Tribhuvan International Airport 1 hr 3
Patan Museum (1 hr 9)
An extensive collection of traditional religious art on display in an 18th-century royal palace. Taumadhi Square (44 min)
Busy square with casual restaurants, surrounded by Hindu temples including the imposing Nyatapola. Boudha Stupa (1 hr 16)
Buddhist place of worship featuring a sizable white dome topped with a towering, golden spire. Pashupatinath Temple (1 hr 10)
This famous, sacred Hindu temple & cremation site on the riverbank was rebuilt in the 15th century. Buddhist Research Center (1 hr 26)
Large Tibetan Buddhist monastery providing courses & retreats in a picturesque hilltop setting. Bhuijashi Narayan Temple (1 hr 30)
Open-air Hindu temple featuring a large stone statue of the god Vishnu lying in a pond. Phulchowki (2 hr 3)
Hiking, cycling & bird-watching on a hill (2782 m) with subtropical forest and scenic views. Bhaktapur Durbar Square (44 min)
Time-tested city square with an 1427 CE palace, multiple temples, statues & intricate gates. Hiranya Varna Mahavihar (1 hr 9)
This centuries-old Buddhist monastery features ornate brass statues & elements plated in gold. Patan Durbar Square (1 hr 8)
Museum in a former royal palace housing Hindu & Buddhist sculptures & other cultural artifacts. Nyatapola Temple (44 min)
Hindu temple with a five-tiered pagoda constructed in 1701, dedicated to the goddess Siddhi Lakshmi. Kailashnath Mahadev Statue (49 min)
Towering sculpture of the Hindu deity Shiva in copper, zinc & steel, next to a mountain temple. Shivpuri Nagarjun National Park (2 hr 49)
Established in 2002, this 159-sq-km national park features hiking trails & historical sites. Krishna Mandir (1 hr 8)
3-tiered Hindu temple in Patan Durbar Square, built in 1637 & featuring intricate stone carvings. 55 Windows Palace (44 min)
Curved redbrick palace built in the 18th century, with 55 ornately carved sandalwood windows. | 
