travee+5N/6D Kathmandu Valley and Kalinchowk Winter Break - Snow at 3,842 Metres and a Rim Sunrise
Kathmandu, Dhulikhel, Kalinchowk · 5 nights / 6 days · Nepal
From ₹11,691 per person
Snow at 3,842 Metres and a Rim Sunrise. Stay plan: Kathmandu (2N) – Dhulikhel (1N) – Kalinchowk (2N). Arrive Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, depart Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu.
Where the nights are
Kathmandu (2N) → Dhulikhel (1N) → Kalinchowk (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 Dhulikhel
Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Dhulikhel — a 30 km, ninety-minute drive along the Arniko highway. A Newar town on the valley rim looking east at the Langtang and Gauri Shankar ranges. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the sunrise over the Langtang range. Overnight in Dhulikhel.
Overnight: Dhulikhel
- Day 4 — Dhulikhel to Kalinchowk
Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Kalinchowk — a 105 km, five-hour drive east. A 3,842 m shrine ridge in Dolakha that holds the closest reliable snow to Kathmandu in winter. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Kalinchowk Bhagwati shrine by cable car or the walk up. Overnight in Kalinchowk.
Overnight: Kalinchowk
- Day 5 — Kalinchowk: Snow slopes and the Kuri village viewpoint
Breakfast at the hotel. A full day in Kalinchowk — the snow slopes and the Kuri village viewpoint; the Charikot valley view over the Gauri Shankar range; and the Kalinchowk Bhagwati shrine by cable car or the walk up. The evening is free for dinner and a walk on your own. Overnight in Kalinchowk.
Overnight: Kalinchowk
- Day 6 — Kalinchowk — 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.
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.