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  • Days: 22
  • Group size: 2-24
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Itinerary
1 Delhi
2 Jaipur
3 Jaipur
4 Jaipur
5 Agra
6 Night train Agra - Varanasi
7 Varanasi
8 Varanasi
9 Lumbini
10 Pokhara
11 Pokhara
12 Kathmandu
13 Kathmandu
14 Kathmandu
15 Nagarkot
16 Bhaktapur
17 Chitwan
18 Chitwan
19 Night train Gorakpur - Delhi
20 Delhi
21 Delhi
22 End of tour

What's included

  • accommodation in hotels
  • transportation in (mini)buses only for transfers from hotel to hotel
  • train journeys
  • visit Fatehpur Sikri (excluding entry fee)
  • trekking from Nagarkot to Bhaktapur
  • entrance fee for Bhaktapur
  • English speaking tour leader.

What's not included

  • international flights
  • all meals
  • tips
  • visas
  • optional excursions
  • all other entrance fees
  • airport transfers
  • booking fee
  • travel insurance.

Extra Pocket money: £125 - £150 p.w
Single room: £134

 

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Excursions

For some trips, it is possible to purchase an excursion package in advance of travel. This allows you to be assured of your participation in the main excursions. If the minimum number of participants in a tour package is not met, you will receive a refund and then you can easily purchase these excursions ‘on the spot’. If this trip offers an excursion package, you can see below which excursions are included in the package. If no package for your trip is displayed below then you have the option of booking the separate excursions on the spot.

Individual excursions
During your trip it is possible to participate in several individual excursions. These will be offered to you by the tour leader and you will book them through him/her. These excursions are optional and you will need to pay for them out of your pocket money. The cost of these trips is taken into account when we give our opinion about the amount of pocket money that should be taken with you.

Prices
To give you an idea of the cost of individual excursions we mention here some reference amounts based on the price level of November 2011. These amounts are subject to change and are only meant to give you an indication. Because the entrance fees often change, they are not included in the tour price (unless explicitly stated).

Package excursions
£ 72

The price of the tour package is based on the participation of at least 4 participants. Entrance fees are exclusive (unless explicitly stated). In this trip excursion package tours include the following:

Agra - City Tour and Taj Mahal

During the city tour of Agra, the following will be visited:
Agra Fort, Taj Mahal (including a lunch stop)

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
10:00 Depart hotel to Agra Fort
10:15 Visit to Agra Fort (2 hours)
12:30 Lunch Stop at Riao Restaurant
2:00 p.m. Visit to Taj Mahal (3 hours)
Return to hotel 5:00 p.m.

Included: transport, English speaking guide
Not included: entrance fees, lunch, camera fees and tip for driver

Delhi - City Tour

During the city tour of Delhi we will visit the following:
New Delhi: Qutab Minar, Lotus Temple, India Gate, Sikh Temple (Bangla Sahib)
Old Delhi: Raj Ghat, Jama Mashid, Red Fort (photo stop)

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
Excursion starting 08:30 am
End of tour 16:00 pm

Included: transportation and English speaking guide
Not included: Entrance fees, camera fees and tip for the guide

Jaipur - Amber Fort

During this excursion to the Amber fort photo stops are made at the Jal Mahal (Water Palace) and the Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds). At the end of the tour participants are dropped off at the City Palace.

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
08:00 Departure from the hotel to Amber Fort
8:30 Visit to the Amber Fort (2 hours)
10:30 Departure from Amber fort. Photo stops at the Water Palace and the Palace of Winds
11:30 Participants are dropped off at the City Palace

Included: transport, English speaking guide
Not included: Entrance fees, Camera fees and tip

Kathmandu - City tour

The Kathmandu city tour takes you past the famous places of the city. Thus, including Durbar Square (the central square of the city), the Buddhist Swayambunath Temple (due to the many monkeys that hang around this stupa it is also known as the "Monkey Temple"), Pashupatinath (The holiest place for the Nepalese Hindus to access the Bagmati river) and the Buddhist stupa in Bodnath. Entrance fees are not included in this excursion. The following times are an indication.

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
09:00 Departure from the hotel
9:30 Sightseeing of the Durbar Square (approximately 2 hours)
11:30 Departure to the "Monkey Temple" Swayambunath
12:00 Sightseeing Swayambunath
1:00 p.m. Time for lunch (not included)
14:00 Check into the shrine Pashupatinath
14.30 Sightseeing Pashupatinath
15:00 Check into Bodnath
15.15 Sightseeing Bodnath
15.45 Return to hotel

Included: transport, English speaking guide
Not included: entrance fees, lunch, camera fees and tip

Kathmandu - Cultural dance performance with dinner

You enjoy a traditional Nepalese dinner at restaurant 'Bhojan Griha ", which literally means" House of Food ". The restaurant is located in a building that dates back to over 150 years ago and once belonged to a priest of the king of Nepal. At dinner you can enjoy a cultural show with Nepalese dance and music.

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. hours

Included: transport, cultural show and Nepalese dinner
Not included: drinks

Varanasi - Boat trip on the Ganges at sunrise

At sunrise you make a trip on the Ganges, the sacred river for Hindus. During the cruise and the subsequent walk through the narrow streets you will visit various ghats (stairs to the river) where pilgrims bathe and are cremated. You also visit the Golden Temple and Kashi Vishnanath the Grand Mosque.

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
5:00 Departure from hotel to the ghat Dasaswamedh
5:15 Boat trip on the Ganges River
6:15 Walk through the old town of Varanasi to the Golden Temple and the Grand Mosque
8:00 Return to hotel

Included: transport, English speaking guide and a one hour boat trip
Not included: entrance fees, camera fees, tips

Varanasi - Ramnagar Fort and Ganga Aarti

Ramnagar Fort is the former and current residence of the Maharaja of Kashi. It lies on the banks of the Ganges, opposite the city of Varanasi. The main attraction at the fort is the Durbar Hall or the audience hall. The architecture in this room is a mix of Indian and Islamic elements. The fort is well maintained and dates from the 17th century. The part of the palace where the family of the Maharaja lives is not accessible to tourists. However, the Ramnagar Fort Museum will be visited. In this museum you can view various pieces formerly owned by the nobility, such as silver elephant saddles, arms, furniture and costumes. On the way, we attend the Ganga Aarti - a ritual service on the bank of the Ganges.

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
15:00 Check-out from hotel to the ghat Dasaawamedh
3:15 p.m. boat from the ghat to Ramnagar Fort
4:00 p.m. Arrival at Ramnagar Fort and one hour visit to the Fort
5:00 p.m. Back to the ghat for Ganga Aarti and the evening show at the ghat Dasaawamedh
7.00 p.m. Return to the hotel

Included: transport by boat and rickshaw
Not included: Entrance fees, Camera fees and tip

Singular excursions

Below is a list of locally offered excursions. The prices are based on the participation of a minimum of 4 participants, and based on a price in Indian and Nepalese rupees (due to exchange rates so the price can sometimes change). Entrance fees are exclusive (unless explicitly stated).

£ 11

Agra - City Tour and Taj Mahal

During the city tour of Agra, the following will be visited:
Agra Fort, Taj Mahal (including a lunch stop)

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
10:00 Depart hotel to Agra Fort
10:15 Visit to Agra Fort (2 hours)
12:30 Lunch Stop at Riao Restaurant
2:00 p.m. Visit to Taj Mahal (3 hours)
Return to hotel 5:00 p.m.

Included: transport, English speaking guide
Not included: entrance fees, lunch, camera fees and tip for driver

£ 15

Chitwan National Park – Elephant safari

Chitwan is home to the Bengal tiger, rhino, wild boar, various deer, leopards and over 400 different bird species. You make a safari of about 2 hours on the back of an elephant in the park (up to four passengers per elephant). The entrance fee to the park, you pay locally (currently 8 USD, Price is subject to change).

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
06:00 am or 15:00 hrs
The time depends on availability.

Included: elephant safari, nature guide
Not included: Chitwan National Park entrance fees, tips

£ 9

Delhi - City Tour

During the city tour of Delhi we will visit the following:
New Delhi: Qutab Minar, Lotus Temple, India Gate, Sikh Temple (Bangla Sahib)
Old Delhi: Raj Ghat, Jama Mashid, Red Fort (photo stop)

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
Excursion starting 08:30 am
End of tour 16:00 pm

Included: transportation and English speaking guide
Not included: Entrance fees, camera fees and tip for the guide

£ 12

Delhi - Indian Classical Dance Show and Dinner

An hour Indian classical dance with dinner (buffet).

Excursion Time (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
Dance 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. hours
Dinner 20:00 hrs

Included: transportation, dinner and dance show based on a set menu
Not included: drinks

£ 9

Jaipur - Amber Fort

During this excursion to the Amber fort photo stops are made at the Jal Mahal (Water Palace) and the Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds). At the end of the tour participants are dropped off at the City Palace.

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
08:00 Departure from the hotel to Amber Fort
8:30 Visit to the Amber Fort (2 hours)
10:30 Departure from Amber fort. Photo stops at the Water Palace and the Palace of Winds
11:30 Participants are dropped off at the City Palace

Included: transport, English speaking guide
Not included: Entrance fees, Camera fees and tip

£ 11

Jaipur - Choki Dani

Choki Dani is a cultural theme park in Rajasthan. You can find several attractions, such as Rajasthani reconstructed houses, a soothsayer and a puppet show. The visit to Choki Dani is concluded with a dinner.

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
6:30 p.m. Transportation from the hotel to Choki Dani complex (35 km / 1 hour)
7:00 p.m. Visit to Choki Dani
8:00 p.m. Dinner
10.00 p.m Back to Hotel

Included: transportation, entrance fee of Choki Dani and dinner
Not included: drinks

£ 85

Kathmandu - Bungee jumping from the Bhote Kosi river

Just south of the Tibetan border, in a gorge above the Bhote Kosi river, it is possible to go bungee jumping. The dive is 160 meters deep and has the longest free fall in the world. You will be transported from Kathmandu to Barabise, and back.

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
7:30 Departure from the hotel to Barabise
10:30 Arrival Barabise
11:00 Bungy Jump in Bhote Koshi River
2:00 p.m. Return to Kathmandu (approximately 3 hours drive, depending on traffic)

Included: transport, bungy jump
Not included: lunch, drinks, camera fees and tip

£ 16

Kathmandu - City tour

The Kathmandu city tour takes you past the famous places of the city. Thus, including Durbar Square (the central square of the city), the Buddhist Swayambunath Temple (due to the many monkeys that hang around this stupa it is also known as the "Monkey Temple"), Pashupatinath (The holiest place for the Nepalese Hindus to access the Bagmati river) and the Buddhist stupa in Bodnath. Entrance fees are not included in this excursion. The following times are an indication.

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
09:00 Departure from the hotel
9:30 Sightseeing of the Durbar Square (approximately 2 hours)
11:30 Departure to the "Monkey Temple" Swayambunath
12:00 Sightseeing Swayambunath
1:00 p.m. Time for lunch (not included)
14:00 Check into the shrine Pashupatinath
14.30 Sightseeing Pashupatinath
15:00 Check into Bodnath
15.15 Sightseeing Bodnath
15.45 Return to hotel

Included: transport, English speaking guide
Not included: entrance fees, lunch, camera fees and tip

£ 19

Kathmandu - Cultural dance performance with dinner

You enjoy a traditional Nepalese dinner at restaurant 'Bhojan Griha ", which literally means" House of Food ". The restaurant is located in a building that dates back to over 150 years ago and once belonged to a priest of the king of Nepal. At dinner you can enjoy a cultural show with Nepalese dance and music.

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. hours

Included: transport, cultural show and Nepalese dinner
Not included: drinks

£ 114

Kathmandu - Mountain Flight to Mount Everest

One of the best ways to get close to the Himalayas, especially Everest, is by taking a mountain flight. During the one hour flight you will have an impressive view of the mountains, like Mt. Everest - the world's highest peak (8848 m) and other Himalayan peaks such as Gauri Shankar (7134 m), Nuptse (7855 m), Lhotse (8516 m), Amadablam (6812 m), Chamlang (7319 m), Makalu (8463 m ) and Cho Oyu (8201 m). The planes take a limited number of passengers so that everyone has a window seat.

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
05.30 Departure to the airport
06.30 Mountain Flight (about one hour)
07.45 Transfer back to hotel

Includes: airport transfers, flight

£ 12

Kathmandu - Nepali Cooking Demonstration and Dinner

During a cooking demonstration the basis of the Nepalese cuisine will be addressed. A Nepalese cook will show how rice, soups and various curries, pickled vegetables and different meat dishes are prepared. The demonstration is followed by a dinner, accompanied by a glass of local rice wine (locally known as 'pala').

Excursion time is in agreement with the tour leader.

Included: transportation, cooking demonstration and dinner
Not included: other drinks

£ 37

Kathmandu - Trisuli River Rafting

You go rafting on the Trisuli River. A ride on a rubber boat on a flowing river between the mountains is a breathtaking experience! The Trisuli becomes a swirling mass during the monsoon.

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
7:30 Departure from the hotel to Mugling
10:30 Arrive at the starting point for rafting
11:00 Start of rafting (approximately 2 hours)
13:00 Check back to Kathmandu

Included: transportation, rafting
Not included: lunch, drinks

£ 10

Kathmandu - Visit to Patan

The sister city of Kathmandu, Patan, is fused to the capital. If at all possible, the old part of town has an even greater density of temples and monasteries than the capital. Patan (Lalitpur as it’s locally known) is much quieter than Kathmandu and a respite from the bustle of the city. Your visit will include the Durbar Square with its many temples and the Krishna temple.

Excursion Time (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
09:00 Departure from the hotel
9:30 Visit to Patan (approximately 3 hours)
12:30 Departure back to hotel

Included: transport, English speaking guide
Not included: entrance fees, lunch, camera fees and tip

£ 14

Pokhara - Walk to Sarangkot

You will be picked up early at the hotel and drive fifteen minutes to Bindbyasini Temple in Phewa Lake, the start of a beautiful walk through farms and rice paddies. From here you walk in about 2 hours to Sarangkot (1592 m). It is a beautiful view point that offers a good part of the Annapurna Range. You can (on a clear day) enjoy a beautiful panorama with an unforgettable sunrise over Annapurna II among others, Machhapuchhare (Fishtail) and Dhaulagiri. Then you descend for about 30 minutes down to a point where your transport awaits, which brings you back to your hotel (about a 45 minute drive).

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
Exact time depends on the weather. The best is probably to leave very early in the morning, so that you're in Sarangkot at sunrise. If you do not want to make the trek, but want to go to Sarangkot, you can be dropped off at a (lower) viewpoint at Sarangkot.

Included: transportation, guide during the trek
Not included: entrance fees, camera fees, tips

£ 9

Varanasi - Boat trip on the Ganges at sunrise

At sunrise you make a trip on the Ganges, the sacred river for Hindus. During the cruise and the subsequent walk through the narrow streets you will visit various ghats (stairs to the river) where pilgrims bathe and are cremated. You also visit the Golden Temple and Kashi Vishnanath the Grand Mosque.

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
5:00 Departure from hotel to the ghat Dasaswamedh
5:15 Boat trip on the Ganges River
6:15 Walk through the old town of Varanasi to the Golden Temple and the Grand Mosque
8:00 Return to hotel

Included: transport, English speaking guide and a one hour boat trip
Not included: entrance fees, camera fees, tips

£ 9

Varanasi - Ramnagar Fort and Ganga Aarti

Ramnagar Fort is the former and current residence of the Maharaja of Kashi. It lies on the banks of the Ganges, opposite the city of Varanasi. The main attraction at the fort is the Durbar Hall or the audience hall. The architecture in this room is a mix of Indian and Islamic elements. The fort is well maintained and dates from the 17th century. The part of the palace where the family of the Maharaja lives is not accessible to tourists. However, the Ramnagar Fort Museum will be visited. In this museum you can view various pieces formerly owned by the nobility, such as silver elephant saddles, arms, furniture and costumes. On the way, we attend the Ganga Aarti - a ritual service on the bank of the Ganges.

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
15:00 Check-out from hotel to the ghat Dasaawamedh
3:15 p.m. boat from the ghat to Ramnagar Fort
4:00 p.m. Arrival at Ramnagar Fort and one hour visit to the Fort
5:00 p.m. Back to the ghat for Ganga Aarti and the evening show at the ghat Dasaawamedh
7.00 p.m. Return to the hotel

Included: transport by boat and rickshaw
Not included: Entrance fees, Camera fees and tip

£ 7

Varanasi - Sarnath

Sarnath is where Buddha's message to the middle Nirvana is preached. Today it is a center for Buddhism. You can find the remains of several temples.

Excursion schedule (subject to change and in consultation with the tour leader):
14:00 Check-out direction of hotel Sarnath
2:30 p.m. Visit to the museum, the ruins of stupas and the Buddhist temple
4.30 p.m. Return to hotel

Included: transport, English speaking guide
Not included: Entrance fees, Camera fees and tip