travee+9N/10D Nepal Pilgrimage Grand: Pashupatinath, Muktinath, Lumbini and Janakpur - Nine Nights of Shrines
Kathmandu, Pokhara, Muktinath, Lumbini, Janakpur · 9 nights / 10 days · Nepal
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Nine Nights of Shrines. Stay plan: Kathmandu (2N) – Pokhara (1N) – Muktinath (1N) – Pokhara (1N) – Lumbini (2N) – Janakpur (2N). Arrive Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, depart Janakpur Airport.
Where the nights are
Kathmandu (2N) → Pokhara (1N) → Muktinath (1N) → Pokhara (1N) → Lumbini (2N) → Janakpur (2N)
Day by day
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
Inclusions
- 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.
Exclusions
- 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.