Kathmandu Durbar Square for an insider’s look at the ornate, 16th-century royal residence. You also see Kathmandu’s one-of-a-kind Kumari, or living goddess. See all the city’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, hearing commentary from your private guide along the way and enjoying plenty of time to ask questions.

Very old tourist centre of Kathmandu with beautiful Hindu temple.

Taleju Bhawani is one of the most powerful goddesses and is also regarded as the clan goddess of the Malla kings who ruled Nepal from the 12th to the 18th century because of which the temple of the goddess is present in three major cities, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan. The goddess has four heads and ten arms and the three temples have the golden statues and metal work depicting the goddess. The temples accommodate the shrines of both the goddesses Taleju Bhawani and Living Goddess Kumari.

this fascinating palace is home to a virgin girl who is worshipped as the goddess Durga in human form. She can sometimes be glimpsed at her windows.

Real monkeys live in this square, built to honour the mischievous and courageous monkey god Hanuman inside the Kathmandu Durbar Square,.

Main Hindu sites

Pashupatinath Temple Pashupatinath is one of the most sacred Hindu shrines in the world and lies 5 km east of the city centre. The richly-ornamented pagoda houses the sacred Linga, or phallic symbol, of Lord Shiva. Chronicles indicate the temple’s existence prior to 400 AD. Devotees can be seen taking ritual dips in the holy Bagmati River flowing beside the temple.

This place is on constant action, reminds me a lot of India but with more reverence and less hype. Pashupatinath entrance fees work here.

Boudhanath Later visit Boudhanath, the 2500 years old Buddhist stupa in the Valley built in the 5th century with four pairs of eyes of Lord Buddha in four cardinal directions keeping an eternal watch over the people and their doings. You will find Buddhist pilgrims from Tibet going around the stupa spinning the prayer wheels.

Main tourist area.

The Garden of Dreams, a neo classical historical garden, is situated in the midst of Kathmandu city, Nepal. The Garden's design has much in common with formal European gardens: paved perimeter paths

Best Kathmandu tour operator in Nepal with more than 20 years experience.