Culture tours in East Nepal

Temples, old towns and living traditions across Nepal

Packages

Pilgrimage 1,550 m

Kanchenjunga & the East

Halesi Mahadev Yatra by Road 4N/5D

5 days · 4 nights
Easy

Best Oct – Mar

HMY-5D from ₹30,000

Tour 2,328 m

Kanchenjunga & the East

Ilam Tea Gardens Tour 4N/5D

5 days · 4 nights
Easy

Best Oct – Apr

ITG-5D from ₹22,000

Places for culture tours

1,190 m Dhankuta and HileStone-paved ridge town and the tongba bazaar of Hile above it

1,400 m Halesi Mahadev and Maratika CavesCave shrine sacred to Shiva devotees, Buddhists and the Kirat Rai

1,200 m IlamNepal's tea country, an easy drive from the Indian border

1,820 m Taplejung (Phungling)Hill bazaar below Pathibhara and the start of the Kanchenjunga treks

Things to do

Culture Dhankuta old bazaar heritage walkDhankuta and Hile · 2 hours

Food Hile tongba and momo eveningDhankuta and Hile · 2 hours

Nature and views Basantapur rhododendron day tripDhankuta and Hile · Full day

Temples and monasteries Halesi cave darshan with pujaHalesi Mahadev and Maratika Caves · 2–3 hours

Temples and monasteries Maratika monasteries and long-life caveHalesi Mahadev and Maratika Caves · 2 hours

Culture Rai village and ridge walk at HalesiHalesi Mahadev and Maratika Caves · 3 hours

Food Ilam tea estate walk and tastingIlam · 3 hours

Nature and views Mai Pokhari lake half-day tripIlam · 4 hours

Culture Cardamom farm and churpi dairy visitIlam · 3 hours

Pick the height and we plan the rest

A heli tour, a base camp trek, a temple circuit or a slow week in Pokhara. We send a day-by-day plan with every hotel, flight and permit priced in rupees or dollars, usually within one working day.

Free itemised quoteEvery hotel, flight and permit on one page

Nothing to pay to askDeposit only when you decide to book

One trip managerThe same person from quote to airport drop

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