General Overview
3 night 4 days for VVIPs
We quoted this tour as per VVIP tour in Nepal easily known as heritage tour. The main motto of this tour is to discover as many places in Nepal on short vacation. On this tour we will provide all the best available accommodation in Nepal such as Hyatt Regency, Soaltee Crown Plazza or Dwarikas' on presidential suite room and we will try to provide best services during your time in Nepal.
Eagle Treks is only the first company in Nepal applying such heritage tour to its clients. The tour will start just after landing in Kathmandu airport. Our expert will escorts from Kathmandu airport and drive to hotel, take a nap about 3 hours at hotel and visit two UNESCO heritage sites with fluent language experts. These two places are Pashupatinath temple and Boudhanath stupa and the day will ends after the dinner with traditional culture program. Major attractive places to visit on this heritage tour are listed below:
1. Pashupatinath Temple:
Pashupatinath is regarded as the patron deity of Nepal. Revered as one of the holiest Hindu pilgrimages, the temple boasts of images of Shiva lingas along with statues, shrines, and temples dedicated to other deities in the complex. A temple dedicated to Hindu God Shiva existed at this site since 879 AD.
2. Bouddhanath Stupa:
Bouddhanath is the largest stupa in Nepal. The stupa, built in the 5th century A.D, is surrounded by one hundred and eight small niches accommodating the icons of Buddhas, Bodhisatavas and other female deities along with conjoint figures in erotic poses. However, regarding the erection of the stupa, varied and conflicting claims have been made. The stupa has become the focal point of Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal. Many of the Tibetan refugees entering Nepal in the 1950s, decided to live around Bouddhanath. So the place is the best place in the valley to observe Tibetan lifestyle.
The second day we will escort you from your hotel for the scenic helicopter flight to Mt. Everst. The purpose of this heritage tour is to touch the roof of the world "THE MOUNT EVEREST" the highest peak on the world. We will fly to Everest early morning and it may takes about 4 hrs. out of this timing the flying time will be two and half to 3 hrs. and approximately an hour we will have rest at Hotel Everest view at Syangboche. The helicopter tour in Nepal can be extremely rewarding as it simply takes you to the full splendor of Himalayan beauty. Offering you unsurpassed views of the world's highest awe-inspiring peaks. We operate a host of helicopter tour service like sight-seeing, and mountain flight with Nepal's leading professional helicopter companies. All the helicopters offering these services consist of the fleet of modern helicopters like B2, B3 and Bell jet ranger made by European and US companies. After landing at Kathmandu we will drop you to hotel and rest of the days will be free and leisure time, afternoon we will be escorted to Swoyambhunath and Kathmandu Durbar Square and drop to hotel for good night rest.
3. Swoyambhunath:
Swoyambhunath stupa stands on a typically stylized lotus mandala base located on a lovely little hillock. There are 360 steps leading all the way to the stupa from where catching the picturesque view of the Kathmandu valley and splendid panorama of the Himalayan range becomes possible. The stupa is laden with 13 gold plated spires symbolizing 13 stages to salvation in Buddhism. According to the legends, Kathmandu valley was a lake a long time ago. Maha Manjushree, a saint from Tibet, cut the hill of the valley and drained the water making the valley ready for habitation. Men settled on the bed of the lake and called it the Kathmandu Valley. From then on, the hilltop has been revered as a holy place.
4. Kathmandu Durbar Square:
Kathamandu Durbar Square, known as Hanuman Dhoka palace, is ancient seat of the Nepalese royalty and lies in the heart of Kathmandu city. Hanuman is the god of the monkeys in Hinduam. Hanuman statute flanked by a pair of lions symbolizes strength and protection against all possible threats. One can easily be overwhelmed by the sights of seemingly uncountable monuments at the square. Kumari Ghar, the house of the Living Goddess, the ferocious Kal Bhairab, the monkey god, and hundreds of erotic carvings represent the square’s richness in artistic monuments. Wandering around the Square, visitors can observe a round temple in the pagoda architectural style, the temple of Goddess Taleju, which is opened to the public only once in a year during Dashain fetival.
The third day will starts from visiting some other UNESCO world heritage sites, Bhaktapur Durbar Square and Patan Durbar Square, afternoon you can enjoy at shopping and dinner will serve at Garden of Dreams.
5. Bhaktapur Durbar Square:
Bhaktapur Durbar Square is a cluster of pagodas, shikhara-style monuments, courtyards and Buddhist shrines and monasteries. The city of devotees founded by King Ananda Dev in the 12th century has the most beautiful architectural masterpieces of the valley highlighting the ancient arts of Nepal. The Lion Gate, Golden Gate, Four Pilgrimage Sites, Stone Column, 55 Windows Palace, Vastala Temple, Yakcheswor Mahadev, Nyatpola temple at Taumadi Square are the attractions of Bhaktapur Durbar Square.
6. Patan Durbar Square:
Patan is also known as Lalitpur which means the city of arts. The city was founded in 3rd century AD by King Veera Dev has earned a distinction of being the home of finest crafts. Most of the monuments in the Durbar Square were built by Malla kings from 16th to 18th century. There are many shrines, sculptures, stupas scattered in and around the square. Main Chowks (courtyards), Bhimsen Temple, Vishwa Nath Temple, Krishna Mandir, Stone Column, Jaganath Temple, Harishankar Temple, Golden Temple and Mahaboudha are some of the main attractions to wonder around the square.
The fourth day will be the departure to Kathmandu airport according to your flight time. If your flight is late afternoon we can provide you some services as per your interest on this heritage tour.
Cost:
US $ 17900 (on the basis of minimum of two people in group)
The price is negotiable for heritage tour if there are more than two in group.