This type of tour has a significant importance in the promotion of ethical and rural tourism. Knowing the fact that tourism helps the people living in the rural areas, we have designed this tour including the visits to the World Heritage Sites. People living in the rural areas could share their interests and needs. The tour also has an approach with the school children in a village and some deprived people in such areas. These children and people could be benefited by such visits. The entire tour is inspired culturally so that a tourist coming from other parts of the world could enjoy it. This type of tour is designed specially for those people who would prefer a relaxed tour with full of ethnic excursions.
DAY 01
Arrival at Kathmandu International Airport, meet Encounters Nepal.com representative and transfer to Hotel.
DAY 02
After breakfast, guided city tour to the world heritage sites of the Capital: Swoyambhunath, Boudhanath and Pashupatinath, the sacred places of Kathmandu.
DAY 03
After breakfast, guided tour to the world heritage sites of Patan and Bhaktapur. Visit of "Mahaguthi Craft with a Conscience", drive to Nagarkot.
DAY 04
After breakfast, drive for six hours trip in a private bus/car to the national park of Chitwan, in South Nepal, transfer to a Resort.
DAY 05
Full day activities: elephant safari, bird watching, and jungle walk with local guide, canoeing. In the evening, cultural program: Tharu stick dance.
DAY 06
Meet the minority people-Tharu community. Visit a School where children could have environmental interaction programs with you.
DAY 07
After breakfast, drive to Lumbini, Lord Buddha’s birthplace (623 BC), listed as listed as world heritage site by UNESCO. On the way, visit a craft workshop (fair trade): traditional bamboo items.
DAY 08
After breakfast, continuation of the visit. The Sacred Garden where Buddha was born and the monasteries.
DAY 09
After breakfast, fly to Kathmandu. Transfer to Hotel, visit of Kathmandu Durbar Square, another world heritage site. In the evening, musical dinner with the Gandharbas, from an "untouchable" cast.
DAY 10
AM: Free time. PM: Documentary show in the evening about the Bagmati River, the God-River, which is now very dirty and in danger.
DAY 11
Mountain flight in the morning over the Himalaya. After lunch, shopping in Ason Tole: the typical area where an important local market spreads out. In the evening, dinner with cultural dance.
DAY 12
Farewell and transfer to international airport for onward flight.