16 Sep (Sun) Arrive Kathmandu mid-day and travel up to Nagakort among the Himalayan mountains. You will check into a five-star Country Villa resort where your rooms will be facing the mountains. You will view the magnificent site of the Himalayan mountain ranges and do your first yoga session with inspiration.

We will need to check-out and move down to Kathmandu on this day. At Kathmandu, you will check-into another 5-star hotel where lunch will be served. In the afternoon, we will go to the holy site of Shiva – Pasupati, where the Hindu believes that the Shiva temple housed a shiva lingam which was spontaneously grown out of the ground.We will do some pranayama and meditation at this site. Thereafter, moving on to a hill-top – Swamyambhu, where you could view the entire Kathmandu Valley.Swamymbhu is a Buddhist and Hindu holy site. You will see a magnificent Buddhist pagoda – Stupa, buddhit and hindu temples.

19 Sep (Wed)
Today, we will visit the ancient capital of Kathmandu – Patan. There will be ancient temples and museum where one could explore. This is the site where you will get to know more about Kathmandu Valley culture through its architectures and craft works of silver and copper jewelries and statues. There is also a large open market where artifacts will be sold. You will also visit an important Buddhist holy site – Boudhanath, where you will see the largest Stupa in Nepal. This stupa is called the Stupa of The Great Fulfilling Wishes. It was believed to be built by a woman who owned the relics of Kashayapa Buddha (before Guatama Buddha). With great hardships and faith over many years, she and her sons completed this stupa and vow to attain perfect enlightenment to serve all beings. Buddhist believes that if one make sincere prayer at this site, their wish will be fulfilled. Archeologists believe that beneath the stupa housed a mandala. Many Tibetan paintings shops, book stores, mala, antiques and crafts are around this region. We will also move to a traditional monastery for a short pranayama and meditation practice. You will see the lifestyle of monkhood at Nepal.

20 Sep (Thur)
This is a shopping day. You will be guided at Thamel (the Orchard Road of Nepal) and be left on your own to explore. There are a few things which you may like to get for yourself. Cheap yoga and spiritual books printed in Nepal and India, t-shirts with Om prints and other holy icons, Himalayan stones and crystals, silver jewelries…Let us know what else you want to buy and we will show you. Lunch will be on your own today. We will then end the day with a farewell dinner where you will partake a traditional Nepali meal and songs and dance will be presented.