Kathmandu and Dhulikhel
Three nights among the temples of the valley, four of Himalayan rest.
- Seven nights
- Two stays
- Nepal
- Heritage, wellbeing
Heritage first, then renewal: Kathmandu's temples at the quiet hours, then a sanctuary on the valley rim for Ayurveda, walking and the mountains at sunset.
- Length
- Seven nights
- Pace
- Two stays
- Style
- Heritage, wellbeing
- Route
- Kathmandu to Dhulikhel
- KathmanduThree nights
- DhulikhelFour nights
01
Days 1 to 4 · three nights
Kathmandu
An early walk to Pashupatinath before the pilgrims arrive, a private arati ceremony at a hidden shrine, and the six-course Nepali dinner at Krishnarpan.
Where you stay
The Dwarika's Hotel
The Dwarika's holds the biggest collection of Newari wood art in the world, gathered by its founder and carried on by his grandson. Heritage rooms and suites open onto quiet courtyards, and the Royal Suite rises over three levels to a private rooftop terrace.
02
Days 4 to 8 · four nights
Dhulikhel
Up to the rim of the valley. A consultation with an Ayurvedic doctor and the treatments that follow, a hike to the organic farm, and sunset from the Zero Zone.
Where you stay
Dwarika's Sanctuary
Dwarika's Sanctuary stands on a hillside at Dhulikhel, about 20 kilometres from Kathmandu's airport, with 40 suites among gardens and pools, the Pancha Kosha spa, Ayurvedic doctors and teachers of yoga and meditation.
Ways to make it yours
This is a sample. The hotels, the pace and the order are where we start, not where we finish: every journey is designed around the people taking it.
Made around you
Most travel is bought. This is designed.
Before anything is booked, we talk: who is travelling, how you like to spend a morning, and the hotel preferences below the obvious, from the kind of bath you like to the time you wake and how much daylight you need in a room. You see options where options matter and clean recommendations where they don't.
The same person remains your point of contact from the first reply to the trip after next. No handovers. No team.
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