Kathmandu Valley Tour: A Journey through UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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Kathmandu
Discover the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kathmandu Valley on a mesmerizing tour. Immerse yourself in the rich culture, stunning architecture, and spiritual enchantments of Patan Durbar Square, Swayambhunath, and Baudhanath.
Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Pashupatinath Temple - Pashupatinath Temple is located in the eastern part of Kathmandu valley on the bank of the holy Bagmati River. Pashupatinath Temple is one of the sacred temples of Hindus in Nepal devoted to Lord Shiva. Over a million devotees visit this temple every year to worship Shiva during the significant festival of Maha Shivaratri.
  • Boudhanath Stupa - Boudhanath Stupa, which was believed to be found in the chronicles of Newar. You will find many monasteries around the main stupa. The whole premises have a strong Tibetan culture influence.
  • Swayambhunath Temple - Swayambhunath Temple also known as the Monkey Temple is the main stupa is located at the top of a hill, and you have to climb the long stair to reach the stupa. The climb will be full of excitement as you will be accompanied by monkeys. The complex includes several shrines and temples. Recently a Tibetan monastery, library, and a museum are also added at the top where you can get to know more about the history of the Swayambhunath.
  • Patan Durbar Square - Patan Durbar Square represents the Newari architecture that had reached its crest during the reign of Malla kings who were great architects and patrons of the arts and architecture. Some of the major highlights of Patan Durbar Square are Krishna Temple, Patan Museum, Golden Temple and Sundari Chowk, etc.
  • Golden Temple (Hiranya Varna Mahavihar) - Visit Golden Temple near by Patan Durbar Square. This is Buddhist
    ☸ Monastery as well Temple.
What's Included
  • Assistant guide for groups over 16 ppl.
  • Tour of Thanka Painting School.
  • Singing bowl demonstration.
  • All transport as per itinerary.
  • Professional tour guide.
What's Not Included
  • Foods
  • Entry fee for all monuments.
  • Personal expenses: bar bills.
  • Tips for your guide and driver.
Additional Information

Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage sites Tour takes you through the old gallis (alleys) of Patan Durbar Square where timeless wood and stone carvings of hundreds of Hindu and Buddhist idols greet you from every temple wall. You can admire the countless designs on wood carved windows and the architectural achievements of Newar craftsmen of centuries ago. The stone-carved Krishna temple is one of the most amazing craftsmanship in the old Malla palace and the row of pagoda temples enriching the Durbar Square is a sight to see. The Patan Durbar Square is beautiful and filled with rich culture and architecture. You can also visit Swayambhunath and Baudhanath where you can enjoy a blissful time away from the noise and chaos of the city. Spinning hundreds of prayer wheels that encircle the main domes and becoming a part of spiritual enchantments and prayers that take place in the evenings gives you a whole new experience.

Location
Pashupatinath Temple
44621 Pashupati Nath Road
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Adamrk9632gh
May 12, 2024
Fantastic tour of Kathmandu Historic Sites - We had a fantastic time on this tour! The driver and our guide, Prakash, were professional and informative. Amidst the bustle of the city, they both seemed calm going from place to place and Prakash was very knowledgeable about the various sites. I would highly recommend this tour and Prakash for any size group! I loved the Monkey Temple and an art studio tour that explained some of the art of Nepal.
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Stoffelsp
May 10, 2024
Great tour and save travel through Katmandu. - We saw 4 UNESCO sides and Prakash Aryal did a great job to explain the history of each of them to us and show us around. He also gave us time to look at some handicraft shops and we could buy some nice memories from the heritage of Nepal. Many thanks also to our driver Niroj Lama, who transferred us safely through Katmandu traffic to all the places we wanted to see and his care about keeping the car in excellent condition. Many thanks to both of them making our tour a memorable event in Nepal.
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S9636eojuancarlosg
May 2, 2024
The gist is that it was exceptional. - The information provided by the Tour Guide, (Prakash Aryal) was accurate, cultural, with a lot of knowledge. We understand more each place we visited.
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Vgwrtps
Apr 17, 2024
Excellent introduction to Kathmandu - This was my first time visiting Nepal and taking this tour during my brief stay served as a perfect introduction to Kathmandu. The team at Attractive Travels and Tours was very prompt and responsive throughout the booking process. I had the good fortune of having Prakash as my guide for the day, he is extremely knowledgeable and friendly and both he and the driver made me feel completely taken care of throughout the day. I felt that the selection of the four sites visited during this tour provides a great cross section of the area's rich cultural heritage, and Prakash shared lots of in-depth context that made visiting these sites much more fulfilling than if I had visited them by myself. The tour wasn't rushed at any point, we stayed at each place until I was ready to go and Prakash patiently answered all my questions and also shared interesting stories. Highly recommended!
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Mikeb123321
Apr 1, 2024
Excellent guide, great value, interesting day - Prakash did a great job telling about the history and significance of every site we visited. He also shared details about his life in Nepal and he seemed able to answer any question I could think of. Visiting 4 unesco sites in a day seemed like the right amount to me. I know there are tours that do seven but I think that would just make for a long and exhausting day.
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Nandapuspit
Mar 12, 2024
Short but sweet - I did my day tour with prakash, it was a sudden plan and prakash just granted my wish to be my tour guide last minute. He’s amazing at his job, i wish prakash best success!
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Manuelcamilog
Feb 7, 2024
Amazing - The tour was wonderful, Prakash is an excellent guide. The places we visited left me amazed. It also offers safe transportation, good recommendations for food and shopping. Their service was excellent. I highly recommend it.
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Uliesenfeld
Feb 4, 2024
A lifetime experience - A firework of impressions that far exceeded our high expectations. The vibrant, colorful life at these religious sites, the abundance and variety of temples, pagodas, stupas, monasteries and palaces are fascinating. But without our wonderful guide Prakash Aryal, we would have missed the most exciting details and would not have felt so comfortable among the scurrying, screaming monkeys and many stray dogs. Prakash is a friendly, open-minded and educated man (Masters in Sociology and Anthropology) who speaks very good English and is happy to provide information about the country and its people. We have him to thank for a highlight of our trip to Nepal: the evening Aarati celebration (a kind of open-air service) on the river bank opposite the Hindu temple Pashupatinath, in which hundreds of believers participate with fervor. (The Marco Polo travel guide did not mention this at all.) A unique experience that we combined with the trip to Bhaktapur on a second half-day tour. As a grand finale, so to speak!
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Verop18
Nov 9, 2023
Wonderful agency - We booked Kathmandu UNESCO Tour and Annapurna Circuit ( Round) Trek with ATT Prakash in Katmandou, then with Pari, Prakask and Tilak in the Annapurnas You might think you can or want to plan your Annapurna trek yourself, but I do recommend you use ATT. This small agency will go above and beyond to make sure your trip is fantastic, we felt understood and well taken care of, Cherry on the cake: a wonderful farewell dinner and thoughtful presents to go home with:) I personally work in tourism myself in the US and France, and there is absolutely nothing i would have done better Thanks again for bearing with us and hope to send you tons of clients Veronique
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Cmrpps
Aug 20, 2023
Perfect tour in Kathmandu - We did Kathmandu UNESCO world heritage site tour with this agency. Guide Mr. Prakash was great. He is educated, knowledgable, experienced and helpful. So highly recommend this agency to all.
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