Step 1 — Decide how many days you have
This is the single biggest factor in your plan. A focused Kathmandu-or-Pokhara trip fits in 3 days. Cover both cities comfortably in 5. Add Muktinath's high-altitude darshan and you're looking at 7 days. A grand multi-city pilgrimage — Pokhara, Muktinath, Kathmandu, and further on to Janakpur — runs 8 days or more.
Step 2 — Pick your route and stops
Most Nepal trips from Raxaul follow one of a few patterns: a single-city heritage trip to Kathmandu, a Kathmandu-and-Pokhara combination, a pilgrimage route through Muktinath and the valley's Shaktipiths, or a longer journey adding Lumbini, Chitwan or Janakpur. Tell us which places matter most to you and we'll shape the stops around that.
Step 3 — Choose the right time to go
September to May is the dependable window for mountain views and road conditions — this is when most trips are booked. The June-August monsoon brings less predictable roads and hazier views, so we generally steer travellers away from it unless dates are fixed.
Step 4 — Sort your documents early
Indian citizens don't need a visa or even a passport for Nepal — a valid Aadhaar or Voter ID card is enough at the Raxaul–Birgunj border. Still, carry a couple of spare ID photocopies and passport-size photos, and pack warm layers if you're travelling between November and February.
Step 5 — Decide: package or custom itinerary?
A ready-made package is the simplest route if your dates and group size are already settled — browse our Nepal tour packages to compare a few. If you want specific stops, extra days somewhere, or you're travelling as a larger or mixed-age group, tell us and we'll build a custom itinerary instead.
Step 6 — Get a quotation
Share your travel dates, the number of travellers and the places you'd like to cover, and we'll put together a day-by-day plan with a clear, itemised price. See our Nepal tour cost guide for a sense of pricing first.
