Patan
Patan is a historic city inside Kathmandu valley of Nepal listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal inside Lalitpur district. Patan Durbar Square full of temples, statues, and palaces and, in addition, has the must-see attraction of Patan Museums. Handicrafts of Patan have been a great influence to travelers and a place to buy jewelry, verities of Buddha statues and masks.
Variation, Famous & Selected tours in Patan are – Patan Day Tour/ Kathmandu Valley Tour/ Best kathmandu Tour/
To get to this Patan side of Kathmandu Valley you can take public Micro Bus from Ratnapark in Kathmandu or take taxi or Pathao service for more convenient option of travel. However the public transportation is not good in Nepal until this date of 2020 AD.
Once you reach at the sightseeing point you have to pay admission to enter the area. Admission fee for foreigners is Rs1000 (with exception to residents of SAARC countries which should pay Rs100). There are 4 different booths at four corners of the sightseeing point, where you can buy entrance tickets.
The main attraction of Patan is the fortified Palace which was built by malla rulers to rule the country until 1734. The palace is divided into different sections for different purpose – which will be well explained by tourist guide.
Two different museums inside the palace building has centuries old art and artifacts. Sundari Chowk and Mul Chwok are major sites where you will see broader scale of architecture and wood carving skill from the past, which was constructed in 1647 AD.
Some of the major places you can visit in Patan are as follow:
1. Octagonal stone temple of god Krishna
2. A huge bell
3. Golden Temple – away from the Palace perimeter with valuable metal carvings including gold
4. Shankar Narayan temple
5. Statue of Yognarendra
6. Vishwanath temple
7. Bhimsen temple, constructed in 1680
1 Day Trip
Hiking/Trekking
Multi day & Day sightseeing tour
Day tour or multi day tour which involves visiting different landmarks for different architecture, monuments, nature or wildlife is called sightseeing in Nepal. The famous sightseeing tour for Nepal is Kathmandu valley sightseeing tour for a day. Sightseeing tour are either one day tour or combination of many day tours in a compact package which last for more than one day.
Variation, Famous & Selected Multi day & Day sightseeing tour are – Pokhara Lumbini Kathmandu Tour/ Langtang Trek with Helicopter Return/ Nagarkot Sunrise tour – Self Guided Tour/ Epic Kirtipur Tour with Traditional Lunch/ Kathmandu Valley Tour/ Day Hike to Champadevi/ EBC Helicopter Landing Day Tour/ White Water Rafting Trip in Nepal/ Ricksaw Ride Tour/ Rampur Village Charity Tour/ Nagarjung Hike & Rock climbing/ Motorbike Tour to Upper Mustang/ Kathmandu Pokhara Tour/ Kathmandu Pokhara Lumbini Tour/ Best Kathmandu Tour/ Kathmandu Bhaktapur Tour/ Chitlang Cycling Tour/ Chilling Nepal Tour/ Changunarayan Nagarkot Day Hiking Tour/ Bungmati Khokana 1 Day Tour/ Best Nepal Tour/ 9 Nights 10 Days Kathmandu & Pokhara Tour/ Everest Nepal Luxury Tour/ Spiritual Day Tour/ Patan Day Tour/ 1 day Kathmandu Tour/
Kathmandu, Pokhara, Lumbini, Palpa, Chitwan, Bardiya, Jiri are the famous sightseeing destinations of Nepal. But these are very old and explored like 100 years ago. There are many new places of interest for sightseeing tour which Nepalgram has includes in multiday tour itinerary. Places like Chandragiri hills, Rampur, Bandipur are other beautiful landmarks for sightseeing tour in Nepal.
Tour in Nepal has versatile options from low lands in Terai as Lumbini to high Himalaya’s base camps like Everest base camp. Nepalgram has itineraries which includes both Himalayan base camp as well the lower flat sightseeing destinations. This has given travelers a different taste while traveling in South Asia. In the small area of Nepal the mountains and low lands has made this kind of sightseeing tour possible, and because of the size of country these kind of multi-dimensional sightseeing tour doesn’t need many days.
A short holiday or a weekend trip to Nepal might sound short but surely there are verities of experience in Nepal. Traveling will not be time consuming as country is small and landlocked, but if the money is not a issue.
Sightseeing tour also includes bird watching, photography tour, religious tours, jeep tours or motor biking in the off roads of Nepal. The versatile land of Nepal has given wilder as well as luxury prospect of travel inside the small boundary for wider sightseeing and exploration. Nepal is small but diversifies which make sightseeing go wider than you imagine.
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Short Trekking in Nepal
Short Trekking in Nepal is suitable for those who has short holiday from work. Short Trekking activity will give you best experience in Nepali mountains.
Basecamp trekking like Annapurna base camp trekking can be a best adventure trekking in Nepal for your short holiday. However poonhill trek is regarded as the best short trekking in Annapurna region. Among all trekking package for short trip in Nepal – trekking starting from Pokhara are majority.
But with no doubts Namche trekking trip of 5 days can show you Mount Everest, as close as you wish. Everest panorama trekking can also be counted as short trekking in Nepal.
Other Short trekking trips in Nepal are –
ABC Heli Trekking / Nagarkot Chisapani trekking / Everest Panorama View trekking / Ghorepani Ghandruk Trek / Poonhill Ghandruk Village Trek / Gokyo Ri Trek/Gosaikunda Trek /Helambu Trekking/Honeymoon Heli Trek to Everest Basecamp /Jomsom Muktinath Trek / Langtang Valley Trek / Manaslu Cultural Circuit Trek/ Mardi Himal Trek/ Panchase Trekking/ Poon Hill Trek/ Poon Hill Trekking Tour/ Changunarayan Nagarkot Day Hiking Tour/ Manaslu View Bhimtang Valley Trek
Walking tours
Cultural heritage and landmark in the middle of the cities & local life in the households of villagers can only be explored at its best in walking tours. Walking tours comprises cultural, traditional, monumental and historical aspects of Nepal tours.
Variation, Famous & Selected Walking tours are – Kathmandu Valley Tour/ Ricksaw Ride Tour/ Rampur Village Charity Tour/
Tour destinations can be accessible by road but once you get to the spot – it is always nice to walk around & explore as per your interest.
Walking by the locals – looking at their daily activities – following & listening your walking tour guide; will certainly make a best taste of walking tours.