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Kathmandu Nagarkot Tour

  • Destination:Nepal
  • Trip Grade:Easy
  • Max Elevation:2175 m
  • Ethnic People:Newar/ Brahman/ Chhetri
  • Transportation:Tourist Bus/Private Vehicle/cycling
  • Minimum Pax :2

The Kathmandu Nagarkot tour allows you to explore the ancient cities of Kathmandu valley as well as beautiful landscapes and views of panoramic mountain ranges from the Nagarkot viewpoint.  Kathmandu valley offers sightseeing around some of the historic places like Durbar squares, temples, museums, monasteries, and courtyards. It also allows you to explore the traditions, culture, lifestyle, and cuisines of the Newari community.  Similarly, the trip to Nagarkot—a small village towards the north of Kathmandu–will let you to see beautiful view of the terrace field, hills, plain lands, and mountain ranges like Dorje Lakpa (6966 m), Gaurishankar (7134 m), Langtang (7234 m), Ganesh Himal (7429 m), and even Everest (8848 m).

Your 5-days-long trip will start with exploring the temples and alleyways in the Kathmandu city. We will visit three religious sites of the seven World Heritage Sites in Kathmandu Valley like Swayambhunath, Pashupatinath, and Boudhanath. While Swayambhunath and Boudhanath both are sacred pilgrimages for Buddhists in and out of Nepal, Pashupatinath—the temple of Lord Shiva–holds the same kind of sacredness among the Hindu devotees.

We will also explore the ancient Bhaktapur Durbar Square which is also one of the World Heritage Sites. You will be filled with awe upon noticing the intricate detailing in the ancient architectural monuments. At Bhaktapur, you will get to savor the taste of traditional Newari cuisines, especially the very popular Juju Dhau. En route to Nagarkot, you will find yourself lost among the pine trees. In Nagarkot, you will hike up to the sunrise viewpoint to witness the grandeur of sunrays touching the tip of the Himalayan ranges spread across the horizon.

Independent Trekking Guides Cooperative has been organizing Kathmandu-Nagarkot tour since many years. We value your time and design our itinerary to give you the most in a short period of time. We are determined to give you ace services and to take care of your safety concerns. Our guides are highly experienced and will provide you with ample information about the destination as well as the route. We take care of your requirements throughout your stay in Nepal.

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Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu

Upon arrival, and after the visa formalities, our representative will pick you up at the airport and then escort you to the hotel.  After freshening up, you will meet the guide and you will be briefed on the tour.  In the free afternoon time, you will be exploring the streets of Kathmandu.  In the evening Independent Trekking Guides Cooperative will organize an induction program with fellow team members with Nepali dinner. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 02:  Kathmandu Sightseeing

After breakfast, you will be driven towards the west of the valley to reach Swayambhunath stupa which is at the top of the hill. After exploring around, we will then drive towards the east to Pashupatinath temple.  Although non-Hindus are not allowed to enter the main temple area, we can get the view of the temple and surround from the other side. We will spend the good amount of time here and then will drive for about 15 minutes towards the north to reach Boudhanath. After spending some time here, we will then return back to the hotel.  Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 03:  Bhaktapur sightseeing.  Drive to Nagarkot

Today, we will drive to reach Bhaktapur which is about half an hour of drive from Thamel.  Naytapola, Golden gate, 55-window palace, Taleju temple, Dattatraya temple, and museums are some of the major places we will visit here.  After few hours roaming around the narrow alleys and courtyards, we will now drive to reach Nagarkot.  It will take about 30 minutes to reach there. We will check in to the hotel and freshen up and then enjoy the evening walking nearby hotel.  Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 04:  Nagarkot Sunrise view and drive to Kathmandu

We will wake up early in the morning for sunrise.  We will hike up for about 20 minutes to the top of the hill.  The sunrise view is mesmerizing also the panoramic view of the mountain is an absolute stunner.  Spend some time at the top, and then we will return back to the hotel for the breakfast.  After breakfast, we will drive back to Kathmandu.  In the free afternoon time, we will explore some other touristic areas here in Kathmandu.  We will also do some shopping as a memoir. After shopping, we will return to the hotel for overnight stay.

Day 05:  Final Departure

Today is your final day here in Kathmandu.  After the checkout, our representative will take you to the airport to connect you with your flight.

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