hindu shrines in the world
and the Changu Narayan temple, dedicated to Lord
Vishnu. Afternoon at leisure for shopping the
endless specialities of this valley like carpets,
thangkas (traditional paintings of deities on
paper or silk), papier mache masks, colourful
Nepali caps, Nepalese and Tibetan handicrafts,
beads, block prints of Tibetan and Nepalese deities
on local rice paper, khukuris (Nepalese knife),
Nepalese tea, cloth and jewellery, a wide range
of attractive terracotta posts, bowls and flowerpots
and electronic goods. Later, drive to the village
of Nagarkot, situated on a ridge to the northeast
of the valley, offering the best views of eight
of the ten highest mountain peaks in the world.
It is known for its enchanting sunrise and sunset
over the Himalayas. Overnight Kathmandu.
DAY 7. KATHMANDU / CHITWAN NATIONAL
PARK
Drive to Chitwan National Park, situated 120 krns
south west of Kathmandu. Check into deluxe jungle
resort. Enjoy a canoe ride in the nearby river
to view wildlife like marsh mugger, gharial crocodiles
and Gangetic dolphins. Evening, bonfire and bar-be-
cue dinner with local tribals performing to their
rustic village tunes. Overnight Chitwan.
DAY 8 . CHITWAN
The group is kept busy the whole day with activities
like wildlife safaris on elephant back, a drive
through the jungle in Land rovers, bird watching
and nature walks to the local villages. Evening,
bonfire and bar - be-que. Overnight Chitwan.
DAY 9. CHITWAN / KATHMANDU I DEPARTURE
KATHMANDU
Drive to Kathmandu in time for connecting flight
to international destinations.
Options and Extentions
1) Extension and overnight
stay at Pokhran.
2) Extension to Varanasi.
3) Itinerary can commence
from Kathmandu.
4) One night stay at Nagarkot.
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