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4N/5D Kathmandu and Bhaktapur Heritage Cities - Two Medieval Capitals, Four Nights

4 nights · 5 days Heritage Bagmati Nepal Toyota Corolla Sedan

Two Medieval Capitals, Four Nights. Stay plan: Kathmandu (2N) – Bhaktapur (2N). Arrive Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, depart Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu.

Day by day

Distances and drive times are the ones our own drivers record, not map estimates.

  1. 1
    Day 1

    Arrival and transfer to Kathmandu

    Arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. Clear immigration and baggage, meet our representative and transfer to your hotel in Kathmandu. The valley capital, where seven UNESCO monument zones stand within an hour of each other and the old city has not stopped being a working one. The rest of the day is free to settle in. Overnight in Kathmandu.

    Overnight Kathmandu Meals Breakfast
  2. 2
    Day 2

    Kathmandu: Pashupatinath temple on the Bagmati and its evening aarti

    Breakfast at the hotel. A full day in Kathmandu — the Pashupatinath temple on the Bagmati and its evening aarti; the Boudhanath stupa and its kora at dusk; and the Swayambhunath monkey temple above the valley. The evening is free for dinner and a walk on your own. Overnight in Kathmandu.

    Overnight Kathmandu Meals Breakfast
  3. 3
    Day 3

    Kathmandu to Bhaktapur

    Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Bhaktapur — a 13 km, forty-five-minute drive across the valley. The best preserved of the three valley cities, a medieval Newar town of brick lanes, pottery squares and the five-storey Nyatapola. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, Bhaktapur Durbar Square and the Golden Gate. Overnight in Bhaktapur.

    Overnight Bhaktapur Meals Breakfast
  4. 4
    Day 4

    Bhaktapur: Nyatapola temple and Taumadhi square

    Breakfast at the hotel. A full day in Bhaktapur — the Nyatapola temple and Taumadhi square; the pottery square and a wood-carving workshop; and Changu Narayan, the oldest temple in the valley. The evening is free for dinner and a walk on your own. Overnight in Bhaktapur.

    Overnight Bhaktapur Meals Breakfast
  5. 5
    Day 5

    Bhaktapur — departure

    Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Time for any last shopping before your transfer to Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu for the onward flight. The tour ends here, and we hope it is not your last visit to Nepal.

    Meals Breakfast

Where you sleep

We name every property before you pay — not “4-star or similar” afterwards.

StopNightsHotels at each grade
Kathmandu 2 Standard · Deluxe · Luxury · Premium
Bhaktapur 2 Standard · Deluxe · Luxury · Premium

The named properties for each grade go out with your quotation, so you can look every one of them up before anything is paid. Ask for the hotel list →

What the price covers

Printed together on purpose. A list of inclusions without its exclusions is a quote you cannot check.

Included

  • Accommodation in the selected category hotel, resort or teahouse on double sharing basis.
  • Meal plan as booked; full board on all trekking days, where no other kitchen exists.
  • All airport, inter-city and sightseeing transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle with driver.
  • Domestic flight tickets named in the programme, including the mountain sectors.
  • All road tolls, parking, fuel and driver allowances.
  • 24x7 on-tour coordination and a dedicated Nepal destination desk.

Not included

  • International airfare to and from Kathmandu, and airport taxes on it.
  • Monument, national park and conservation area entrance fees, TIMS cards and trekking permits — quoted on request or paid direct.
  • On a trekking package: the licensed trekking guide and porters, their wages, insurance and equipment. These are quoted separately, because they are priced per walking day and not per night.
  • A separate accompanying city guide; the driver is not a licensed guide.
  • Nepal visa fee on arrival and travel insurance, which must cover helicopter evacuation on any trekking package.
  • Optional activities not named in the programme — the Everest scenic flight, paragliding, ultralight, bungee, rafting, jungle safaris and elephant-back rides.
  • Meals other than those stated, hot showers and device charging on trek, bottled and alcoholic drinks, laundry and personal expenses.
  • Tips for guides, porters and drivers.
  • Extra nights, transport and meals caused by a delayed or cancelled mountain flight, which is a weather decision and not a schedule one.
  • Anything arising from circumstances outside our control — landslide, strike, weather, or a change of permit rules.

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