Kathmandu Valley Sightseeing Tours
The political, commercial and cultural hub of Nepal is the first stop for the majority of visitors to the
country. Once a separate kingdom in itself, it contains three fabled cities - Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur. Out of
ten UNESCO World Heritage Sites, seven cultural heritage sites are in Kathmandu Valley.
The history of the Valley begins with the Buddhist saint Manjushree
who slashed a passage through the surrounding hills to drain out the primordial waters and make it inhabitable. Over the centuries, a refined urban civilization
emerged, built on a unique synthesis of Hinduism and Buddhism.
Dynasties came and went. Trade and the arts flourished. Its deeply
religious Newar inhabitants built fabulous cities and artistic temples that attracted devout pilgrims as well as rampaging invaders. In the late 18th century,
following the founding of modern Nepal within more or less the present boundaries, Kathmandu was made the capital. Kathmandu, the largest city in Nepal is situated at
an altitude of 1,350m.
KASTAMANDAP/ BASANTAPUR : Entrance fee Rs1000/- .
Darbar (
Palace) squares in front of old places in Kathmandu,
Patan and Bhaktapur are very popular. Kathmandu Durbar square called
Hanuman Dhoka. In Kathmandu Durbar
Square , there are Kumari Bahal,
Kasthamandap Temple ( This temple was made of a single tree), and many
other artistic temples, Old Royal Palace, Taleju
Temple, Ashok Binayak
(Ganesh temple), Shiva Temple in Maju Deval, Trailokya Mohan Narayan
Temple, Astha Narayan Temple, Swet Bhairab temple, Kal Bhairab
Temple,
Indra Pur Temple,Kakeshwar Temple, VishnuTemple , Ktilingeshwar Temple,
Panch Pukhi Hanuman Temple in Nasal Chowk. Now tourist has to pay to
enter
in this area Rs 1000 per person.
Swayambhunath Entrance fee Rs 300/- : Swayambhunath
temple is a Buddhist Temple
situated at the top of the hill. People say
Monkey Temple also. From this hill one can enjoy the views of Kathmandu
valley. There is Swayambhu Stupa,
Huge Dorje, Annata pura Shikhara,
Pratap pura ( caught fire in 2003) Shikhara, Museum, Harati Temple etc.
Pashupatinath Entrance fees Rs 700/- : The most important
Hindu temple
situated on the bank of Bagmati river. This temple is Lord Shiva temple
having the quality of the Lord of the Beasts that means he could get
rid
of all the beasts ( proud, anger, wrath, envy, grudge, malice,
affection, hate ect) owned by each.
The
Lord is destroyer and creator. In the Pashupati region there are many
thing to observe, cremation of dead bodies, terraces, Gorakhnath and
Vishwarup temples, Guhyeshwari temple, Pashupati temple, BanKali temple,
Bhuvaneshwari temple, JayaBageswari temple.
PATAN Entrance
fee Rs700/- : Patan is another
ancient city in Kathmandu valley. Kingdom of Malla shrine. There are
many interesting sites for the sightseeing Patan
Durbar
square:Vishwanath mandir, Jagannarayan mandir, Krishna mandir, museum.
Golden tem
ple, Mani Keshar Chowk, Bagalamukhi
temple Kumbeshwar Temple,
and other many temples.
Bhaktapur Entrance US$15/-
:
Bhaktapur ancient name
Badgoan is one of the most interesting cities divided in
different
squares. Bhaktapur durbar square, Dattatraya square, Potters' square and
other small squares. There are many ponds in the cities. Ponds are also
touristy attraction in this city. Temples:
The Erotic Elephants Temple, Siddhi Lakshmi Temple,
Pashupatinath
Temple, Chyasilin Mandapa, Vatsala Durga temple, Krishna temple,
Fasidega temple, Golden gate and 55 window Palace, Nyatapola temple,
Bhairabnath (
Kasi Viswanath or Akash Bhairab) temple, Til Mahadev
Narayan Temple. Bhimsen temple, Salan Ganesh temple,Wakupati
Narayan
temple, Nava Durga Temple.
BODHANATH
Entrance fee Rs 300/- : One of the biggest Stupa of Nepal is Bodhnath stupa.There are different monasteries in this region.
Panauti : This is small town situated on bank of three rivers
Roshi Khola,
Pungamati and myth Indrayani. There is very famous temple Indreshwar
Mahadev Temple, Brahmayani temple, Krishnanarayan temple.
Pharping : This is a small village. There are many
monasteries, Kali temple
and Khadgayogi ( people Vajrayogini ) temple, Guru Rimpuche cave, Guru
Gorakha nath cave, Sheshnaraya one of Narayans among four
Narayans in
Kathmandu valley: Ichangu Narayan, Bishangkhu Narayan, Changunarayan and
Sheshnaraya.
Nagarkot : Nagarkot is situated at 30 km from
Kathamamdu and at the altitude of 2000m. This is very important place
for
the observation of the sunset/sunrise and views of Himalayas. It i s
considered the best viewpoint around the valley.
Changu Narayan Entrance Rs250/- :Changunarayan excursion of 2 and
½ hours from
Bhaktapur walking or 1/2 hour by bus or vehicle. Visit of Changunaraya
area and back to Bhaktapur. It is considered that it has been built
by
King Hari Duta Varma in 323 AD and said to bethe oldest temple in the
valley.
Khokana and
Bungamati : Khokana is a famous place to producing mustard oil. This a nice
newari village having the temple of mother Shetikali Goddess.Bungamati
village is situated near the bank of Bagmati river. This village also is
typical newari village. Ratomachhendranath temple is situated there.
Dhulikhel : Dhulikhel is an interesting town situated in mountain and also
is popular for viewpoint. A gateway to Namobuddha. Namobuddha is very
popular because it was the buried place of former incarnation of Gautam
Buddha called
Bodhisattwa.
Namobuddha : Namobuddha is very popular because it was the buried place of former incarnation of Gautam Buddha called
Bodhisattwa.
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Tamang
Cultural Tour ( Late King Rhenjen Dorje ) : This is my village.My village name is “Chukha”.This is
situated at Sarsyungkhark
V.D.C. in Kavre district of Nepal.My village
is decorated by the Hills, north side is Famous river Sunkoshi and south is Roshi
Khola between is Timal Chukha. In Timal, there used to be lived Tamang King (Rhenjen Dorje).
Which is proved by locally
available fossils.
Contact info : Amazing Authentic Treks & Expedition
(p) Ltd.
Thamel ktm Nepal.
