Day 1 Be greeted on arrival in Kathmandu airport and transfer to your hotel in the Thamel tourist district of the city. Your designated guide for the trip will help you settle in and familiarise you with the local area. Overnight in Kathmandu.

Day 2  Your tour starts with a guided walk from the hotel in Thamel through small back streets full of numerous tiny shops, workshops, temples, and stupas to Durbar Square with its array of wooden and stone carved temples and palaces. After lunch you will visit the important pilgrimage sites of Bouthanath Buddhist stupa and Pasupatinath Hindu temple. We you drive out of the city to the village of Nagarkot on the rim of the Kathmandu valley. Overnight in Nagarkot. Breakfast included.

Day 3  This morning you can experience the spectacular sunrise views from Nagarkot before taking a walk through the Tilkot Forest Reserve to the regions oldest Temple – Changu Narayan. In the afternoon you visit the nearby city of Bhaktapur which offers great opportunities to enjoy the wonderful traditional wooden architecture of Buddhist and Hindu temples. The evening is spent back in Kathmandu. Overnight in Kathmandu. Breakfast included.

Day 4  Today you take a tourist bus to the starting point of your rafting expedition on the Trisuli River. Your guides start by giving you an introduction to the techniques and team work that you'll need, and then you start hitting the first proper rapids. After an exciting afternoon's rafting, the night is spent camping on a sandy beach by the river after eating a hearty dinner cooked by your guides. Overnight in Rafting Camp. Breakfast, lunch & dinner included.

Day 5   The morning brings more rafting excitement as you tackle the biggest rapids of the trip so far. Soon it is time to leave the river behind and continue by local bus to Chitwan National Park. Upon arrival in Chitwan you settle into our wildlife lodge before taking a village walk. Overnight in Chitwan Lodge. Breakfast, lunch & dinner included.

Day 6   You spend today exploring Chitwan National Park in search of, amongst others, tiger, rhino and wild elephant. In the morning you’ll take a walk through the jungle and enjoy a canoe trip. Later on, in the afternoon you have the option of a jeep safari or an elephant ride. Overnight at Chitwan Lodge. Breakfast, lunch & dinner included.

Day 7    This morning you have a walk dedicated to bird watching before taking a tourist bus to Pokhara. Arriving in Pokhara you check in to your hotel and the rest of the day is free to relax and explore this picturesque lakeside town. Overnight in Pokhara. Breakfast included.

Day 8    You will visit various places around Pokhara today, including Peace Pagoda, Daryalling Monastery and the Tibetan refuge camp. The remainder of the day is free to relax or perhaps take a rowing boat out on the lake.  Overnight in Pokhara. Breakfast included.

Day 9    You have some free time in Pokhara this morning before we head to the former Magar village of Bandipur. There is plenty of time to explore this interesting village, with its traditional bazaar and town centre, and take walks into the surrounding countryside. Overnight in Bandipur. Breakfast included.

Day 10    Today you visit the spectacular Gorkha Durba, a combination of a fort, palace and temple perched on the top of a hill on the opposite side of the valley to Bandipur. Here you should get excellent views of the Trisuli Valley and glimpses of the Annapurnas. You also have a visit to Bandipur caves today before returning to Kathmandu for a final evening.  Overnight in Kathmandu. Breakfast included.

Day 11    You have some free time in Kathmandu today for some last minute shopping and exploring before transferring to the airport for departure. Breakfast included.