Nepalgunj Airport 1 hr 50
Kathmandu Durbar Square (11 min) Landmark, ancient royal complex with various palaces, temples & courtyards, plus a museum. Buddhist Research Center (33 min) Large Tibetan Buddhist monastery providing courses & retreats in a picturesque hilltop setting. Garden of Dreams (10 min) Elegant garden created in 1920, with 6 pavilions, fountains, landscaped grounds, urns & birdhouses. Shivpuri Nagarjun National Park (1 hr 38) Established in 2002, this 159-sq-km national park features hiking trails & historical sites. Taleju Temple (11 min) Temple, architecture, and history Patan Durbar Square (22 min) Museum in a former royal palace housing Hindu & Buddhist sculptures & other cultural artifacts. Narayanhiti Palace Museum (10 min) Museum & former palace showcasing the royal jewels & the scene of the Nepalese Royal Massacre. Bhaktapur Durbar Square (41 min) Time-tested city square with an 1427 CE palace, multiple temples, statues & intricate gates. Patan Museum (22 min) An extensive collection of traditional religious art on display in an 18th-century royal palace. Boudha Stupa (25 min) Buddhist place of worship featuring a sizable white dome topped with a towering, golden spire. Kumari Ghar (11 min) Historical palace of the living goddess Kumari who is worshipped by Hindus & Buddhists. Lemonade cafe (10 min) A very old religious site, this Buddhist complex has an iconic stupa, temples & many shrines. Pashupatinath Temple (19 min) This famous, sacred Hindu temple & cremation site on the riverbank was rebuilt in the 15th century. Hanuman Dhoka Durbar (11 min) Palace museum named after the entryway's stone Hanuman, with exhibits on the Shah Dynasty. Dharahara Tower (15 min) Ruins of a 19th-century watchtower & Kathmandu landmark that collapsed in a 2015 earthquake. |