Kathmandu Day Tour

Kathmandu Day Tour itinerary can be customized according to your choice. Please write to us for the individual travel Itinerary. The price varies depending on hotel category, transportation, private vehicle, and flight service.

Our trip through Kathmandu starts right after we pick you up. We will go to the Swayambhunath Temple in the beginning. We will spend a few moments watching the Swayambhu Chaitya and its surroundings. Our guide will give you all the necessary information about the place. You can spend some time there asking questions that interest you or taking photos.

From there we drive to Patan Durbar Square. We will spend some more time watching the monuments and the arts. From there we reach the Pashupatinath temple. After a walk and visiting temples and ashrams.

Kathmandu day tour is design specifically for those who have very little time in Kathmandu to visit the wonderful World Heritage Sites. It is a one-day guided cultural tour in Kathmandu. Our experienced tour guide will take you through the world heritage sites to explore and understand the ancient heritage and all the important places around the valley.

The Kathmandu Day Tour offers you an educational, culturally rich and entertaining excursion that you will cherish forever. Nepal is a famous travel and hiking destination in the Himalayas. Cultural and natural wonders are scattered throughout Nepal. From the high Himalayas to the Terai savanna, there are many phenomenal views that can take us to the next world. Kathmandu is the gateway to all the wonders of Nepal. However, Kathmandu itself is no less incredible.

Seven of the UNESCO World Heritage sites are here in Kathmandu. Unfortunately, they are often hidden in the chaos of the city. Walking through these busy and chaotic streets to find all these rich and lively places is almost impossible in one day. Here at Sublime Trails we are here to help. We take you through all the monumental sites rich in art and culture. On our day trip to Kathmandu; our experienced guides will assist you with an in-depth understanding of these historical sites to take a close and in-depth look at these monuments of unique exotic architecture, culture and art.

Kathmandu is famous as the city of temples. During our tour of Kathmandu, we will encounter Hindu sacred temples at every next step. With all of these culturally rich monuments scattered throughout the valley, one would not mistakenly say that Kathmandu is an enormous treasure trove of culture and ancient structures.

To be honest, one day in Kathmandu is not enough to discover all these treasures. If you want to dive very deep, you can spend a whole day with everyone. For most people, however, this is not possible. Our tour is designed for those who have very little time to visit or for someone who has come for the first time. Our Kathmandu day trip is perfect for getting around Kathmandu as we try to cover all the places that best represent our city.

The Kathmandu day trip includes five UNESCO World Heritage sites (Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, Pashupatinath Temple, Stupa Swayambhunath and Stupa Boudhanath). They are known to represent culture, history, and civilization for hundreds of years or more. We will guide you through these places in our private vehicles with a personal guide.

The following brief descriptions give you a rough idea of ​​what these websites are about

Kathmandu Durbar Square

Kathmandu Durbar Square is a place known for its meditation and religion for spiritual seekers. The former royal palaces were located in the inner complex of Durbar Square. It is surrounded by fountains, ancient statues, small ponds, and various courtyards such as Mohan Chowk and Sundari Chowk. In the royal palaces (Hanuman Dhoka Durbar) were the kings of the Shah and Malla dynasty who ruled the city until the 19th century. Palaces have now been turned into museums. The Durbar open-air complex consists of many pagoda-style temples with facades carefully carved by Newar artists, some of which date back to the 16th century. After the earthquake damaged the area in 2015, many of the ancient temples and pagoda-style historic structures suffered severe damage. Kathmandu Durbar Square was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979 and is being renovated and rebuilt after the earthquake.

Patan Durbar Square

The Royal Palace of Patan is another beautiful and old Durbar Square. What makes this Durbar Square visually impressive is the concentrated mass of the temples of the Newari architecture. The rebuilding of the temple had accelerated in the period from Malla (XIV to XVIII centuries), especially during the reign of King Siddhi Narsingh Malla (1619-60). The ancient arts, carved into the temples of this area with the profound architectural structure, are an unforgettable sight. Although it will still take a few years to rebuild the temples affected by the 2015 earthquake, Patan Durbar Square is still a great place to visit.

Pashupatinath temple

Pashupatinath Temple is a famous Hindu pilgrimage site on the banks of the Bagmati River. It is known as the seat of the national deity of Nepal.

Pashupatinath is a temple complex that consists of an extensive collection of various temples, ashrams and inscriptions from the past centuries. The structures of the two-story buildings are built in the style of the pagoda. This sacred place connects you with the historically rich culture of the Hindus and offers an aesthetically pleasing view of the ancient architecture and the exotic arts carved in these temples. As the oldest known temple in Kathmandu, it illuminates the history of ancient Nepal.

Spend a few moments here with Sadhus and get to know Hindu philosophy and culture with the help of our guide.

Swayambhunath Stupa (monkey temple)

Swayambhunath Stupa, also known as the Monkey Temple, is one of the most sacred Buddhist Chaityas in Nepal. Legends say that it developed spontaneously when the valley emerged from a primitive lake more than 2,000 years ago. This configuration is the oldest of its kind in Nepal and has numerous shrines and monasteries. There is a saying that Swayambhu was born from a lotus flower that bloomed in the middle of a lake that once spread in the Kathmandu Valley. Behind the hill is a temple dedicated to Manjusri or Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom. The Swayambhunath Stupa complex is full of chaityas, stupas and shrines of Hindu and Buddhist deities. It also shows the harmony between Hinduism and Buddhism. The prayer bells completely surrounded this hill. Followers can be seen in the stupa at all times.

Boudhanath stupa

Boudhanath Stupa is said to have been built around the 14th century. It is arguably one of the quietest places in Kathmandu. The huge monument is said to have been created immediately after the Buddha’s death. The building consists of a large dome, the Buddhist pyramid is on top of the dome. All of these are on the stepped mandalas. Pairs of eyes adorned each side of the pyramid. The instructions represent the omniscient nature of the Buddha. It is one of the most spectacular Buddhist sites in the world.