Kathmandu Valley Tour-5 days

On reaching at Kathmandu Tribhuvan InternationalAirport, warmly greeted by ourstaff and guides for transfer to your hotel in the heart of Kathmandu around Thamel area, the happening spot in Kathmandu with many fine hotels and restaurants with shopping stores and shops, here our guide will brief you with all information on Nepal Cultural & Scenic Tour.

Evening includes typical Nepalese dinner in a nice local restaurant with cultural-folk programs to entertain you with delicious meals.

In Kathmandu, a full-day sightseeing tour at places of interest around Kathmandu, around world heritage sites with temples, monasteries, stupas, and an old royal palace courtyard. After breakfast, our tour begins with a short drive to Swayambhunath, a popular pilgrimage site for both Buddhists and Hindus.

An ancient Chaitya of Asia and a major symbol of Nepal’s Buddhist heritage, Swayambhunath represents the Primordial Buddha or Adi-Buddha. The hilltop where Swayambhunath Chaitiya is built, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, offers grand views of the whole Kathmandu valley with distant snow-capped peaks.

After Swayambhunath, the tour leads to Bouddhanath, an important Buddhist pilgrimage and heritage site in Nepal. The story and history mention that this stupa contains relics of Buddha Kashyapa, with 176 miniature stupas and paintings of Tibetan Buddhist pantheons that cover the walls that surround the stupa at Bouddhanath. Bouddhanath Stupa is an important pilgrimage site for Tibetans which is mentioned in Tibetan classical texts such as the Biography of Yeshe Tshogyal (A.D. 8–9) and Padma Ka’thang (A.D.14). A short drive leads to the famous Hindu Temple at Pashupatinath, by the bank of the Bagmati River, a magnificent golden-roofed temple with four cardinal silver doors. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. At ‘Shiva Ratri', which falls in mid-February, a great celebration and pilgrimage take place, flooded with worshippers from Nepal and India.

At the end of the day, a short drive in the hub of Kathmandu includes a visit to the ancient Malla and Shah dynasty palaces, a visit to Kumari Temple nearby where the Living Goddess "Kumari" resides, and a tour of the famous Kastamandap temple, where Kathmandu got its name, as Kastamandap means "temple built from a single tree."

Return to your hotel for a leisurely walk and dinner after an exciting and rewarding tour.

In the morning, visit Patan, or Lalitpur City, which is close to Kathmandu and an adjoining city located south of Kathmandu on the other side of the Bagmati River, a historical and cultural area with old palace buildings and artistic courtyards.

After a pleasant and interesting tour of Patan, a short drive brings you to Bhaktapur, a medieval time-period city. In Bhaktapur, visit famous heritage places. Bhaktapur, the 3rd largest city in the Kathmandu valley, was once the capital of Nepal during the great Malla Kingdom from the 12th to 15th century. From Bhaktapur, the tour continues with a short drive of an hour to reach the cooler area of Nagarkot Hill Town.

Morning catch striking sunrise from the hotel or Mountain resort of Nagarkot, this old Newari town situated away from Kathmandu valley beyond Bhaktapur on the road to Tibet.

Nagarkot of more than 500 years old history offers grand views of central and eastern Himalayan peaks with sunrise and sunsets. Besides its beautiful panorama of mountains where you can walk in this old town steeped with historical monuments of temples and small stupas truly worth visiting and observe its age-old culture and traditional life. From Nagarkot, a short drive leads to a peaceful and serene environment to Chagunarayan Temple 

An enjoyable scenic drive of a few hours brings you back to the hustle and bustle of the city life of Kathmandu after a great time on the Tour of Kathmandu Cities.

Last day in Nepal in the land of Himalayan wonders and magic culture, as per your international flight time our staff will transfer you to airport for your flight homeward bound or to respective destination with wonderful experience on Tour of Kathmandu Fabled Cities.