• Drive to Pharping

You will have an early breakfast in your hotel and our guide will pick you up at 7 AM and drive you to the Pharping.

• Yanglesho cave and monastery

Once reaching the Pharping, within just a 10-minute’ walk, we can see several ponds and Kyabje Chatral Rinpoche’s monastery. Kyabje Chatral Rinpoche monastery is a small monastery and a retreat center. And you can see the high rocky slope covered by the forest, where the Yanglesho cave lies. When you get inside, there is a shrine with a statue of Guru Rinpoche and you can see the visible print of Guru Rinpoche’s head on the ceiling.

After visiting this cave, we will have lunch and rest for a while. Then, we will move towards another cave named Asura Cave.

• Vajrayogini temple

Vajrayogini Temple is an ancient, sacred, and the most important temple from the 17^th century. Vajrayogini is the tantric deity (female Buddha) and this temple is mostly visited by those who seek to practice Vajrayana. This Vajrayogiini Temple is the second access point to the Asura Cave.

• The Asura cave

Asura cave is one of the famous caves and you can find this cave in the forest above Pharping Village from where you can have a clear view of the village. You can find a monastery and 3-year retreat center, widely known as Guru Drubne Pema Osel Ling. If the climate is okay and clear, then one can witness the view of snow-capped peaks.

• Drive back to Kathmandu

Before driving back to Kathmandu, we will have a short tea time. We will spend some more time in this holy place and then we drive back to Kathmandu. On the way, we can see the Taudaha, a very beautiful lake which is famous for bird watching.

If you want, then we will spend some time in Taudaha and then drive you back to your hotel.