DAY ITINERARY :-
Monumental Zones :- Kathmandu Durbar Square , Pashupatinath Temple & Boudhanath Stupa
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 Kathmandu Durbar Square – situated in the core part of Kathmandu old town surrounded by number of local markets , private settlements
& the government establishments.
-- After that proceed a drive toward Pashupatinath Temple, situated to the east of city and near the international airport of Kathmandu.
-- [ 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 ; Boudhnath Stupa – the largest ever existed dome shaped white colored Buddhist shrine situated to the eastern suburban
area of Kathmandu.
-- 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 :- Kathmandu
Durbar Square , Pashupatinath Temple & Boudhanath Stupa
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 = 25 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 = 1350 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
KATHMANDU DURBAR SQUARE ( Hanuman-Dhoka Durbar Square ): :
-- The word
“Kathmandu” stands for the
meaning “The City of Wood”. Colloquially
, it is also known as the “City of
Temples”.
The major river flowing through the Kathmandu Valley are the
Bagmati & Bishnumati.
-- In the 15th century , then ruling Malla
kings constructed the old palace – known as “Hanuman Dhoka Durbar “ just
less than a kilometer
away from
the river Bishnumati and is located almost at the heart of the city. The golden
gate of the medieval palace is guarded by the
monkey god Hanuman.
The subsidiary complexes and the monuments were added on till the 18th century by the Shah kings who defeated the
Mall kings in 1769 AD to control the valley of Kathmandu.
-- This world heritage site offers a visitor to see – the medieval palace and its
4 different internal courtyards displaying the intricately carved art works in the wooden window frames, door frames and the roof struts. The old palace now
houses the memorial museum of the Shah kings
who ruled Nepal till 2005AD.
-- Moreover while walking around the palace square
one will encounter – “ Kumari Ghar – the
House of Living Goddess “, “ Kasthamandapa
Temple - The house of wood”, the
golden temple of “Ashok
Vinayak Ganesh Temple” , “ Maju Deval -
the Temple of Mother In Law”, the house of Shiva Parvati, the Big Bell of
Nepal, the royal golden & tusk window, the Jagannath Bishnu Temple with the erotic
arts on its roof struts, the Kaala
Bhairava statue – the God of
Judiciary , the “Taleju Temple”, “Gaddi
Baithak - the meeting of the throne
palace” etc.
PASHUPATINATH TEMPLE :
-- This oldest Hindu shrine of god “Shiva / Pashupatinath” is
located to the eastern part of Kathmandu, at a minute town called
Deopatan. The temple is famous for its superb architecture and it displays its
grandeur by standing on the banks of the sacred Bagmati River.
-- Inside the main sanctum is the 1 meter tall “Shivalingam Statue” that represents the deity Shiva & his
consort Parvati in the idol form. The entire periphery of the Shiva
shrine is extende over 265 hectors of land on the bothe side of a holy river
Bagmati where any visitors are allowed to go around to encounter - the holy men
& sages practicing their YOGA , the
public shelter for the aged people, the shelter for the pilgrims , the house
for the indigent and the poor people. One will find innumerable shrines both small and large in
size , some are open Hindu altars without roofs and other are votive
shrines all of them dedicated to the
idol form or anthropomorphic forms of god Shiva.
-- Any
one can have an aerial view of the entire periphery by standing in a terrace over a small hillock
on the other side of the sacred river.
-- The holy banks of river Bagmati is also very much popular for the cremation of
the Hindu & Buddhist corpses. The day visitors can observe the live cremation during
their visit to this heritage site.
BOUDHANATH STUPA
:
-- This is the one of the biggest Buddhist
shrine that exists in the world and was constructed in the 5th century by
prince Manadeva of the Licchavi dynasty.
It is located to the north-eastern part of Kathmandu and is also one of
the world heritage sites in Kathmandu.
-- The white dome structure with a spire pinnacle above it , is the largest Stupa in the whole of Nepal. The monument is the great pilgrimage center
for all
the Buddhists and specially for the Tibetan refugees living in
Kathmandu.
-- Surrounded by several “Tibetan
Monasteries“ & the private
residential buildings , it gives a distinct charms to the visitors as the
atmosphere of the whole
place
lightens up with zest as fragrance of incense drifts through the air.
The sounds from the prayer drums, chanting monks and creaking of prayer
wheels can be heard while
strolling around the base.
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