Kathmandu Full Day Tour

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Kathmandu, Nepal

6 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Dhulikhel, Namobuddha & Panauti: A Scenic Day Tour from Kathmandu

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Dhulikhel, Namobuddha & Panauti: A Scenic Day Tour from Kathmandu

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Overview

This group sightseeing tour of Kathmandu includes several prominent religious monuments and UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Visit Kathmandu Durbar Square, in front of the old royal palace, then continue on to the Tibetan Buddhist stupa of Swayambhunath, followed by Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple honoring Lord Shiva. Finish at the imposing Bouddhanath stupa, the largest in the Kathmandu Valley. Learn more as you go from your local guide.

Visit several UNESCO-listed highlights in one day
Learn about Hinduism and Nepali and Tibetan Buddhism
Includes handy hotel transfers so you won't struggle to find a meeting spot
An ideal introductory tour for first-time visitors to Kathmandu

What's Included

Pick up from the hotel and drop at your hotel after the tour.
Local Tourist guide.
Small group departure.
Private transportation

Lunch.
Entrance fees to visit UNESCO sites ( Approx 2600.00 NPR per person)
Shopping.
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Please put the name of the hotel you will stay in Kathmandu when you book the tour and we arrange pick up from your hotel for the tour.

Operating hours

01/01/2024 - 12/31/2027
Monday - Sunday : 9:15 AM - 5:15 PM

Itinerary

Swayambhunath Temple

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Kathmandu Durbar Square

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Boudhanath Stupa

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Pashupatinath Temple

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please note that there has been significant damage to some of the sites visited on this tour due to the earthquakes in April and May 2015.

Not wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.9

based on 54 reviews

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Our guide deep...

Bert_H, Feb 2023

Our guide deep Understanding and perfect English made his talks on the sights we saw come to life. It was not just “if you have seen one temple you’ve seen them all”.

Great tour

Adam_V, Oct 2022

Really interesting tour seeing the big sites around kathmandu. Great way to spend a few hours and learned loads

Response from Host, Dec 2022

Dear Adam, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to write reviews on TripAdvisor about the trip and our services. It is our great pleasure to know that you had a great time in Nepal with us. Take care and look forward to working with you again in the coming future. Raj and Outfitter Nepal Team

Rich and informative tour to the main sights of Kathmandu

Daniel_S, Feb 2020

This tour was very rich in terms of places we visited, cultural and historical information provided. Since I was alone in the tour (it was booked as a group tour), the very knowledgeable guide showed me lots of additional insights in Thamel and the center of Kathmandu before we continued with the main spots. We had a lunch at a restaurant with a great view over the Stupa.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

Dear Daniel, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to write reviews on TripAdvisor about your trip and our services. It is our great pleasure to know that you had a great time in Nepal with us. Take care and look forward to working with you again in the coming future. Raj and Outfitter Nepal Team

Horrible Experience

Minjie_H, Jun 2019

1.The car is broken unexpectedly in the halfway. The guide ask us to walk on the street. The street is so dusty and very dangerous because lots of traffic. We walked more than 30 minutes under the sun. Hey, what’s point of having a air conditioned car? 2. The guide is not knowledgeable about the history of the palaces we are about to visit. What written in the Lonely Planet is way lot more than he knows. 3. The guide must have a rocket in his pants. He walked so quick and when visiting every nice monument, he kept pushing us to be quick, otherwise we would miss the next monument. Overall, not worth the money I spent for 2 people. You can save $140 by buying a Lonely Planet and hiring a personal driver & car instead. The guide name is Birodh. Be careful.

Excellent day

Garry_O, May 2019

This is a very extensive tour of the highlights around Kathmandu. Birodh was a great guide with extensive knowledge of the sites visited, their history and significance to Nepalese culture. His easygoing style and excellent English made for an enjoyable and educational day. The tour has a significant spiritual element and Birodh’s in depth understanding of both Hindu and Buddhist customs was enlightening. Besides choosing a great lunch spot, he also got me in position to see the Kumari and explained how a little girl comes to be a revered living princess. Highly recommended tour and guide!

This tour is a great way to see the...

Julie_S, Apr 2018

This tour is a great way to see the major sites on a time crunch. They are all highly recommended. I’m not giving it the full five stars because our tour guide apparently had a rocket in his pants that made it all but impossible for even the youngest and fittest of us to keep up with him.

Absolutely loved this tour. Picked...

Gemma_B, Mar 2018

Absolutely loved this tour. Picked up from my hotel, we walked to the next one to collect the others on the tour, nice way to see some of the streets and other hotels. The day was great from start to finish, great tour guide lovely places to visit and lots of time to see everything.

Highly recommend this tour. All the...

arash.irantalab, Jan 2018

Highly recommend this tour. All the major sights in one day with an expert tour guide.

nice, but try to get a guid who can...

esam_k, Sep 2017

nice, but try to get a guid who can pronounce good english or you will got lost in the names and miss some great stores.

This was fab. I was picked up at the...

Perry H, Aug 2017

This was fab. I was picked up at the hotel and had a guide, Birodh Burlakoti, who was great. We saw the two major Hindu and two major Buddhist shrines. We had lunch above Buddha Stupa. Birodh knew the information and history about all the sites. I was dropped off back at my hotel by 3:30. It was perfect for me. All I had to was show and Viator did the rest. I highly recommend!!

SUPER FUN DAY! I definitely...

Nirvana S, May 2017

SUPER FUN DAY! I definitely recommend this tour! With this tour we got to see all the great highlights, because our tour guide, Birodh, had a great day planned for us. He was courteous, kind, knowledgable, funny and all of the other great things you would want in a tour guide. Plus Birodh is a great photographer!

The first day in new place is always...

Lukasz K, Apr 2017

The first day in new place is always hard and can be very nervous, but wit this city tour I felt almost like in the city of my friends. The guide Birodh very quick help me to find myself in new place and put his best commitment to make my time amazing and full of best memories. BR Lukas (Poland)

This tour was amazing! You won't...

SiewYun_C, Dec 2016

This tour was amazing! You won't miss anything about Kathmandu with the knowledgeable tour guide named Birodh. He knows all the good spots to capture this beautiful ancient city. Highly recommended!