Upon your arrival in the Kathmandu airport (KTM) you will be greeted by a representative from Alliance Trekking (AT). After completing your custom formalities (Visa, etc) pick up your luggage and look for our representative with a Alliance Trekking display board at the arrival gate. You will be then transferred to Hotel Manang or a similar category hotel. After check in, you will visit our office, meet your trekking guide as well as other participants and do final preparation for the trip. Later in the evening we will organize a “Welcome Dinner” at an excellent traditional Nepalese Restaurant where you will enjoy a Nepalese cultural program along with a fine meal.(D).

Take your breakfast at the same hotel and then at 9:00AM by a private car start your Kathmandu Valley sight seeing of Bouddha Nath Stupa – the world’s largest stupa, a sight of great reincarnation to the Buddhist. It’s then off to Pasupatinath temple – the most sacred of the Hindu Temple in Nepal dedicated to lord Shiva. Built in 1696. we will stop by at Patan for your lunch and after sight seeing tour of Patan Durbar Square – a city of architecture and fine arts. This city is known as the second oldest city in Kathmandu and Patan museum is the best museum in the South Asia. It is said that Krishna temple was made of a single stone. Visit the famed Golden temple, Patan palace square along with local market street visit. Our next stop is Swoyambunath Stupa/Monkey temple – the oldest Buddhist shrine. Looking east from on top, one can see the entire Kathmandu Valley spread out below. The front way is over 300 steps to get on the top of the Stupa makes for an interesting walk. This place is also the best for sunset views over the mountains. Over night at hotel. In the evening at 5:00 PM, we meet at our head office for a briefing about your trip program. We will hand over your trekking documents- flight ticket, permits, trek itinerary, check equipments and introduce you to your trekking guide. (B)

You are saying good bye to the mountains as your journey in Nepal comes to an end today! There is nothing to do but trade e-mails with your travel companions and organize your photos. If you have more time you can do some shopping or sightseeing. Approximately 3 hours before your scheduled flight a representative from Alliance Trekking will take you to the airport. On your way home you’ll have plenty of time to plan your next adventure in the wonderful country of Nepal. (B) In some circumstances we can face problem of internal flights to/from Lukla delayed by few hours or canceled for a day or many days too because of bad weather. Very rarely, but it could happen even in best trekking season also as you know how climate change is effecting our globe. Thus, we always recommend you to add supplement night/s in Kathmandu after your trek if possible (just in case).If everything runs smoothly, you can enjoy other activities like sightseeing, rafting , wildlife activities, shopping, as you wish in those additional day. However, if you want heli rescue in the state of flight cancellation to/from Lukla-we can organize it. A helicopter charge around USD 5000 and it can lift 4 persons per flight.