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North India and Nepal Tour
India holiday package with highlights of North India and Glimpse of Nepal
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Trip PhotosNorthern India is a pastiche of myriad cultures and architectural styles that evolved from Hindu and Mughal origins. This India-Nepal tours begin in Delhi with excursions to significant monuments representing its ancient and modern history. Continuing on this India tour package to Rajasthan, we visit Jaipur, the rose-pink capital of the region. Travel overland to Agra visiting magnificent Ghost City of Fathepursikri and world famous bird sanctuary en-route. View sunset or sunrise at Taj Mahal in Agra. Explore the magnificent Hindu temples of Khajuraho and the tiered bathing Ghats of Varanasi before flying to Himalayan country of Nepal.
Spend three days in Nepal viewing peaks from its hill resort at Nagarkot. While in Nepal, tour the ancient cities, palaces, including Buddhist and Hindu temples. A flight back to Delhi from Kathmandu completes our Nepal India tour with an introduction to this rich and endlessly intriguing region.
Outline Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Delhi
Day 2: In Delhi
Day 3: Drive to Jaipur
Day 4: In Jaipur
Day 5: Dive to Agra(via Baratpur and Fatehpur Sikri)
Day 6: In Agra
Day 7: Drive to Jhansi(via orcha and Khajuraho)
Day 8: In Khajuraho
Day 9: Drive to Varanasi
Day 10: In Varanasi
Day 11: Fly to Kathmandu(Nepal)-Drive to Nagarkot
Day 12: Drive to Kathmandu
Day 13: In Kathmandu
Day 14: Departure
Maharajas forts & palaces, Temples, monasteries, mosques, local market, Elephant ride experience, Bird watching, Mountain viewing, Cultural performance, local cuisines and some optional hikes.
Overview
Trip Type Culture Tours
Activities Included 
Accommodation Hotel and resorts (4-5 stars)
Meal Meals As specified in the itinerary Breakfast(B), Lunch(L), Dinner(D)
Best Seasons All the year round except during the monsoon season.
Route Delhi -Jaipur-Agra-Khajuraho-Varanasi-Kathmandu
Best Months January, February, March, October, November, December
Good Months April, May, September
Lean Months June, July, AugustMaharajas forts & palaces, Temples, monasteries, mosques, local market, Elephant ride experience, Bird watching, Mountain viewing, Cultural performance, local cuisines and some optional hikes.
Cost Information
Included
- Accommodations in listed 4 star hotels (or similar) or heritage hotels
- Daily breakfast as per itinerary
- One lunch in Delhi and one dinner in Kathmandu as per itinerary
- Entrance fees to the monuments listed
- Private AC transport for entire journey
- Service of English speaking local guides
- All applicable taxes for above services
Not included
- Internal flights (Varanasi –Kathmandu) cost as mentioned.
- India and Nepal Visa.
- Flight in and out of Delhi.
- Any other tourist activities not mentioned in the program.
Detailed Itinerary
Expand AllArrive in Delhi
Upon arrival in Delhi, meet and transfer to a hotel. Take a rest to recover from jet lag. Overnight in Delhi.
Altitude: 239mIn Delhi
Sightseeing tour of Old Delhi attractions: Red Fort, Jama Mosque, Chadani Chowk Market and Raj Ghat. Lunch at a restaurant followed by a visit to Humayun’s Tomb, Qutub Minar and other sites around the city. Drive through Rajpath Avenue viewing India Gate, President’s House, Parliament and other historical sites. Overnight in Delhi.
Duration: 5-6hrsDrive to Jaipur
Travel overland to Jaipur. Visit Amer Fort just before arriving Jaipur. Free evening to stroll around. Overnight in Jaipur.
Altitude: 431mIn Jaipur
Sightseeing tour covering the highlights of Jaipur (Pink city) that includes: Hawa Mahal or the Palace of Winds, City Palace museum, the Jantar Mantar Observatory and walk through the Johari Market. Overnight in Jaipur.
Duration: 5-6hrsDrive to Agra(via Bharatpur and Fatehpur Sikri)
En-route to Agra, we stop to visit World Heritage Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary and Fatehpuri Sikri. Overnight in Agra.
Altitude: 170mIn Agra
Visit the world famous monument Taj Mahal and Agra Red Fort. In the afternoon visit Itmad-ud-Daulah tomb. As time permit, visit the marble artwork and other displays at the local markets. Overnight in Agra.
Drive to Khajuraho(via Orcha and Jhansi)
Take a short train ride to Jhansi on Shatabdi Express. Transfer and visit Orcha Fort and continue driving to Khajuraho. Overnight in Jhansi.
In Khajuraho
Drive to Varanasi
Visit the Southern group of temples and fly to Varanasi. Upon arrival, meet and transfer to a hotel. Later drive and visit Sarnath. Overnight in Varanasi.
Altitude: 81mIn Varanasi
Early morning, ride a boat on Ganges and explore the Ghats. Return to the hotel for breakfast and rest. Later, visit Benaras Hindu University, walk through a crowded alleyways, temples and market. Free afternoon to rest or shop. Overnight in Varanasi.
Fly to Kathmandu(Nepal)-Drive to Nagarkot
Fly to Kathmandu, Nepal. Upon arrival, meet and drive to Nagarkot Hill Resort. This will be quite a change from the hustle and bustle of India. En-route to Nagarkot, we stop to visit the beautiful medieval city of Bhaktapur. Overnight in Nagarkot.
Altitude: 2175mDrive to Kathmandu
Sunrise view over the Himalayas from your resort. After breakfast, we have optional 2-3 hour countryside walk to visit local villages in the morning. Drive back to the valley and en-route we stop at Patan, which is known for arts and crafts. Next stop at Bungamati, home to a traditional Newari Village. In the evening, we will have dinner in a typical Nepali restaurant with cultural performance. Overnight in Kathmandu.
Altitude: 1350m Duration: 5-6hrsIn Kathmandu
Visit Pashupatinath temple and Boudhanath Stupa in the morning. In the afternoon, visit Swayambhunath Stupa and Kathmandu’s Durbar (Palace) Squares. Overnight in Kathmandu.
Duration: 5-6hrsDeparture
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
Traveller Review
Diane
12 - 29 Jan, 2018Our group of 4 recently returned from a trip through Windhorse Tours. Ugen helped us for months with all the details of the trip, answering our questions and arranging personalized custom changes for us.We visited Northern India and Nepal. All of us have traveled quite a bit, but none of us had been to India. I cannot thank Windhorse Tours enough for the excellence we had with the activities, hotel choices and mostly the guides. With Delhi being such a big city, you can imagine pre-travel jitters, but it was all for naught. We were met at the airport by a Windhorse representative. Our guide the next day met us at the hotel. We were in the best of hands with Hemant. He took us to all of the sites we were scheduled to see. The transportation alone would have been enough to drive one crazy. Everything flowed seamlessly. Hemant was most knowledgeable and had a wonderful approach. He was able to give us a mix of history that, not only included dates and names, but also wove together incredible stories that had us begging for more. He was tireless in his delivery. He explained so much about Hinduism and cultural practices. He was with us from Delhi to Kajhuraho. In Varinasi, we had a wonderful guide named Pankaj. He was humorous and went above and beyond. Then Rajool brought us from Varinasi to Lumbini, helping us with border security into Nepal. He and the drivers were great. In Lumbini we were met by Dillip, who had a vast knowledge base of Buddhism. On to Chitwan, where the Jungle Villa staff, namely Dukie, kept us busy for a day and a half with an elephant safari ride, canoe trip and jeep safari, as well as cultural dance and village visit. It was fantastic! Finally, we headed from Chitwan to Pokhara, where we had Hem Raj as our travel companion along the bumpy road and then our guide. Hem was another excellent storyteller and poet who made sure we did all that we wanted to and set the pace accordingly. He recognized that we needed a slower pace for walking and made adjustments. He wrote a poem about us too! Lastly, we finished in Kathmandu with the services of Mahendra, who, like the rest was top notch. The guides really made the trip a success. Their command of English was exemplary and the knowledge and background they have achieved to get there are truly representative of how Windhorse has gone above and beyond as a tour company. My overall experience rating of this trip is 10 out of 10. The button for the number did not let me change it, so I am writing it here….the BEST!
Diane
12/1/2018Re our trip we have a few comments.. The Radisson in Dehli wasa terrific also the Crowne Plaza and the Shangri-La (and the Fishtail Lodge where we stayed when we returned early fro Jomsom). The Rhino residency was disappointing and The “Jomson Mountain Resort” was awful. I had made it clear to you that I wanted to be assured that all places we stayed at would be heated and those 2 were not. With the hot water bottles in our beds and the space heaters in our rooms at Jomsom we were able to sleep comfortably…butg the hotel was freezing and none of the common areas were heated (the manager placed a space heater under our family table) We were very uncomfortable and angry and were happy to leave early. There was a smell of leaking fuel near our rooms and the manager basicaslly lied…WE had no hot water for our stay and we left early because mainly we were concerned that if the planes didn’t fly on the day we were due to leave it would wreck the rest of our plans and reservations. Indeed, the day after we arrived tghe airport was closed due to high winds and we were told that at that time of year it wasn’t such a rare occurrence. So our wonderful guide Sujan Rai made arrangements for us to return by jeep via the jarring but beautiful rocky road to Pokhara. Perhaps later in the season the Jomson hotel would be more tolerable…but no hot water!! After all, we were not trekking!
Perhaps deva has filled you in more
Our tour in Dehli was excellent and we all enjoyed…the Hotel Imperial was needless to say incredible..and we found our guide (Mukais) to be superb.
So again, except for some glitches, we had a memorable trip…Thank you…we’ll be in touch further. Aaron D.
Dr. Aaron D
Dec-25,2010North East India Trip to Nagaland & Aurunachal Pradesh Mar-Apr 2007.
My adventure to the northeast of India and especially in Arunchal Pradesh was the best travel experience in my tenure. The guides were hands down the best I have ever traveled with. I could not have asked for anything more from them. The drivers instilled complete confidence as we negotiated extremely difficult terrain. The peoples that we were fortunate to meet were always open, friendly and helpful; hospitality was the norm. This is a difficult trip from a creature comfort standpoint but for me it was totally worth it.
Last spring’s trip was the second that I have taken with Windhorse Tours. The company would earn a ’10’ on my score card. I believe they truly care about the individuals they plan for and the countries they take us to.
Nancie Thole
March,24,2007India and Nepal, Oct. 29-Nov. 20, 2006
Dear Postak,
Thank you for all that you did to arrange this customized tour for our group of 19. Everything went smoothly for travel in India and Nepal. The hotels and food were wonderful and the guides were excellent. I really appreciate your care, concern, and attention to detail. I couldn’t have asked for a better travel agent! I would recommend you to anyone. Please use me as a reference.
Diane Woods
Oct. 29-Nov. 20, 2006Facebook Review
Guides
Rajat Gupta
Rajat Gupta is the gun young at Wind Horse Tours, New Delhi. With his advent there is infusion of fresh ideas, exuberance and passion , that changing travel scenario demands. He completed his degree course in Tourism Management in 2014.
At Wind Horse Tour, India, he is setting pace for innovations and fresh perspectives to thrive and to meet new demands. With opening of window for Visa on Arrival for many countries by Indian Government, this has thrown door wide open for travel industries to redesign structural patterns in term of infrastructures and itineraries.
He inherited the passion for the travel business from his father Santosh Gupta. While growing up or still now the travel talks hogs the limelight at the dinner table. He alway knew what he wanted or how he wants to shape up his career. Choosing travel management course was a conscious choice to hone his passion.
Gaurav Goyal
Gaurav Goyal remains stalwarts of Wind Horse Tours, India since its inception in 2005. Along with company he gained salience. His friend says ” He aged once he started to work “. Like any other works, it was hardly a stroll in park at the start. In initial days, where every little aspects was overwhelming to learn but he weathered the storm tenaciously and befitting he is in the stage where a rave review from the guests is just like another day in the office.
He grew up in old Delhi locality and did his college from there itself. He is familiar with every nook and corner around Delhi and surrounding regions. This assist in untying knots of intricate history of Delhi and its monuments it harbours in its fold when taking guests on tours.
When not guiding, you can find him in cricket ground with a Kookaburra cricket ball in hand all geared up to disturb the three timbers that batman passionately guard.
Hem Raj Bastola
Hem Raj Bastola is a permanent inhabitant of Pokhara-22, a rural area in the outskirts of Pokhara. He has been working as a tour and trekking guide since 2010. Formerly he has worked as a guest service agent in a hotel in Pokara. He started his career as a Cave guide, ticket salesman at Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave in Pokhara. So most of his working experience is related to tourism and hospitality industry. Beside his guiding profession, he enjoys reading and writing poetry. His poets have been published in different forums and medias. When he is not Guiding , he is a full time farmer; raising cows, goats and farming with his wife and two children.
Having done all the treks in Annapurna region, upper Mustang and Manaslu area over many times, he is our expert in the area. He is extremely patient, empathetic and joyful person is what each our guests say !
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Overview
Trip Type Culture Tours Activities Included Accommodation Hotel and resorts (4-5 stars) Meals Meals As specified in the itinerary Breakfast(B), Lunch(L), Dinner(D) Route Delhi -Jaipur-Agra-Khajuraho-Varanasi-Kathmandu
Max Group Size 2-8 members Best Seasons All the year round except during the monsoon season. Best Months January, February, March, October, November, December Good Months April, May, September Lean Months June, July, AugustRoute Map
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Our group of 4 recently returned from a trip through Wind Horse Tours. Ugen helped us for months with all the details of the trip, answering our questions and arranging personalised custom changes for us.
We visited Northern India and Nepal. All of us have traveled quite a bit, but none of us had been to India. I cannot thank Wind horse Tours enough for the excellence we had with the activities, hotel choices and mostly the guides. With Delhi being such a big city, you can imagine pre-travel jitters, but it was all for naught. We were met at the airport by a Wind horse representative. Our guide the next day met us at the hotel. We were in the best of hands with Hemant. He took us to all of the sites we were scheduled to see. The transportation alone would have been enough to drive one crazy. Everything flowed seamlessly. Hemant was most knowledgeable and had a wonderful approach. He was able to give us a mix of history that, not only included dates and names, but also wove together incredible stories that had us begging for more. He was tireless in his delivery. He explained so much about Hinduism and cultural practices. He was with us from Delhi to Kajhuraho.
In Varanasi, we had a wonderful guide named Pankaj. He was humorous and went above and beyond. Then Rajool brought us from Varanasi to Lumbini, helping us with border security into Nepal. He and the drivers were great. In Lumbini we were met by Dillip, who had a vast knowledge base of Buddhism. On to Chitwan, where the Jungle Villa staff, namely Dukie, kept us busy for a day and a half with an elephant safari ride, canoe trip and jeep safari, as well as cultural dance and village visit. It was fantastic!
Finally, we headed from Chitwan to Pokhara, where we had Hem Raj as our travel companion along the bumpy road and then our guide. Hem was another excellent storyteller and poet who made sure we did all that we wanted to and set the pace accordingly. He recognised that we needed a slower pace for walking and made adjustments. He wrote a poem about us too!
Lastly, we finished in Kathmandu with the services of Mahendra, who, like the rest was top notch. The guides really made the trip a success. Their command of English was exemplary and the knowledge and background they have achieved to get there are truly representative of how Wind horse has gone above and beyond as a tour company. My overall experience rating of this trip is 10 out of 10. The button for the number did not let me change it, so I am writing it here….the BEST!