Day 1:

Arrive in Kathmandu . Accommodation arranged, including transportation..

Day 2:

Visit World Heritage Sights in and around central Kathmandu ..

Day 3:

Visit World Heritage Sights around Kathmandu Valley ..

Day 4:

Morning Flight to Chitwan National Park (6hr overland by bus on standard rate). Afternoon spent watching the park's prolific birdlife (500+ recorded species!).

Day 5:

Jungle safari within the park. After lunch, tread through the grassland and view the wildlife from your own Elephant ride..

Day 6:

See the Elephant farms before heading overland to Lumbini - the sacred birthplace of Buddha (4hr)..

Day 7:

Spend a day visiting the monasteries, sights and sacred garden of Lumbini ..

Day 8:

Fly out back to Kathmandu (30min flight). Spend remainder of the day resting..

Day 9:

Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla (Everest region). Begin your trek into the breathtaking scenery of the Sargamatha National Park . Trek to Phakding (2630m)..

Day 10:

Phagding to Namche Bazaar (3450m). Set like a natural amphitheatre, the capital of Khumbu towers above the two great valleys of Dudh Kosi and Bhote Kosi..

Day 11:

From Namche Bazaar up the Khumjung Valley (3800m). Trek past the world's highest airport (Sangboche) and be taken aback by your first views of Everest..

Day 12:

Leave Khumjung and trek up to Tengboche (3840m). Spectacular views all the way up to your highest point - Tengboche, famous for its legendary Monastery..

Day 13:

Back from Tengboche to Namche Bazaar..

Day 14:

Namche Bazaar to Phakding.

Day 15:

Return from Phakding to Lukla..

Day 16:

Fly back Kathmandu and take rest..

Day 17:

Spend a day shopping for local crafts and treasure in the streets of Kathmandu ..

Day 18:

Return home..