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Durbar Square Kathmandu
101 Reviews On Saturday(19-11-2011) was extremely lucky to get a glimpse of the "Living Child Goddess(Kumari)" at the Kumari Mahal situated in Durbar Square.The "Child Goddess" occasionally comes to the balcony...
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Bodhnath Stupa Kathmandu
44 Reviews The stupa at Boudha has been for centuries the most important landmark along the Tibet-Kathmandu trade route and today is in many regards the national symbol for Nepal. The Tibetans call it Chorten...
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Thamel Kathmandu
17 Reviews Our trek guide, Amrit, also runs Nepali Kitchen with his wife. He meets you in the morning, and takes you to market to buy the ingredients you'll be cooking. Then back to his home in Thamel where his...
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Pashupatinath Kathmandu
38 Reviews Pashupatinath Shiva Temple (Shiva is Pashupati) is walking distance from Boudha Stupa (or a short taxi ride) and this Hindu temples is the oldest in Kathmandu and is an UNESCO World Heritage Sites and...
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Mountain Flight Kathmandu
20 Reviews If in Nepal and unable to trek into the Himalayas then the easiest way to view the Mighty Himalayas including Mount Everest is by taking the one hour "Mountain Flight " tours from Kathmandu...
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Swayambhunath Kathmandu
57 Reviews We walked here from Thamel. Entrance fee was, I think, NPR250. This ancient stupa sits on top of a green hill. This has been a religious site for more than 2500 years. To get to the temple you must...
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Bhaktapur Kathmandu
15 Reviews Hi, agree with most of your comment and still the same now but they are trying to improve. Few tips, just prepare before hand and fill the visa or arrival form while you are still on the flight (they...
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Kathmandu area Kathmandu
34 Reviews I have recently finished volunteering at a orphanage in Kathmandu and i would like to recommend the experience to anyone wanting to volunteer in Nepal. The small orphanage called CHEF(Child Helping...
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Tibetan Refugee Camp Kathmandu
3 Reviews Have not been to Tibet and so decided to visit the Tibetan Refugee Camp. Many of these refugees crossed the border into Nepal from Tibet when the Dalai Lama fled from the Red Chinese army. The Dalai...
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the potter's square is an area specially dedicated to the art of making pottery.. all round the square potters' wheel are spinning and balls of clay moulded into pots.. there are rows and rows of pots sitting out in the sun waiting to dry before being sold in the stalls all around bakhtapur.. a word of caution though, most of the pottery worker do not want their photographs taken unless they are paid.. :P
For a day trip the view is very nice and it is also a very quiet vilage. A great place to get off the Nepal traffic and crowds and with a very beautifull view of the Mountains (I never got to see the everest itself but...)
Patan Durbar Square is a cluster of fine pagoda temples and stone statues. The ancient palace of the Malla kings and the stone baths associated with various legends and episodes of history are especially interesting to visitors. The stone temple of Lord Krishna and the Royal Bath with its intricate stone and bronze carvings are two other masterpiece in the same vicinity. The Bhimsen temple that honors Bhim - great wrestler, brother of the Pandavs, and a deity to Nepalese businessmen - contains fine samples of metal craft. The best place, however, to see metal sculpture is the Hiranya Varna Mahabihar, the "Golden Temple." It is a Newar monastery that contains wall paintings, fourteenth century statues, and scriptures. Its front facade is mostly covered in bronze. Note the stone gates and the figures upon them. Silakars whose descendants are active in the woodcarving industry today built...
Patan is easy overlooked, since Kathmandu has a Durbar square of its own, and alot of other woonderful sites to see are outside the Capital. Yet the Rickshaw trip south of the River to Patan is a must do.The ancient city of Lalitipur (Patan) is situated on the southern bank of the river Bagmati and is about five km southeast of Kathmandu. The city is full of Buddhist monuments and Hindu temples with fine bronze gateways, guardian deities and wonderful carvings. Noted for its craftsmen and metal workers, it is known as the city of artists. Lalitpur, "the city of beauty," is another name for Patan. The best known complex in Patan is Patan Durbar Squrae.Patan Durbar Square boasts of many famous sites and unique architecture. Krishna Mandir in the Patan Durbar Square was built to honor an incarnation of Vishnu. Krishna fought by the side of the Pandavs in the Mahabharat war to assure that...
Magnificient view of temples surrounding Durbar Square. It is located in one of the oldest section in kathmandu. Some of these ancient temples were built by Malla kings who once ruled this ancient city.
Family conducting prayers at Pashupatinath, one of the most oldest and important Hindu temple in Kathmandu.Hindu cremation ceremonies are carried out at the banks of the bagmati river. However, only the Hindus are allowed access to this part of the temple.
The trek to Poon Hill is relatively easy and takes 4 days return, 5 if you're as lazy as I am. The route takes you through rhododendron forrests and picturesque villages. And the absolutey highlight is the sunrise from Poon Hill which is 3210m. From there you have a spectacular view of the Daulaghiri and the Annapurna Himal.
The temple of Pashupatinath dedicated to Hindu god Shiva, is one of the most important ones of the whole Indian subcontinent. The temple is only accessible for Hindus, but there are lots things to see around there. On the banks of Bagmati river you have the ghats, where the corpses of the deceased are burned.
The Sacred stupa of Swayambhunath is located on hill which is said to be the cradle of the Kathmandu valley. According to the legend, the valley was a lake in former times when the god Swayambhu appeared on the lake in the form of a lotus. A holy man from Tibet who wanted to get closer to the god split the hills with his magic sword and the water disapeared, leaving the lotus on top of a hill in the now dry valley.
Of three treks, Langtang was my favorite. The teahouses are great and 90% have solar showers for a daily cleanup. The route is not a top tourist destination because the busride up is a rough going and littered with landslides. The locals were great and getting up in the middle of Langtang glaciers.
Dwarika's Hotel Kathmandu Kathmandu
5 Reviews and 230 Opinions Dwarika's is close to the airport, safe and very good, gives excellent service, has good food and a...
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Fishtail Lodge Pokhara
7 Reviews and 111 Opinions Fishtail Lodge is the most beautiful hotel we ever stayed. Even though it is small in size but its...
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