Muktinath Tour Package from Gorakhpur

Your Arrival Time (?) Our office representative or driver will pick you up from the Gorakhpur airport/railway stations and transfer to Lumbini. Upon reaching Lumbini, check-in at the hotel and rest for your tomorrow's drive to Pokhara.

At. 08:00 AM : After your breakfast, start driving towards Pokhara (Approx. 7-8 hrs driving). After reaching Pokhara, check in at the hotel and take a rest for the next day's early morning flight to Jomsom.

At. 06:00 AM: Today, early in the morning you will fly to Jomsom and have your breakfast at the hotel in Jomsom. Then by a private jeep/car drive to Muktinath temple. Take a full day for your Puja at the temple. At 4:00 PM, complete your Darshan, Puja and Holy bath over there, later drive back to Jomsom for the night stay

Muktinath Temple is believed to be a place where Lord Vishnu got salvation from Brinda (wife of Jalandhar). The main shrine is a pagoda shaped temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It is believed that one washes away all the pain and sins if they take shower in holy water coming from 108 sprouts just behind the temple. Another major attraction would be two ponds in front of the temple where people take a plunge into. Apart from these temple sites, one can enjoy the dramatic landscape of the valley surrounded by mountains.

At. 07:30 AM: Early in the morning, fly back to Pokhara, we will transfer you to your previously stayed hotel. After breakfast, you will visit for a half day of sightseeing which includes Tal Barahi (A temple situated on a small island in the  Phewa Lake), Davi’s fall (Famous waterfall), Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave and Bindhyabasini Temple.

Important Note: The weather condition of Jomsom decides the flight status, if your flight is canceled today, we will arrange the land transport for you which is the equivalent of the flight ticket cost up to Pokhara. The road condition is mixed, Ghansa to Beni (40 KM) is completely off road and Beni to Kushma (25 KM) is under construction. While returning by driving you have to pay a TIMS permit fee (INR 400 Per Person) on the way at the checkpoint.

At. 08:00 AM: After your breakfast, proceed to Kathmandu. On the way you can visit Manakamana temple by cable car. It takes approx. 3 hours to complete the sightseeing of the temple. After sightseeing you can have your lunch at the Manakamana restaurant, and continue drive to Kathmandu.

Note: The cable car cost (INR 550 Per Person) isn’t included in our given price.

Manakamana Temple, takes 10 minutes cable car ride from a station called Kurintar takes you to the temple of Goddess Manakamana who is believed to have the power to fulfill wishes. Kurintar is 104 km away from Kathmandu on the way to Pokhara.

At. 10:00 AM: After your breakfast visit for a full-day sightseeing of Pashupatinath Temple, Jalnarayan, Kathmandu Durbar Square and Patan Durbar Square and Baglamukhi. All these attractions are UNESCO listed world heritage sites.

Optional Activity: Everest Mountain Flight at 06:00 AM, take-off from Kathmandu Airport (This is  about an hour long flight to explore an eye-pleasing view of  the Mt. Everest along with other Mountains)

Pashupatinath temple is the largest and holiest shrines for Hindus.This temple, situated on the bank of Bagmati river was built in the 5th century There are around 492 temples, 15 Shivalayas (shrines of Lord Shiva) and 12 Jyotirlinga (phallic shrines) to explore. No entrance fee is charged for SAARC nationals to enter the temple. Although only Hindus are allowed to enter the temple, visitors can clearly see the temple and the activities performed in the temple premises from the eastern bank of the Bagmati river.

Kathmandu Durbar Square is one of the three Durbar Squares of Kathmandu Valley. The Malla king Pratap Malla erected the statue of Hanuman (the Hindu god of power) in this place and it was named Hanuman Dhoka.  Taleju Temple, Tribhuvan Museum, the house of Kumari (Living Goddess), Kasthamandap, the temple of Kal Bhairav along with few other temples are some places to explore.

Jal Narayan Temple which is dedicated to Lord Vishnu is also called Budhanilkantha. It is located 9 km north of the main city. The statue of sleeping Lord Vishnu seems like it is floating on the water.

Patan Durbar Square is 5 km southeast of Kathmandu. Major temples are Krishna Temple, Taleju Temple and  Bhimsen Temple. Some places to explore there are Patan Museum, Mahaboudha, Kumbeshwor, Keshave Naryan, Vishwanath and Chyasin Dewal and Sundari Chowk .

Baglamukhi is one of the famous temples of Devi (Goddess) in Kathmandu. The temple of Baglamukhi is situated in Patan (Lalitpur). There are various other small temples inside the Baglamukhi temple premises. People visit this temple mainly on Thursdays as it is considered as the day of Bhagwati.

At. 07:00 AM : After breakfast early in the morning start drive towards Lumbini (Bhairahawa). Lumbini is about 300 KM west from Kathmandu and takes 10 hours of drive to reach. Upon reaching check in at the hotel in Lumbini (Bhairahawa) and take a rest for the next morning visit to Lumbini cultural area.

At. 08:00 AM: Early morning visit to the Lumbini cultural are. Once your sightseeing is over, you will proceed your drive towards Gorakhpur. The driving duration could be anout 4-5 hours.