Nagarkot Tour 5 days

You will be received at Kathmandu airport by our representative holding your name plate. After formal meeting,and welcome with a traditional flower garland and transferred to your hotel. There is an option of familiarization walk to the old Kathmandu in the suburb of tourist center of Thamel.

Come down to the Hotel restaurant for breakfast. Your tour guide will be introduced. Today Kathmandu city tour visit Swayambhunath, Boudhanath, Pashupatinath and Kathmandu durbar square-Kathmandu Durbar Square is known by Basantapur Durbar Square, the former residence of Royal Kings of Nepal where you can see the living goddess Kumari. She is considered as a living form of goddess Kali or Taleju. In addtion, there are pagoda style temple, erotic wood carving on the truts of the temple, courtyards, mask of Bhairav and also the local and the sadhu pass by on the streets.

Swyambhunath Stupa – Swayambhunath is also called Monkey temple since the monkeys show different dramatic activies to the visitors. The stupa perched a top the hill towards the west of Kathmandu Valley. This is sacred religious sites of all. Apart from the religious significance, Swayambhunath stupa is famous for the panoramic view of Kathmandu valley.

Pashupatinath Temple – Pashupatinath devoted to lord Shiva is one of the four most important religious sites in Asia. The temple is built on 5th century and renovated by later rulers time to time. There you can see human world from loving birds, crippled, begger, dead body cremation, mourning people and holy men Sadhus. This is really a interesting heritage sites of Kathmandu valley.

Boudhanath Stupa – Boudhanath is one of the most famous heritage sites of Kathmandu valley. This is the best landmark of Kathmandu Tourism. It locates 8 km toward the east of Thamel. The 36 meter high stupa is one of the biggest stupas in South Asia. Boudhanath is the focal point of Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhism in Nepal, incalculable religious communities encompassing it.

Wake up early in the morning to join the one hour flightseeing tour to Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Breakfast and drive to visit Patan also known as Lalitpur and one of the oldest Buddhist cities in the world. It is best known for its fine arts and crafts and rich cultural heritage. Here you will see the Durbar Square and UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Your tour ends with a visit to the Tibetan Handicraft Centre where you can witness the hand- weaving techniques used to make Tibetan carpets and the moulding of metal statues. Its main objective is to help the Tibetan refugees by providing them job opportunities, and then drive to Nagarkot.

Nagarkot is the best tourist place, a 32 km far from Kathmandu on the eastern edge of Kathmandu valley. Nagarkot is not only popular for its sunrise and sunset view but also the Himalayan Panorama to see Mount Everest on the nor thest and the Annapurna and Manaslu to the northwest and the Langtang and Ganesh Himal in the centralnorth. Nagarkot also offer a great valley view and the contranst country landscapes of green hill and mountainous terraces. Stay night in Nagarkot.

Wake up in the morning, enjoy the sunrise and the himalayan panorama with breakfast, and day hike down to Changunarayan temple for 4 to 5 hours. Changu Narayan Temple is one of the least visited heritage and historical site of Kathmandu valley. There can see a very old pagoda style temple, probably the most oldest temple that date back on 3rd century Bc. There can see Licchavi time’s stone and wood icon and staue. A great countryside landscapes are seen while hiking to the temple. From there we drive to Bhaktapur durbar square. Bhaktapur is a medieval city also called Bhadgaun known as the “City of Devotees”, named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Walk along the maze of winding streets lined with homes and temples dating back to the 13th century. Marvel at the intricately carved deities of the richly molded Golden Gate and the Palace of Fifty-Five Windows, with its exquisite wood carvings. View the Golden Sprout, the Taleju temple complex, and Nyatapola, the five storied temple in Taumadhi Square, and drive back to Kathmandu for overnight stay.

This morning enjoy your morning at leisure. Transfer to airport to board a return flight to home.Bid farewell to your new found friends and tour guide.