Kathmandu City Tour

The Kathmandu City Tour covers the major attraction of Kathmandu valley. The city is one of the most popular for its cultural, historical, and artistic achievements. It is the city of temples along with highly-rated world heritage sights declared by UNESCO. One-day City tour covers Kathmandu Durbar Squares, Swoyambhunath Stupa, Bouddhanath Stupa & a famous Hindus Temples – Pashupatinath Temple. During your tour in Kathmandu, you will have a great opportunity to explore some of them.

Pashupatinath Temple is the largest and holiest shrine for Hindus. This temple, situated on the bank of the Bagmati River was built in the 5th century There are around 492 temples, 15 Shivalayas (shrines of Lord Shiva), and 12 Jyotirlinga (phallic shrines) to explore. No entrance fee is charged for SAARC nationals to enter the temple. Although only Hindus are allowed to enter the temple, visitors can clearly see the temple and the activities performed on the temple premises from the eastern bank of the Bagmati River.

Boudhanath Stupa is one of the largest stupas in South Asia. It is the central hub of Buddhism in Nepal which is surrounded by hundreds of monasteries. Lichchavi rulers renovated the staple during the 8th century, which has made the shape of a Mandala.

Swayambhunath Stupa is one of the most glorious, holiest, and oldest Stupa in the world. It is located on a small hillock in west Kathmandu hence commanding an excellent view of the valley. The stupa was built in 460 A.D. by King Manadeva, and is also known by the name “Monkey Temple”.

Kathmandu Durbar Square is one of the three Durbar Squares of Kathmandu Valley. The Malla king Pratap Malla erected the statue of Hanuman (the Hindu god of power) in this place and it was named Hanuman Dhoka.  Taleju Temple, Tribhuvan Museum, the house of Kumari (Living Goddess), Kasthamandap, the temple of Kal Bhairav along with few other temples are some places to explore