1 day tour
Kathmandu City Tour.
$ 67 .50 USD
Total price per person
Reserve with $67.50
Guide
A Professional Tour Guide
Transport
Private transports for during city tour.
Hygieneprotocol
Others
City Map, A bottel of water.
Insurance
Insurence for Guide and Driver.
Not included:
Meals
Optional
Others
Lunch . Personal expenses. Entry fees for temples and site.
Flights
Accommodation
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Itinerary of your trip Kathmandu City Tour.
- Day 1 Kathmandu City Tour
Kathmandu City Tour
Kathmandu Day Tour:
(From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with lunch break in between).
Kathmandu Day tour starts after your hearty breakfast in the hotel, where our city / tour guide will pick you at the hotel for short drive or walks (depending upon walking distance).
Tour begins right from the heart of Kathmandu city around old Durbar Square (Palace and Courtyard), an amazing place within hub of metropolitan life where you will be in the midst of med-vial and ancient era of old temples and palaces of Malla times to late Shah period.
An exciting place to visit uncountable historical sites and monuments around Kathmandu Durbar Square, visits of Kumari Ghar (Living Goddess), and vicious Kal Bhairab, red monkey god (Hanuman), includes intricate carvings sights around Kathmandu Durbar Square.
Buildings of Malla dynasty who ruled three palaces of Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur cities within Kathmandu valley.In addition, visit temple of Goddess Taleju (legend story the goddess played dice with King Jaya Prakash Malla).
The Durbar Square is lively with colorful life of street vendors, selling curios, flutes, and other handicrafts within Kastamandap rest house. The rest house is constructed from the wood of a single tree where name Kathmandu derived from, built in 1596 A.D. by King Laxmi Narsingh Malla.
Places of interest around Durbar Square:
Akash Bhairab Temple:
Known as Blue Bhairab, three tier temple near main market of Indra Chowk. The divine image of Akash Bhairab is displayed outside for a week-long period, during great festival of Indra Jatra.
The celebration of Indra Jatra honors Indra- the King of Heaven and the God of Rain.
Hanuman Dhoka:
An ancestral historic seat of past royalty, mainly belongs to Malla dynasty, Durbar Square, dedicated to Malla royal sovereigns, today listed as World Heritage Site.
Temple of Kumari:
Temple of Kumari with holy quadrangle houses, a Buddhist Stupa in the center is a residential quarter of Chaste Virgin โLiving Goddessโ called โKumariโ. The traditional building carved with wooden balconies and window screens.
The Kumari the Living Goddess greets visitors from the middle window of the balcony particularly saved for her only and taking photos is strictly prohibited.
After Durbar Square drive to famous old Syambhunath Stupa:
Completing an hour visit around Durbar Square, our guide and cheerful driver takes for short drive, outskirt of Kathmandu city to reach a small hill covered with green patch of forest. The place Swayambhunath is also known as Monkey Temple due to many Rhesus monkeys around.
Swayambhunath Stupa, an ancient monument and famous landmark of Nepal, believed to be more than 2,600 years of history stands as one of worldโs oldest Buddhist Stupa / Chaitya.
The Great Stupa of Swayambhunath is a wonder and glory of Nepal.It is an excellent view point of whole Kathamndu city which is covered by green hills all-around.
This famous ancient Stupa is listed in World Heritage Site. Similarly, the large Buddhist dome shaped Stupa is composed of a solid hemisphere of terra โ cotta bricks and soil supporting a cornice of copper and gilt with paints on four-sided of the spiral. Where all seeing eyes of Lord Buddha keeps an eternal watch over the valley distinguishing between vice and virtue.
From Swayambhunath visit large Bouddhanath Stupa with lunch break:
After a grand time with views of Kathmandu city from Swayambhunath, the short drive leads to east of the city at Bouddhanath also called as โLittle Tibetโ due to similar culture and custom with Tibetans origin people that resides around.
This large Stupa, stands as largest Buddhist shrine of South Asia, the ancient colossal Chorten built in 6th century A.D. by King Man Deb.
It rests on a series of three terraces looking from birdโs eye view. Itโs a relevant shape of a lotus flower which indeed remains a very holy object for all world-wide Buddhists devout.
The Stupa known as Chorten / Stupa surrounded by a circular market with four pairs of Buddhaโs eyes giving a stunning flash around four cardinal directions, as a diligent watch over the people and their commitments.
The Stupa embraces authentic philosophy of Mahayana faith of Buddhism which is known as Lamaism in Nepal, Sikkim, Ladakh, Bhutan and Tibet.
With time here for lunch break, enjoy meals in a nice terraced restaurant with views of large Bouddhanath Stupa.
Tour of Pashupatinath Temple:
After enjoying morning and mid afternoon with exciting tour of Durbar Square, Swayambhunath and Bouddhanath Stupa and having lunch, a short drive leads nearby to holy temple of Pashupatinath.
A sacred Hindu Temple of pagoda design with gilt roof and richly carved silver doors, the temple dedicated to Lord Shiva closes to holy Bagmati River.
One of the most sacred sites of entire Hindu world, Pashupatinath Temple is the nerve center of pilgrimage for millions of Hindu on auspicious day of Shiva-Ratri (birth anniversary of Lord Shiva) around mid February as per Hindu calendar.
Inside the main temple premises where only Hindus are permitted to enter, non Hindu and foreign visitors can observe the temple from the east side of the Bagmati River.
Tour of Patan / Lalitpur:
With interesting time at Pashupatinath temple where drive leads to south of Kathmandu city to enter into another adjoining city district of Patan or Lalitpur means the city of great art and masterpiece handicrafts.
Patan or Lalitpur at one time a separate kingdom around 6th to 17th Century, tour begins from Patan old Durbar Square teemed with full of local traditional activities.
On entering the premises where you will be amazed with ancient buildings a masterpiece architecture of intricate carving arts, most of the monuments listed in UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Places around Patan-Lalitpur of great interest to visit for few hours to full day as per your time duration and interest, where our expert city guide will show you the wonder of ancient culture and heritage.
Great monuments and places of interest:
Patan Durbar Square, Mul Chowk (royal court yard and verandah), Sundari Chowk), Keshav Narayan Chowk, Krishna Temple, Mahaboudha, Kumbheshwor, Jagat Narayan Temple, Rudra Varna Mahavihar, The Asoka Stupas, Patan Industrial Estate with time permitting visit Tibetan Refugee Camp.
Enjoying Kathmandu Day Tour, return to hotel with timeless memories visiting wonderful historic and religious places of great importance.
Experience Style
Mixed
There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโre also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.
Accomodation level
Medium
This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.
Experience Type
Small Group
Youโll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.
Physical Rating
Basic
Almost everyone is fit for these activities. Every hike or physical exercise last less than 30 minutes, such as paragliding and horseback riding. Please ask about specific conditions.
Age range
Min: 10 / Max: 75
Age range allowed for this experience.
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