Dhulikhelhis is a fifteen-day program commencing with an insight of our ancient cultures & ethnic mixes and combining it with the simple pleasures of hiking through colorful ethnic villages, the thrills of viewing the Himalayan peaks from closer quarters and white-water rafting down to the southern Terai to see its rich flora and fauna.  

The three cities of Kathmandu valley Patan, Bhaktapur and Kathmandu have for centuries been city states, each with its own ornate palace squares around which art and trade and very essence of human life revolves. Kathmandu city, the modern capital of Nepal is a generous reflection of our rich past. Its Durbar Square, a palace and temple complex was built and added to by three dynasties. Patan, the city of beauty is the oldest. The 8th century conch-shaped Bhaktapur city is the most fascinating.  

Within the perimeter of the Kathmandu valley is the beautiful countryside offering panoramic mountain views and insight on village life and culture. You will hike some of the old trade route or pilgrimage trails leading through terraced hillsides, forested ridges, paddy fields and forest covers connecting hamlets and interesting villages of mud-built houses.  

A scenic 200kms drive along a mountain highway out of Kathmandu valley brings you to Pokhara, which is a launch-pad for interesting treks into the Himalayan foothills and beyond. The high Himalayas; Dhaulagiri (8,156m), Annapurna South (7,219m), Annapurna II (7,937m), Mardi (5,587m), Mt. Machhapucjare (6,993m) and Manaslu (8,163m) reign in the north of Pokhara. Hiking trips from and around the second largest lake of Pokhara valley; the Begnas Lake rewards the steadfast hikers with closer views of these Himalayan peaks & glaciers and the typical lifestyle of the inhabitant hill tribes such as; Gurungs, Ghales, Thakalis from amongst whom the valiant Gurkha soldiers are recruited.  

Rising from the glaciers of the world’ highest mountains, the rivers of Nepal traverse through rugged mountains, coursing through at a slower pace as they reach the foothills, meandering slowly through the southern Terai before they merge into the holy Ganges. An easy two-day raft on the Trishuli is but just another facet to a bit of adventure and interesting way of travelling from the mountains to the jungles.

The Royal Chitwan National Park (932 sq. km) formerly a royal hunting reserve and now a Conservation and World Heritage site is the most popular park because of its easy accessibility. Game viewing in the Chitwan National park rewards many with the rarest view of the elusive Royal Bengal Tiger amongst a host of other mamals and native as well as migratory birds.