Day 01: Kathmandu arrival, transfer to hotel, welcome dinner
once you arrive at Kathmandu airport, our representative will greet & meet you at the arrival gate. With the display board of Trekking Mart, s/he will be waiting for you there. Then transfer to the selected hotel. In the evening you enjoy welcome dinner of authentic Nepali cuisine with fantastic cultural dance presentation. Meal: Dinner.
Day 02: Flight from Kathmandu to Bitamode and drive to Ilam
Ilam Bazaar is 700 km east to Kathmandu. It will take around 13 hours to reach there. You will have a scenic drive from Kathmandu to Ilam enjoying the beautiful natural scenario. After reaching Ilam, you will be transferred to the hotel and you can enjoy the hotel accommodation. Stay overnight in Ilam bazaar.
Day 03: Antu Danda and Mai Pokhari
Antu Danda is situated at an altitude of 1677m (5500ft) and takes around 1.5 hours to reach there from Ilam Bazaar via road transportation. Typically known as Shree Antu Danda, is a lush green tea garden with many other attractions. It is also famous as the vantage point for exclusive sunrise and sunset view. The Himalayan view of Mount Everest and Mount Kanchenjunga is also the major attraction of the place. Apart from tea garden, the residing dense forest is also a home for the creatures like hares, boars, Kalij (pheasant), jackals, spiny babblers, sim dogs, deer, dove, owls, eagles, porcupines and many more.
After having the sunrise view at Antu Danda, you will move to Mai Pokhari. The journey takes about 4.5 hours to complete i.e. it will take around 4.5 hours to reach Mai Pokhari from Antu Danda. Mai Pokhari is the pilgrimage site in Ilam district where there are 9 ponds in the same area. It is situated at an altitude of 2438m. Some ponds are big enough that can hold a boat where you can perform boating too. One-night fair is also organized in the place during ‘Harisayam Ekadashi’. On the way, you will pass via the villages like Chureghanti, Bakhaute, Dharpani, and Hasbire Bhanjyangon along with the snowy mountain peaks. Stay overnight at hotel in Mai Pokhari.
Day 4: Drive to Pashupatinagar and Then Back to Fikkal
This is our fourth day of the llam tour. Get up in the morning and getting ready firstly we will have your breakfast. Today we will visit pashupatinagar for some sightsee. Pashupatinagar is a town and Village Development Committee in Ilam District in the Mechi Zone of eastern Nepal. You can visit the tea garden and get knowledge about it. From there you can see lots of hills and many different kinds of local peoples. After roaming around in Pashupatinagar we will head towards to Fikkal. We will roam around in fikkal and enjoy the environment of the nature and stay overnight there.
Day 5: Kanayam and Back to Bitamode
Getting up in the morning and having our breakfast. Today we will start our journey for Kanayam. Kanayam is also famous for its beautiful and amazing tea garden and picnic spot as well. Kanayam is main visited the place of illam by tourists. Its filled with green beauty and sweet local people. After roaming in Kanayam and having Lunch there, we will move towards toBitamode. Bitamode is one of the beautiful city of Nepal. We will visit the bazaar of Ithari and have some fun there. You will stay overnight in Bitamode with having tasty dinner.
Day 06: Return back to Kathmandu
This is the last day of the journey in which you will drive back to Kathmandu from Ilam. The journey will around take 13 hours to complete. If you start from early in the morning, then you will be in Kathmandu at the end of the day.
Day 07: Departure Transfer
At about 3 hours prior to your flight time, we transfer you to the airport to fly your onward destination. Trekking Mart family wishes your best time ahead. Meal: Breakfast.