Half Day Tour Of Kathmandu Durbar Square & Swyambhunath Temple (4 Hrs)

The Kathmandu Durbar Square is situated in the heart of old Kathmandu city at Basantapur Dabali and it never fails to impress first time visitors with its ensemble of palaces, courtyards and temples built during the Malla period and the Durbar Square includes the Hanuman Dhoka Royal Palace, the historic seat of the royalty; the magnificent Taleju Temple towering more than 40 meters; Kumari Ghar, the residence of the Living Goddess, Kumari; Ashok Vinayak, also called Kathmandu Ganesh, a temple without a filial ; and Kal Bhairav, the God of wrath, the “ Kathmandu” capital takes its name from the giant pagoda of Kasthamandap, which is said to have been built out of a single tree. Since the time of the Malla kings, the Durbar Square has been the city’s social, religious and political focal point.

The Swayambhunath Stupa is located on a hillock 3 km west of Kathmandu; it is one of the holiest Buddhist Chaityas in Nepal and it is said to have evolved spontaneously when the valley was created out of a primordial lake more than 2,000 years ago, the Stupa is the oldest of its kind in Nepal and has numerous shrines and monasteries on its premises.

TOUR COST: (PER PERSON IN NPR)