DAY ITINERARY :-
Monumental Zones :- Swoyambhu Stupa , Patan Durbar Square & Bhaktapur Durbar Square
DAY 01 :: MEET YOUR GUIDE AT HOTEL LOBBY & PROCEED FOR A DAY EXCURSION
At around 09:00 AM , your tour guide will meet & greet you at your hotel’s reception. After a brief introduction on a day return city tour program, a private vehicle will transfer you towards the 1st monumental site from your hotel .
-- Take a visit to Swoyambhu Buddhist Stupa – the oldest ever existed dome shaped white colored Buddhist shrine situated to the western suburban area of Kathmandu.
-- After that proceed a drive toward Patan Durbar Square , situated in the core part of old Lalitpur town surrounded by number of local markets , private settlements & entangled access roads.
-- [ If you desire for a rest for 01 hour so that you could take a mid day lunch then your guide will assist you to get a good touristic restaurant within the monumental zone. This is an optional suggestion only. You may skip this too & just keep on continuing the excursion with your guide. ]
-- Finally , move on to the 3rd site – Bhaktapur Durbar Square , located further eastern part of Kathmandu valley.
-- After the excursion, you guide will drop off you to your hotel.
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Cost Includes :-
-- Pick Up & Drop from & to your hotel in a private vehicle with a local driver.
-- All entrance ticket fees .
-- A bottle of mineral water .
-- An escort by an English speaking licensed city tour guide. ( maximum of 6 hours )
-- All transportation between the three monumental zones in a private vehicle .
Cost Excludes :-
-- Tour in any additional sites apart from the proposed three sites in the itinerary above.
-- Lunch or any meal, photography, tips.
-- All other expenses that are not mentioned above.
NEPAL TOURIST VISA
-- The “Tribhuvan International Airport “ ( TIA ) is the only international airport of Nepal from where the Immigration Office grants
the Tourist Visa on Arrival for the tourists flying to Nepal .
-- Though you can expect some queues during peak Tourist season, the “On Arrival ' visa procedure is very quick and simple.
-- If you wish to skip those queues, you can also consider getting Visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions stationed abroad prior to your arrival.
-- If you have obtained visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions in abroad , then you must enter Nepal within six months from the visa issued date. Your total stay is counted starting from the day you enter into Nepal.
-- Visas obtained on Arrival at the Entry and Exit points are 'Tourist Visas'. They bear multiple Re entry facility. Tourist Visa 'On Arrival' is the only entry visa to Nepal.
On Arrival Visa Fee at Entry Points ::
15 Days – 30 USD
30 Days – 50 USD
90 Days – 125 USD
NOTE :: Please carry the Cash ( US$ or Euro ) with you . The electronic money is not accepted at all .
Gratis Visa On arrival ( Visa for Free ) ::
-- Children below 10 years except US citizens
-- Up to 30 days for SAARC Citizen (except Afghanistan) visiting Nepal for the first time in a given visa Year.
-- Non Residential Nepalese(NRN) card holder ( issued by MoFA /Nepalese diplomatic missions abroad).
-- Chinese Nationals
-- Officials from China, Brazil, Russia and Thailand do not need Entry Visa based on reciprocal visa waiver Agreement
Visa Extension Fee ::
-- Tourist visa extension is done for minimum 15 days with USD 45 and USD 3 per day for additional days. In the case
of delay less than 150 days additional USD 5 per day as late fine.
-- Contact Department of Immigration for extending your visa or changing the category of your visa.
-- Tourist Visa extension can be done from Immigration Office, Pokhara too.
-- Non tourist visa extension can be done only at Department of Immigration (if eligible) for a period of maximum one
year (except business visa).
IMPORTANT NOTE ::-
-- If you are visiting Nepal for the purposes other than Tourism (sightseeing, tour, travel, mountaineering, trekking,
visiting friends and families), you should still get ' Tourist Visa' to get into the country. However, you must change
the category of visa as per your purpose and length of stay in Nepal from Department of Immigration by producing
required documents.
-- Nationals of following countries are requested to acquire Visa prior their arrival from their nearby Diplomatic
missions ( Embassies / consulates ) of Nepal Government. (1) Nigeria , (2) Ghana , (3) Zimbabwe , (4) Swaziland,
(5) Cameroon, (6) Somalia, (7) Liberia , (8) Ethiopia, (9) Iraq , (10) Palestine , (11) Afghanistan, (12) Syria .
ALTITUDE SICKNESS & REMEDY
J This is a private & a cozy tour in a private vehicle reserved for each individual travelling alone Or a family Or a group therefore this is a very comfortable for the travelers from all age group.
J All the destinations in this trip are below two thousand meters from the sea level and so is totally free from the risk of the high altitude sickness.
Monumental Zones :- Swoyambhu Stupa , Patan Durbar Square & Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Introduction ::
Whether you are still planning to spend your holiday in Kathmandu OR you have already landed in Kathmandu, you should
switch on to take some of the most attractive day tours of the wonderful Heritage sites all located inside the Kathmandu valley.
Because your stay in Kathmandu city without taking an organized excursion to these monumental zones will be considered totally incomplete.
Going around these monumental zones meaning you are taking a lifetime opportunity to familiarize yourselves to the Nepalese culture , festival , gastronomy , life style , anthropology , local market activities etc. the sights & sounds of the Kathmandu valley will definitely enrich your travelling experience.
Tour Highlights : :
Destination = With in Kathmandu Valley
Number of Monumental Zones Included
= 3 Heritage Sites.
Activities = A Day Excursion Trip
Distance Covered in the Wheels = 60 km ( A round trip from your hotel to
hotel )
Tour Start / Ending point = The lobby of your hotel
Tour Duration = 6 Hours (
Approximately )
Maximum
Altitude = 1450 Meters ( inside Kathmandu Valley)
Tour Group Size = Flexible ( minimum 01 Person to maximum 18 Persons )
Best Months = Throughout the year
Tour Availability Dates =
Daily Departures Available
Booking Time Limit = At
least 48 hours before by Email / 24 Hours before by Telephone
SWOYAMBHU STUPA :
-- This is one of the world’s most glorious
Buddhist Stupa in the form of the
white dome with a spire pinnacle above it.
-- Its origin dates back to 2700 years from the present time. This Buddhist shrine
is situated to the western part of Kathmandu, on the top of a small hillock
with an elevation of 77 m above the valley. The eastern balcony
offers a splendid view of almost the entire Kathamndu valley. Among the
visitors this
place is colloquially popular with the name of “Monkey Temple”.
-- The entire periphery displays an exotic collection of small Buddhist monuments
called – “Chaityas” and a subsidiary Hindu shrine in the pagoda
architecture
dedicated to goddess - “Harati”. This heritage site is also the center of
pilgrimage for the Buddhist devotees worldwide.
PATAN
DURBAR SQUARE :
-- The 2nd largest city in the valley of Kathmandu
has its traditional name as “Lalitpur” meaning the "City Of Fine Arts". At present
it is more popular by the name
of Patan.
It is situated above a small plateau on the southern part of Kathmandu
across the river Bagamati.
-- In its history, the Patan city is said to have been
founded by the Emperor Ashoka of India in the 3rd century BC. He enclosed the city of Patan by constructing
the 4 different Buddhist Stupas (dome structure) set on the four-cardinal /
boundaries of this ancient city.
-- At the center of the city is the medieval palace square of Patan which is the heritage site as well as the prime attraction for the visitors.
-- This is purely a Buddhist city and exists at least
1600 various Buddhists monuments and shrines. The city of Patan is the cradle
of arts and architecture of the
valley, a great center both of the Newari
Buddhist religion and of traditional arts & crafts with 136 “Bahals” (Religious
Buddhist courtyards) and 55 major
temples. Since the ancient time, the city is
the home to skillful artists that cast the statues in the stone, wood &
bronze along with the various specimens of
the fine handicrafts.
BHAKTAPUR DURBAR
SQUARE :
-- The smallest of the 3 cities that exist in the
valley of Kathmandu is called - Bhaktapur
, meaning the "City of Hindu Devotees”.
-- This traditional town is located to the eastern part of valley and is the home
of the medieval art & architecture that still inherits the traditional life
style of the
local people on its own way.
-- It is situated at an elevation of 1400 meters.
Though almost all of the population here are the farmers, some of them however
are the ceramic pottery artists
and some are
involved in the weaving of the
clothes.
-- Being the most charming and the best preserved of
the valley’s 3 cities while walking around here one can feel as if walking in
the past historical times.
-- The intricately carved temples, alleyways and
timeless atmosphere of
this place are simply intriguing. This world heritage site offers the visitors to
encounter -- the
medieval royal palace with the 55 similar windows , the Golden Gate, the sunken royal bath tank with the
Serpent idol , the Nyatapole
Temple (
the tallest Pagoda style temple of Nepal ), the Bhairavanath Temple , the ceramic Potters Square , the Dattatrya
Temple, the Pujari Maath House etc.
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City & Heritage Tour
1 Days
US$ 75.00 ( mini. 02 Pax ) Per Person
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City & Heritage Tour
1 Days
US$ 80.00 ( mini. 02 Pax ) Per Person
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City & Heritage Tour
1 Days
US$ 75.00 ( mini. 02 Pax ) Per Person
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City & Heritage Tour
1 Days
US$ 80.00 ( mini. 02 Pax ) Per Person
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