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Day 01: ARRIVE TO KATHMAN NEPAL. You will be received at Kathmandu airport by our representative holding your name plate. You will drive to the Hotel. Day 02: KATHMANDU VALLEY SIGHT SEEN Sightseeing points: 1.Swyambhu, 2.Kathmandu durbar, 3. Patan durbar and 4.Boudha. After the Breakfast tour guide will be introduced, and he will guide you through the Heritage Sites of Kathmandu. An easy, relaxing day in a comfortable ride with a local guide will uncover totally different perspective of Kathmandu. : A: Swyambhunath B: Kathmandu durbar C: Patan Durbar D: Boudhanath Stupa A: Swyambhunath: is an ancient religious architecture atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley west of Kathmandu city. The Tibetan name for the site means 'Sublime tree. Swayambhunath occupies a central position, it is probably the most sacred among Buddhist pilgrimage sites. For Tibetans and followers of Tibetan Buddhism, it is second only to Boudhanath. You can see city view from swyambhu hill top. B: Kathmandu Durbar: The Kathmandu Durbar Square held the palaces of the Malla and Shah kings who ruled over the city. Along with these palaces, the square surrounds quadrangles, revealing courtyards and temples. It is known as Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square, a name derived from a statue of Hanuman, the monkey devotee of Lord Ram, at the entrance of the palace. C:Patan Durbar: is situated at the centre of the city of Lalitpur in Nepal. It is one of the three Durba Squares in the Kathmandu Valley, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. One of its attraction is the ancient royal palace where the Malla Kings of Lalitpur resided.You can see important structure like

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Page 1: Day 02: KATHMANDU VALLEY SIGHT SEEN · Day 01: ARRIVE TO KATHMAN NEPAL. You will be received at Kathmandu airport by our representative holding your name plate. You will drive to

Day 01: ARRIVE TO KATHMAN NEPAL.

You will be received at Kathmandu airport by our representative holding your name plate. You will drive to the Hotel.

Day 02: KATHMANDU VALLEY SIGHT SEEN

Sightseeing points: 1.Swyambhu, 2.Kathmandu durbar, 3. Patan durbar and 4.Boudha.

After the Breakfast tour guide will be introduced, and he will guide you through the Heritage Sites of Kathmandu. An easy, relaxing day in a comfortable ride with a local guide will uncover totally different perspective of Kathmandu.

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A: Swyambhunath B: Kathmandu durbar

C:PatanDurbarD:BoudhanathStupa

A:Swyambhunath:is an ancient religious architecture atop a hill in the KathmanduValley west of Kathmandu city. The Tibetan name for the site means 'Sublime tree. Swayambhunath occupies a central position, it is probably the most sacred among Buddhist pilgrimage sites. For Tibetans and followers of Tibetan Buddhism, it is second only to Boudhanath. You can see city view from swyambhu hill top.

B: Kathmandu Durbar: The Kathmandu Durbar Square held the palaces of the Malla and Shah kings who ruled over the city. Along with these palaces, the square surrounds quadrangles, revealing courtyards and temples. It is known as Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square, a name derived from a statue of Hanuman, the monkey devotee of Lord Ram, at the entrance of the palace.

C:Patan Durbar: is situated at the centre of the city of Lalitpur in Nepal. It is one of the three Durba Squares in the Kathmandu Valley, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. One of its attraction is the ancient royal palace where the Malla Kings of Lalitpur resided.You can see important structure like

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Krishna Mandir. Bhimsen temple, Vishwanath temple and Teleju Bhawan which is five story tall buid in 1640.

D: Boudhanath Stupa: The Buddhist stupa of Boudha Stupa dominates the skyline; it is one of the largest stupas in the world. The influx of large populations of refugees from Tibet has seen the construction of over 50 gompas (Tibetan convent) around Boudha. As of 1979, Boudha Stupa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Along with Swayambhu, it is one of the most popular tourist sites in the Kathmandu area. After the 2015 earthquake, it was rebuilt and painted with pure gold.

Day 03: Visit Namobuddha and Maratika.

Early Morning breakfast and Drive to namobuddha, which is one, and half hour drive and then drive towards Maratika cave which is 5 to 6 hour drive.

A: B:

A: Namobuddha:

A long time in the past, many immeasurable eons ago, our teacher the perfect Buddha was practicing on the path of learning. Below is the story of how he was overcome with compassion when he saw a tigress tormented by starvation and offered his body to her without a moment’s hesitation. It is also know as TAK-MO-LUJIN in Tibetan language, which mean TAK (tiget) MO (female) LUJIN (sacrifice).

B: Maratika :

Maratika is in the Khotang District of Nepal, about 185 km south west of Mount Everest They are a venerated pilgrimage site for Hindus and Himalayan Buddhists; and associated with both Mahadeva, a form of Shiva, and Padmasambhava. At Maratika Cave, Mandarava and Padmasambhava attained the Vidyadhara of longevity or long life.

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Day 06: Return to Kathmandu via Yaksha Nakpo Cave.

A: B:

A: Picture A is said to be Shoes or foot of Guru Padma sambhawa.

B: Picture be is inside the cave of Yaksha nakpo.

Day 07: Free Day in Kathmandu.

Day 08: Drive to Daman Sightseen.

Chumig Changchub is an extremely important pilgrimage site for Vajrayana Buddhists. Located near Daman, Makwanpur District in Central Nepal, it sits high up in the Mahabarat range, at over 2300 meters.The second Buddha, Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, is said to have meditated here when he was travelling from India to Tibet in order to propagate Buddhism there. This episode in his story is recalled in many prayers, but particularly in the famous Barche Lamsel (clearing obstacles from the path). The spring it mentions, is still there, flowing with fresh water many believe to have healing properties:

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Day 09: Pharping sightsenn.( Dolma rangjung, and monasteries visit.)

It is where the second buddha Guru Padmasambhava attained the state of enlightenment.There are two major practice caves in Pharping blessed by Guru Rinpoche: the Asura cave and the Yangleshö cave. At the bottom of the flight of stairs climbing up to the Asura cave is an old and important Vajrayogini temple, the Pharping Vajravarahi temple. Other stairs also lead up to the cave. They start towards the end of the village, at Ralo Rinpoche’s monastery and start by a shrine containing a self-arisen Tara on the side of an image of Ganesha.

A: B:

A: Self-arisen Tara (Dolma Rangjung) It Is said that Tara Appear automaticall on stone and it is not artificial And Tibetan call it as Dolma means tara and Rangjung means self arisen.

B: Asura Cave: Gurun Padhmasambhava attained enlightenment in this asura cave. That’s why this also a main holy Buddhist site.

Day 10: Kathmandu to Pokhara:

Pokhara is a city on Phewa Lake, in central Nepal. It’s known as a gateway to the Annapurna Circuit, a popular trail in the Himalayas.It is the most tourist attraction destination in Nepal, and second largest city. And beautiful mountain like Fish tail mountain and mount Annapurna can be seen from Pokhara city. Pokhara Lekhnath is home to many Gurkha soldiers. It is also considered as the tourism capital of Nepal.

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Early in the morning, drive to Sarangkot. You will enjoy the view of sunrise and himalayas View. Trek from Sarangkot to Australian Camp. It is about 5-6 hours walking. In the evening, you will see nice sunset from Australian Camp, Overnight at Lodge Day 12: Australian Camp – Dhampus – Phedi Pokhara.

We get up in the morning to see sunrise and beautiful Himalayas view. After that, we have breakfast at the Lodge; hike down from Australian Camp to Phedi via Dhampus village. The trail is all the way down from Australian Camp to Phedi and drive back to your Hotel in Pokhara