1 Day Kathmandu Valley UNESCO Heritage Tour

1 Day Kathmandu Valley UNESCO Heritage Tour

A Private Full-Day Kathmandu City Tour includes the spiritual visit of four unique UNESCO World Heritage sites inside Kathmandu. We explore the spiritual, cultural, and religious importance of Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swoyambhunath Stupa, Pashupatinath Temple, and Boudhanath Stupa.
1) A glimpse over a living Goddess, the Kumari at Kathmandu Durbar Square.
2) Know the historical and cultural significance of Basantapur palace.
3) Gaze over monkeys at Swoyambhunath Stupa and enjoy the beautiful view of Kathmandu Valley from the hilltop.
4) Get blessings from Pashupatinath Stupa and explore its religious significance in Hindu culture from our city tour leader
5) Visit Nepal's largest spherical Boudhanath Stupa and explore the monasteries such as Tamang Gompa which is gracefully decorated with vibrant murals.

Visit: Kathmandu Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Kathmandu Valley, Bagmati Zone, Central Region

Square, lies at the southern part of Thamel where the royal family lived until the 19th century. It is also known as Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square.
Most of the buildings in the palace are built in the pagoda style embellished with intricately carved wooden windows and panels. This is one of the excellent examples of the ancient traditional Nepali architecture. Durbar Square also epitomizes the religious and cultural life of Nepalese people.
Overlooking the south part of the palace, Kumari Ghar is three-storeyed brick building richly decorated with wooden-carved reliefs of god and symbols, where the living Goddess Kumari lives.

Duration: 1 hour

Visit: Asan, Kathmandu, Kathmandu Valley, Bagmati Zone, Central Region

Wandering through the old back narrow streets of Asan, lined-up with local shops, handicrafts, souvenirs, clothes, which will keep you busy for hours. The price is marked on foreigners rate so make sure that you would bargain it to a fair price.

Duration: 1 hour

Visit: Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Kathmandu Valley, Bagmati Zone, Central Region

Pashupatinath Temple is Nepal’s most sacred Hindu Temple that lies on the banks of Bagmati river, 5-km east of Kathmandu city. Pashupatinath is an avatar of Hindu God Shiva as “Lord of animals” which draws the devotees from the Indian subcontinent. During the evening from 6 to 7 P.M, the aarati (fire worship with songs and dance dedicating Lord Shiva) are regularly performed.
It is believed that those who die in Pashupatinath Temple are reborn as a human, regardless of any misconduct throughout the lifetime. Cremations are done at the bank of the sacred Bagmati river.

Duration: 1 hour

Visit: Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Kathmandu Valley, Bagmati Zone, Central Region

Boudhanath is just 2.1km away from Pashupatinath temple. It is the largest spherical stupa in Nepal. It has a greater significance of Tibetan Buddhism and their culture. This is also enlisted in World heritage sites. Tibetan community comes along and walk around the stupa with a simple melody of the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum by spinning the prayer wheels.
There are many monasteries lies within Boudhanath such as Tamang Gompa, which is gracefully decorated with vibrant murals.

Duration: 1 hour