Kathmandu Heritage Tour – Private Full-Day UNESCO Sites & Temples

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Swaymbhunath

  Get a panoramic peek at the picturesque city from the hilltop temple of Swayambhunath (Monkey temple), one of the popular places for visitors and main Buddhist sites in Nepal with over 3000 years history.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 2
  Kathmandu Durbar Square

  Kathmandu Durbar Square for an insider’s look at the ornate, 16th-century royal residence. You also see Kathmandu’s one-of-a-kind Kumari, or living goddess. See all the city’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, hearing commentary from your private guide along the way and enjoying plenty of time to ask questions.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 3

  Very old tourist centre of Kathmandu with beautiful Hindu temple.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4

  Taleju Bhawani is one of the most powerful goddesses and is also regarded as the clan goddess of the Malla kings who ruled Nepal from the 12th to the 18th century because of which the temple of the goddess is present in three major cities, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan. The goddess has four heads and ten arms and the three temples have the golden statues and metal work depicting the goddess. The temples accommodate the shrines of both the goddesses Taleju Bhawani and Living Goddess Kumari.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Kumari Chowk

  this fascinating palace is home to a virgin girl who is worshipped as the goddess Durga in human form. She can sometimes be glimpsed at her windows.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6

  Real monkeys live in this square, built to honor the mischievous and courageous monkey god Hanuman inside the Kathmandu Durbar Square,.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Pashupatinath Temple

  Main Hindu sites

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 8
  Pashupatinath Temple

  Pashupatinath Temple Pashupatinath is one of the most sacred Hindu shrines in the world and lies 5 km east of the city centre. The richly-ornamented pagoda houses the sacred Linga, or phallic symbol, of Lord Shiva. Chronicles indicate the temple’s existence prior to 400 AD. Devotees can be seen taking ritual dips in the holy Bagmati River flowing beside the temple.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 9
  The Crematoria

  This place is on constant action, reminds me a lot of India but with more reverence and less hype. Pashupatinath entrance fees work here.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 10
  Boudhanath Stupa

  Boudhanath Later visit Boudhanath, the 2500 years old Buddhist stupa in the Valley built in the 5th century with four pairs of eyes of Lord Buddha in four cardinal directions keeping an eternal watch over the people and their doings. You will find Buddhist pilgrims from Tibet going around the stupa spinning the prayer wheels.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• Thamel (Pass by)

  Main tourist area.

  Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  The Garden of Dreams, a neo classical historical garden, is situated in the midst of Kathmandu city, Nepal. The Garden's design has much in common with formal European gardens: paved perimeter paths

  Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  Best Kathmandu tour operator in Nepal with more than 20 years experience.

  Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• A minimum of 1 people per booking is required
• No age limit

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