Kathmandu Day Tour – 1 Day

Trip Highlights

• The most famous UNESCO World Heritage Site from Nepal – Kathmandu Durbar Square
• Swayambhunath Stupa or The Monkey Temple, another spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Pashupatinath Temple  – monument listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Site
• Ason
• Boudhanath Stupa

Trip Information

The outstanding capital of Nepal, Kathmandu is a place filled with history and dates back to the 12th century.  This is a noisy, busy and hectic city and you might very well end up having a love-hate story with it, either you will love it either you will count minutes to escape from here and reach the neighbouring heaven of the Himalayas.  

Kathmandu is a more than an interesting place with lots of incredible spots for tourists to discover and maybe it’s a good idea to spend more than one day here.

The capital of Nepal is a blend of cultures, as people from all over the country that have settled here. There are lots of spots that might attract your attention inside the capital city of Kathmandu but in this tour we grant you just the essentials, the “must see” places.

We invite you to join us in a guided historic tour of Kathmandu which will comprise of the most prominent and most famous spots from around here, the UNESCO World Heritage monuments known as Swayambhunath Stupa, Pashupatinath Temple and of course the peerless Durbar Square.

Durbar Square is literally a complex, displaying a selection of palaces, stupas, shrines and temples. The temples are belonging to Hindu and Buddhist religions and most of them feature manually made wood carvings. When looking around you will see many structures that might catch your attention but the most interesting are Seto Bhairab ( a strange creature that is the point of interest of pilgrims during the Indra Jatra festival), Jagannath Temple, Taleju Temple – the most prominent edifice in Durbar, Indrapur Temple, Mahendreshwar Temple.

Another jewel of the Nepalese capital is  Swayambhunath or commonly known the Monkey Temple, a splendid stupa perched above the whole of Kathmandu having a very special placement. This prominent historical monument will offer you a 360 degree panorama of the city and while reaching here you will encounter lots of monkeys. The stupa has several temples, statues and shrines and is a place of worship for locals.  

Pashupatinath Temple is a hindu temple erected on the Bagmati River banks, which connects with the sacred river Ganges. The temple englobes a series of ashrams, temples, shrines and visuals raised along the time. It is considered a sacred place and many choose this temple as the place to be cremated, in order to break out from the reincarnation cycle and finally reach Nirvana.

Itinerary

• Day 1 – Arrive in Kathmandu (1,400 m) and we will take you on a full day of sightseeing throughout this wonderful city.