Travel Guide of Katmandu in Nepal by Influencers and Travelers
Kathmandu is the capital and largest city of Nepal, with a population of around 1 million. Present as a valley below mesmerizing hills of Shiva Puri Nagarjun National Park, Kathmandu is also, economically, the most developed city in Nepal.
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1 - Kathmandu
Kathmandu is the capital and largest city of Nepal, with a population of around 2.5 million. Also known as the city of temples, with one of the oldest pagoda design, known with Pashupatinath Temple, the city stands at an elevation of approximately 1,400 metres above sea level in the bowl-shaped Kathmandu valley in central Nepal.
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2 - Patan Durbar Square
Patan Durbar Square is situated at the centre of the city of Lalitpur in Nepal. It is one of the three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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3 - Trekking | Kathmandu
The Kangchenjunga Trek offers stunning views and cultural insights as it leads to the North and South Base Camps of the world's third-highest peak.
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4 - Kathmandu Durbar Square
Kathmandu Durbar Square in front of the old royal palace of the former Kathmandu Kingdom is one of three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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5 - Hiranya Varna Mahavihar
Hiraṇyavarṇa Mahāvihāra, also Kwa Baha: informally called The Golden Temple with literal meaning "Gold-colored Great Monastery" is a historical vihara situated in Patan, Nepal. It is known locally as the "Golden Temple" and it is famous for feeding rats.
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6 - Thamel
Thamel is a commercial neighborhood located in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Thamel has been the centre of the tourist industry in Kathmandu for over four decades, starting from the hippie days when many artists came to Nepal and spent weeks in Thamel.
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7 - Pashupatinath Temple
The Pashupatinath Temple is a famous and sacred Hindu temple complex that is located on the banks of the Bagmati River, approximately 5 km north-east of Kathmandu in the eastern part of Kathmandu Valley, the capital of Nepal.
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8 - Amadablam Expedition
Taboche is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Nepalese Himalaya. Taboche is connected to Cholatse by a long ridge. Taboche lies directly across the Imja River from Ama Dablam and above the villages of Pheriche and Dingboche.
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9 - Kàtmandu
Kathmandu is the capital and largest city of Nepal, with a population of around 1 million. Also known as the city of temples, the city stands at an elevation of approximately 1,400 metres above sea level in the bowl-shaped Kathmandu valley in central Nepal.
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10 - Patan
6 km away
Lalitpur Metropolitan City, historically Patan, is the third largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu and Pokhara and it is located in the south-central part of Kathmandu Valley which is a new metropolitan city of Nepal. Lalitpur is also known as Manigal.
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11 - Ratna Park
Ratna Park is a park and surrounding district in central Kathmandu, Nepal. It is named after Queen Ratna, the wife of King Mahendra. It was built for the children and is named after Ratna, the second queen of King Mahendra. It is situated between Rani Pokhari and Tudikhel in the heart of Kathmandu.
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12 - Bhaktapur Durbar Square
11 km away
Bhaktapur Durbar Square, is the royal palace of the old Bhaktapur Kingdom, 1,400 metres above sea level. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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13 - Chandragiri
11 km away
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14 - Nyatapola Temple
12 km away
Nyatapola Temple is a 5-storeyed Hindu temple. Meaning is Five Storeys Roofed Temple. Pagoda Style temple located in Bhaktapur, Nepal. The temple was erected by Nepali King Bhupatindra Malla during a 7-month period from late 1702 to 1703. It is the temple of Siddhi Lakshmi, the Tantric Lakshmi who bestows auspiciousness.
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15 - Bhaktapur
12 km away
Bhaktapur, also known as Khwopa, also known as the city of the temples, is a city in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal about 8 miles from the capital city, Kathmandu.
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16 - Shivpuri Nagarjun National Park
12 km away
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17 - Pharping
14 km away
Pharping Hydro Power Project is the first hydro-power project of Nepal and second of Asia. It is situated in Kathmandu district. In 2010, it was declared a Living Museum by government of Nepal and was open for public.
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18 - Chitlang
16 km away
Chitlang is a village located in Thaha Municipality of Makwanpur District, Bagmati Pradesh, Nepal.
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19 - Nagarkot
18 km away
Nagarkot is a former Village Development Committee located 32 km west of Kathmandu, Nepal in Bhaktapur District in Bagmati Province and as of 2015 part of Nagarkot Municipality.
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20 - Langtang National Park
37 km away
Langtang National Park was established in 1976 as Nepal's first Himalayan national park and the country's fourth protected area.
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21 - Dhading
44 km away
Dhading Besi is the district headquarter of the Dhading District in Nepal. The town lies in Nilkantha Municipality of Dhading. The word besi in the Nepali language means lowlands in the river basin, the reason many people settled here.
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