9N/10D Nepal Pilgrimage Grand: Pashupatinath, Muktinath, Lumbini and Janakpur - Nine Nights of Shrines

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 Pokhara

   Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Pokhara — a 200 km, six-hour drive along the Prithvi highway, or a 25-minute flight. A lake town under the Annapurnas, where Machhapuchhre stands 7,000 m above a boat on Phewa Tal. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, a boat on Phewa lake to the Tal Barahi temple. Overnight in Pokhara.

   Overnight Pokhara Meals Breakfast
4. 4
   Day 4

   Pokhara to Muktinath

   Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Muktinath — a flight to Jomsom and a ninety-minute jeep up the valley. A 3,710 m shrine sacred to Hindus and Buddhists alike, with 108 water spouts and a flame that burns on natural gas beside spring water. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Muktinath temple, its 108 spouts and the Jwala Mai eternal flame. Overnight in Muktinath.

   Overnight Muktinath Meals Breakfast
5. 5
   Day 5

   Muktinath to Pokhara

   Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Pokhara — a jeep down to Jomsom and a 20-minute flight. A lake town under the Annapurnas, where Machhapuchhre stands 7,000 m above a boat on Phewa Tal. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Sarangkot sunrise over Annapurna and Machhapuchhre. Overnight in Pokhara.

   Overnight Pokhara Meals Breakfast
6. 6
   Day 6

   Pokhara to Lumbini

   Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Lumbini — a 190 km, five-hour drive south. The birthplace of the Buddha, a UNESCO garden of monastic zones built by the Buddhist nations of the world. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Maya Devi temple and the Ashoka pillar. Overnight in Lumbini.

   Overnight Lumbini Meals Breakfast
7. 7
   Day 7

   Lumbini: Sacred pond, the Bodhi tree and the eternal flame

   Breakfast at the hotel. A full day in Lumbini — the sacred pond, the Bodhi tree and the eternal flame; the monastic zone of Chinese, Thai, Myanmar and German monasteries; and the Kapilvastu ruins at Tilaurakot. The evening is free for dinner and a walk on your own. Overnight in Lumbini.

   Overnight Lumbini Meals Breakfast
8. 8
   Day 8

   Lumbini to Janakpur

   Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Janakpur — a 340 km, eight-hour drive along the Terai, or a flight by way of Kathmandu. The Mithila capital and the birthplace of Sita, built round a marble temple that looks like nothing else in Nepal. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Janaki Mandir and its evening aarti. Overnight in Janakpur.

   Overnight Janakpur Meals Breakfast
9. 9
   Day 9

   Janakpur: Ram Mandir and the Dhanush Sagar and Ganga Sagar ponds

   Breakfast at the hotel. A full day in Janakpur — the Ram Mandir and the Dhanush Sagar and Ganga Sagar ponds; a Mithila painting workshop in a village outside town; and the Janaki Mandir and its evening aarti. The evening is free for dinner and a walk on your own. Overnight in Janakpur.

   Overnight Janakpur Meals Breakfast
10. 10
    Day 10

    Janakpur — departure

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

    Meals Breakfast

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