Page 14 - Nepal & the Mystical Himalayas
P. 14
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1 Depart U.S. _SLY -`OOST^_ LYO 3TYO` XZY`XPY_^ ZQ
/P[L]_ _SP @ > _ZOLd ZY dZ`] TY_P]YL_TZYLW various shapes and sizes located throughout
ʮTRS_ _Z /`MLT _SP NT_d ;L_LY T^ VYZbY QZ] T_^ L]_ LYO
artisans: The region has produced the most
L]_T^_^ LYO ʭYP^_ N]LQ_^XPY TY 9P[LWT ST^_Z]d
Day 2 Arrive Dubai, United Arab Emirates LYO _SPT] OPaZ_TZYLW L]_bZ]V RTaP^ `^
stunning displays of Nepal’s fused cultures.
>_Ld ZaP]YTRS_ TY /`MLT MPQZ]P ʮdTYR ZY _Z
Kathmandu, Nepal tomorrow. We’ll explore one of Patan’s bustling
XL]VP_^ _SP 8LYRLW -LeLL] L^ bPWW L^ T_^
/`]ML] >\`L]PɨZYP ZQ _SP ^PaPY @90>.:
Day 3 Fly to Kathmandu, Nepal BZ]WO 3P]T_LRP >T_P^ TY 9P[LW _SL_ L]P
?]LaPWP]^ ZY _SP []P _]T[ Pc_PY^TZY _Z Bhutan: preserved within a protected Monument
The Last Shangri-La join the main adventure Zone. As Durbar translates to “palace,” the
_ZOLd ?ST^ LQ_P]YZZY bP ʮd _Z 9P[LWɪ^ _P]X ɭ/`]ML] >\`L]Pɮ T^ `^PO _Z OP^N]TMP
capital, Kathmandu. When we arrive at our any plaza opposite a royal palace. But while
SZ_PW bP XPP_ Z`] ?]T[ 7PLOP] L 9P[LWT _SP]P L]P ^PaP]LW /`]ML] >\`L]P^ LN]Z^^ 9P[LW
whose mission is to share the cities, land, Patan’s is renowned for being one of the
people, and language of his or her homeland most picturesque, with its intricately carved
with us.Tonight, enjoy dinner on your own in architecture, delicate wind chimes, and ornate
this vibrant city. fountains.
Breakfast
After lunch on our own, we’ll return to our
hotel. Tonight, our group will gather for a
BPWNZXP /TYYP] L_ Z`] SZ_PW
Day 4 Explore Patan
Breakfast, Dinner
This morning, we’ll begin our discoveries
in Kathmandu (4,265 feet)—the capital
LYO WL]RP^_ NT_d ZQ 9P[LW BP XLVP L ^SZ]_
Day 5 Optional Mount Everest Flight •
drive to Patan (4,429 feet), which sits across
Bhaktapur city tour
the Bagmati River from Kathmandu. Patan
was developed on relatively thin layers of At dawn, you may elect to join us for
deposited clay and gravel in the central part of LY Z[_TZYLW ʮTRS_ _Z 0aP]P^_ bPL_SP]
[P]XT__TYR ?ST^ TNZYTN XZ`Y_LTY T^ VYZbY TY
L O]TPO LYNTPY_ WLVP VYZbY L^ 9LROLSL ?SP
city was designed in the shape of the Buddhist Tibet as Chomolungma, which means “Mother
ZQ _SP @YTaP]^Pɮ Z] ɭ2ZOOP^^ 8Z_SP] ZQ _SP
/SL]XL .SLV]L BSPPW ZQ =TRS_PZ`^YP^^
The four thurs, or mounds, located on the 0L]_S ɮ ?SP 9P[LWT YLXP T^ Sagarmatha, or
ɭ2ZOOP^^ ZQ _SP >Vd ɮ ,aTO NWTXMP]^ NLWW _ST^
[P]TXP_P] ZQ ;L_LY L]P VYZbY L^ _SP ,^SZVL
mountain “the ultimate climb,” and with
>_`[L^ YLXPO QZ] 0X[P]Z] ,^SZVL bSZ
visited Kathmandu with his daughter, T_^ L^_Z`YOTYR ^`XXT_ SPTRS_ ZQ $ $
QPP_ LMZaP ^PL WPaPW 8Z`Y_ 0aP]P^_ PL]Y^
.SL]`XL_T TY -. LYO P]PN_PO _SP
ʭaP stupas. These mounds are joined by more _SP _T_WP ZQ _SP _LWWP^_ [PLV ZY 0L]_S =T^TYR
Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925
14
