Choose a Kathmandu base if your priorities are in and around the city and you have limited nights. Add Pokhara when you want a separate stay there and have time for the journey. Compare the number of full days in each place rather than just counting hotel nights.
Put the transfer on its own day
Keep arrival day for the airport or station transfer and check-in. Plan a Kathmandu outing on a full day. If you add Pokhara, compare the available road or air options, then include travel to the departure point, luggage and pickup at the other end. A full day in Pokhara should be separate from your arrival and departure transfers.
Plan the final connection
If you need to leave Nepal from Kathmandu, compare returning a day earlier with travelling on departure day. Check current road or flight conditions and ask what your quote covers if the route changes. Keep the last plan simple if your international connection is early.
Ask for a written itinerary with room nights, transfer mode, named stops and what you arrange yourself. Choose the version that gives enough time in both places.
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