Kathmandu Transit Tour - 3 Days - 3 Days

Kathmandu Transit Tour gives you the best Kathmandu valley tour for sightseeing, culture, history, and World Heritage Sits. Kathmandu Valley represents a cultural meeting point in the region. The valley’s profound mystic culture and lifestyle are based on a unique amalgamation of Hinduism and Buddhism as well as many other faiths and belief systems. Kathmandu Valley, the cultural and commercial hub of Nepal, contains three fabled cities namely Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur. Each has an artistic exposition of graceful temples, elegant palaces, brick-paved courtyards, and quaint streets. Multi roofed temples, exquisite monasteries, stone carvings, and wooden carvings, and the age-old traditions and religious festivals have to keep Kathmandu valley with immense vivacity till today. It holds a considerably high number of places recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. You will experience some of the World Heritage Sites on this Kathmandu Transit Tour. This three days Kathmandu Transit tour is designed for those visiting Kathmandu for short sightseeing, especially business people and professionals or travelers in transit. If you wish to make an extended tour of the valley we suggest you engage our 7 Days Explore Nepal or make a tour of all World Heritage Sites of Nepal including Lumbini & Mt. Everest Mountain flight with our tour itinerary 10 Days Nepal Heritage Tour.

Day 1: Arrive in Kathmandu, Sightseeing: Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swoyambhunath
Upon arrival at the Kathmandu airport (TIA), you will be greeted by a representative from the Alpine Club of Himalaya. After completing the customs formalities (Visa, etc) pick up your luggage and look for our representative with a display board at the arrival gate. You will be then transferred to Hotel Shanker or a similar category hotel. We will start a guided tour to several of the most historical and spiritual attractions in Kathmandu. Two of the landmarks for the day are the UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Kathmandu Durbar Square and the famous Buddhist Swayambhunath also known as ‘Monkey Temple’ among the foreigners. In the evening, there will be a welcome dinner hosted by the Alpine Club of Himalaya at the restaurant. For dinner, you will be served excellent authentic Nepalese cuisine which will introduce you to the Nepalese food culture.

Day 2: Visit Pashupatinath, Bhaktapur & Patan
After breakfast, we start a guided tour to three other UNESCO world heritage sites in the Kathmandu valley, Pashupati Nath, Bhaktapur, and Patan. The two-storied pagoda of Pashupatinath houses a sacred lingum, or the phallic symbol of Lord Shiva. The AryaGhat alongside Pashupati and on the banks of the Bagmati River is a famous funeral site for the Hindus. The medieval town of Bhaktapur, or the Town of the Devotees, preserves medieval arts, architecture, culture, and lifestyle to this date. One experience for sure is like traveling back into the past while walking along the Bhaktapur thoroughfares, squares, and streets. The city of Patan is also known as The City of Fine Arts. Patan Durbar Square is full of ancient places, temples and shrines, noted for their exquisite carvings, mostly the Hindu and Buddhist monuments.
Included meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Day 3: Visit Boudhnath & Airport Departure
After breakfast, we take a tour of the magnificent stupa of the Boudhnath. The Buddhist shrine of Bouddhanath is one of the largest stupas in the world, and one of the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage and tourist destinations in Kathmandu. The area of Boudhnath is also famous for over 50 Tibetan Gompas or monasteries built by the ancient Tibetan merchants as well as recent Tibetan refugees from China. After visiting Boudhnath, we take you to the airport approximately 3 hours before your scheduled flight.
We hope you enjoyed the tour with us, and we are sure you will make another trip to the Himalayas Region.
Included meals: Breakfast

Cost Include

All airport/hotel transfers
Welcome and farewell dinner
Private car with driver
2 nights in a 3-star deluxe hotel, Alpine Hotel, and apartment or similar standard on a B.B basis
An experienced English-speaking tour guide including his salary, insurance, equipment, food, and lodging
Alpine Club of Himalaya’s T-shirt, City map
Heritage sites entrance fees
All government and local taxes

Cost Exclude

Nepal visa fee
International airfare to and from Kathmandu
Excess baggage charges
All meals except breakfast
Extra night accommodation if needed
Travel and rescue insurance
Personal expenses (phone calls, internet, laundry, bar bills, battery recharge, extra porters, bottle or boiled water, etc.)