3 days in Kathmandu

Day 1: Guided sightseeing to historical palaces and temples

1. Kathmandu Durbar Square
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   Kathmandu’s Durbar Square is one of three royal palace squares in the Kathmandu Valley. This site was the royal residence until the 19th century where important ceremonies, such as the coronation of the Nepalese monarch use to take place.
2. Pashupatinath Temple
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   Pashupatinath, a pagoda style Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is considered to be the powerhouse of Hindu spiritual power in religious terms. Situated amidst a lush green natural setting on the bank of the sacred Bagmati River, the temple is 6 kms from Kathmandu city.Behind the temples are the cremation grounds.
3. Swaymbhunath
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   This Buddhist Stupa, said to be 2000 years old is a perfect architecture of gilded spire and white washed dome located under thousands of fluttering prayer flags. From the spire, four faces of Buddha stare out across the valley in the cardinal directions. The entire structure is symbolic.
4. Boudhanath Stupa
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   Listed in the UNESCO World Heritage list, this enormous stupa where thousands of pilgrims gather daily to make a ritual circumnavigation of the dome, beneath the watchful eyes of the Buddha, which gaze out from the gilded central tower. This is one of the few places in the world where Tibetan Buddhist culture is accessible and unfetered, and the lanes around the stupa are crammed with monasteries and the surrounding is a paraphernalia for Buddhist life.

Day 2: World Heritage Sites of Patan and Bhaktapur

1. Bhaktapur Durbar Square
   3m · Admission ticket not included
   As that of Kathmandu Durbar Square and Patan Durbar Square, this is the third medieval city-states in Kathmandu Valley which is home of medieval art and architecture. Located 14 kms east of Kathmandu City, this place was founded in the 9th Century. Bhaktapur has three major squares full of towering array of temples overlooked by the Palace of 55 windows built by King Bupatindra Malla. The Nyatapola Temple, also built by King Bhupatindra Malla, is the best example of Pagoda style and stands on five terraces on each of which stands a pair of figures - two famous strong men, two elephants, two lions, two griffins and two goddesses.
2. Patan Durbar Square
   3m · Admission ticket not included
   Like its counterpart in Kathmandu, is an enchanting combination of palace buildings, artistic courtyards and graceful pagoda temples. The former royal palace complex is the centre of Patan's religious and social life, and houses a museum containing an array of bronze statues and religious objects. One remarkable monument here is a 17th-century temple dedicated to the Hindu god Krishna, built entirely of stone.

Day 3: Guided Kathmandu Sightseeing

1. Budhanilkanth Temple
   1h · Admission ticket included
   A Vishnu Temple with a beautifully carved stone statue of Sleeping Vishnu in an open.
2. Kopan Monastery
   1h · Admission ticket included
   A Buddhist monastery with a quiet beautiful garden where monks and nuns from all over the world visit to meditate and practice Buddhism
3. Narayanhiti Palace Museum
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   Last palace of the King of Nepal which now is a museum. This is also a site of Royal Massacre of 2001 in Nepal

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels