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

1. Swaymbhunath
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   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.
2. Kathmandu Durbar Square
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   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.
3. Basantpur Dabali
   10m
   Very old tourist centre of Kathmandu with beautiful Hindu temple.
4. Taleju Bhawani Temple Bhaktapur
   10m
   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.
5. Kumari Chowk
   10m
   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.
6. Hanuman Dhoka
   15m
   Real monkeys live in this square, built to honor the mischievous and courageous monkey god Hanuman inside the Kathmandu Durbar Square,.
7. Pashupatinath Temple
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   Main Hindu sites
8. Pashupatinath Temple
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   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.
9. The Crematoria
   30m
   This place is on constant action, reminds me a lot of India but with more reverence and less hype. Pashupatinath entrance fees work here.
10. Boudhanath Stupa
    1h · Admission ticket not included
    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.
11. Pass by
    Main tourist area.
12. Garden of Dreams
    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
13. Himalayan Recreation - Day Tours
    Pass by
    Best Kathmandu tour operator in Nepal with more than 20 years experience.

Pickup details

Pick up service offer from customers hotel or airport in Kathmandu valley

• 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
• Please expect to spend around the $10 USD for lunch purchased locally
• Please note that there has been significant damage to some of the sites visited on this tour due to the earthquakes in April and May 2015
• A maximum of 10 people per booking
• Free to Change the date and time