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VALLEY AND TIBET IAN CAMP TOUR
Overview :-
Day 01 : Kathmandu - Transfer to hotel from the airport. Afternoon
sightseeing of Swayambhu.
Swayambhunath:
One of the world’s most glorious, ancient, enigmatic and the holiest of
Buddhist Chaityas, dating back more than 2000 years. Situated on a hillock
Swayambhunath, literally “the Self-Created or Existent”, is a mosaic
of small stupas and pagoda temple contributed over time by the succession
of kings and noblemen. The main structure of the stupa is made of a solid
hemisphere of brick and clay, supporting a lofty conical spire and capped
by pinnacle of copper gilt. Painted on the four sides on the base of the
spire are the “All Seeing Eyes” of Lord Buddha. The main
features of Swayambhunath in brief are “The Five Buddhas.”
Day 02 : Full day city tour of Kathmandu visiting Pashupatinath temple and
Bouddha.
Kathmandu
Durbar Square: Durbar square classic tour takes you to the famous
places that have housed kings of different dynasties and temple-scapes
representing the finest expamples of Hindu and Buddhist architectures.
Some of the important monuments to be seen here are:
- Taleju temple-
tallest of all structures built by king Mahendra Malla in
1549 A.D.
- Jagannath
temple- built in the 16th century, known for
fascinating erotic figures carving I the wooden struts
eaves.
- Kal Bhairav-
one of the largest stone idol in Kathmandu representing the
terrifying aspects of Shiva.
- Statue of King
Pratap Malla in praying gesture to Digu Taleju the royal
family deity right across.
- Kumari Ghar-
17th century Kumari temple, an example of the
highly developed Nepalese temple craft.
- Kasthamandap-
built from the timber of a single tree. The Kathmandu City
derives its name from Kasthamandap.
Besides this other
fascinating part of this palace complex is the towering Nautale
Durbar overlooking the beautiful cityscape and the vast
Basantapur square where Prithivi Narayan Shah built mansion to
commemorate his victory in 1768 A.D. This building complex is
known for the most intricately carved wooden doorways roof
struts and massive lattice windows full of mythical figures.
 Pashupatinath:
Just a small walk takes you to the temple of Lord Shiva-Pasupatinath
with a two tiered golden roof and silver doors. This structure is famous
for its superb Newari architecture, situated near the banks of the sacred
Bagmati River. Entrance to the temple precinct is permitted to the
“Hindus Only”, however visitors can clearly see the temple from the
eastern bank of the Bagmati River. Pashupati, literally, “Lord of the
Animals” is the patron deity of Nepal and believed to have been
unearthed by an obscure herdsman while one of his cattle was showering the
earth with milk. Across the sacred river, above the array of decorated
monuments, is the “Slasmantak or Mrigasthali Ban (forest)” where
legends has it that Lord Siva dwelled in a form of an antelope to evade
the hordes of demigods.
Bouddhanth:
This colossal and ancient Stupa, one of Nepal’s most unique monuments and
said to be the world's biggest, attracts Nepalese pilgrimage of Tibetan
stock from as far as Dolpo and Mugu as well as Tibet, Ladhak in India
and Bhutan. Baudhanath Stupa, with all seeing eyes of primordial Adi
Buddha on all the four sides of the stupa, is said to hold the remains
of Kasyapa - the Buddha of the previous time.The Stupa is 100 meters in
diameter and was built on an octagonal base. Inset into the base are
prayer wheels established by the Lichchivi King Mana Deva in the fifth
century. The stupa rises to 36 meters above the base including the
spire, “all seeing eyes” and the pinnacle represents the stages of
enlightenment, symbol of royalty, compassion, knowing and nirvana. There
are many myths about the origins of the stupa. We'll have lunch here
after the sightseeing (around 1330hrs).
Day 03 : Full day sightseeing of places like Patan and Bhaktapur.
Bhaktapur: Also known as Bhadgaon, it is situated at an altitude of
1401 m, is a home to medieval art and architecture and was the site for
Burtoluchhi’s Little Buddha. The urban city covers an area of 4 sq.
miles. Shaped like a conch-shell, Bhaktapur meaning city of Devotees,
pottery and weaving are its traditional industries. Bhaktapur, essence
of the Newari City, 14 km east of Kathmandu is Nepal’s greatest
treasures.
Bhaktapur Durbar Square is a conglomeration of pagoda and shikhara-style
temples grouped around a fifty-five window palace of brick and wood. The
square is one of the most charming architectural showpieces of the
Valley as it highlights the ancient arts of Nepal. The golden effigies
of kings perched on the top of stone monoliths, the guardian deities
looking out from their sanctuaries, the wood carvings in every
place-struts, lintels, uprights, tympanums, gateways and windows-all
seem to form a well-orchestrated symphony.
P atan: Also known as “Lalitpur” literally the city of fine arts is
perhaps a living museum as she still retains her medieval air of the
ancient times and almost half the inner city residents are craftsmen in
their own right. Patan was one of the major Buddhist cities in Asia by
the 7th century as pilgrims, scholars and monks from India, Tibet and
China visited the city. It is said that at one stage the entire
population of Patan City was comprised of monks and craftsmen only. The
city is full of Hindu temples, Buddhist monuments and structures with
bronze gateways, guardian deities and wonderful metal and woodcarvings.
In ancient times the ancestors of present day craftsmen were invited to
Tibet and as far as Peking to built monasteries, pagodas and images of
Buddha and other revered.
Day 04 : Day trip to Nagarkot. Sightseeing of Tibetian camp.
With an
early morning wake up, you'll have to see these panoramas with ideal
retreat from this place situated at 2,164 m and 32 km east of the valley
offers the panorama eastern Himalaya including 5 of world’s ten highest
peaks - Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Cho O Yu, Makalu and Manaslu.
After
breakfast, we will drive to Pokhara (the very beautiful picturesque
town). It is 200km and 4 to 5 hrs by drive. Enjoy the evening on your
own. Overnight Hotel.
Day 05 : Transfer to the airport for return flight.
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