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Kathmandu City Tour

TOURS IN NEPAL (Kathmandu city tour)

Surrounded by green mountain walls with snow capped peaks, the valley is of unequaled splendor. The legends recount that the Kathmandu valley was once a great lake and that Buddhist people believed Manjushiri broached the valley wall with a magical sword, draining the water and creating the Kathmandu valley. The Hindus claim it was Krishna (God of Hindus) who performed the might deed, hurling a thunderbolt to create the Chobar Gorge. The scientists agree that the Kathmandu valley was submerged at one time and the rivers of the valley do indeed flow southwards through the narrow Chobar Gorge.

Kathmandu Durbar Square

Kathmandu’s most impressive sight, Durbar Square, is crowded with ancient temples and palaces reflecting the religious and cultural life of the people. It is also home to Kathmandu’s Kumari, or ‘living goddess’, a young girl believed to be a reincarnation of the goddess Durga.

Swayambhunath

Swoyambhunath temple, also popularly known as monkey temple, is one of the major attractions of Kathmandu valley. It is 3km west from the Kathmandu city. You will notice a large numbers of monkeys around the temple and at the same time you can also observe the valley below as the temple stands in the height.

Boudhanath

The stupa of Boudhanath lies eight kilometres east of Kathmandu. This crossal and ancient stupa, one of he biggest in the world, has the all seeing eyes of Lord Buddha. It was built in the fifth century A.D. on an octagonal base inset with prayer wheels.

Pashupatinath Temple

Situated five kilometres east of Kathmandu on the bank of the sacred Bagmati River, the temple of Lord Shiva is famous for its two-tiered golden roof and silver doors. The area along the bank of the river next to the temple is a designated cremation yard.

Facts of Trip:

Kathmandu City Tour Country: Nepal

Destinatin: Kathmandu City Tour

Tour Starts in: Kathmandu

Tour Ends in: Kathmandu

Tour Duration: 1 Day

Activities: Tours & Sightseeing

Majors interesting: Buddhist monasteries and Hindu temples,

Transportation: Private vehicle as per itinerary

Tour grade: No Experience required

Max. Altitude: 1300m (Kathmandu)

Best season: All Around year

Mode of Tour: Hotel

Group Size: Min 01 PAX, Max 12 PAX

Cost Starts: US$ 70 -US$ 95 per person

Trip day to day itinerary

Day 01: Sight seeing in Kathamndu: After the breakfast in the morning, our city guide will come to the hotel with vehicles and then we leave hotel to visit Kathmandu Darbar Square, the house of living Goddess Kumari, the ferocious Kal Bhairab, The Red Monkey God and hundreds of erotic carvings. Swayambhunath is the worlds most glorious Buddhist Chaityas.It is said to be 2000 years old.

Boudhanath is a huge Buddhist stupa located about 7 km east of Thamel. It stands on a massive mandala style platform and has features similar to the Swayambhunath, though it is bigger than Swayambhunath in size. It is said that this stupa was built during the 5th Century. Every year, Thousands of pilgrims from Nepal and neighboring countries visit Boudhanath, particularly in winter and Pashupatinath temple. Pashupatinath temple is the biggest Hindu temple.

Cost Details:

Trip Cost: USD 95 Per Person - Min 01 pax

Trip Cost: USD 70 Per Person - Above 02 pax

Kathmandu City Tour Service Includes

Transportation according to the program
Entrance fees for Entrance fees for Kathmandu Darbar Square, Swayambhunath temple, Boudhanath Stupa, Pashupatinath temple, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square
Wage for city guide

Kathmandu City Tour Service Excludes

Lunch and Dinner
Personal expenses
Tips for driver and guide

Client Reviews

I was trekking on the Annapurna Base Camp Trek in November 2007 together with two friends. It was wonderful getting to know rural Nepal and experiencing the enchanting scenery of the mountains. Ngima Sherpa was our trekking guide. It was his great enthusiasm that made our trip an unforgettable experience! He was reliable, perfectly organised and did far more than the necessary "guiding job": for example getting up in the early hours to run before us to secure accomodation, providing a girl we met on the trek with equipment when her shoes became broken or recommending accomodation in Karthmandu. The daily parts of the trek were well organized with enough time for breaks and to accomodate to the altitude.

Anne Katrin Baumgaertner
Muenchen, Germany.

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