Day 01 – Once your arrival in kathmandu, one of our representatives welcome you at the airport then escort to your Hotel in Thamel. After introductions your trekking guide will brief you about the trip and trekking gears.
Day 02 – sight trip to the ancient and historical places of kathmandu valley like Pashupatinath temple,Baudhanath stupa,Patan Darbar square and Swayambhunath which is also known as monkey temple.
Day 03 – Fly to Dhangadhi and drive to Dipayal ( 1310 meters.a.s.l) – an early in the morning; we will fly for one hour to get Dhangadhi which is the capital of province number 7 of Nepal and well facilitate with hotels, lodges and restaurant so if needed possible to sip some hot drinks before to catch long drive to Dipayal. From here, we will head towards to Bhatkanda pass by Uttariya chowk and Godhavari Dham and Khandidanda. There are half dozens of restaurant in Bhatkanda and specially the restaurant serves delicious Khir (sweet dish made of rice and milk) After the lunch in Bhatkand we will drive on the serpentine road to get Dipayal where we will spend a joyful night at the guest house.
Day 04 – Drive to Jhigrana and trek to Bichpani ( 1430 meters a.s.l) – an early in the morning; we will explore Saileshwari temple in sigadhi bazaar then we will drive an approximately one and half hours to Jhigrana which is entry gate of the Khaptad national park. From here we will start our pleasant trek pass by undisrupted beauty of subtropical forest of pine and bamboo and continues with subalpine forest of Fir hemlock, rhododendron and oak forest at higher region, hearing the chirp sound of birds and the sight of the flying butterflies. After 5 to 6 hours walk from Jhigrana; we will reach in Bichpani where half dozens of basic guest houses are providing bedrooms and meals for the trekkers.
Day 05 – Trek to Khaptad national park (1940 meters a.s.l) – after breakfast at Bichpani; we will head towards to Khaptad national park pass by massive pasture land, meadows and small streams so we will admire the liveliness of the nature. Further on the way to Triveni dham; we will pass the confluence of three Rivers known as Ganga, Jamuna and saraswati and as well as saraswati temple. The temple is premises of Triveni dham have the statues os Ganesha, Annapurna, Shiva-Shankar and Bhasa. After 5 to 6 hours walk from Bichpani bring us to Khaptad national park which is our final destination of the trek.
Day 06 – Exploration around the national park – as described, it is not only national park but also a living museum for the natural beauties, cultures and spirituals so after the breakfast we will try to be close with nature with view of snowcapped peaks, huge chain of rocky hills, Lakes and green forest. In afternoon we will explore Khaptad Baba ashram, museum where can be seen photos and parts of dead animals and in the evening we will do Yoga and prepare to return back to Bichpani.
Day 07 – Trek to Bichpani (1430 meters.a.s.l) – there is not any alternative trail for return back to Bichpani so we will follow same trail with charms views of rocky hills, streams, meadows and grassy land where could be grazing goats, sheep, cows and horses. While we are returning back from Khaptad national park to Bichpanai we will explore a religious site called Sahasra Linga where can be seen thousands of Lingas and three points of stones and the first point is believed to be lord Sahashreswor, the second point is Goddess Parvati and the third one is Ganesh.
Day 08 – Trek to Jhigrana and drive back to Dhangadhi (109 meters a.s.l)-we will start our trek earlier than previous days to trek until Jhigrana and long drive to Dhangadi. during the driving period we will have fascinating view of green forest, nice valley of Seti River and serpentine narrow road. we will have our lunch at Dhadeldhura and also we will do quick exploration of Salmuni and Bhageswar temple which are located just bank of the Seti River and very spot for marriage for the Dalit people. when we will arrive in Dhangadi, we will take a tour of Shivapuri Dham and overnight at a hotel in Dhangadi.
Day 09 – After breakfast in Dhangadi we will fly back to Kathmandu, escort to hotel and share our great experience to the friends about our spiritual journey of Khaptad national park.
