Kathmandu Day Tour

Kathmandu Day Tour

Trip Grade
Easy
Max. Altitude
1,310m

Overview

Kathmandu is an operational hub of Nepal as it is the capital city. The city is known as the place of sanctuaries, royal residences, and pagodas. Heaps of explorers coming to Nepal for the occasion appreciate walking around the UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES of Kathmandu. Kathmandu Day Tour is expertly weaved for historical, cultural, and religious monument exploration.

Trexmount Ventures has covered some of the highlighted valley places in the Kathmandu day tour. As Kathmandu is known as more Temple than people you will be traveling into many cultural and historical sites to acknowledge the diversity of people, rich culture & art as well as the distinctive architecture rendered with all its varied language, tradition & unique hospitality which has made interesting sightseeing place to visit.

The Kathmandu Day Tour begins from the Hotel by 9 am with our export city guide and deluxe Vehicle. We will drive to four different places to get a glimpse of Nepal and the Kathmandu Valley. This tour is to provide in-depth knowledge about its history, art & architecture which turn us to the primitive age.

The exploration of the Historical & cultural hubs shows many Hindu & Buddhist sites which are the two main principal religions of Kathmandu.  However there are several other religions followed by various religions, therefore Kathmandu is also known as one of the multi-religious cities which holds temples, monasteries, and churches in uncountable numbers with a variety of gods & goddesses depicting the deep faith of the people.

You will enjoy the sites much more as our Guides are amiable, professional & informative to enjoy the holiday much more.

Itinerary

01Day

Swoyambhunath, Patan Durbar Squire, Pashupatinath, Bouddhanath

Your Tour Guide will come to the Hotel at 9 am and Drive to the places and visit:

Swayambhunath: This temple is one of the most enchanting glorious and the oldest Buddhist stupas in the western part of Kathmandu Valley. it crowns a hill overlooking the Kathmandu Valley and offers a fantastic view. The gold-plated Stupa made in the 5th Century is also a world heritage site and one of the powerful pilgrimage sites for Buddhist where the Red-clad Monks lives and pray to their deities.

There are Painted eyes on the four sides of the spire bases, the symbol of Buddha’s clairvoyant powers. Legend has it that the history of the Valley began with the draining of an ancient lake by an Enlightened Being to reveal the Valley and a lotus flower was transformed into the hill and the shining light became the stupa itself.

Patan Durbar Squire: Patan is one of the Major cities of Nepal which is also a Business hub for the city. Patan is also known for its rich culture and Heritage, particularly its tradition of arts and crafts. This is also known as the city of Festival & Feast. The squire itself is a cluster of pagodas and stone temples, Legends and history are other interesting parts for the visitors.

Pashupatinath: One of the biggest Hindu temples of Lord Shiva in the world. It is regarded as the most sacred among the Temples of Lord Shiva. Only Hindu believers are allowed to enter the Temple Premises. Hindu Visitors are allowed to have a look at the Temples from another bank of the Bagmati River.

This Temple has a gold pinnacle which is a symbol of religious thought.
The Temple is of Pagoda style architecture, it has four main doors, all covered with silver sheets and two level roofs are of coppers with gold covering. There is a statue of a large bull near the western door which is also covered in gold. There is a small river by the side of the Temple which is believed as Holy River, Hindus believe that they will go into Heaven if they cremate into the bank of this river. So there will be many cremations going on every day. The Temple is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

And then Drive into Buddhanath Stupa: This is one of the major focal points for Buddhists. The stupa, also on the World Heritage Site, looms 36 meters high and presents one of the most fascinating specimens of stupa design. There are more than 45 Buddhist monasteries in the area.

After Sightseeing in these four places, we will transfer you back to the Hotel. End of the Services.

Includes/Excludes

What is Included?

  • All activities + Entrance Fees as per itinerary
  • Guide Escorted tour – Local Guide
  • Deluxe Private Tour Vehicle

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Trip Info

We have tried to input a real picture of Kathmandu Valley in this Kathmandu day tour, you will be traveling through many Historical & cultural heritage sites to acknowledge the diversity of people, rich culture & art as well as distinctive architecture renders with all its varied language, tradition & unique hospitality. We, Trexmount have made a stylist itinerary to cover the major high lights of Kathmandu Valley Kathmandu is known as more Temple than people so you will be exploring many interesting monuments in this sightseeing tour.