Arrival in Kathmandu

Theme: Arrival • Welcome

• Arrival in Kathmandu

• Airport assistance and transfer to the hotel

• A gentle introduction to Nepal as guests move from travel into rest
   

Hotel Check-In

• Check-in at the hotel

• Time to rest, unpack, and refresh after the journey

• Guests may enjoy the hotel facilities or simply relax

Late Afternoon/Early Evening

• Free time to acclimatise to the city, altitude, and rhythm

• Optional quiet time for journaling, stretching, or a short walk nearby
   

Welcome Dinner at the Hotel

• Shared welcome dinner at the hotel introduction to Kathmandu

• A warm, grounding meal designed to nourish after travel

• Official opening of the journey

• Introduction to the group, the program ahead, and the intention for the days to come
   

Evening

• Early night recommended to support rest and adjustment

• Gentle settling into the energy of Kathmandu

Holi (Fagu Purnima) in Kathmandu

Theme: Sacred Play • Release • Renewal

Morning: Gentle Start & Preparation

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Short orientation talk about Holi:
  - Meaning of Fagu Purnima (renewal, forgiveness, joy)
  - How to participate respectfully and safely

• Distribution of:
  - Natural coloured powder (optional)
  - Scarves / eye protection suggestions

• Guests encouraged to wear light-coloured, old clothing
  
  Intention: entering celebration with awareness, not overwhelm.
   

Late Morning: Holi Celebrations (Optional Participation)

• Guests may step directly into the Holi celebrations from the hotel

• Options for participation:
  - Fully joining the colour play and music
  - Observing from a distance
  - Dipping in and out as desired
  
  Because the hotel is next to the celebrations, guests can:
  - Return easily to wash, rest, or change
  - Avoid overcrowded transport
  - Feel safe and supported
   

Midday: Lunch & Rest

• Lunch at the hotel (or nearby, depending on atmosphere)

• Time to shower, rest, and integrate the morning experience
  
  Holi energy can be intense—this pause is essential.
   

Afternoon: Integration & Reflection or return to the festivities

• Gests can choose to rejoin festivities or

• Quiet time at the hotel:
  - Journaling
  - Rest
  - Gentle stretching or meditation

• Optional small group sharing:
  - What was released
  - What was received
  - What joy or resistance arose
   

Evening: Calm Closing

• Light dinner at or near the hotel

• Early evening recommended, as the day is sensory-rich

• Gentle settling after a powerful cultural immersion
   

Spiritual Framing for the Day

Holi is not only celebration—it is ritualised release:

• Letting go of old layers

• Softening boundaries

• Allowing joy, colour, and human connection

This day balances play with presence, ensuring guests experience Holi as a living spiritual tradition, not just a spectacle
 

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Kathmandu: Earth, Devotion & Living Tradition

Theme: Grounding • Impermanence • Devotion​

Morning: Breakfast & Departure

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Short briefing on the spiritual theme of the day: grounding and devotion
   

Late Morning: Godawari Botanical Garden

• Known as "the garden of dreams"

• Travel south of Kathmandu to the sacred Godawari area, long regarded as a place of healing and renewal

• Gentle walk through the gardens at the foothills of Phulchoki

• Quiet time for:
  - Reflection and grounding
  - Connecting with plant wisdom and the earth element
  Spiritual theme: Rooting intentions into the body and the land
   

Midday: Lunch

• Lunch at a peaceful local restaurant near Godawari

• Time to rest and enjoy the slower rhythm outside the city
   

Afternoon: Pashupatinath Temple

• Visit Nepal’s most sacred Hindu temple complex for those who wish Observe the death  rituals along the Bagmati River

• Time for quiet contemplation on:
  - Impermanence
  Cycles of life, death, and rebirth
   

Evening: Return & Rest

• Return to the hotel

• Dinner at or near the hotel

• Early night recommended
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Kathmandu: Insight, Compassion & Integration

Theme: Awareness • Perspective • Integration​

Morning: Breakfast & Departure

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Introduction to the theme of the day: clarity, compassion, and perspective
   

Morning Visit: Boudhanath Stupa

• Circumambulation of one of the world’s largest Buddhist stupas

• Optional mantra walking or silent prayer

• Time to sit and absorb the still, expansive presence of the stupa
  
  Spiritual theme: Awakening awareness and compassion
   

Shopping Time

• Depending on the route taken the will be time for shopping, special spiritual shops and nepalese traditional items
   

Lunch

• Simple, nourishing lunch (monastery café or quiet local restaurant)
   

Afternoon: Swayambhunath Stupa

• Visit the hilltop “Monkey Temple”

• Panoramic views over Kathmandu Valley

• Reflection on the journey so far—from arrival, celebration, grounding, to insight
   

Closing Evening

• Rickshaw ridearound Kathmandu Center

• Optional closing circle or sharing

• Final dinner together in Kathmandu
   

Overall Spiritual Arc (Days 3 & 4)

• Day 3: Earth → Body → Devotion

• Day 4: Mind → Heart → Integration
  
  Together, these days gently anchor the joy of Holi into lasting awareness, presence, and inner alignment.

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Journey to Pokhara: Flow, Choice & Still Arrival

Theme: Flow • Choice • Still Arrival

This day is held as a conscious transition, moving from the activity and devotion of Kathmandu into the softer, heart-opening landscape of Pokhara.

Departure by private bus toward Pokhara

Morning: Departure from Kathmandu

• Early breakfast at the hotel

• Departure by private bus toward Pokhara

• Introduction to the day’s theme: Movement into flow, embodiment, and gentle arrival
   

Light Pause 1: Trishuli River (Yoga & Meditation)
Trishuli River

• First gentle stop beside the flowing river

• Short yoga and stretching practice (accessible for all levels)

• Guided meditation or breathwork focused on:
  - Letting go
  - Trusting movement and change

• Tea or warm drinks available nearby
  
  Spiritual intention: Releasing what no longer needs to be carried forward
   

Light Pause 2:  Mugling Junction (Reflection at the Crossroads)

• Pause at a natural crossroads where rivers and routes converge

• Short spiritual reflection on:
  - Choice
  - Direction
  - Conscious transition

• Optional silent walking or brief intention-setting practice

• Comfort stop (toilets and refreshments)
  
  Spiritual intention: Choosing the next phase of the journey with awareness
   

Midday – Lunch Stop (Riverside)

• Relaxed sit-down lunch at a simple riverside restaurant near the Trishuli / Mugling area

• Nourishing local food

• Time to rest, integrate, and connect informally
   

Main Stop – Rupa Lake (Stillness & Integration)

• Late-afternoon arrival at Rupa Lake, a quiet, community-protected body of water just before Pokhara

• Gentle boat ride on the lake (simple wooden boats, unhurried pace)

• Time for silence, reflection, or quiet presence

• Tea or light refreshment by the water
  
  Spiritual intention: Stillness, heart-opening, and deep integration before arrival
   

Evening: Arrival in Pokhara

• Short final drive into Pokhara

• Hotel check-in

• Time to refresh and settle
   

Evening Meal

• Dinner at the hotel or a quiet lakeside restaurant

• Gentle welcome into Pokhara’s slower, more spacious rhythm

• Early night recommended after a full and meaningful travel day
   

Essence of the Day

Movement → Flow → Choice → Nourishment → Stillness → Arrival

 

This is not simply a transfer day, but a living practice, allowing body, mind, and spirit to arrive together.

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Pokhara: Stillness, Water & Inner Listening

Theme: Heart-opening • Rest • Integration​

Morning: Gentle Arrival into Stillness

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Introduction to Pokhara as a place of reflection and softness, where the landscape supports the heart and nervous system

• Short guided meditation or breath practice, orienting toward stillness and receptivity
   

Late Morning: Phewa Lake (Water as Teacher)

• Walk to Phewa Lake

• Gentle boating experience on the lake

• Visit Barahi Temple situated on the lake

• Invitation to sit in silence, observe reflections, and allow emotions and insights to surface naturally or just visit this amazing temple
  
  Spiritual intention: Water as a mirror — learning to see without effort and receive without grasping.
   

Midday: Lunch & Rest

• Lunch at a quiet lakeside restaurant

• Free time to rest, journal, or enjoy the natural surroundings
   

Afternoon: World Peace Pagoda

• Visit to the World Peace Pagoda overlooking Pokhara

• Quiet sitting or walking meditation

• Reflection on peace as an inner state rather than an outer condition
   

Evening: Soft Landing

• Return to the hotel

• Dinner at or near the hotel

• Early night encouraged

 

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Pokhara: Perspective, Gratitude & Integration

Theme: Vision • Gratitude • Carrying the Journey Forward
Early Morning: Sarangkot Sunrise (Optional)

• Early departure to Sarangkot for sunrise over the Annapurna mountain range

• Silent witnessing of the light touching the mountains

• Optional mantra or gratitude practice
  
  Spiritual intention: Perspective — seeing life from a wider, quieter view.
   

Morning: Brunch

• Brunch at a local restaurant

Late Morning 

• Davis falls 
  - beautiful waterfall

• Gupteshwar Mahadev Cave

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Afternoon: Closing the Pokhara Chapter

• Sightseeing

• Personal readings/massages

• Short closing circle or reflection:
  - What has softened
  - What has opened
  - What will be carried forward
   

Evening

• Final dinner in Pokhara

• Gentle preparation for the next phase of the journey
  
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Transition Day: Completion or Continuation

This day marks a threshold moment in the journey.
Either a gentle closing, or a conscious deepening.
For guests completing their experience with us:

• A slow, spacious morning to integrate insights and experiences

• Time for reflection, journaling, rest, or heartfelt conversation

• A shared farewell lunch, honouring the connections formed

• Private transfer back to Kathmandu in the afternoon, carrying the essence of the journey home

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For guests continuing their journey:

• Departure toward the hills, entering a liminal space between worlds

• A scenic ascent via the Manakamana Cable Car, symbolising the lifting of intentions

• Arrival in Bandipur to view a beautifully preserved Napalese hill village

• Overnight stay in Narayanghat, with riverside walks along the Narayani river
   

Energetic Transition

From Bandipur, we begin a gentle descent into the lowlands, moving from the cool clarity of the hills into the warmer, earth-rich Terai and jungles of Chitwan

• Spiritually, this mirrors a shift:

• From vision and intention

• Into embodiment and grounding

• Preparing us to meet the living jungle of Chitwan, where nature speaks through animals, rivers, and heat
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Arrival, Grounding & River Energy
Morning

• Breakfast in the hotel the ride to the guided nature walk in the jungle

• Learn to read animal tracks and bird calls

• Introduction to medicinal plants and local ecology

• Quiet, mindful walking (ideal for grounding after travel)
   

Lunch

• Fresh, relaxed lunch at the lodge

• Time to rest, journal, or simply sit in nature
   

Afternoon

• Canoe ride on the Rapti River
  - Silent drifting past gharial crocodiles and water birds
  - One of the most calming and contemplative experiences in Chitwan
  - Reflections in the water at sunset
   

Evening

• Dinner at the luxury eco lodge
  
  Last 2 nights at the luxury eco lodge
  
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Wildlife Encounter & Integration

Morning

• Wake to jungle sounds and soft light

• Tea or coffee and light breakfast served at the lodge

• Early start to best see the animals
   

Morning Safari

• Jeep safari inside Chitwan National Park
  - One-horned rhinoceros
  - Deer, wild boar, monkeys
  - Rich birdlife
  (Bengal tiger sightings are rare but possible)
  
  This is the best time of day for wildlife activity and cooler temperatures.
   

Late Morning

• Return to lodge for a hearty brunch
   

Afternoon

• • Trekking on elephants

  • Slow immersive movement through long grass

  • Memorable and emotional experience

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Return to Kathmandu

Morning

• Breakfast together at the lodge, offering a final moment to ground, reflect, and say gentle goodbyes to the jungle

• Luggage loaded and preparations for departure
   

Departure (All Guests)

• All guests depart together after breakfast by private bus

• This shared departure maintains group continuity and ease
   

Option 1: Private Bus (Included in the Program)

• Guests choosing the included private bus will remain on board

• The bus stop for a lunch break and then will continue directly to a centrally located hotel in Kathmandu

• Travel time: approximately 5-6 hours total (including a short comfort/lunch stop)

• This option takes around 3 hours longer than flying, but offers a relaxed, scenic journey and gradual re-entry into city life
  
  Ideal for guests who prefer comfort, shared travel, and a slower integration
   

Option 2: Domestic Flight

• • Guests choosing to fly will be dropped at the airport en route

  • Drop-off is at Tribhuvan International Airport, which lies on the way into the Kathmandu Valley

  • From there, guests continue independently by flight to Kathmandu

  • Total travel time: approximately 2.5–3 hours door to door
    
    Ideal for guests who are time-limited or prefer a shorter travel day

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