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City Tour
Nepal is a small country of highest
mountains, taller hills, deepest gorges,
beautiful valleys, vast greeneries and endless
plains. It may not have big metro cities but
every inhabited place has its diversity to prove
its difference.
Our city tours will not only bring you close to
the geographic aspect of the tour but also
provide close look into culture and tradition.
Our experienced guide will show you the beauty
that sometimes can’t be seen by open eyes. The
tours are designed to give traveler with maximum
information related to history, religion,
culture, festivities and so on, which are of the
prime attraction. For accommodation we carefully
select hotels which fully incorporate the theme
of the tour and are within the budget, with out
any doubt the best in the area.
KATHMANDU VALLEY
 The Kathmandu valley has an
exotic setting. A tier of
green mountain wall above
which tower mighty snow
capped peaks surrounds it.
It consists of three main
towns of great historic,
artistic and cultural
interest: Kathmandu, Patan
and Bhaktapur. The Kathmandu
valley covers an area of 218
Sq. Miles. It is situated
1360 m. above sea level. The
seven world Heritage Sites
in the Kathmandu valley
designated by the United
Nation Educational, and
Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) are the highlights
of the valley. Nepal is the
only country in the world
where seven world heritage
sites within 20 km radius.
The valley, surrounded by
hills and some of which are
higher than 2500m, provides
an excellent view of
mountain on one side along
with the valley on other.
Trekking around these hills
give an opportunity to
explore the culture,
lifestyle, festivities as
well as flora and fauna in
the locality.
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CHITWAN
 The
beautiful World Natural Heritage site,
Chitwan National Park, located 166km
southwest of Kathmandu and nearly 204km
southeast of Pokhara, is the main
attraction of Chitwan and is home to
variety of flora and fauna. Covering an
area of 932 sq. kilometers the park
extends over deciduous forest foothills
and river floodplains, being one of
Nepal's largest forest area with wide
range of wildlife like the elusive Royal
Bengal Tiger, rare one horned rhinoceros,
several species of deer, sloth bear,
leopard, wild boar, gaur, wild elephant,
four horned antelope, striped hyena,
pangolin, Gangetic dolphin, monitor
lizard, python. The swampy areas of
Chitwan provide home for numerous species
of crocodiles and Dolphins. Rare and
endangered fish eating Gharial, Gangetic
crocodiles and four species of fresh water
dolphins. Bird watching is another
attraction as it is habitat of 815 species
of birds with possibilities of watching
more than 450 species. Some of the
resident species are Peacocks,
Woodpecker’s Hornbills, Bengal Florican
and Giant Hornbill, Lesser Florican, Black
Stork, White Stork and Redheaded Trogons.
Winter birds such as Waterfowl, Brahminy
Duck, Pintails and Bar headed Geese are
some of the cold weather visitors. In the
summer the forest is alive with migrants
such as the Flycatcher, the Indian Pitta
and Parakeets. The park is actively
engaged in the scientific study of several
species of wild flora and fauna.
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POKHARA
 Pokhara, situated at altitude of 827m and 200
Kms west of Kathmandu is the next favorite
destination after Kathmandu for many adventure
and pleasure trips in and around. It is the
place to watch beautiful mountains and start off
major trekking and expeditions. Pokhara is home
to thick forests, gushing rivers, clear lakes
and Himalayas. The majestic Machhapuchre
(Fishtail) rising behind the hills reflects in
the serenity of Phewa Lake. The close up views
of the seemingly nearby magnificent peaks;
Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, Machhapuchre, Annapurna and
others provide us with immense pleasure and
unforgettable memories. There are wide choices
of trekking trails around the mountains. An
enchanting Himalayan valley surrounded by
beautiful snow-caped mountains, with magnificent
lakes of crystal-clear water and all-year round
pleasing weather is Pokhara.
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LUMBINI
 Lumbini, the monument of world peace declared in
1998, is the birthplace of Lord Buddha
(Siddhartha Gautam- born in 623 B.C.). It lies
in Rupandehi District in western part of Nepal.
The Enlightened One is the pilgrimage
destination of the world’s millions of people
faithful to all schools of Buddhism. It is also
the place were he gained enlightenment and
became famous. Here one can see Maya Devi
temple, the place where she gave birth to the
lord, and an Ashoka pillar which has
inscriptions identifying the spot as the
birthplace, ruins of ancient stupas and
monasteries, and Pushkarni pond where Queen
Mayadevi took bath before giving birth. The
Lumbini region has been developed through Lumbini Trust, a non governmental organization.
Newer temples and monuments are being developed
by different foreign countries. All temples
found in this region form this place a royal
Buddhist pilgrimages destination. The China
temple located in Lumbini is a complex of
pagodas, prayer rooms and meditation cells
developed by the Buddhist Association of China.
There is also Myanmar Temple also known as
Lokamani Cula Pagoda which soars into the sky.
The International Gautami Nuns temple is also
found here, which is a replica of the Swayambhu
stupa in Kathmandu. Many other temples are
currently under construction.
Lumbini Museum, Lumbini International Research
Institute, and Kapilvastu Museum (situated 27km
west of Lumbini in Tilaurakot) are other places
to see in this region. The Kapilvastu museum has
ruins of ancient capital of Sakya kingdom where
the Buddha spent his youth as Prince Siddhartha.
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