Nagarkot tour is the best short tour in Nepal. Nagarkot Hill is the second highest point of Kathmandu valley. It is famous for the sunrise and sunset view. The 5 days Nagarkot travel holidays combines with Kathmandu city tour. Kathmandu has seven old heritage sites like Kathmandu, Patan, Bhaktapur, Pashupati, Boudha,and Swayambhu. We visit these of Kathmandu valley during Ngarkot tour. This is the perfect tour if you have short time in Nepal.
You can see not only the sunrise and sunset view but also it offers the stunning view of Annapurna, Langtang, Manaslu, Ganesh Himal, Gaurishankar,and Mt. Everest. We drive on a rolling coaster road to Nagarkot that takes 2 hours.
5 day tour in Nagarkot begins from Kathmandu Sightseeing tour. Kathmandu sightseeing visits the famous historical and cultural sites. After this we drive towards Nagarkot and spend a night in Nagarkot . The next day early in the morning enjoy the magnificient view of the mountains together with sunrise, have breakfast and drive back to hotel for night stay.
It is also possible do a day short hike in Nagarkot. Nagarkot is also starting point of hiking and trekking. Nagarkot hiking covers verdant forests, flower-covered meadows, and unusual rock formations. We customize Nagarkot tour as per clients demands and interest.
5 days Nagarkot tour offers an opportunity for a overnight to see the sunset and sunrise. This is a trip of a lifetime memory due to the scenary of the captivating landscapes and hills . The best time of Nagarkot tour is the Autumn and Spring season because you can see different colored of flowers and the sky is clear and a good visibility of the Himalayas.
Trip Itinerary
Day 01Arrive in Kathmandu
45 minutes take from Airport to Thamel BB Plan-Breakfast Standard Accommodation hotel in Kathmandu
You will be received at Kathmandu airport by our representative holding your name plate. After formal meeting,and welcome with a traditional flower garland and transferred to your hotel. There is an option of familiarization walk to the old Kathmandu in the suburb of tourist center of Thamel.
Day 02Kathmandu Tour
Full day Sightseeing BB Plan-Breakfast Standard Accommodation hotel in Kathmandu
Come down to the Hotel restaurant for breakfast. Your tour guide will be introduced. Today Kathmandu city tour visit Swayambhunath, Boudhanath, Pashupatinath and Kathmandu durbar square-Kathmandu Durbar Square is known by Basantapur Durbar Square, the former residence of Royal Kings of Nepal where you can see the living goddess Kumari. She is considered as a living form of goddess Kali or Taleju. In addtion, there are pagoda style temple, erotic wood carving on the truts of the temple, courtyards, mask of Bhairav and also the local and the sadhu pass by on the streets.
Swyambhunath Stupa - Swayambhunath is also called Monkey temple since the monkeys show different dramatic activies to the visitors. The stupa perched a top the hill towards the west of Kathmandu Valley. This is sacred religious sites of all. Apart from the religious significance, Swayambhunath stupa is famous for the panoramic view of Kathmandu valley.
Pashupatinath Temple - Pashupatinath devoted to lord Shiva is one of the four most important religious sites in Asia. The temple is built on 5th century and renovated by later rulers time to time. There you can see human world from loving birds, crippled, begger, dead body cremation, mourning people and holy men Sadhus. This is really a interesting heritage sites of Kathmandu valley.
Boudhanath Stupa - Boudhanath is one of the most famous heritage sites of Kathmandu valley. This is the best landmark of Kathmandu Tourism. It locates 8 km toward the east of Thamel. The 36 meter high stupa is one of the biggest stupas in South Asia. Boudhanath is the focal point of Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhism in Nepal, incalculable religious communities encompassing it.
Day 03Kathmandu tour: Patan to Nagarkot(2000m)
Full day Sightseeing BB Plan-Breakfast Standard Accommodation hotel in Nagarkot
Wake up early in the morning to join the one hour flightseeing tour to Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Breakfast and drive to visit Patan also known as Lalitpur and one of the oldest Buddhist cities in the world. It is best known for its fine arts and crafts and rich cultural heritage. Here you will see the Durbar Square and UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Your tour ends with a visit to the Tibetan Handicraft Centre where you can witness the hand- weaving techniques used to make Tibetan carpets and the moulding of metal statues. Its main objective is to help the Tibetan refugees by providing them job opportunities, and then drive to Nagarkot.
Nagarkot is the best tourist place, a 32 km far from Kathmandu on the eastern edge of Kathmandu valley. Nagarkot is not only popular for its sunrise and sunset view but also the Himalayan Panorama to see Mount Everest on the northest and the Annapurna and Manaslu to the northwest and the Langtang and Ganesh Himal in the centralnorth. Nagarkot also offer a great valley view and the contranst country landscapes of green hill and mountainous terraces. Stay night in Nagarkot.
Day 04Nagarkot to Kathmandu(1300m)
Half day Sightseeing BB Plan-Breakfast Standard Accommodation hotel in Kathmandu
Wake up in the morning, enjoy the sunrise and the himalayan panorama with breakfast, and day hike down to Changunarayan temple for 4 to 5 hours. Changu Narayan Temple is one of the least visited heritage and historical site of Kathmandu valley. There can see a very old pagoda style temple, probably the most oldest temple that date back on 3rd century Bc. There can see Licchavi time's stone and wood icon and staue. A great countryside landscapes are seen while hiking to the temple. From there we drive to Bhaktapur durbar square. Bhaktapur is a medieval city also called Bhadgaun known as the "City of Devotees", named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Walk along the maze of winding streets lined with homes and temples dating back to the 13th century. Marvel at the intricately carved deities of the richly molded Golden Gate and the Palace of Fifty-Five Windows, with its exquisite wood carvings. View the Golden Sprout, the Taleju temple complex, and Nyatapola, the five storied temple in Taumadhi Square, and drive back to Kathmandu for overnight stay.
Day 05Kathmandu Airport
Before 3 hours you will have reach TIA airport BB Plan-Breakfast Back to your final destination
This morning enjoy your morning at leisure. Transfer to airport to board a return flight to home.Bid farewell to your new found friends and tour guide.
What's included?
Full fledged Cost
- Airport transfer - hotel/airport/hotel
- Twin sharing standard hotel accommodation with breakfast in Kathmandu before and after travel we can book only on your request.
Elementary Cost
- Private vehicles transportation/ Tourist Bus service for all tour destination.
- English Speaking guide and all his expenses like salary & allowance.
- All government taxes, vat, company service charge.
What's not included?
- Lunch and Dinner in Kathmandu & Bhaktapur
- Entrance sightseeing fee in Kathmandu & Bhaktapur.
- Travel Insurance in case of emergency for rescue and other medication.
- Nepal visa fee
- All kind of hot and cold drinks - coke, fanta, beer, whisky, bottle of water, hot water, tea, coffee etc.
- Tips for guide and porter
- Personal expenses like wifi, hot shower, telephone, battery charge fee.
- All the cost not mention on above cost includes.
FAQs
Yes, you can get on arrival tourist visa at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Most of people can obtain visa on entry to Nepal. There are some countries visa will needed to be organize prior to travelling. $25 for 15 days of visa from the date of issue, $40 for 30days and 100US$ for 90 days tourist visa. You need two photos.
You can apply online visa from 1st of March(http://www.online.nepalimmigration.gov.np/).
Yes, our agency airport representative will pick you up from airport. We will be displaying name card of Mission Eco Trek with your name on it. and when you finished you trip we will drop you to airport. Pick up and drop is complimentary from our company.
Autumn (September to November) and spring (March to May), these are the best season to go on a trek. But according to the will of the traveler, the visiting and travelling in Nepal can be managed. Travelling in Nepal should be done during the summer time or September to November and March to May at the low lands can be done at throughout the year.
The travelling at the different parts of Nepal will be different according to the distance of the travelling destinations. Generally, there are different places where one can go for short and long travelling takes generally about 1 day or more week also.
While travelling in Nepal, meals are prepared good quality standards of hygiene, fruit and vegetable soaked . The food along the trail will be simple and a mix of local and international cuisine. If the traveler is camping , then they will mainly be served with the local foods of Nepal and as well as continental and western foods. In Kathmandu you will find meals in good quality tourist restaurants. Most of hotel serve good quality meal & filter water which is safe. It is possible to buy the bottle of mineral water in the trip.
While visiting to Nepal, tour guides is almost mandatory to travel in Nepal for everyone. When you hired one your trip will lot more informative and memorable. You get lots of knowledge about country. But if the traveler is well experienced and have visited at different places of Nepal many times then s/he may not need the tour guides. But tour guide can play big role to make your travel. They will provide informative information about the destination along with its surroundings. Similarly, if any problems will arise during the travel, then the guides will solve it easily and it will be rather difficult for the traveler themselves to solve them.
Yes, Nepal is safe to Travel. Safety during the trekking or travel in Nepal is one of the prime concerns that every trekker or traveler want to know. In the past, Nepal has experienced political unrest, however since November of 2006, the signed Nepal Peace Agreement, between the Government of Nepal and the Nepal Communist Party (Maoists) has brought this unrest to a close. but now there is the situation of peace and tranquility in the field of trekking as well as in whole Nepal.
Besides, the trekking stakeholders in Nepal are also forwarding several steps for the safety of the trekkers. Now after election democratic parties will lead the government and rule the nation that’s why the huge possibility has seen in safety. Yes, there are pick pockets here, as you find in other countries so keep your belongings safe at all times. You need to take usual precautions as you would traveling anywhere in the world.
If someone get sick in the group, a fellow trekker in the group has to descend, then a porter/assistant guide would go with them. So the person descending would be well looked after and it would not impact on the rest of the group's experience. Emergencies are dealt with by the guide and depending on the severity.
Our Guides carry a comprehensive medical kit. But you should bring your own personal kit and carry it with you when on the trek. It should contain antiseptic cream, throat lozenges, headache pills, diarrhoea treatment, re-hydration salts eg Dioralite, Lemsip, plasters and Compede for blisters.
The hotel in Kathmandu provides the free storage services. So you can leave all your items that are not required for the trekking at your hotel or you can leave in our office too.
This is a difficult thing to gauge. We have seen everything from USD 20 to USD 1000 per person for guides and porters. Tipping is not required, but a small gesture of thanks to your guides and local porters. The level of the tip should reflect the level of satisfaction from and personal involvement with your guide. However, we recommend you to spend minimum 10% of your total trip cost for tipping entire local staffs, the ratio of tipping guide and porter will be given to you at the pre-trip meeting in Kathmandu before starting the travel.
Yes, all our trips are guaranteed to run. We never cancel the trip due to not having enough participants; we can arrange the trip for one person as well as a private trip at very minimum additional cost. Please inquire about this during the time of booking.
According to thee size of your groups, it differs. The vehicles will be small and light so that it can be handled easily and safely through the narrow roads of Nepal. It can be a car, minibus, land cruiser, van, Jeep.