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Nepal Tour Package
LOCATION

It
borders with the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China in
the North and India in the East, South and West respectively.
AREA: 147,181 sq. kilometers.
ALTITUDE: Varies from 70 meters to 8848 meters.
CAPITAL: Kathmandu.
POPULATION: 1,84,91,097
LANGUAGE:
Nepali is the national language of Nepal. Educated people understand and speak
English as well.
TIME:
Nepal Time is 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of GMT and 15 minutes ahead of Indian
standard time.
CLIMATE
Nepal has four major seasons, namely, (1) Winter: December-February, (2) Spring:
March-May, (3) Summer: June-August, (4) Autumn: September- November.
Nepal can be visited the whole year round.
PEOPLE & RELIGION
Nepalese people are mainly divided into two distinct groups the Indo-Aryans
and the Mangoloids. Kathmandu Valley is the spiritual and cultural meeting point
of all these groups. Nepal is the only Hindu Kingdom in the world. Hindu Temples
and Buddhist shrines are scattered all over the kingdom. Nepal is the birthplace
of Lord Buddha, the Light of Asia. There is a complex blending of Hinduism and
Buddhism in Nepal.
WHAT TO WEAR
Except in formal gathering informal clothes are acceptable mostly everywhere.
Warm garments are required in October-March. An umbrella or a rain coat are
must for the rainy season.
CURRENCY & FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Nepali Rupee notes come in Rs. 1, Rs. 2, Rs. 5, Rs. 10, Rs. 20, Rs. 50, Rs.
100, Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 denominations. Coins come in 5p, 1 0p, 25p, Rs.
1 & Rs. 5 denominations.
Foreign currencies must be exchanged only through the banks or authorized foreign
exchange dealers. The receipts from such transactions are to be obtained and
retained. Visitors can exchange foreign currency at the foreign exchange counter
at the airport upon arrival. Visitor other than the Indian nationals have to
make the payment in hotels, travel or trekking agencies and air tickets in foreign
currency. Non-lndian visitors are not allowed to import or export Indian Currency.
The approximate value of one US Dollar is equivalent to Rs. 50.97 as of June
1995.
ENTRY PROCEDURES
All visitors except the Indian nationals must hold a passport and a valid visa.
The visas can be obtained at the Nepalese Diplomatic Missions and Consuls abroad
and entry points issue visa for a 15 days. The visa will be extended at the
Department of Immigration, Tridevi Marg, Thamel, Tel: 412337/418573. The Department
also issues multi entry visa for the visitors.
ENTRY POINTS:
By Air: Tribhuvan Internaitonal Airport, Kathmandu.
By Land: (1) Kakarbhitta (2) Birgunj (3) Belhiya (Bhairahawa) (4) Nepalgunj
(5) Dhangadi (6) Jogbani (Biratnagar) and (7) Mahendra Nagar in Nepal-lndia
border and Kodari in Nepal-China border. The overland tourists entering the
Kingdom with their vehicles must possess an international carnet.
CUSTOMS
All baggage is subject to customs' check at the point of entry. Visitors are
allowed to bring in the consumable articles such as liquor one bottle up 1.15
litres, 200 sticks of cigarette, 15 rolls of photo film and 12 rolls of movie
camera film. Visitors are also allowed to carry one binocular, one camera, one
movie camera, one video camera, one radio, one tape recorder, one bicycle, one
wrist watch, one set of fountain pen, one perambulator, 15 radio cassettes &
10 disk records into the country on the condition that they are declared and
are to be taken back on return. Carrying narcotics, arms and ammunitions are
strictly prohibited. Visitors can export souvenirs to their respective countries.
The export of antiuques requires special certificate from the Department of
Archaeology, National Archive Building, Ram Shah Path, Kathmandu (Tel: 215358),
Gold, silver, precious stones, wild animals and their skins, horns, etc, all
drugs whether processed or in their natural state, are prohibited to export.
TRAVEL ROUTE
Royal Nepal Airlines the national flag carrier of Nepal and other International
airlines operate scheduled flights to Kathmandu from Bangkok, Bombay, Calcutta,
Delhi, Dubai, Dhaka, Paro, Varanasi, Frankfurt, Paris, Hongkong, Karachi, London,
Moscow, Singapore and Lhasa.The International Airlines operating their flights
to Kathmandu include Aeroflot, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, China South West Airlines,
Druk Air, Indian Airlines, Lufthansa, Pakistan International Airlines, Singapore
Airlines and Thai International.
AIRPORT TAX
Rs. 600 per person for departure to SAARC (South Asian) Countries and Rs. 700
for departure to other international destinations. For domestic flights those
flying within Nepal are required to pay Rs. 50.
MOUNTAIN FLIGHT
Royal Nepal Airlines and other domestic Airlines in the private sector also
operate breathtaking mountain flights for the tourists round the year.
02 Nights/03 days
Kathmandu Tours :
| Day 1 : Arrive Kathmandu |
| Arrive in Kathmandu and transfer to
Hotel. |
| Day 2 : Kathmandu (B) |
Half day sightseeing choice (One
choice of following tours):
- Kathmandu City & Swayumbhunath
- Pashupatinath and Boudhanath
- Patan City, Kumbashore and Golden Temple |
| Day 3 : Kathmandu - Daparture (B) |
| Breakfast at Hotel. The tour ends
after your transfer to Tan San Nhat Airport for departure |
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06 Nights / 07
Days Nepal Tours
| Day 1 : Arrive Kathmandu |
| Arrive in Kathmandu and transfer to
Hotel. Visits Kathmandu City and Swayambhunath |
| Day 2 : Kathmandu-Rafting-Chitwan
National Park (B,D) |
| Drive to Chitwan National Park : enroute
rafting in Trisuli river. You are through to some soft exciting rapids
alternating with stretches of slower water. Pass through beautiful gorges
and small villages perched on the hillsides. As you enter Chitwan there
is more evidence of wildlife. |
| Day 3 : Chitwan Activities - Pokhara
(B, L) |
| Chitwan Activities : Introduction
of Chitwan National Park with the slide show of the history of the park
and its animal. Adventures on the elephant back in the jungle where one
horned Rhinoes, Royal Bengal, Tigers, Monkeys, Ghorial (Fish-eating Crocodile),
Sloth bears, hog and barking deer and over 400 species of bird and wild
peacocks, Shelter under finest wildlife reserve in Asia. You will also
enjoy Canoe ride. Late afternoon around 15.00 drives to Pokhara. |
| Day 4 : Easy trek to Dhumpus (B,L,D)
|
Drive to the trek point : Start trek
to Dhumpus. Dhampus features spectacular view of Machhapuchhare Peak when
the weather is clear.
(lunch box, dinner at Tea House) |
| Day 5: Trek down to Pokhara (B)
|
Trek down to Pokhara.
Afternoon Pokhara sightseeing visit Devieses Waterfall, Tibetan Refugee
Camp and boating in Phewa Lake. |
| Day 6: Pokhara - Kathmandu (B)
|
Fly back to Kathmandu.
Visit Patan City, Pashupatinath and Boudhanath. |
| Day 7: Kathmandu - Departure (B)
|
| Transfer to Airport for flight departure |
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